Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-15
WITHESSESARE
SHOWING FEAR
Webber and VaIIon Refuse
to Support lack Rose.


have been reached" by the system.
Representatives of the three men nam
ed by Detective Burn as the directors
Of police blackmatl have succeeded in
closing the mouths Of Vallon and Web
Der, at least 80 far as these accused
officials are concerned. Apparently
Becker lie to be made the goat"
James M Sullivan, declining to act
n longer as Vdllon's counsel, hurried
from the west side court prison to tell
Mr.. Whitman that the threats and per-
suasions of the trium~ virate-the law
yer politician, the hotel man and the
police department oficial-have 81
fenced Roses fellow informers. For
the past week, said Mr.. Sullivan, mes
sengers from the big three and from
dishonest inspectors have visited Rose.
Weber and VaIlon. The messengers
brought word that the informers were
at liberty to make In kind Of accusa-
tons they pleased against Becker, but
that If they mentioned any of the
names that Becker had given to Rose
and Webber they might as well kill
themselves, because they would GER
tainly be Killed after they got out Of
prison.
Jack Rose Standing Pat.
Jack Rose declined to be Influenced
by threats or promises of reward. He
told MI. sullivan that he would stand
fast and that he would do everything
be could to aid the district attorney in
bringing to justice the big three Of the
gambling CRAFTS AZ well as the police
omcial who profted with Becker in the
distribution Of blackmail from gam
bling and disordsriy houses. But 1t
WAS evident to the lawyer that Weber
and WALTON had been reached"
The discovery Of the $500 account
in the Chelsea Exchange bank was
particularly interesting to the district
attorney because 1t pointed to the high
tide OF Becker's prosperity as a col
lector Of graft, April, 1912, appears to
have been his richest month, although
he put $4,000 In the Corn Exchange
bank in July, 1912. But In April there
ARE records of several substantial de-
posits. There is the s 1900 deposit In
the Lincoln Trust company, the $1,000
In the Empire City Savings bank, the
$1,000 deposit In the Corn Exchange
bank, OR known deposits for the month
OF April Of $14,5OO.
Herman Rosenthal told District At
torney Whitman a few hours before
he was shot to death considerable
about Becker's immense profits, and
he said also that April was Becker's
best month. The stories Of Rosenthal,
which ever to the district attorney
who already had az inkling that there
was widespread grating by police
men, seemed farfetched and highly
colored, were borne out by statements
E-ose made before the bank accounts
were located. Rose told Mr.. Whitman
that such accounts existed, and be
added that 1t would be shown that
Becker did better In April than In any
other month.
Thinks Becker Has 5000, 900.
The district attorney hopes to have
BY the end of thi. week the figures as
to seven other bank accounts, and
from what he has been told he be-
lieves that the total deposits made by
Becker on a salary Of $2,25O a year
will run pretty close to S2OO, 900.
Becker's lawyer, John +. Mcintyre,
declined to discuss the evidence
brought out IS to Bscker's savings.
But Mr.. Mcintyre gave out that the
accounts could be explained.
The district attorney himself talked
to no bank officials, but his assistants
communicated with several who have
knowledge of Becker's deposits. The
assistants are ~endeavoring also to pro-
spectors against whom indictments for
e1tortion will in all probability be re-
turned. Two inspectors, according to
the district attorneys information,
have benefited particularly In the past
years graft. One of them has an &C.
count in an uptown trust company of
close on to $4,000. No figures have
been obtainable as to the deposits made
by the other man especially accused,
but the district attorney has no doubt
that the figures will be produced by
the time the grand jury requires them.
Citixens Hold Mass Meeting.
At an old fashioned town meeting In
Cooper Union people In all walks Of life
set the seal Of disapproval on the sys-
TEN Of organized graft in the police de-
partment as disclosed by the killing OF
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler.
After listening to speeches by Dis
tr1ct Attorney Whitman, Emery r.
Buckner, who has been one Of Mr..
Whitman's assistants and is now coun-
sci to the aldermen's police invesugat.
ing committee; the Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott, Rabbi Schulman and others
the meeting adopted a resolution by a
determined and noisy chorus Of ayes
calling upon the police department to
put forth additional efforts looking to
The arrest Of all those implicated in the
Rosenthal murder"