The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-30

Hedu0u gambler SAID Lnelr relAt1OnS
had been mutually profitable When
Becker went to the head Of the
strong arms squad and took up the
raiding of gambling houses, the pick
ings became soft for both, according
to Roses story. He peddled protec-
ton and collected for It. He paid the
money, he alleges, to Becker, and the
latter "split 1t up" Rose told how 1t
was supposed to be split and exactly
who benefited, but that is still to be
proved.
When Rosenthal squealed, Becker,
Rose alleged, decreed his murder.
Rose said that Becker threatened
! Weber, vallon and him with a
4 frame-up" If they failed to put Rosen-
thai out Of the way. Rose said he
knew Becker could do this; that his
men had already jobbed Big Jack Selig
by slipping pistol into his pocket and
arresting him for carrying concealed
/ weapons. Rose said that Becker told
him several times that the job must
4 be pulled off and that three days be-
j fore the murder he, Becker, Webber
and vallon met and went over it.
Il sWebber, Rose alleged, was ordered to
i finance the crime and Jack Selig was
ordered to get the men to carry it out.
4 Tho Actual slayers.
Il The quartette who shot the gambler
4 to death, Rose alleged, we're Harry
Horowitz, known as "Gyp the blood
Frank Muller, alias white Jack
4 Lewis" Louis Rosenzweig, alias
-l.Lefty Louie" and 'Dago Frank
: Cirofici the last Of whom is already
: under arrest.
Rose declared that he was assured
s that the police would be fixed and thai
J. the murderers could make clear
a getaway He said he conferred witt
! Becker Just before the murder; thai
t the killing was showed ahead two days
Il because it was found Rcsenthal wal
J going before the district attorney tn
d next morning to tell all he knew AM
Il that while Rosenthal's dead body wa
g living on the sidewalks in front OF tn
y Metropole. he (Rose) telephoned tn
Il news to Becker from the Times builo
g ing a few hundred feet away. L
e telling his story TO Becker, Rose sal
D "My God, it was horrible" and Beci
,r or. alarmed and fearing he had weai
Is aned. came down to meet him. In TN
" shadow of the Murray Hill baths, Ros
d alleged. Becker told him, Weber an
is yallon not to worry; that there woul
O. be no real outcry as everybody Woui
" he satisfied that the "squealer' ma
a been nut out of the way. Then KOS
n said he went to the home of Harry Po
" lock. the promoter, and rename
,e there until he finallJ surrendered
n the police under orders from Becke
who told him he would be turne
loose after being questioned. At a
times after the murder, Rose allege
ID he was in touch with Becker and ac
ry ed under orders.
,g Webber, Rose and vallon pass'
ar practically sleepless night accor
ey ins to Police Lieutenants Lee al
elk Rnsseau who had them in charg
Id Webber especially. Lee said, was ny
I'D terical and seemed anxious to kno
'e- # he would be regarded as "sque'
ey err The three had their breaKfa
on sent in from an outside restaural
he hut Rose was the only man to e
~ heartily.
'li IT was reported about police hei
re- quarters and the district attorne9
20 20 office that Mrs. Webber was in re
na ~ ity responsible for the decision OF
~ ~ husband, vallon and Rose 70 u
ne ae states evidence. She, 1t was sa
,ss e had been tipped that the police We
~ ~ preparing to railroad all three ID
~ ~ der to save themselves and sne p
80, 80, sueded her husband to tell all
AZ AZ knew to Max Steuer, his lawyer a
w ,sa then have the latter negotiate W.
= ,s' tbe district attorney for immunity.
:, ,at Mrs. Webber also persuaded
4ea M husband, 1t was reported to have "a
.er M Posa tell his complete story as
lon m knew far more about the plot IN
the did Webber. -,
sAAS - ,.+ so,pd1y In hiS cell