Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-05
CANCNEN,|NFEAR
Of DEATH, BEG
FOR GUARDS
ConfesSing New York Gamblers
Fear They Will Be Killed on
Way to Court.

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-Fear of fur
Their bloodshed in the police gambler
feud, which has grown out of the as
sassination of Herman Rosenthal. led
oday to a demand for redoubled guards
about Bald Jack" Rose, "Bridgey'
Weber and Harry WALTON before they
left the Tombs to go to the court of
Coroner Feinberg to give further evil
dence in the investigation. The trio of
prisoners professed great alarm that
they would be attacked by gun men
who sympathize with Police Lieutenant
Charles A. Becker, whom they accuse
of having ordered the murder of Rosen-
thai to silence the informer's story Of
police graft.
Later their cases were continued UNI
til August 10.
District Attorney Whitman, who is
personally handling the case of the
Rosenthal murder. arrived from Man
chester, VT, this morning.
Burns Completes Graft Gases.
William j. Burns today turned over
to District Attorney Whitman three
practically complete graft cases upon
which the detective had been working
for three months. The evidence pro-
duced by Burns and which went to Dis
trict Attorney Whitman Immediately
upon his arrival is asserted to insure
the arrests of number of men muca
higher in official position than Lieuten-
ant Charles Becker.
Detectives and numerous local Off
GERS were sent by Deputy Commits
sioner Dougherty through the Catskiu
mountains trying to run down Lefty"
Louis and "Gyp the Blood" the two
gun men who are wanted in connection
with the murder.
Rose the gambler, who was the first
man arrested after the investigation
started. charges that he was double
crossed" by Becker. The district at
torney's office is said to be in possess
sion Of a confession rom Rose, in
which he alleges that Becker advised
him to give himself up to the police, at
the same time intimating that fund
would be raised in his behalf and he
would soon be freed by brilliant crimi-
nal lawyers who would be retained IN
his interest.
Becker Advised Rose to Surrender.
1T was upon the night before l was
arrested that Becker advised me to
give myself up" Rose is alleged to
have said. "The two men who owned
the utomobile--Shapiro and Libby
were prisoners. I was in hiding at the
home of my friend, Harry Pollock, the
sporting promoter. Becker telephoneG
to me during the night. He told me l
must go down to headquarters and
give an explanation. | protested and
told Becker that I was sick and wor-
ried over the affair and did not feel
able to stand the grlling that l knew
the police would administer. Becker
assured me there would not be any
thing to It. Becker further called my
attention to the fact that Shapiro and
Libby had told the police that l hired
their car on the night Rosenthal was
shot He said: Now, there is nothing
to it but coming down and explaining
that away l. was still leery. l told
Becker l was afraid to go to headquar-
tiers, because ! had a bunch if did that
I would not get away. Becker assured
me positively that it was all fixed. He
said | would not be detained
Becker Is Arraigned.
Lieutenant Charles Becker, charged
with the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
was arraigned this morning at 1890
O'Clock before Judge Thomas c. Grain
in Part |, General Sessions.
The hearing of Becker's plea was
transferred by Judge Grain to Judge
Mulqueen, in Part H. and after hearing
the motions of counsel to dismiss the
indictments and to allow an inspection
of the grand jury minutes, the court
adjourned the hearing until August I.