Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-01
Killing of Rosenthal Planned For July 9th, But As-
 SasSnS FInChed at Last Minute
DENOUNCED BY BECKER AS HOT OF COWARDSs
Further Revelations to District Attorney Whitman by Jack
 Rose-Becker Claims Story is Frame-Up" by His Enemies in Gambling Cicles-Lttle Evidence Against Those Higher Up"-"Dago Frank" Likely to Confess.

New York, July 31.-Police Lieuten- ant Charles Becker, head of the strong arm squad" of gambling raid CTS, who Is charged with instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal, was tonight further implicated in the plot to get rid of the gambler when Bald Jack Rose and Bridgie Webber added another chapter to their already amaz- ing allegations. They told District Attorney Whitman that Rosenthal was to have been killed at the instigation of Becker ten days before he actually met his fate and that the plot failed because the underworld thugs selected to do the murder lost their nerve at the last moment.
 Talked Freely With Whitman.
 The district attorney spent the greater part of the afternoon with Rose and Webber in their cells and under the promise of leniency which the prosecutor has given them they talked freely. They gave little addi- tional informatio regarding the S2.- 40o,OO fund which they alleged illegal resorts paid for police protection in the city every year, but their story of the alleged anxiety of Lieutenant Becker because of Gambler Rosenthaps threatened exposures was amplifed to the district attorney and in the prose- cutor's opinion he strengthened his ev- idence against Becker
 Shooting Planned for July 9th. h "The plot that failed" was to have been brought to it's climax at the Gar den restaurant on Fiftieth street on Saturday night, July 9th, when Rosen- thai and his wife were dining there. according to the account given by Rose as spokesman for the two gam blers. With Rosenthal and his wife at the time was Jack Sullivan, the newsboy, now under arrest for alleged complicity in the murder. Rose him self engineered the job" and brought to the restaurant "a fleet of thugs" who were to do the actual shooting, according to Rose. Two of the hired assassins were "Gyp the Blood" and Lefty Louie, who are wanted by the police as two of the men who actually shot Rosenthal ten days later in front of the Hotel Metropole. Becker at that time was downtown, Rose said, waiting for the murder plot to be con- summated
 \ Becker Called Them Cowards.
 Becker had talked with me every day" Rose said. He kept saying to me: Why don't you kill this fellow off? Rosenthal would have been kill ed off that night if the bunch had not lost their nerve. They got the notion after they reached the restaurant that detective was onto them. After giv- ing up the assassination we went to Bridgie Webber'S place and there we met Becker. He denounced us all up and down. You are all & lot of cow ards he said. I'll have to do 1t my self"
 Rosenthal 1t was recalled by the district attorney when he heard the story, had but few days previous made his first complaint against Becker, charging that the police lieu tenant was partner in his gambling house.
 Rose Thinks Becker Will Break Down.
 Although Becker, still in the Tombs, has thus far refused to make any statement other than that he is inno- cent and that his plight is the result of 'frame-up" on the part of his enemies in the gambling fraternity, Rose predicted to the district attorney today that the police lieutenant would eventually break down and tell all he knew.
 The district attorney expressed con- fidenee tonight that if Becker would talk frankly his evidence would open the door to the larger phase of the Rosenthal case namely, the general extent of the police graft system In which Rose has declared several high police officials are involved.
 Little Evidence Against Those ~Hiqh-
 or Up."
 So far MT. Whitman has obtained little real evidence against the men mentioned by Rose as heads of the four graft bureaus through which Rose alleged about $500, ,000 each was collected as vice protection money and distributed The district attorney is not relying solely upon Roses story He expects to call before the grand jury scores of witnesses who may have knowledge of grating relations between the gamblers and the police.
 Webber Paid $2o0 Month.
 Bridgie Webber told the district at. torney today that his own payment to Becker for police protection of his gambling house was s200 a month. but that this rate was small compared with the sums levied on larger establish ments. He and Rose both said that in Manhattan alone there were probably a hundred gambling houses paving tribute to the police and that the sum total of $2,40000 paid annually was a conservative figure. Webber, incl dentally, said today that Becker was present when the money was produced which went to the thugs hired to kill Rosenthal.
 Webber Gave S1,ooo for Murderers.
 Shortly after the murder. he said, Becker met Rose and Webber in front of the Murray Hill baths ard said:
 Now, Bridgie, you will have to give the boys some money to ret out of town. I'll fix it up with you later.e
 Webber said that he then handed S1,000 in large bills to Rose, who later transferred 1t to Sam Schepps. and on that afternoon Sehepps gave 1t to Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie in front of the Times building.
 Witnesses to Corrobcrate.
 In corroboration of this statement bv Vebber the district attorney has the names of two witnesses, one a woman. who, he said. would testify that they saw Webber and Rose talking to Becker in front of the Murray Tin baths shortly after the murder.
 "psse Frank" May Confess.
 After his arraignment again today before Coroner F'einberg, "Dago Frank" Cirofiei, who is charged with being one of the actual slayers of Rosen- thai, was led weeping back to his ceIp in the Tombs. Cirofiei collapsed. re- ports are, is he was about 10 make a statement telling all he knew of the killing. but oficial continuation of thia