The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-10

the case to the Jury SPOKE as loHV"'
~Charies Becker. the prisoner al '"e
bar, wssa lieutenant OF police IN cn"
of. a special squad formed amonH othr'
things for the suppression oil gamo""t.
II, is popularity known as the S"o"s
Atm Squad.
H.ck.r became very friendly with !
Rosenthal. a gambler end keeper OF
rambling houses on last New Years
Eve Rosenthal and Becker were TO-
xether Al the EIks Bail at the club /
house on Forty-third street. They |
dined together and drank together
SAYS BECKER ADVANCED chsn
TO GAMBLER.
R,senthal explained to Becker that ne
was DESTROYS Of opening gamolins
house again. but Was short OF money,
or, IN the gambling plrlance. he needed
a bankroil. Becker agreed 10 advance
him 1850. taking mortgage on ms
property In the place. the mortgage 20
he in the name Of a dummy 10 De sup
Piled by Becker's lawyer"
Then Mr.. whitman told OF the graft
charges now so well known and OF the
raid on Eosenthal's house by Becker's
men,
III was freely charged that Rose
Beckcrs man OF business vas Indirectly
Responsible for the raid" continued Mr..
whitman. Following that came the ar
res, OF Zellg by Beckers own aides
White and Slelnert-ono OF whom was
actually borrowed from Beckers own
squad. Word was Immediately brought
to Rose that because OF his relations
with Becker he was Instrumental In
a h. all Ad
frame-up on Zelig.
whether with Just reason or not.
Roee became very much frightened. and
At once telephoned to Becker and at
tempted to arrange for Zelig's freedom
Becker suggested a plan by whlcA
Zei!g could b. aided. This cid not sat
isfy zelig. Becker promised to arrange
some other plan.
Pending these arrangements Rose
Get out to allay Suspicious and gained
friendship with the Zelig crowd. He
procured bail for their leader Zelis
was held In N.cp bail on the charge OF
carrying concealed weapons. Becker
knew that Rose had befrlended Zcllg.
He knew zelg's anxiety to rid himself
OF the charge OF carrying concealed
weapons as a second offender. which
carried with II punishment Of fourteen
years In prison.
"Dseksr sent for Bose and told
him that 1ossnthal was bsoom-
ing dangerous, that his sxposurss
must 10 stopped, ana that his
voice Hnss bs silsnesd. Re saidi
How you have Just dons . favor
for ssiig. want you 70 20 70
him and tell him he must 40
fAvor for me. vast him 70 have
he gang oroak 1ossnthal. Z VIII
taks care Of then " they DO u.
xAsy will have my frisndship ana
that win msaa . LOT 70 them. II
8eN6 VIII 10 that for me VII
= - that his ease W1il faal.'
Rose agreed 10 speak to zelig. and
urged him to DO what Becker desired
and Rose did speak 10 Zeiig. That wal
about the eoth Of May. II Is claimed
that Rose. either from fear or from Al
unwtllingness to risk sacrificing hu
man life. put oR Becker from time u
time-did. as Il were. play for time. con
stantly assuring Becker that he was ar
ranging for the murder. while he was
~ We will show you. trying TO avoit
hs accomplishment and Al the SAM
time continue his relations with Becker
xEtia REARREsrED AND NJ:
BAIL WAS RAISED.
about this time, Zeils, on leavin
the Criminal Courts Building. was sho
ead wounded by . man named Tort
Immediately upon his discharge fror
ehe hospital. he was rearrested. an
his ball on the charge Of carrying con
cealed weapons was raised from $40
70 $4,000. and he was kept In Jail.
Dseksr came 70 Bose ana saidi
yew u the time for 8osonthsl TO
- put cut Of the way. gellG In IN
ne fomhs. He eaa issue orders
fsen tie fembs 20 hsvs u done.
I'VE will produce the men who wen
70 zelig In the Tombs TO confer wit
him In this matter Zelig refused I
treat with them until he was let out o
ball Rose himself finally procured ba
for Zeiig's release. a. We shall sho
you. and gave zelix money to get o,
Of town. a. We shall prove. Becker an
Rose were then meeting every day.
sDsetsr toid Bose that ~ that
gang doesn't croak 1ossnthal III
frame them up aad have them
presented for carrying coneeaisa
weapons, the way Belly was dxsa.'
"Rose finally went to the four GU
men. who were then living at No. .
Southern Boulevard. He told them
Bscker's promise To free Zelig and
his threats TO frame them up unle
they got rid OF Rosenthal. Tn,
aSreed TO do as Becker asked. Ro
vas to let them know when Il shou
be done. Things drifted along. al
Becker became more impatient v
shall show you that he had begun
feel that Rose either would not
could not procure the killing OF n
seminal. a meeting was arranged
Becker with webber at One Hundr
and Twenty fourth street.
he PUT THE CASE UP
"eRiDoEv" WEBER.
"rhsrG he put the propositi
squarely up to Webber to the eff
that Rosenthal must be put out
the way. that his exposures wo,
ruin the whole grating sltuati
Ne agreed 20 meet Wsbbsr later
Sbs Union Square Hotel, where w
ber promised him. after talk.ay W
Rose, that he would see 20 n q
Essential was htilsd. Soon AZ
Rose went with Weber to the "
hawken ferry. Weber was TAX
his family TO the country. Web
told Rose OF his last conversat
with Becker and their agreem.
Soon after Mr.. and Mrs Resent
and one Jack sullivan went to
Garden restaurant.
Rose interfered and called Il
stating that Burns men were stand
nearby, and thus the murder at I
"a