New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-05

chances of securing far trlai'
As to Bank Accounts.
Assistant District Attorney James
, f. Smith is in charge Of the men VINO
are investigating my private bank az
counts" Becker went on. "Accordihs
TO Smith I am a very wealthy man. |
do wish that it were true. I'm not
however have little money on de-
post, and so has my wife, but no such
large sums as the newspapers credit
to my account. There is another Lieu
tenant Becker in the Police Depart
ment who possibly has money in =
bank. He is Lieutenant Charles A.
Becker
II remember short time ago That
Mr.. Smith told District Attorney Whit
man, number Of newspaper men and
one or two other public officials that
was a most capable and worthy police
officer. He went out Of his way 10
had been obtained against certain en-
ployes Of the Hotel Lincoln, Broadway
and sd street.
"Mr. Smith asked that police off,
Ger be sent with him while he served
the warrants. ] was assigned, and
took with me two or three OF the de-
tectives in my squad. He told me to
meet him at J0th street and Broad
way. did. When we entered | found
that every person upon whom we were
10 serve a warrant had left the hotel
Even the ledgers had disappeared
There was no one there 10 arrest Nat
urally | was somewhat surprised.
Then Smith wanted me 10 take the
warrants and keep them for "A while
I didn't want 10 do that, and said so.
| was not anxious for any one 10 de-
clare that | had tipped off the men
FOR whom the warrants were obtained.
However, did keep them for week,
and then arrested Dave Goldsmith
and sam Paul.
Yes Smith used 10 think. and not
so very long ago. that | was a pretty
decent chap and a superior police Off
GER" Becker soliloquzed. But that
was then. not now.
Case OF Chauffeur.
Whitman got hold Of poor little Otto
Aversi. the young boy who drove my
friends car I'm which | was riding.
with others whose names have been
mentioned" the accused lieutenant
continued. and took him into his pri-
vate office The fellow didn't have
chance more than to catch his breath
before Whitman told him all about the
crime Of perjury and its punishmcnt'
Then he told the young chap Just ABOUT
10 what facts he was expected TO tes-
tify.
whitman told him that he was ex-
pected TO testify 10 the fact that sam
scbepps was in the car with meme
night before the morning on when
Roscn,hal was murdered. The young
s,or If. not endowed with too. much
shreudness and Intelligence, but he ala
have sense enough TO face whitman
and tell him that such a statemeh,
would be untrue. He said that ne was
NOT going 10 swear to that before the
grand jury
There have been other witnesses
who showed disposition TO speak IN
nv behalf whom Whitman has IN
undated or discreditcd. That doesn't
seem fair. does II? Heaven knows That
nv position is sufficiently hard for me
as IL r..
mo. Whitman is not being fair. |
believe. honestly and sincerely. that
way down in his heart Mr. Whitman
does not believe these things printed
against me. How can ne.
Becker said that at no time up to inc
moment Of his arrest had he even sus-
pccted that there was possibility OF
his being apprehended for Rosenthal $
murder. lie was absolutely dumfounl-
ed. he added. when tho detectives came
TO him and brought him t. the Crimi-
nal Courts Building. lie spoke OF the
suffering his wife was undergoing and
told, speaking softly. how loyal she had
been 10 him since his arrest.
Twice ne attempted, merely at
tempted. to speak OF his young son.
Then he shook hands and went back -
his cell.
\ clasp such as came from the lieu
tenants big hand is not soon 10 he
forgotten. In parting he Strengthened.
like soldier about To salute, and
darted out his long arm. The wide
hand wrapped itself about that OF the
several seconds.