Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
Getting Evidence Against New
York Police Officials.
PROBING GRAFT CHARGES
Lieut.. Becker Prepares for Arraign-
ment in Court.
HUNT IN CATSKILLs KEPT UP
Men Wanted for Rosenthal Murder
Still Thought to Be in the
Mountains.

NEW YORK. August a mass of evil
dence is to be presented TO the grand fury
this week. out OF which the officials of the
public prosecutors Office believe that sew
erai indictments for extortion will be
found against certain police officials for
grating from gambling houses.
Police Lieut.. Becker's alleged activities
with gamblers being investigated Ola
information furnished I'm the confession OF
Bald Jack Rose
Private detectives also working on the
gambling end OF the Rcsenthal case are
reported to have unearthed evidence that
VIII result I'm indictments Of two high
police officials ard a man not In the de-
partment. For several days the district
attorneys assistants have been examin-
ing witnesses to learn more OF tie rela-
tions Of Lieut.. Becker with gamblers.
Becker prepared himself today Cor ar
raignment In the court OF general ses-
sions where ii was understood that he
would maintain his plea OF not guilty to
the Indictment charging him with the
thai
The coroner's hearing I'm the case OF
Jack Rose was on the calendar today.
Search in Catskills.
Meanwhile the Catsk.u mountains to-
day was the scene OF the hunt for Louis
Rosenzweig. and Harry Horowitz. wanted
I'm connection with the Rosenthal shoot
ing. Deputy Police Commissioner Dough-
erty said this morning that he was still
working on the theory that the men We're
Id the Catskills and were being confined
to a small district. wheer they would oe
unable TO conceal themselves much
longer.
bald jack Rose will soon be a nerv-
Gus wreck and of little aid 10 the pros
ecution in the Rosenthal case. his broth
er, Morris Rose. believes. Norris visited
Jack today In the West Side court jail.
after which Morris said:
Il never saw such a change In q man.
Jack Rose is in a state of nervous col
lapse. He can't eat, and he can't do any
thing except, think about the murder. L
tried TO cheer him up. but he sat In ms
cell with his face buried in his hands.
brooding about the tragedy. think he 10
frightened out OF his wits
Woman May Corroborate.
SIrs Dors Gilbert. the first wife of Her
man Rosenthas. who was willing to make
an afFidavit that w>Suld condemn the gam
bier among self-respecc>- men. II IL said.
can and wiil corroooTs<s the confessions
of Jack Rose and '.Bridgy" Weber
that Police Lieut.. Charles Becker planned
anc ordered the assassination Of Rosen-
taai.
Believing that she would be killed be-
cause OF the importance OF the evidence
she could give concerning the murder
conspiracy, Mrs; Gilbert has been roaming
sorts ever since the day following the as
sassination OF Rosenthal. when she ded
from New York Mrs Gilbert was To-
q short distance from FAllsburg.
The substance OF Mrs. GilbertsS STORY
Is that Becker went to see her several
times during the week prior to the as
sassination. and sent Charles II. Pitt hio
<A
her in an effort to drag hsr into. tho
conspiracy against Rosen<hal
She was living At the time at ia Dase
9th street. where she maintained
murder Becker called again himself, she
says. This time the police lieutenant
was alone He was I'm q rage and gave
vent to all the pent-up anger aroused
The details of the conversation that
took place at this alleged interview
furnish the essential points OF evidence
that Becker intended to get rid OF the
gambler by any means he could employ.
Afadavit Demanded.
A demand was made upon Mrs Gilbert
for an afidavit setting forth alleged facts
concerning Rosenthars treatment OF her.
The charges which Becker is said to have
insisted upon having Mrs. Gilbert swear
to were not founded on fact.
A report emanating from political
sources. was current last night that Po-
lice Commissioner Waldo will resign in
side Of two weeks. In spite of Mayor
Gaynor's eulogistic Utterances regarding
Mr.. Waldo in a public statement made
last week, more recent Developments are
said to have convinced the mayor that
the commissioners period of usefulness
IL at an end.
MANCHESTER. VT. August 5.-Dis-
trict ATTORNEY Charles 5 Whitman OF
New York ended brief week lend va
cation here early today. taking the 1:44
train for New York.
Mr. Whitman admitted that he had
held one or two important conferences
on the Rosenthal case while In Man
chester. but said he was not in a po-
sition to make any statement con.
corning them