The evening world., 1912-10-12

. the place was giving him a lot OF trou-
BILE, and that he was going to raid.
Hosenthal said; You tell Becker he
can't raid this place without the proper
evidence and he can't get his men In
here to get evidence. for know all his
men and won't let them In here.
Becker said. oh. thats his attitude.
10 NJ Well. then. I'll 20 ahead and raid
that place
..'I told Herman what Becker said 70
ms and Herman said. Well. you tell
him that won't stand for anything like
that. I can make trouble for Becker
and no knows It.
This conversation reported 10 Beck
Or, and ne said he had made his ar
rangemepts to raid the place and close
1: up lie WASH: going 20 lot Rosen-
thai stall MIN on any longer. because
Commissioner Waldo vas after him TO
close that place.
Il went TO Herman and told him
about Mr.. waldos order. Rosenthai
said: You tell Becker he can't blum
me. don't believe that Waldo story
I reported back to Becker what Rosen-
thai said. Becker said. Well. we'll
See Shortly after that Becker met
me again--in two or three days He
said complaints against that place were
piling In and they were after him to
raid II. I said: All right. Charley, II
you can got the evidence. why don't
you make the raid7 Herman says h.
any Of them in there to get tho evil
dence'
sENDs ROSE BACK TO RosEN.
THAI AGAIN.
~Beceker said: 4 want you 70 so 70
Rosenthai and tell him that ia helped
him out and been q good friend OF his.
] want you TO tell Rosenthal that he's
got TO stand for . raid. You tell MIN
that the raid won't close him up perma-
nently. but that he can open UP again
In a few days. All I want In TO have
q record of having raided the place.
That'll stop all these knocks and com.
plants that are coming In on me-
"when I told this TO Herman he got
hot and said: Becker must be q fool 10
think he can raid me without hurting
me. Why he might as we'll take a
torch and touch OF my place and burn
Il down.
RosENrHAL SENT WORD he
WOULDN'T STAND FOR RAID.
WE'LL said. you've got 70 end
this thing to help Becker Herman
said: on, / don't care. You tell Becker
THIS Ia my place and that am not go
Ing to stand for any raid from aim
] told Becker and he said: That place
viii be raided and by me in the next
few days. ! refused to take that mos
sage to Rosenthal, because I know A.
spelled trouble. A few days later. at
che Union Square Hotel. Becker said
70 me: 4 am going to raid that place
within q week. asked him II he
wanted me 70 take that message to
Rosenthal and he said NO, I am
through with him.
The witness said that tho next time
ne met Becker the policeman told him
he was through with Rosenthal and was
going ahead with the raid.
eAio IT WAS WORTH $500 TO
MAKE RAID.
Tive got plan OF that place
Becker said. and I've arranged to have
Detectives Stelnert and White get the
evidence. ! don't care about that mort
gage. Itu be worth 1850 to NH 10
make that raid. Steinert and White
(the detectives who we're indicted for
framing Big Jack" Zelig) will get in
side Rosenthals place and get all the
evidence I need
On the afternoon OF the day OF the
raid. Becker told me he had warrants
secured by Steinert and White and that
ne would make the raid that night and
Doorman and John Wheelnan T TN"
night the raid was made, and was
across the street. In front OF Burns'.
restaurant. Roscnthal Joined me there
and we stood there while the raid was
on We saw the door smashed. Then
. patrol wagon and all the gambling
paraphernalia was put in. with a pris.
Oner named Fleming, a nephew OF Mrs.
Rosenthal
II saw Becker next day at the Union
Square. He said that in police cour,
Herman had come TO him and said
That's . tough deal you gave me In =,
night Becker said he told Herman
Well. ! had to do IL. II was either ut
to me or Costigan G-ieut Honest ban
10 make the raid. II Costigan hat
4 made the raid would have LOST m,
Job. 80 simply had to make the rait
On your house,
6"Bcc<er said that Herman said TO hin
that he might have tipped him on about
the raid. Herman said that IL was :
tough deal. and asked me TO nut II M
to Becker 10 turn the case down AMI