The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-26
NEW WITNESS TELLS HOW ROSENTHAL WAS SHOT

Poliee Commissioner finds himself Pc
riooloaliy or constantly sSsailed In his
wsvk By agencies which should s,-
eovraes and sustain him II L. aim al
unbearsble, especially by a refined ana
sensitive man like you.
"Dut my dear Mr.. Commissioner. re-
member that the Mayor has every con-
fideuee In you ana svstsins you. Even II
II should turn out that Lieut.. Becker,
who was In charge of the squad OF 40
msA. Who directly under you had charge
a the keeping down OF gambling. de.
cefved and betrayed you. should stu
have IN mind your sninpeachabie hon
ssty and the splendid worn you. have
done. and eacuse ana sustain you. That
soms Of those even Immediately under
you may prove disbonset will surprise
~ mona
TAKES UP The cAsG OF tiHuT.
Seeker.
The eAss Of tieut. Becker Il a. fol-
iSwv,
''Rosenthai was q notorious gambler
and outlaw. He opened hte gambling
places IN succession durine the last
tWo years. Bach one wss ENTERED BY
the police under warrant soon after II
wAs opened. and possession thereof
was hsh By q police detail until ne
moved out The same course had been
followed with aii Gambling houses BY
the Mayors written order since q few
months after I became Mayor. and was
Al a. ~ an
Nooenthai spefed ME last place on
March % let.
In Ness than q month. namely. on
ASH 18Th following. Lieut. Becker act
in6 BY yosr orders entered the placs
usdsf q warrant. ana BY q police de-
tell he held possession thereof up 10
the time Rossnthai was killed. Those
ARRESTED under the warrant we're In
1ielsd. me place was q fully equipped
eombiiAs house. with b roulette wheel
~ faro taties. The evidence was.
therefore. eomyista
QUOTES RoseNTHAL's STATE.
MENr ABOUT WHITMAN.
'But Rosenthai refused TO move out.
Ia the published statement attributed
- Nm, afd Vufporuns 10 have been
=
he said h consulted Distfiot- Attorney
wtltman. Who sdvissd him that the
police had no right TO take and hold
pesssssion u M gambling place, ana to
60 and throw them out Therefore
Rossnthai interfsfsd with ne ponce
and tried to put them eat ~ Sosss. This
ives all published
''raiiing In this effort. he applied to .
Magistrate for . warrant against the
police for 0ppPsDslen a. trssVAas. In
this he failed also. Then he made .
public statement that LA0sl Hsck Or
opened this gambling house With him
a. his partner and was his partner IN
running Il. the agreement bsing that
lieut. Bessss vas 70 81 y ~ cent
Of the profits. II y possible nat this
may turn out - ~ -.
but Until ySa obtain some evidence
a Il you have no ground Ter sus0sndins
aad trying Laset DseseP % tAaa sAares.
Search diligently for IT, u this outlaw
aad scoundrei. RossnthAl. wers alive,
ths cass would b the same. fiiS word
could not sufacs. No honorable man
the word over wothd sceeDa II " ths
injury OF beast. let alone . maA. No
court would tolerate u for IN instant
NO. EVIDENCE NOW AGAINST
LIEUT.. BECKER.
xhs other charges against xAsut
Dsstss u that ~ hired o. iAstassesl
~ oeesnsrass oatlAws wAo killed 1os.
sasAai. al o. them. let IL b noted
bs1A6 the oonpsaaoas aad associates
Of 1eoenthal YAae 10 possible, bu,
thus fer there 10 no svsAsaes 70 suy
pert sush . charge II you should sus
psel xtsss. ose1ss asA yus hin d
triaa tAsssses. No aeuSs TIE sssassana
Win IN ~ asrestsA aad no doubt N,
ceaDlieity Of Lieut.. Becker VIII 10 -
vealed u - exists. Let ~ proceed Il
or1ss. n AseSaplisAse AetAAA6 n
MAKE . charge uAtu u cen ~ sus
talnel.
Il have mentioned In the foreso!nl
Hosenthsi's statement that District
Attorl ~ Whitman advised him that tn
police had no right 10 take and hol,
possession Of his place. and 10 throw
them out. should advise you. In jus
tice to Mr.. Whitman. that l do no
credit this statement OF RosenthaL
Is SOW over two years since / instruc,e
your predecessor TO take physical pos
season OF every gambling place tina
should be entered. and TO hold sue
pomsssion ~ long as might be neces
siry 70 suppress the place. however lon
that might turn out to be.
GAMBLING HOUSES ARE Nui
sANcEs, HE SAYS.
u ala this after careful deliberatior
The Law II. ~ ! understand II. the
every gambling place 10 . public nuis
sncs. Every law writer on that sub
jest % states. And II 10 also a con
csded principle OF law that any citiRe
has 4 right TO take possession of q pub
lie suisancs and sbate II. and that h
may lawfully use all the physical fore
that may be necessary for that purpos,
II Aoss not matter what the public nui,
ancs may be. whether . street obstrut
tiea. B pestilentiai cesspooi. q samblln
house, or anything else, the rule Is tn
same
Every citisen may take a hand
abating IT, without any warrant or cou