The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07
BECKER AND
THE GAMBLERS
Rose Reveals His Methods of
Collecting Graft
WOULD RAID THE GAMBLER
Then Promise to Elk" Case if the Raid
ed One Settled--Death Threats
Mailed to Gamblers Who
Confess.
WOULD RAID THE GAMBLER

New York, Aug bald Jack
Rose TIC gambler upon whose testimony
was based the indictment of police
Lieutenant Charles Becker charged with
irstigating the murder of Herman Ros-
erthal, furnished District Attorney
Whitman Yesterday a written statement
disclosing in detail the history OF his
relations with Becker as one of the POI
lica officers alleged to be graft collec-
tors.
Rose. in this confession, us Whitman
terms it, reiterated his previous allega-
ton that Becker was one OF four high
police officers who collected between
$aO0a.G coo aud S3,000,000 yearly from
illegal resorts, and lie gives complete
table OF his collections from gamblers
which he says he turned over to Becker.
These collection, according to the tcn-
tession averaged $4,000 to $4,000
monthly from more than dozen gamb-
ling houses. of which Rose gave Whit
man the names of ten.
Rase said Becker was continually
loundiug him for more money, telling
lin. Rose said that "the bunch down
town isn't getting enogh."
Pose declared he always turned over
ills sbggeGhtOEs 10 DECKER III Sdsh, Ire
puontly at Roses homes that his wife
and servants saw money pass and could
.cstiiy TO the truth of his statement.
leeker's method of bringing gamblers
~ terms was to raid them first, Rose
sail. this being the police officers way
Of getting acquainted"
After raid Becker would offer to
''iiN" the case before the grand jury.
Nnsc charged, provided the unfortunate
gambler "camc across" whereupon Beck
ms men would give harmless evidence
lcforo the grand jury or forget" what
they had told in the police court
To further impress the gambler that
his ease was hopeless, Rose said Beck
or would procure extra warrants for
his arrest and threaten to raid again
and again so long as the gambler re-
fused to pay bIackmal.
Rose detailed two specific instances
of Bceker's alleged methods, giving
names, dates and places. Rose substan-
tiates in his statement. all that Rose
thai had charged in regard to Becker
being his partner in a gambling house.
Rose asserted Becker got 32 l2 per
cent Of the place." 20 per cent on his
own account and one-half OF Roses
share OF % per cent.
Death Threats.
Death threats lave been repeatedly
sent to BALD jack Rose, BRIDGE" Web
Der and Harry WALTON. who have maize
confessions showing alleged relations be-
tween the police and gamblers, and all
three prisoners are in a state Of panic,
fearing their lives may be taken.
All three gamblers say that they ex-
pcct to be killed ii they are taken
through the streets to court,
II is reported that the prisoners have
been intimidated by messages smuggled
into the West Side Jail
The search yesterday for the two gun
men, Harry Horowitz and Louis Rosen-
zwcig is being prosecuted in several
parts of the country. The state'sat-
tornev is also anxious to capture Sam
Schepps. who, according to the confess
sion OF Rose, paid over the money to
the gunner after the killing. Schepps
received the money, Rose says, from
Webber.