Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-30

/ NEW YORK. July Sensational
developments in the Investigation OF
the nurder Of Herman Roscnthal
the gambler, came with rush tonight
when Police Lieutenant Charles Beck
/ er, accused by Roscnthal as his part
ner in a gambling game, was arrested
accused Of participation IN the killing
Iand forced to plead at once to a
charge Of murder In The first degree.
Becker was arraigned before Judge
/ Mulqueen, who had convened the
court OF general sessions at night
/ for the purpose, and pleaded not
guilty He was remanded to the
/ Tombs.
After late night session of the
srand jury In when Bald Jack Rose
/ 'Bridgie" Weber and Harry Vallon
are alleged TO have made confessions
directly duplicating Police Lieutenant
| Charles Becker in the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal, In front OF the
Hotel Metropole two weeks ago.
Becker was indicted for murder In the
first degree, placed under arrest and
hurried before a midnight session OF
the court Of general sessions.
After entering a plea of not guilty,
the police official was remanded to
the Tombs Uithout bail The gam
piers, whose statements are said to
have caused the Indictment OF Beck er
pleaded with the officials not to be
taken 10 the Tombs tonight, declar-
ing they would be killed If returned
TO their cells.
Agents Of the police department"
they asserted, would make way with
them" In retaliation for their testi-
mony If they were returned to the
prison. So real was their fear that
they were allowed to sleep in the
criminal court building, under the
euard Of eight detectives
The greatest secrecy was maintained
as to the admissions made before the
grand jury by the three men, who
have been held prisoners for some
time in connection with The Rosen-
thai murder. 1t is asserted, however,
that Rose told OF practically being
forced to arrange for the killing Of
Rosenthal under threats of being
"jobbed' by the police and sent to
prison on manufactured evidence. That
Lieutenant Becker was in communica-
ton with the actual murderers after
the killing also was asserted to have
been part of Roses confession.
Another statement attributed to
"Bald Jack" was that for several
months he had acted as collector for
certain police officials Of toll from
gambling houses.
The confessions Of the gamblers
were made tonight after Max ID. Ste
uer and James Sullivan, counsel for
the men had pleaded all afternoon
with them to tell what they knew OF
the murder. Once their consent was
won, District Attorney Whitman lost
not a moment in rushing them off be-
fore the grand jury
In order to avoid n change OF heart
on the part Of these witnesses, the
grand jury was assembled for the first
night session held by that body I'm IS
years. With this testimony as a basis,
the grand jury acted just as quickly,
and an indictment was voted before
the sitting closed.
1t was not until the accused Lieu
tenant faced the court that the full
gravity Of the charge against him
was made known.
Indications about the criminal court
building after Becker had been re-
turned to the Tombs were that with
the confession Of the gamblers fresh
impetus had been given to the in
vestigation Of the Rosenthal Staying
Late tonight several subpoenae ser
vers were sent from the criminal
court building and 1t is reported that
they were seeking new witnesses in
the neighborhood of the Hotel Metro
pole.
Among the rumors circulated late
tonight was one that the names OF
the actual killers were now definite
j. known to District Attorney Whitman
and that even their present hiding
places had been revealed No one
would indicate, however that the ar
rests OF the much wanted men were
in immediate prospect,
The arrest of Becker came as
sequel to the summoning together of
the grand jury late today at a con-
ference between District Attorney
whitman and Harry Vallon, "Bridgie"
Webber and Jack Rose, three Of the
men under arrest in connection with
the case. and their attorneys and the