Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-30
Stories Told by Suspects in the
Rosenthal Case Indicate
Lieutenant Becker Was the
Arch Conspirator.
CALMLY PLOTTED WITH
GANG OF MURDERERs
Accused officer Languishes in
TOmbs Steadfastly Protest
ing Innocence of HideOus
Crime.
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New York July 80. Hereford
Marshall. counsel Tor Jack sullivan
(Jacob telchl. the go-between be-
tween Lieutenant Becker and Jack
Rose. now held In the Tombs In con-
nectlon with the case. announced this
morning that sullivan was ready to
tell all he knew On the witness stand
ana that hie story would prove more
astounding than any yet told.
The indictment and arrest nf Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker last night
for the murder OF the rambler, Her
man Roaenthni followed soon after
the confessions Of BALD Jack" Rose.
Bsidgic Webber and Harry vallOn.
revealed today 10 District ATTORNEY
Whitman the police system" In all
lts hidcOuBnesH,
The confessions show that the MUIR
dercra were Lefty Louie" or Lewis
RUsenEweiEi Harry HorOwitx. or "dib
the siilOod;' Frank Mtllers pr white,
Jack Lewis ana Dago tynnk" Giro
fici, only clrunc! has been apprc.
hended. These gun men. members
az the notorious "Iilg Jack" seelie
gang. piled themselves with liquor
and then went out ana shot tt0sen-
thai for n price said 10 bo $1,000.
bald Jack" Rose. gambleS, rho
says he was Heckera gambling hOuHc
collector. felt tho ground slipping
from under him dRy hy day.
"lf you see Ia II that my wife ana
children are projected. III come
across and tell the truth
Rose told District Attorney Whit
man that uuacnthnl was thorn IN
BockCr's side. Becker had pressed
ROacnthnl 10 the wall according "a
Rose, and ltosenthnl threatened pub.
llcity Six weeks before the killing
Rose says llecker sont iof him ana
said Wusenthal must be- mndc away
with ItOuc Says he "Eaw' "Big Jack
Sccllg tO make a deal for his gun
men. A few days before the killlnE
Rose says he met Webbcr and Becker
aud white the three were talking u
over iccker said To Webber'
This job has got To- be done and
Rose says they won't do u for hn
Now. Bridgle. you can got u done
They all know YOU. You have Ro
the money and have got the power
I'll protect everybody"
Rose aud Webber SAY they believes
Hecker would send them away and
had the power 20 do u. Then IN,
murder plot unfOldcd itself quickly
Monday night came aud with u an
word for the gun men 10 get together
Rose told how he got me ASSASSIN
together and how after the killing NJ
went over 10 the hotel Metrupclc q
see how the job had been done.
when llosenthal lay dead upon th'
sidewalk with tnbivcioth spreh'
over him. Rose says hs teiephone'
Lieutenant fi6rker but he was so un
ncrved by the shock that he coull
only gasp my God. this Is horrible.
Beckef. Rose says IN his statement
replied over the wire IN sleaa
"Oh. don't worry s'n protect YOU.
Of the real lnurderern Rose says
These poor devils did not kno'
what they were doing. fhey wcr
fuli OF hO9xe. They had been 'ei
10 XIII sHd they went out ana ~
what they were told"
Speaking 0f Becker and his niicRfl
connection with gambling. Rose shid
why OF course, WINS Becker
collector. Every body knew a."
Lieutenant Becker. Who has bee
suspended, spent y quiet nlEhi in ~
Tonha
''Thla IA NJ awful plight for an iu
t,naeni man 10 find himself ln, sal
Becker this morning
The three prisoners, Hose. WebDe
nnd VnllOn. were IN y state OF tefro
today. though locked in the diatrit
attorneys office and guarded BY
,n,lad ~ datacfivce WebbeF was hyi
terical aud frequently ~ept
THE cOnfoaflOn Ut Rose and the ~
rent and indictment ~ Eecker create
A sensation N the police departmen
THAT an Investigation Viii be unuel
taken is the city IN the police ~
partmsnt appeared 10 be a foregon
conclusion.