Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-12
RosenthaI Murder inform
er Repeats Story Be-
fore a Jury.
DISAGREE ON PROFITS
After Raid on Gambling House
Facts About Lieutenant
Are Given Public.

New York. Oct. 12-When the Beck.
e. trial resumed today Bald Jack"
Rose, chief informer, took the stand.
Before going on the stand, Rose said:
I'm going to make good. 1 know
what I'm up against, but I'm going
through with it. l don't care what
happens. 1 shall tell every detail
OF the most awful plot ever hatched."
Craning necks crowded the court
room as he began to testify.
Did you ever have business rela-
tions with Becker2" he was asked.
"Yes. l collected money for him"
The defense objected, but was over
ruled
MEET AT CELEBRATION.
Rose told of meeting Rosenthal and
Becker at a New Years celebration.
Mrs. Rosenthal was present. Becker
said to Mrs. Rosenthal, according to
the witness, Now. don't worry. Her
man (RosenthaD and l have a thor
ough understanding. He Is my friend
and am his friend. His troubles are
all over"
Rose said when he met Becker
again Becker told him the details os
all alleged partnership in a gambling
house between Becker and Rosen-
thai
BECKER TAKES MORTGAGE.
Becker" the witness said, took
$4,000 chattel mortgage on RosenthaPs
property, arranged for a dummy to
hold the mortgage and asked me If
would take charge. l said would"
AT another meeting, the witness said,
Becker inquired what were the profits
of the gambling house. He told Beck
er it was several thousand on one oc-
casion. Becker said to tell Rosenthal
to send him $780, When the witness
told Rosenthal the gambler said he
would not give it because he hadn't
a square deal on the mortgage.
RAID ORDERED.
81 told Becker" continued Rose.
Becker said that just as soon as his
attention was called to that place he
would raid 1t. He told me to tell Ros-
enthal l did. The next day Becker
told me Commissioner Waldo had call
ed his attention to the place and lat
er Becker said complaints were pour
ing in and he would have to raid the
place"
after the house was raided," Rose
said, "Rosenthal complained to Beck
er that policemen were still stationed
/ in front of the place and he was sore
because his wife's nephew had been
taken in the raid" Rose said the next
meeting with Becker was at his own
house.
ROsENTHAL IS FEARED.
Becker said to me, that fellow,
Rosenthal is getting dangerous.
Did you and Becker discuss news
paper interviews that Rosenthal had
given?"
"Yes, Becker told me I shouldn't
worry about that He had Jack Sullivan
livan looking after the papers, and
that Rosenthal couldn't get anything
printed. Later Becker told me a
morning paper got an affidavit from
Rosenthal and was going to print II.
"T guess Rosenthal means to do
what he said he would-squeal and
break me- Becker said. I'll get cou-
pie of gangmen, / told Becker, and
tell Rosenthal IL he doesn't stop his
attacks on you something may happen
TO him.
! BEATING No GOOD.
"'Oh, h Becker said, 4 don't want
the fellow beaten up. If l did I'd beat
him up myself, or have MIN beaten for
resisting first. Beating up won't do
for him. He must be put where
neither you or l or anybody else will
ever have to worry about him again.
"'What do you want done with Ros-
enthal?' / asked Becker" the witness
testified.
ZELIG PUT on JOB.
~ want him murdered, shot, croak-
ed, dynamited or anything Becker re-
piled. Z want him put where we never
will have to worry about him again "
The witness told of Becker's alleged
instructions to him to get out on bail
"Big Jack" Zelig, a gang leader then
in the Tombs, and TO have Zelig's men
put Rosenthal out of the way.
Rose said he went to the homes OF
the four gunmen and explained the
-Rosenthal situation. He told
them Becker would frame them up
II they did not "croak Rosenthal.
They agreed. Then Rose detailed
events leading up to the shooting oi
RosenthaI After the shooting Rose
said he telephoned Becker. Did you
= hear the news?' | asked him. Yes.
Becker said. I congratulate you.
How did you get the news SO soon
J asked Becker. I got it from g news
paper man. he said"