The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-31
BY Associated Press.

New York, July s0.-Sworn state
ments tending to show that the annual
graft collected by high police officials
Of New ork from the gambling houses
and Illegal resorts amounted within
the last year to s2400,00O, is in the
hands Of District Attorney Whitman
tonight The statements were made
by BALD Jack" Rose, the seIf-accused
graft collector for Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker, now in the Tombs
prison, and who is accused of being
the instigator of the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, the gambler. The sum
is said to have been divided between
four high officials of the police depart
unent Whitman has the names of the
other three. A search is being made
for further evidence to strengthen the
information which points against them
The sensational developments in the
Rosenthal murder case during the past
twenty -four hours led Mayor Gaynor
TO announce today that he Immediately
would call a special meeting of the
board of aldermen to begin search
ing investigation Of the entire New
York police department.
Police Commissioner Waldo, sum
moned to the mayors office, would
make no public statement.
Charles A. Becker, police lieutenant,
indicted for the murder Of the gambler,
loudly protesting his innocence. Fur
ther than this, however, he would not
be drawn into a discussion of his case
HlDEoUs SIDE OF POLICE SYSTEM
abe dramatic development eddying
uplin the wake Of Lieutenant Becker's
indictmegA for the pluTaeg Of Ganahler
4s1-ss tss,2ai - Paaa .sRridgie" Webber ana
9gs--v WALTON revealed today TO ths s
5ts+yiet attorney the hideous sue -
New York's police system. ~ o4
c41for whitman, following tn9 y ga nm
+he three confessions, hopee Pacxar
DOWN men higher up thaIhl.,I-st thah 1No.
g a5ditjonal indictments against W
lice officials are expectea. ,o-aa ,por
paFora +he cell doors had closed uPoi ae
v,oS.ar mart ,of the scandal in the poIio
denartraent had been barea, @ puC &c
riot Attorney Whitman uelio ~. m
,ass than half the narrative Oh sliSAAl'
has f+ pesR @sa @Baid Jack" Rose who frs I1
4.9,a DOWN under the proseSul9Jt 70
~iIIinx Rose confessed that p9C[4> IN,
eanoa IN him and, fairly despera ate ~ "
PosenthaPs intention or teinhs al ,,, |,
i.Sa1z ~ his relations with the pom
Ieg .e,, seils,,,t ,slaI,tbaI has lived too long.
s19t +o be put out OF the way.
9.o +oId the public prosecutor O. O.
+ba grand jury how the nauFoes aes q paoL 81
uras hired at the instlgatlon VI 49, -
and that, after the killing, beIs.o1 .-o.o1,,is is
Webber and himself ana pioi''l@
roynplete police protecuon. -,
rTba confessions show thaL ths ~ ~
so-ers of Rosenthal were "Lefty LOU LOU
or T.otlis Rosenzwetg, HaFtS zI,14,or
scs{h the Blood" Frank Mulig1 it3.
ssvvbitie jack Lewis, ana -
PRANK Cirofici. Only Clrollca "''s ms
nrrehended. These gunIneh, ny y
app Ls +y,e notorious big Jack "a
.g rlied themselves with IlquoI
s,aaI5 vent out and shot Roseh 0iisli
q price said to be So'ooo.
GAMBLERS TERROR -sTRlcks
yr,error-ztricken, Rose, Weber
- ,SII. LeI. rre,t last night in the pt
asec,,tor's Office, fearing that
plo,,i5 he murdered If they were !,
to the Tombs prison. b9stLiCs b9s
- yE-hI+rnan believes that ms
ney I5autenant Becker is VII
49, tbat the confessions taken :
- rateiv dove-tailed and conTrIneo n1L.L
49, and that from the testinoI
ott,sr witnesses the case against
a. cannot be broken down
.sIaa1d lack" Rose, gambler. VINO
wSes Rockers gambling mouse
ne FaIf the ground slipping
Sar him day by day. Without
S-sards he realized that ne
tr, v1ads TO bear the weight
c~ir1e alone. Counsel aoVlsso u
.o,foss- Rose became conpieteI
rtsa5 To his counsel James M
Uvan. he said: - ,,.,4
sI1' .sIs you see to 1t that my VII
Ansrs, are protected, I'll come
- fell the truth about tals
1Sa,d II viii be the end or m
Iii IN earth will be strong enc
-, tha life of a man VINO q
aho1It this killing. ..
SO told District Attorney
- tbst for a long time ne ma
peA-er,s gambling house coilectI
Resker, as head OF the sahat,la
sauad. smelled out pIou o..ie,
snd that each month colleStloi go
made. Becker did NOT -
money. Rose says some oL
distributed to others.
CREATES SENSATION
The confession of Rose and
INA indictment Of Becker
sensation in the police dep
4.st-ict Attorney Whitman sal
sT am well pleased with the
[-a &c made. 1 think it ha:
81 good days work. l u llllllH n1ao1 an
III beginning. l hope 10 ciesl"
whole affair" :, <ruob pei
vas known as the sTec3r
Tyeutenant Becker ana Jan :
nne5v to take the witness
ton all he knows ahout 5 ths
oonsniracy. oSl- It is declared, ed.
Iii be even more reILiaI nc nc
---I - paea Eli