New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
mrs. ROSENTHAL TELLS
STORY TO GRAND Jury
Declares BeckerWas Husbands
Partner in Gambling House,
and Collected Weekly.
FAINTS ON THE STAND
Says Rose Warned Her Over
the Phone Rosenthal Must
Leave Town--Brings In
Other Police Officials.

Mrs. Rosenthal, widow OF the murdered
gambler. was before the grand jury yes
terday almost an hour. She made an ex-
cellent witness. although twice she
tainted In tho chair. She was quickly
revived, however, and after taking a lit
tie water resumed her story.
She told In great detail OF the friend
ship that she said had existed between her
husband and Lieutenant Becker, and she
told the grand jurors that Becker was
her husbands partner in the 45th street
gambling house.
She told her story between sobs Her
bitterness toward the police lieutenant
was intense and she did not try to hold
back, but gave free vent 70 II.
The namo of moro than one police Of
fetal higher than the grade OF lieutenant
was dragged into the case by the widow
Of the murdered man.
She referred TO billiard Ball Jack"
Rose as Lieutenant Becker's collector"
adding that everybody knew ~.
After Mrs. Rosenthal was sworn she
was asked 10 tell what she knew, IL any
thing, about the relations that existed
between Lieutenant Becker and her hus.
band.
At the mention Of her husbands name
she burst into nj OF sobhing, and Il
was several minutes before she recovered.
81 was introduced 10 Lieutenant Becker
at the ball held at the Elks' clubhouse
on New Years night" shs testified.
There was quite a party there. We all
had dinner at the club, and much cham
payne was drunk by the men,"
who were at the dinner party? she
was asked.
Besides my husband and myself there
we're Lieutenant Becker MS wife and sew
eral others. Two or three Of them were
detectives, I'm pretty cure"
was that the only time you had dinner
together?
"oh, no. We had many dinners toseth-
er, and Mrs. Becker and were at the
dinners along with our husbands. We
dined at Jacks, at Rector's, at sharsey's
and al hotels.
AT all these dinners Lieutenant Becker
always professed the greatest friendship
for my husband, and at the dinner at the
Elks' Club he threw his arms around my
husband and kissed him, calling him his
friend and saying he would do what he
could for him"
Did you know Jack Rose?"
Yes: he's BeckeTs man." replied Mrs.
Rosenthal
She was asked 10 explain what she
meant by "Becker's man." and she said:
why. Rose is Becker's collector.
Everybody knows that.
Becker insisted on getting 20 per cent
OF the profits OF the gambling house" said
Mrs. Becker. land he insisted on getting
his share every week. He would not wait
until the end Of the month for a settle
ment, though my husband repeatedly
asked him TO do so.
once I remember my husband asked
Becker TO wait until tho end OF the
month, saying that he was broke. But
Becker would not wait, and my husband
had to go out and borrow the money TO
pay him"
She said that there was q combination
OF police and gamblers. and she men,
toned several Of rank higher than Lieu
tenant Becker who were determined on
driving her husband out Of the Tender
loin.
She said that the reason was twotold.
In the first place. the Tenderlo!n gamblers
objected 20 HIS presence because he came
UP from the East Side and again, the
police found that he did not pay as much
and as readily as the oldtimers in the
White Light district
Asked about the messages that her hus.
band had received the two days prior 20
his death, she said that all these warned
him 10 get out Of town and several were
death threats.
do you know who some OF these men
who called UP on the phone were:" she
was asked.
II knew one, tor 7 answered the tele-
phone myself"
who was IT."
Jack Rose"
What did he say
HE said: You tell your husband 10
get out Of town. And II he doesn't beat
II quick the will be killed "
II was at this time that Mrs. Rosenthal
tainted.
After she left the grand jury room she
was escorted out OF the building by the
judges private elevator and taken TO the
Spring street subway by Detective Klinge,
from District Attorney Whltman's Office.
Last night Mrs. Rosenthal, accom-
panied by her brother-in-law. Edward ].
Rosenthal. an interpreter in the Court OF
General Sessions, visited District Attorney
Whitman At his home.
They remained with the District Attor-
ney for a considerable time. The muir
dered mans brother, II was said. could
corroborate many OF the things Mrs.
Rosenthal told tho grand Jurors concern
ing the friendly relations that existed be-
tween her husband and Lieutenant
Becker.
II was said that Edward J. Rosenthal
viii b0 q witness before the rrnnd fury