New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
Police Lieutenant Indicted at Night Session
Of Grand Jury and Arraigned Half Hour
Later Before Judge Mulqueen.
CALLED THE REAL INSTIGATOR
Set Ball Rolling Six Weeks Before Crime, Forcing Crooks
to Do Bidding by Threats Of Getting Them,
According to Story Told by Rose Vallon
and Weber -" Bald Jack" Says
He Worked y Sentiment

He Worked Up Sentiment
Charles Becker police named in the charges
made by District Attorney arragned
night before Judge Mulqueen in Part General
charging him with murder IN the rst
degree in the Rosentha case.
Handed up to the court half hour before ne
aagnd Bcke indictment the end OF an afternoon and
evening of whrwind work by Mr. Whitman and his staff
1t due primarily the decision of Jack Rose Bridge
Weber Harry Vansky Vaon-ree of the previously
charged Rosentas murdeto from under the man
back of them and save themselves.
men, with Max D. Steue who became counsel
yesterday M Sullivan Roses lawyer the District
Attorney Moss together early yesterday afternoon
The District Attorney and Mr. Moss handled the prisoners one at
played off against the other and finally with the aid OF
Seue and Sullivan brought them all around to the point where
they ready to talk.
GRAND JURY IN SPECIAL SESSION.
With that Mr. Whitman ordered Knge, of his staff ia
the grand jury for special session to begin at o'clock
Sixteen of the grand jurors had arrived by o'clock and at that
and began hear tor the rst e the
real story Of the murder of Rosenthal.
three gamblers testified and then hurry call sent out
for Dr. Otto Schultzc Patronan Brady of the West 47l
These furnished the legally required evi-
dence of the death and autopsy the victim and then became
evident indictment for murder the only possible thing
that the grand jury could be aiming at
Although directly implicated the nstgator OF
Rosenta murder reported last night that the sore
Vaon implicated only Becker but higher
officials of the Police Department who have been the raft
of the police system.
BY o'clock the grand jury had heard the whole story and
the indictment of becker drawn without delay At the
time Detective eutenants Eddie Ranes Joe Rouso of the
District Attorneys staff started for the Bathgae avenue
police The Bronx where Becker had been by Com
missioner Waldo
Owing Mayor Gaynor direct command the Police Com.
Becker after grand jury had indicted him for
the first degree doing lieutenant desk duty at that
station, the full uniform of police officer Of his rank
when notified by the detectives of his arrest and ndct
ment Becker who would otherwise have ended his duty
o'clock this morning had still to change his clothes as not to
appear before the bar arraignment police uniform
GAMBLERS AGREE ON STORIES
The story told by Weber, agreed the
great point the responsibility of Becker He told them he
Rosentha the they testified He threatened
them they would have to do it for him.
IF you kill this I'll frame you Ill guns
your pockets as Zeig they testified he told them
The arragnmen of Becker appeared bother him
it had been appearance ne had to make against
prisoner stroed the unoccuped for the
court officials grand jurors and newspaper
leaning quietly the rail looked with hard smile at Judge
Mulqueen.
Outside the blacknes at open windows relieved by
occasional lightning and Becker glanced casually around
the deserted behind him. 1t until the clerk read
from the Indictment which had handed the less
than by Oscar Cauchois the foreman of the
grand jury that he seemed evnce more than passing interest
in the proceedings
Even then he chewed quietly piece gum looking straight
the face of feet front of him, who reading
Charles Becker you charged degree
eman a trial? Are guilty guilty.?
looked cooly the clerk Judge Muqun and seemed
toward the door,
turning his counsel John W. Hart
had just rushed in
Hart looked nqungy speak
Beckers Hart
honor.
Importance that a reasonable adjournment"
would adjournment until
which Thusda Hart would a to
Immediately
PLEADS NOT GUILTY FOR BECKER
one week Mr. Ha said:
with that I plead not guilty for the defendant"
turned around speak his Client and found Becker still
rail- chewing his holding his
police
freshly
brought him learned
him his