Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-11
Lieutenant Becker Had Depos-
tied $25, 600 in Eight Months;
Men Higher Up Discovered
by Attorneys.
SIX CRIMINALS HAVE
"SQUEALEO" ON GANG
Jack Rose Has Received As
surances That He viii Go
Free When His Evidence Has
Been Given at Trial.

IBy NiornIng journal special Leased wire. !
New york. Aug, l0.---"Jack' Snili-
van. under arrest in connection with
the murder Of Herman Rosenthal.
promised today that ne would go TO
District Attorney Whilmans office
Monday and tell All he knew about the
lalleged connection OF Police Lieuten-
lant Becker with the murder. Sulli-
van made this agreement with Assist
Iant District Attorney Smith.
sullivan said to Mr.. Smith that he
had seen Becker in conversation with
Jack" Rose and "Bridgie" Webber Il
few hours after the murder.
This corroborates the stories of 9TH
er witnesses, indicating close relations
between Becker and the men involved
in the murder plot. sullivan denied,
however. knowing previously anything
about the plans to do away with Ros-
enthal and also denied that he had
driven away in the gray automobile in
which the murderers escaped.
While on the street shortly after
the killing he went from the Hotel
Metropole to Bridgie' Webber's
gambling house on Forty-second
street He saw Becker and Rose con-
versng on the sidewalk he said La
ter. they We're joined by Bridge
Webber, and the three held a low
toned conversation in which he was
not permitted 10 JON.
sullivan makes the sixth of the nine
men under arrest for the murder who
have "squealed,' and the effect Of the
addition of another recruit upon
Police Lieutenant Becker. who still
maintains that he has nothing to con-
fess, win be watched with interest by
the prosecute y.
Efforts ~ representatives. of Dis
trict Attorney Whitman to trace
in locating five more banks in which
accounts were recorded in the name
of Becker and his wife, representing
altogether. deposits of more Than
$25,000.
All the deposits were made IT was
learned, within the last eight months.
In one bank Becker was credited with
s 1900. 1t was also learned by the
investigators that two police nspec-
tors had made recent deposits total
ing altogether. $4,000. Evidence of
graft taking against one of these in
spcctors is in the hands Of the dis |
trict attorney. who Will seek his IN
dictment when the graft feature of
the case Is taken up by the grand jury.
Information charging that Becker
turned over To those higher up,
more Of his alleged graft collections !
than he kept himself was obtained |
by Assistant District Attorney smith |
today. Becker's receipts, according to
this evidence, amounted to about |
81 s 900 a month. but Of this sum $40 I
600 went to the So-culled system.
Jack Rose 1t was learned today.
has received absolute immunity 1t /
became known that when Rose con
fessed before the grand jury stipula
ton granting him his freedom as soon
is ~ has completed his testimony at
the trial Of the case was signed DN the |
district attorney ana Judge Mulquecn
with the approval of the grand jury.
Rose is now in penitent mood.
according to his lawy yer. and is anxious
o reform. He plans. as soon as he Is
-eleased to leave the country with
mis- Wife and their two children ana
2egin life over