The Washington herald., 1912-07-30
lessly into the room and inquired the ma
ture Of the charge against his client
Pleads Not Guilty.

Pleads Not Guilty.
The indictment was again read. ard
after some little discussion plea OF
mot guilty with permission to change
the pleading on or before August was
entered. Lawyer Hart made a strenuous
effort to get permission to hold con-
ference with his client before the latter
was locked up in the Tombs. but this
permission was denied. Judge Mulqueen
offered a compromise with Mr.. Hart by
issuing an order that the lawyer be al
lowed to confer with Becker In the prison
Just as soon after his incarceration as
he desired.
Throughout the proceedings Becker ut
tered no word. AS he left the room ne
tried to smile at an acquaintance Sit
ting among the spectators. and when
the silent greeting was not returned his
face blanched-
Becker wore a dark brown business
srit, low collar. red necktie. and carried
a Panama hat in his hand
While these proceedings were going
eli. 1t became known that Jack Rose.
Bridgey Webber. and Harry Vallon were
shudd.ring in the fear of death at the
bands Of the police in another room OF
tie Criminal Court building, although
guarded by n squad of detectives at
tached TO the district attorneys once
Murderers Arc Arrested.
The three men believed that II returned
TO the Tombs they would be killed before
morning. One Of the stipulations made
by the prisoners before the confessions
were made was that they be permitted
to remain in the Criminal Court build
ing under strong guard until tomorrow
and then removed 20 one Of the other
city prisons.
Jack Rose also declined to talk until
he had been given the promise that for
the time being his wife and children
would be protected from harm at the
hands Of the police.
The confessions obtained were COM
plets The three witnesses all testified
that the men who did the actual killing
were Clip the Blood Lefty Loewy,
Whitley Louie" and "Dago Frank
Clip the Blood" whose read name Is
Harry Horrowitz, was arrested at Tan
nersville. y. Y, tonight. Dago Frank
has been In the Tombs for the last three
days.
Expected Money, Received Bullet
Obtaining the names OF these three
men who are not considered as half as
important. however, as the fact revealed
by the confessions obtained from Rose
Webber and Vallcn.
Rosenthal. when he walked 10 the en-
trance OF the Metropole Hotel on the
night of his murder, expected to receive
s2S0OO0 instead Of a bullet in the brain
This sum had been raised to induce him
to leave New York, and several police
officials. as well as the gamblers ring.
are said to have contributed to the fund
Alderman Curran again grilled Mayor
Gaynor to-day with respect to the lat
ters attitude toward an aldermanic in
vestigation OF the alleged police graft.
Curran declares he will sue out a writ
of mandamus. compelling the Mayor to
call a meeting for the purpose OF the
inquiry. II Gayror does not take action
by August l. "Bridgey" Webber's gam
bling house, closed when he was ar
rested. has reopened. and is running full
blast on one of the most prominent
streets of the tenderloin.
Sam Paul Released.
Sam Paul, one of the eight men held
in the Tombs for completely in the Ro.
senthal murder. was exonerated and re-
leased to-day He was informed he
would be held as a material witness, and
is nominally in the custody of his attor.
ney. but clear of all connection with the
murder.
New eyewitnesses to the killing OF
Rosenthal We're promised by District At.
torney Whitman this afternoon. Mr.
Whitman also sent to the grand jury
room Max Margolis. who claims to have
been press agent for Becker at one time
Margolis swore to having heard Mrs
Rosenthal say to Lieut.. Becker at the
time of the raid on her husbands gam
bling place, why. Charley, what does
this mean?" and to having heard Becker
coaching his confidential men as to what
to do in case OF this read. which was
intended to be a fake affair. to forestall
real raid planned by another OF the
'strong-arm" squads.
squad Spent Thousands.
COMPTROLLER Prendergast to-day made
public a report in which 1t is shown that
members of Lieut.. Becker's "strong-arm
squad" spent thousands of dollars In
gambling and buying meals and drinks
for the gamblers. yet never won bet
in any of the places where they played
An investigation will be made OF these
expenditures.
Mayor Gaynor is at st. James, his coun'
try home. and there Is current re-
port that he will meet Police Commits
sioner Waldo and former City Chamber.
lain Charles NJ. Hyde for conference
there
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