The sun., 1912-08-15
ROSE'SOWN ACCOUNT As
WRITTEN TO WHITMAN
Tells of Becker's 1nsistence
That ROsenthal
Be Killed.
PHONED AFTER MURDER
Says That He Handled the
Money Used to Pay for
the Crime.


the District Attorney. using Roses own
J punctuation and spelling.
After telling Of his Acquaintance with
/ Lieut.. Becker and Of collections he had
made for him Rose took up the raid on
Rosenthal. He urged Becker, he says.
not to make the raid. but was told that
things are getting very warm Ut Police
Headquarters" This is what he says Of
Becker's talks with him regarding Ros-
, enthal
twas about this time that Jack ZelinG
was arrested on a charge Of carrying con-
| cealed weapons some Of Zellg's friends
| came and told me OF II and also told
me that there were some nasty rumors
| around associating my name In the job
| bling OF Zeling. I protested my innocence.
. and became alarmed and rushed to a tele-
, phone and called up Lieut. Becker and
! asked him about 1t. he said he couldn't
! In the day at the Union Square Hotel
which he did. and he told me then that
It was a fact that Zeiig had been framed
I explained TO him the seriousness OF
the charge and Of what danger II meant
| to me. Well he said " you do Zelig
| favor. will he do one In return. I told
him did not know Zelg as had never
friends. talk to them and tell them IL
they want 10 save Zelig and themselves.
that Eosenthal IL the man that is stirring
up all the trouble In New York ana
want him murdered,
for a moment I didn't quite grasp his
meaning. ] said do YOU mean do YOU
want Zeligs friends to go to him and
| threaten him that he II he don't stop going
after YOU they will heat him up? why no
he said beat up. ! want him murdered
shot. his throat cut. any way that Will
take him OF the earth. he went further
he said II anybody will Murder Rosenthal
nothing can happen 10 them. he will take
care OF that. and II these men down
town don't accept the Job tell then, that
not one OF them will be left on my rounds
ups ] will hnd where they hang out and
will frame every one of them up and
send them up the river. for carrying
concealed weapons
| said why most Of those fellows have
gave up carrying Revolvers on account OF
the severity Of the Sullivan Law he said
what difference does that make Zelig
didn't have one my men when they start
out on these night trips always have a
few spare ones that they will produce in
| the Station House. now he said II is one
thinR or the other. Rosenthal to be
croaked OF the fellows down town to be
framed All this while | was only think
ing OF my position the fear Of the VEN
geance OF the crowd who knowing I was
Beckers collector we're accusing me Of
! Dobbing Zel.s. ! said to him ] will send
for Zeligs friends and talk with them.
OF his actions on the night OF the
murder Rose says:
I walked around to the Sam Paul club
where I met Jack sullivan and talked
with him. ] telephoned for an automobile
and Sullivan asked me to take him to
Madison Square Garden TO the fights.
where he had an appointment with Becker
which I did I left Sullivan at the Gar
] met them all at work on the affidavit
all drinking wine ! layed down on the
bed and waited when they finished.
Pitt said IL was still time to Get 1t in
the Morning Telegraph, I telephoned the
Office a man was assigned he ca., down
eot the story and asked me to drive him
10 the office which did. returned and
volunteered to take the entire party home
the ARRANGEMENTS We're to let Mrs Signal
Nallon out at 18th 81 then continu.
on with the rest Of the party as We
reached 10Th ST a tire blew out we all
got out and suggested 10 Schepps to
telephone to the Boulevard for another
! machine which he did the Gray car with
Shapiro arrived the remaining party
thanked me and decided they would gO
home without the machine and they did.
Halon. Sleeps & myself and three
| check in payment Of the machine |
used and We stood at the Bar talking I
| then thought Of wanting to see my
Brother-in-law to borrow some money to
| leave town with the next day. and asked
Shepps and NallOn to accompany me up
| town.
! When we got on 7th Ave ! thought |
would look in on the gang we stopped at
| the House SheppR got out rang the bell
and Frank looked out Sleeps called him
| down and We asked him where the rest
! were he said they received q message to
come down town We took him and ordered
the machine to 20 down town and stopped
AT Webbers when quite crowd was
gathered at the door We all went up-
| stairs and sat around table ordering
! something TO eat and drink some one
came In and reported Rosenthai was at
the Metropole everybody started out Of
the place.
remained behind and insisted that
Sleeps remain with me which he did
after while Sleeps went out. waited
around when soon one came In With
the Report that Rosenthal had been mur-
dered the place was all excitement all sorts
Of reports kept coming In ! was dased I
iayed down on the couch faint soon some
OF US went down and sat on the stoop.
Weber suggested ! telephone Becker I
asked him where ! could get a Booth he
said at the times Building. walked
over there asked the operator to get me
! 66s@ and spoke TO Becker. asked him
II he heard the news he said yes some
Newspaper man telephoned him ! said
My God Charlie this 10 awful. he said
! now don't worry no harm will come to
any one he said where are ysu ! said
at Webbers he said I will he down town
right away.
Of his own actions after telephoninR
, to Becker. Rose's statement says:
went home to 10th st III in mind and
body remained at the house until 7
received a message from sheppss saying
the people were waiting for me at the
Garden Restaurant | refused to come
down Sleeps said webber had money To
give me 10 give to those fellows for
Becker ] told Sleeps TO / II and meet
me at 50th 81. Sth Av, when ! met
, him and Webber and two OF the men who
we're in Webbers the night previous Web
Der handed me some money he said II was
Thousand Dollars handed II to these
fellows and told them Becker said to lay
low for while and every thing would
be q. Il,
! left them accompanied by Sleeps went
to Folloks house where collapsed. ] was
put to bed and asked Sleeps to 20 out
and In some get word to Becker where I
am and TO have him call me up which he
did he laughed and jOked and said don't
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