Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-10-12

Becker few days later told me Of
having seen Commissioner Waldo
and that the commissioner had heard
Of Rosenthals charges and had not
believed them"
Becker said 10 me- That fellow
Rosenthal is getting dangerous. /
said, Nobody will believe Rosenthal.
Well he answered, so long as
Commissioner Waldo does not believe
him, guess there is nothing to wor-
ry about
Z asked Becker If he had taken the
policeman out OF Rosenthals place.
He said; No
Z told him; AS long as that man
stays there. Rosenthal will talk"
did you and Becker discuss news
paper interviews that Rosenthal had
giveng
Yes, Becker told me that | should
MT worry about that; that he had Jack
Sullivan looking after the papers and
that Rosenthal could not get anything
printed. Later Becker told me a morn
ing paper had gotten an affidavit from
Rosenthal and was going to print it.
~ guess Rosenthal means to do
what he said he would-to squeal and
t.,.<.,lx x.cS T,~o1yn,. easd sTs11 eto4 a
couple of gang me- told Becker, and
go around and tell Rosenthal that if
he doesn't stop his attacks on you,
something viii happen to him.
'Oh. hell Becker said, I don't
want the fellow beaten up. # | did
I'd beat him up myself or have him
beaten up for resisting arrest. But a
beating up won't do for him. He
must be put where neither you nor
nor anybody else will ever have to
worry about him again.
asWhat do YOU want done with Ros-
I asked Becker during the
The witness testified.
~ want him murdered, shot
dynamited or anything,
replied.
"I want him put where we will
never have to worry about, him
again."
The witness told Of Becker's alleged
instructions to get out on bail big
jack Zelig, the gang leader then in
the Tombs, and have zelig's men put
Rosenthal out Of the way
do you know sentiment at police
headquarters is so strong that they
don't care If Rosenthal is put out OF
the way?' Becker asked. I want you
to go over to the Tombs and see zelig
and ask him to give orders to croak
Rosenthal tonight. I will see that
zelig is out on the street.
Becker gave me $1OO to take to
zelig. I'll meet you tomorrow morn
to see what zelig says he told me.
Tell him that there will be no dan
ger to his gang
Il saw Zelig and gave him the $lOO
and told him that it came from Beck
err Rose continued "zelig said; !
don't want the $1OO ! want to get
ont Of here. You and Becker got me
into this trouble.
u told him that the 500 was Just
a little favor from Becker and that
he was not to worry.
"zelig said If you want to do me a
favor, get me out | won't do any.
thing for Becker unless he does get
me out.
Il saw Becker the next day and
told him that zelig wanted to get out
and would not do anything unless he
did set out"
Rose said he went to the home Of
the four gun men, eGyp the Blood
and his paIs--and explained the Ros-
entha1- Becker situation. He told them
he said, that Becker would frame
them up If Becker did not "croaK
Rosenthal" They agreed to do it that
night. Rose said they had delayed
doing the job and Becker had m
sisted that they hurry It along He
told Of plan to kill the gambler at
the Garden restaurant It failed he
said, because Of a suspicion that pri'
vate detectives were present and
guarding Rosenthal.
enecker got hot at this" Rose add
cd. eHe kept asking why all this
stalling2 why don't you get himY
one day he said Now this IS going
on too long. Either you are stalling
them or the fellows are stalling YOU
q told Becker that q detective
scared the boys of at the Garden