Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-15
System Says Becker
Can Be Thrown to
Wolves, but 1t Must
Be Protected.
WEBER AND VALLON ARE
WATERING UNDER DEMAND
Are Told They viii Be Killed
if They Give discriminating
Evidence Against Three Of
the Men Higher Up"

NEW YORK. Aug. 15-Threatened
with death If they revealed inforrna-
ton regarding the three men higher
up" in the gambling graft scandal,
Bridge Weber and Harry ValIon,
associates of Bald Jack" Rose. may
prove to be. recalcitrant witnesses.
They are eenfronfed on the other
hand by possible Indictments charg-
ing them with the murder of Herman
R~osenthal unless they tell the whole
truth. They are trying to determine
today what course to pursue.
Weber and WALTON have been
reached" and told. according TO VAL
Ions counsel. to throw Police Lieu-
tenant Becker to the wolves, but
to shield. the names of the three men
now regarded by the States attorney
as directors of the graft system.
District Attorney Whitman is let
ting the prisoners decide for them-
selves what attitude they will take.
Their Indictments depend largely
upon their testimony. Rose insists he
viii go through with the case 10 the
end and that pressure or threats will
not swerve him from telling the Sc
crets of the gambling and police
system.
Death Threat Positive.
James NJ. Sullivan, valIon's lawyer
says that for some time
from those higher up" and from GER
tain police inspectors have visited
WALTON and Weber surreptitionsly II
their cells and told them they might
tell they pleased about Lieu-
tenant Becker, but that if they in
formed on the big fellows they might
as well make away with themselves.
as they would meet death later.
Whitman has made a ease against
Becker and none of Beckerss black
mailing employers seems to care 4
hang about Becker's position, said
Mr.. Sullivan. after seeing District At
torney Whitman. In fact they have
sent word to Rose. Webber and VAL
Ion TO throw Becker to the wolves.
But they are determined that their
own names shall not be brought out
Rose will make good. but Weber
and WALTON have been reached and
am afraid they have made up their
minds to weaken. have told Val
lon that he is r.St playing square and
that l will no f6hger act as his coun-
sell"
Says Becker Was Ready Himself.
In the confession of Bald Jack"
Rose, as prepared by the gambler for
District attorney Whitman. Rose de-
clares that Becker had decided to
kill Rosentha1 himself if others had
not done the work. After the MUIR
der Rose says he met Becker by APP
pointment near the scene of the kill
ing. In his written confession Rose
says
7 opened the conversation By say
ing. My heavens, Charlie, this Is
horrible He said, what is the mat
ter-don't worry; leave all that to
me- l asked, have you seen him
and he said. yes. I saw the ~squealer
l would have liked 10 have taken my
knife out and cut a piece of his
tongue out and hang it on the "
building as a warning to possible fu-
ture squealers. Well, I was saved the
trouble doing it myself. l became
tired waiting for you fellows to get
the gang to d. it. so decided tonight
to do it myself
Grand Jury Resumes Inquiry
Il asked him how. We'll he said,
after I left Tack Sullivan 1 instruct-
ed Otto to drive by the Metropolis
and to slow down without stopping
I intended if Rosenthal was there 10
take out my gun. blaze away at him
and then tell Otto to keep going. but
he wasn't there / said. Well, what
about these fellows?' He said, 4 will
take good care of everybody Con-
cerned.' To Weber he said. See
that these fellows get enough money
to get out of town. say about $1,000
between them
The grand jury was prepared To
resume it's investigation into b
Rosenthal case today. District At
torney Nhitman's assistants are
making an investigation Of real es-
tate transactions. Information having
come to h district attorney, that
within the last year one police IN
spector has invested more than $780,
600 in choice uptown lots.
Case Practically Complete.
Before a representative jury ef.
prominent men. with Daniel Frohman
as foreman. all the prisoners. with
the exception of Lieutenant Becker,
involved in the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler. were ar
raigned today before Coroner Fein-
berg for the formal inquest into the
murder. But at the eques Of AS
sistant District Attorney Frank Moss.
who said that "a practically cons
plete case has been Out against al
the defendants by the grand jury
now in session the hearing was
/, postponed until August p
An eager crowd assembled in court
TO catch a glimpse OF the prisoners.
Whitley Lewis had his face swat ed
in b~andages, but attendants explained
thai he vas suffering from = bell
Moss's reference TO a "praetfcatiy
complete case referred 20 the deiif~
erations OF the Rosenthai grand JURY.
which is expected 10 hand up In<3fetz
ments against all the prisoners. IN
Guiding a reindictment asainsf Beck