The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-09
BECKER GOT. RICH FAST
Passed the Savings Bank
Limit Soon After His
Raiding Began.
IMPORTANT NEW WITNESS
Giovanni Stanich Saw Rosen.
thai killcd-Story the
POlloks Told Jury.

Six more indictments for murder in
the Rosenthal case will be handed down
by the Grand Jury In a few days. The
new indictments will accuse Jack Sui
Ivan. Sam Schepps. Louis Rosenzweig
! Lefty Louc). Frank Muller (Whitey
Lewis), Harry Horowitz (Gyp the
Blood. and Frank Cironci (Dago
Frank.
Only complete confessions can save
Sullivan and Schepps from first degree
indictments.
a new witness. Giovanni Stanich.
identified Jack Sullivan yesterday as
the man he had seen standing with
the four murderers while they were
firing at Herman Rosenthal.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pollok testified
that Schepps had been a go-between
for Lieut.. Becker and Jack Rose after
the murder
The District Attorney learned also
tha1 shortly after Lieut.. Becker en-
ployed Rose as his gambling house COL
lector Becker had on deposit in the
West Side Savings Bank $4,000. the
maximum deposit permitted by the saw
inEs bank law. II was learned also that
I Becker had told Rose that his Cleanup
in four months was $4,000 for himself
alone.
Confederation Of Rose.
Much actual progress was made yes
terday in corroborating Roses confess
sion and statement MIR. and Mrs. Harry
Pollok. who we're Grand Jury witnesses,
told The SuN that they had testified
not only that Becker had called up
Rose at their house, that Becker had
sent John W. Hart and a notary public
named Burgard, to see Rose, but that
Pollok. at Roses request. had called
on Becker at Police Headquarters Ia
tell Becker that Rose wanted to see
him.
The session of the Grand Jury yes
terday was the most important since
the unprecedented night meeting that
resulted In the indictment of Lieut..
Becker. There were sixteen witnesses
before the Grand Jury Mrs. Herman
Roscnthal, Lieut.. Dominick Reilly Max
Margolis. Mary Rose, a trained nurse
employed by Jack Rose; Mary Storr
and Anna Glattner. Roses servants;
Deputy Police Commissioner Doughertv.
NilONdnni Stdultil, hSSlSldUl IIStTltl
Attorney Frank Moss. Harry Pollok,
Mrs. Carrie Pollok Louis kresc Dr..
otto ii. shuttle. Policeman John j.
Brady. Thomas Smith. head waiter at
the Mctropole. and Joseph Clavln. bell
boy at the Metropole.
All of these witnesses were called for
the purpose of securing additional in
dic,mcnts for murder. 1t was ncccs-
sary in aying the groundwork for six
more indictments to present to The
Grand Jury substantially the same eNi-
dcnce that had been offered against
Lieut.. Bcck"r. Bat some Of the wit
nesscs gave information that was on
tirelN new and about as sensational as
anything that had previously developed.
Becker HAD hank Limit.
Not from the Grand Jury proceed
ings, although it is probable that the
Grand Jury has been apprised of the
facts. ii was learned that Lieut.. Becker
had been making money pretty rapidly
while he was in command of the strong
arm raiding squad
The lieutenant and Jack Rose made
an agreement about year ago which
was profitable, according to Roses
story, for both of them. Shortly after
Rose began work as collector Becker
began to deposit in the West Side Saw
ings Bank. Within a few weeks he had
on deposit there all that could he ac-
cepted In one account-s30O 900.
The District Attorney. having heard
that Becker had four other such saw
ings bank accounts, began an invcsti-
CATION yesterday to locate these nc
counts. lie has already questioned two
officials of savings bank and other
bank officials will be subppnaed. Jack
Rose has already told something about
Becker's savings bank accounts Roses
story Is that Becker had Dragged OF his
success In getting money
IL have cleared up $4,000 for myself
In four months" Becker told Rose, ac-
cording to the latter's story.
Save for Stanich the most important
witnesses before the Grand Jury were
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Pollok. 1t Is not
known OF course what they testified to
inside the Grand Jury room, but after
they left the Grand Jury the told
complete story OF Roses stay in their
apartments at Riverside Drive and ij7th
street.
ROse Seat for Becker.
They said that Rose came to their
apartment with Sam Schepps on Tues
day. July 10. only q few hours after
Rosenthal had been murdered. Ros"
was III and shaky. Schepps LETT him H.
20 To see Lieut.. Becker. Rose worried
all day Tuesday H." had received as
s,,rances from Becker that everything
would be all right, hut he was the kind
~ man that was tlmorous and fearful
ur consequences, At O'Clock on
! W,n, ,!as morning Rose who was
half beside himself. asked Harry Poll
lok 10 iind Becker and tell Becker that
Rose must see him,
/ Pollok. who had been on friendly