Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-19
Jack Rose Confesses to Having
Hired Gray Automobile in
Which AssaSSlnS and Friends
Rode.
MAYOR HAS BECKER
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Little by Little Skein of Motives
and Persons Interested IN
Gamblers Death Are Being
Disclosed,

! tBy Morning journal spec1nI Lensed wlrc)
New York, July lS.-"Thc tran
leads where ! thought it did" re-
marked District Attorney Whitman
late today
This was Just after he had heard
the statement of Jack Rose. the friend
of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker
and the man who hired the gray au-
tomobile in which the slayers OF Her
man Rosenthal, the gambler, drove
the party to the spot where their vic
tim met his fate early last Tuesday
morning. Little by little the involved
skein Of motives and personalities be-
mind the killing is being unravclcd
and tonight it seems probable that
other important arrests would follow
speedily.
Roses surrender and confession
that he hired the murder car" al
though declaring he was rot In it at
the time of the shooting. were the
big events of the day IN the pursuit
OF the band who shot down the man
who had accused members OF the po-
lice with being in partnership with
gamblers.
Other developments Of interest and
Significance were not lacking. how
ever. Mayor Gaynor took a personal
hand in the Investigation. sending for
Lieutenant Becker, against whom Ros-
enthal's first specific charges were
made, and three other policemen, and
being cloScted for long time in com
pany with Police Commissioner Wal
do. The outcome of the consultation
was not made known. but the mayor
took occasion to give out letter he
sent yesterday to the commissioner
ask ing that Becker and the other of
ficcrs be brought before him.
The mayors letter expressed sur
prise that Becker should sit down to
dinner with a man Of Koscnthal's
character That he did seems to be
the mayor commented.
District Attorney Whitman had his
say in a letter sent to Commissioners
Waldo today, relating to the commits
sioners request for an immediate and |
investigation of allegations
of partnership between policemen and
gamblers.
When you asked this before,
wrote Mr.. Whitman, Herman Rosen
thai, who had made the charge. was
dive | had proceeded so far that he
was to appear before the grand jury
ind give details ana names of other
gamblers to Substantiate his charge.
IN the night preceding the day fixed.
le was assassnat"d evidently by men
Who feared his testimony or .neir
gents. on the principal thorough
are
You are the one to defend the
equation Of l0,40O policemen. Their
eal defense rests in the unraveling
f this murder mystery and you have
ndcr your direction a small army of .
electives and "A fund of money appli-
able to detective work.
THE newspapers have printed my =
utoeraphic statement to the effect
hat | do not charge the police de-
artmcnt with the murder of Roscn-
nal. Ihe insinuation that am moved
y desire for publicity in attacking
ne large body of policemen on ac-
cunt Of the wrong doing of a few is
ntrue, unfair ana seems to be an at
smpt to turn public attention away
'om the vital point.
Herman roscnthal charged that
c had been forced into partnership
ith police lieutenant and that 9TH
+ gamblers were in a similar situa-
on Just as he was about to testify
n this subject and to give more de
ills and names. he was murdered
ubicly. dramatically You demand
!, and continue to demand. that his
large bc Investigated How? Ey n
hat Witnesses He is dead. He has
ken the other names with him In fu
10 face of this murder, viii other r.
smblcrs rush forward to ter VIII to
Iilty policemen contess2 If this in ,n
iiry one that cannot he conducted 81,
crpt by the agency of detectives "
hich branch Of tho public service is a,
idcr your control and direction ?' IN
Aaron Levy. counsel for Louis Lib 1"
" and William shapiro. alleged 10
sncrs Of the murder car" intimat- II
that his clients would hc glad to WI
u all they knew II the district at hc
rney accepted them az Witnesses He
they were themselves limo *
nj Of any part In the crime. u"