The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-28

tnt Ttnt anu kuS DlIl anu tutn Iet tWO
friends from Hoboken win the rest Rose
was mad AT being double crossed.
why don't you get square with him.
] said. Stay there for twenty -four hours
and If another roll like that comes in
grab it.. Then there came letters to Waldo
about Rosenthal which I'm sure were
written by Rose. or at least inspired by
him Then | went to Rose and said:
Here's where you can get square with
Rosenthal.'
How asked Rose.
thave to get in there, ! said. TN give
you h chance. I'll raid him and let you
out
He told me then Of three different ways
to get in. One was to go and see jim
Hawkes., who was a steerer for Rosen
thai, one whose introduotions were never
questioned. | could find him at the Met
ropole when no one was around. An
other way was to go to the table where
Rosenthal was eating or to a certain
waiter and get a marked card TO pass in.
The third way concerned person in the
Cadillac hotel. | sent Margolies there
and he reported back that he was turned
down because of Ferrick, the officer with
him, OF whom they were suspicious.
But in two or three day =. MarRolies
got into place at 25s Vest Thirty-sev-
enth street kept by man named Stuart
l sent Officer Ferrick with him into
Stuarts Margolies played and he d have
said so on the stand il he hadn't perjured
himself
"If, as Rose said. wanted to get per-
3ured evidence against Rosenthai, why
in the name. Of heaven didn't give Mar
golies $50 to go up there and get it?
Moreover ] knew Rosenthal by repi
tafion knew that he had had n certain
police captain arrested. knew that the
story was going the rounds that he had
got Driscoll out of the department and
lhad got Cody and Murphy into trou-
ible. Do you suppose l would havebeen
liable to commit myself TO "A man OF that
character? Had l done so. in my esti-
nation. I would have been crazy and
int toxicated
tRosenthals career where the police in
fterfered with him that he didn't get the
police into trouble. And at the raid, II
fhad been accommod oda, a ing Mrs Rosenthal.
would have pulled out her nephew?
-Rosenthal blamed Rose for the raid.
Rose did not deny it, Indeed. 1t was a
source Of satisfaction TO him that he mad
got even. Then Rosenthal sent a light
weight boxer named Charley Nelly 10
assault Rose Kelly was "a waiter or
something in Rosentnal's place.
1T was on Ninth street and Fourth
svenue, or it may have been Eighth
street. I'm not sure which, that Kelly
grabbed Rose. He is a little bit of "a fell
low. and Rose turned around and asked
him what he was trying to do. Then
Kelly told Rose about it, and begged Rose
to inform Rosentnal that he had given
him a severe beating as otherwise Rosen-
thai would nave MIN put out. | have
reason to believe that Rose had that
done
Becker was asked why this had no,
been brought out at the trial
Il couldn't bring ii out, he said in the
same passioDless voice. Il was up against
it and didn' Z have much of a chance The
last man that ever saw Rosenthal alive
was newspaper man. and Rosenthal told
him then that Rose hadn't given me a
cent and told him that ! had never ad-
vanced that $500"
why wasn't this reporter put on the
stand?'
We'll, what was the use?- said Becker
The same thing would have happened
to him that happened TO Mr.. Hawley-
he would have been discharged.
Another reporter" continued Becker
event TO Rcsenthal and was told by him
that Inspector Becker gave the
name) was getting thousand. and asked
the reporter if he wanted an affidavit
Are you sure that it is true?' the
reporter asked Rosenthal.
What do YOU care about that? an
swerod Rosenthal.
Then Becker explained about the
Sunday following the publication OF
Rosenthal's affidavit in a morning news
.If had been in the position it il
Claimed. he said. do you suppose it il
likely or reasonable to suppose that
should have gone TO Louis j. Grant. a
lawyer on July 13. to ask him to start al
action for libel' As it happened, he wa'
not in the best of health and would no
undertake it, after which went to Mr.
Hart. The disconnecting of my phon,
was simply because on the Sunday morn
ing of that story were at least fifty calls
ordered disconnection.
al N<,l that ha lls,I ~.
up on the morning of the murder. If h
did is it not little strange that he shoulc
have used the public switchboard in the
apartment when he was entirely familiar
with my own private wire, to relate thi
story Of the murder to me. unless per
get out of it and shoulder it on me? Thi,
point was not brought out sufficient,
in the summing up because the time wa
too brief"
do you think, a reporter asked. .tha
Rose took this opportunity to bump on
Rosenthal when there was great publ
4 do" said Becker. simply. but with
ian air Of conviction;
did you know he was as vicious a
"No. I didn't then" said Becker. 20
,Course. when he came upon the stand AM
admitted that he had no conscience @
.feeling. or ever any regret. l knew then
There's another thing, take a man lik
s'who has been about the world living b
gambling and running baseball games an
sprizefights. do you suppose that he woul
take the word OF lieutenant and go ou
TO engineer n murder? New York is
big place-if afraid OF me. couldn't h
have gone TO Connecticut. or IL he had ha
the advance tip it would have been YER
easy to put me in so that ] could nc
move hand or foot. He could have gon
to the District Attorney, or 10 Webbel
who is very friendly with Assistant Di.
trict Attorney James 4. Smith"
The reporters then asked him WI
II Q hadn't taken the stand TO tell all this
"Why? WASH Z afraid. but my lawye
advised me not to. At one time it W,
considered putting in no defence at all.
will you take the stand at your secor
trial?' was the next question.
IF ] am permitted" was the quic
response,
And then, with just shade Of bite
ness, the convicted lieutenant comments
upon the newspapers and the prelude
he believes they have inculcated in Il
public mind
There is so much prejudice again
me" he said. and shook his head slowl
that am being railroaded to the chair
And then, when the reporter intel
posed. with a reminder that public pref,
dice would not reach Court of Appeal
Becker merely answered that that boo