Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-15
'aper interviews that Rosenthal had

Eyes, Becker told me that ! should
not worry about that; that he had
Jack Sullivan looking after the papers
and that Rosenthal could not get any
thing printed. Later Becker told me
morning paper had gotten an aftida'
Wit from Rosenthal and was going to
print It,
81 guess Rosenthal means to do
what he said he would--to squeal and
break me- Becker said. -..o.
"Tll get a couple of gangmen, !
told Becker, and go around and tell
Rosenthal that II he does not stop his
attacks on you something will happen
to him.
"'Oh. hell, Becker said, 4 don't
want the fellow beaten up. II | ala
I'd beat him up myself or have MIN
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
"'What do you want done with Ros-
enthal?' asked Becker during the
conversation, the witness testified.
Rose said that Becker replied:
"T want him (RosenthaD murdered,
shot, croaked, dynamited or anything.
I want him put where we Will never
have to worry about him again.
The witness here told Of Becker's
alleged instructions to him 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.
Becker and RosenthaI Partners.
Rose said he met Becker again at
his house and at the Union square
hotel, when Becker told him the de-
tails of the alleged partnership IN
gambling house between Becker ana
Rosenthal. ..
Becker" Rose testified. said Her
man had made a proposition to hm
that he 20 into partnership with
Rosenthal in running gambling house
and had asked him to invest $4,000 IN
it, I said no one ever made any
money in the gambling business with
Rosenthal."
Becker. however, continued the wit
ness, did not. agree and made pro-
nositicn to allow Rosenthal to take
TWENTY-FIVE per cent share of the bust
ness proceeds. Becker took $z.aoo
chattel mortgage on Rosenthals prop
erty and arranged for a dummy 70
hold the mortgage.
"Becker asked me-" the witness
went ON, eff would take charge and
I said l would" -
The witness told of conversations
with Becker in which the police lieut.
enant inquired what were the profits
of the gambling house.
II reported to him on one occasion
that the house had made several thou
sand dollars" said Rose. He told me
to tell Rosenthal to send him $500. l
went to see Rosenthal and Rosenthal
said he wouldn't give it because he
thought he hadn't had a square deal
on the mortgage.
Arranged for Rosenthal Raid.
81 told Becker. Becker said that
lust as soon as his attention was
called to that place he would raid it.
He told me to tell that to Rosenthal.
I told Rosenthal Rosenthal said:
"'You tell Becker he can't raid this
place unless he gets the proper evil.
dence, and he can't get it because i
know all his men and they can't get
in here
$50 that's his attitude. is it," Beck
err said. when ] told him this. All
right I'll raid it. Tell Rcsenthal.'
"Rosenthal sent back word by me
to Becker Tell that fellow he'd bet
ter not start anything with me-
"The next day Becker told me that
Commissioner Waldo had called his at
tention to the place and he (Becker)
would have to raid it. l told Rosen.
thai, and Rosenthal said: Tell Becker
he can't bluff me; don't believe Com.
missioner Waldo ever called his atten-
ton to my place.
Several days later Becker told mo
that complaints were pouring In and
he would have to raid the place. He
told me to see Rosenthal and tell him
to do him favor.
"'Tell him he has to stand for
raid Becker said. I did him favor
and he must do one for me. I'll raid
the place and it will relieve me from
worry. and in a few days he can re-
open his place and everything will
be all right
"Rosenthal replied to me: You tell
Becker ne must lulHh l III SlhIy w
stand for such a thing. He might as
we'll take torch and burn 1t up. It's
my place and I'm going to handle it
the way I think BEST.
"DoN yon 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
von to go over to the Tombs and see
Zelig and ask him to give order to
croak Rosenthal tonight. Tomorrow
will see that Zelig's out on the
street. Becker gave me 500 to take
to Zelig. I'll meet you tomorrow
morning to see what Zelig says he
tcld me. Tell him that there will be
no danger to his gang
81 saw Zelig and gave him the 500
and told him that it came from Beck
err" Rose continued, "Zelig said: I
don't want that 500. want to get
out Of here. You and Becker got me
into this trouble told him that the
500 was just little favor from
Becker and that he was not to worry.
"Zelig said If you want to do me a
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