Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-07-31
Lieutenant Boosted He Re-
ceived Ono Fourth of that
Amount--GambIer Says.
PATROLMAN ON TRIAL
Still More Startling ReveIa
tions Are Expected in
the Near Future.

was foChcu up III tuS lStd
with being implicated in the murder
of Herman Rosenthal, told District At
torney Whitman that $2,400,000 was
collected yearly by the police from
gambling and disorderly houses and
other forms Of blackmail. Rose swore
that Becker had contlded to him that
the loot was divided among four po-
lice officials. Becker himself, two po-
hcemen of higher rank and a minor
| official who does not wear a uniform.
Jack" said Recker, the rake of
Is 80 good tina my own share was
100000 and the others got the same"
Becker's collector, who handled a
good deal of the money himself, does
not think that Becker or any individ-
ual pocketed 5000 900 In any one y.ar.
but that Becker and his connections
were distributing agents and that the
S500,0O0 each received was subdivided.
There is just one chance for Becker to
save himself The district attorney
may conclude to deal leniently with
the lieutenant II he can and will tell
the truth about who else received the
pr0nt6 OF blackmail.
There wasn't the slightest indication
that Becker would turn informer. On
the contrary, man with whom he has
talked In the past twenty-four hours
said that the lieutenant's defense
would be that Rose and Bridge Web
Der and Harry Vallon had lied about
him for the purpose Of saving them
selves.
Grand Jury to Sit Al! Summer.
No matter what course Becker may
take the grand jury will be kept In
, session all summer for the purpose Of
the profits Of the police ring were
81, 100000 annually. The grand jury
will go into information obtained by
the district attorney that other police
officials. as well as man powerfully
connected but not In the department,
had a stake In the game Of graft.
This will be matter also for the
exercise Of the special talents Of VIII
liam j. Burns. Burns detectives are
already at work, but Burns himself
has not yet contracted to remain in
New York and direct the investiga.
ton. he is holding out for big fee
And the district attorney has not yet
obtained from William J. Schiefiiin
and others interested with Mr.. Schief
fin a statement as to how much cash
they are prepared to spend.
Roses accusations against Leuten-
ant Becker were specific and positive.
Having obtained, In common with
Webber and Vallon, promise Of i'm
munity, Becker's collector was willing
to 60 far. He said that when Becker
took charge Of the strong arm squad
the lieutenant asked him to name
the gamblers who were worth dealing
with. Rose, from years Of expert
knowledge, gave Becker long list Of
gamblers who could be persuaded"
Most OF these did business in Man
haitian. but some were located In
Brooklyn. where the strong arm squad
also had Jurisdiction.
Price List Is Agreed On.
Becker, says Rose. scanned the list
carefully and decided how much each
gambler was to bo assessed. There
was systematic and carefully work
ed out price list. The big gamblers
paid heavily. Men like Honest John"
Kelly were forced to contribute as
much as $500 month. while the 'llt-
tie fellows" the Bridge Webbsrs Of
the traffic, were required to put up
all the way from $50 to 5000 month.
Rose gave the names of the so called
"bfg business men" of the gambling
trade with whom Becker dealt. They
are names that have been familiar
along Broadway for years.
When Rose tapped at their doors
they responded as quickly as the cheap
gamblers who had moved up to the
Tenderloin after the death W racing
the Beansy Rosenfelds, the Webbers,
the Paul Kellys and the RosenthaIs.
Mr.. Whitman had heard. though not
from Rose. that Honest John" Kelly
made out 4 number Of checks to the
order Of Lieutenant Becker, that these
checks were Endorsed BY 4 police Of
hcial and that they were cashsd BY
this Official. One Of these checks, Mr..
Whitman learned, was for $4,000.
Curtously enough the protection money
was not always paid In cash. 1t some
times took the form Of checks. There
u no accounting for that almost un-
precedented indiscretion, except on
the theory that the shrewd gamblers
who gave their checks might have
wanted to keep certain tangible evi-
dences Of their unla wfuI dealtnRs with
the police. or that perhaps the ring.
sters became SO bold and braxen that
they gave little thought to how the
money came. SO long az It poured In,
Rose spoke Of the immense sums he
insists that Becker received al casually
and ~ unconcernedly AZ II he had been
discussing hundreds instead Of hun
ireds Of thousands.
Money simply Poured In.
Pew people have any idea." sal,
Rose. 'of how fat the pickings ar.
= . sow In II pou,
In. can't tell exactly at this moment
how many houses gave up protection
money, but know that there were
more than . hundred"
my own contribution was SIPS .
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