Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-19

loi DlSlIlCt Attorney WhlJman:
About the time Jack Zelg was ar
rested on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons some of Zelig's friends
told me there We're some nasty rumors
associating my name in the jobbing of
Zelig. | became alarmed and called
Becker. He told me it was a fact that
Zelig had been framed
Il explained to him what danger it
meant to me- We'll he said, find out
Zelig's friends and tell them if they
want to save zelig and themselves that
Rosenthal is the man that is stirring up
all the trouble in New York and I want
him murdered-shot, his throat cut, any
way that will take him off the earth
Promised Immunity.
He went further. He said if any
body will murder Rosenthal nothing can
happen to him; he will take care of
that. And if these men down town
don't accept the job tell them that not
one of them will be left on my round
ups. I will find where they hang out
and | will frame every one of them up
and send them up the river for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Now, he said it is one thing or the
other Rosenthal to be croaked or the
fellows down town to be framed.
First I met Harry Vslon and Bridge
Weber 1 told them of it all and they
agreed. II was a serious matter. so we
located two of Zelig's friends. Lefty
Louie and Whitley We warned them
of Beckers threat to frame everybody.
The next day zelig was released on
bonds and l met him. l told him it
was only the beginning Of long cam
paign of framing by Becker and his
men unless Rosenthal was murdered.
zelig wouldn't have anything to do
with it,
Il received a message on Monday
night from Becker. He said If the
-- would only get croaked tonight
how happy he would be.
Il walked around to the Sam Paul
club where | met Jack Sullivan and
talked with him l telephoned for an
automobile and Sullivan asked me to
take him to Madison So. Garden to the
fights where he had an appointment
with Becker which | did | left Sullivan
at the Garden and went to Gilbert's
house
Il took the entire party including
Schepps, Pitt and WALTON to 18th ST.
where a tire blew out. | suggested to
Schepps to telephone to the Boulevard
for another machine which he did the
Gray car with Shapiro arrived
company me up town. We stopped at
Webbers when quite a crowd was gath
cred at the door we all went upstairs
and sat around a table ordering some
| thing to eat and drink some one came
| in and reported RosenthaI was at the
Metropole everybody started out Of the
| place.
The Murder Reported
y remained behind and insisted that
Sleeps remain with me which he did
after a while Sleeps went out. wait
ed around when soon one came in with
the Report that Rosenthal had been
murdered.
'Webber suggested telephone Beck
err l spoke to Becker l asked him If
he heard the news he said yes some
newspaper man telephoned him l said
Ny God Charlie this IS awful. He said
now don't worry no harm will come to
any one. he said where are you | said
at Webbers he said will be down town
right away
Il went back and told Weber and we
waited long while he came along all
smiles and we walked down to a door
way & started to talk Jack Sullivan
was there and walked down with us
as we got in the door way a man came
along whom We knew and Jack Suln-
van didn't want him to see Becker to
left Becker Weber and me there while
he went away TO talk to this man.
Il opened the conversation by saving
My God Charlie this is Horrible There
will be- Hell to play. he said what is
the matter don't worry leave all that
to me I asked have you seen him and
he said yes l saw the squealing Bas-
tard l would of liked to taken my knife
out and cut a piece Of his tongue out
and hang it up Is a warning to possible
future squealers. he said well | was
saved the trouble doing it myself he
said I became tired waiting for you
fellows to get the gang to do IT so de-
cided tonight to do it myself.
Money For Those Fellows"
81 asked him how well he said after
left Jack Sullivan instructed Otto to
drive by the Metropole and to slow
down without stopping l intended If
Rosenthal was there to take ont nv