Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-14
WEBER DESCRIBES
DETAILS Of PLOT
TO ASSASS|NATE
ROSENTHAL
Bloodthirsty Threats Alleged
to Have Been Uttered by
Lieutenant Becker Repeat
ed to Court.
OFFICER WANTED TO CUT
OUT VICTIMS TONGUE
my Leased Wire 70 EvsainE Msraidl

N"w York, oct. 14.--.Winflcld a..
Shrhun, secretary of Police Com
missioner Waldo, was the first wit
ness called hy tho prosecution this
morning when the trial of former
iulic" Lieutenant Becker wns re-
sumrd.
Shchun. Who IL II former ncwspa
perman, was asked To identify his slg
nature on II document handed to him
by Assistant District Attorney Moss.
The document was communication
addressed to Becker and attached
thereto were letters Unidentified by tho
witness as having boen In his opinion
written by Becker. Shehan said he
had signed the document ut tho dlrec-
tiun of Commissioner Waldo
On the plea that the witness had
given only his "Opium" nv To the
authenticity OF Bcckcrs signature.
the defense objected to the introduce
ton of tho papers.
Justice Goff refused ~ allow the
papers To be admitted aud "BridsIo
Wuhhrr was called,
tie mId his real nume was Louis
aud that no was n gambler.
II" had known Herman Rosenthal
tor ten years und jack Rose the same
time, Becker he had known for two
years. having first met him In Jack
Roses place and the nsxt time In
front of his (Wcbber's) poker rooms
"hid YOU ever have q conversation
with BECKER about Rosenthal2"
yves, with Harry Vallon and Jack
Rose. the latter part of June. Becker
snid the d is trying To do me IN
every way. He's trying to sec Waldo
the commissioner, and now he's goinE
to get to whitman. That d. has got
To he stopped; he's got to be croaked
bpfore he'Rete TO whitman
II said. Charley, that's pretty
dangerous thing to do. to murder u
man
""Thnt's MI right Euid Becker;
he's got To be- stopped. ."
"BrIdgic" told OF n subsequent
meeting with Becker.
what ara you doing about that
Ioscnthul?" Becker said to me. Web
bcr testified, "ll"'H doing me. He''
got to bC CruNkcd."
- said; Charley. he's going 60 b,
taken care ur. You're liable to see Il
In Ia" papers any day"
The witness then told OF meeting
Rose and telling him or Bocker'H In
Histrncr that "th" Job" be done.
Wrbhrr described the inception oi
the murder plot, Rose had agrecl
To get the four RunmOn together n
his poker rooms un the night OF Jun'
IL, ON thnt night he (Webber) saw
Becker and Jack sullivan at Il prig,
fight, left them aud went to his pOkei
rooms. "Lcrty Louie" Jack Rose
Hurry WALTON, "Gyp the Blood" San
Schcppa ana "bagu Frank" appeared
on the scene. Bridgic snid
"RuHr uskcd me II | knew where
Rnscnthul was." Wrhbcr testified.
II went to the Mctropolc ana saw
ROsenthal thrro. | cumo back to my
MctrOpoie. Thcn they all went GuI
but Rose. stayed five minutes and
then lcft"
Wcbbor snid ne was not at the
scene Of the murder until inter Ros'
Nnthul had been shCt.
81 saw the body on tho sidewalk.
he testified, lie met Becker after
'hc murder near his poker rooms witt
ju"k Rose nnd Jack Sullivan.
80 congratulate YOU, Jack; II goOt
lob said Becker" Webber testified.
"'This ~ terrible, Charley, salt
Rose. They've got the number of tn
| machine
"'Ncyer mind said Becker; I'l
TAX" care of you and the gang"
Wcbber testified he heard Becke
say at the tlmo;
~ Just saw him (RoAenthAl) layln
there In the police station, ana T.
like to have taken my knife and Gu
out his tongue az IA warning for ~
ture squeRlers."
Then Becker said" the wItnes
continued. ~ passed the Cadilia
about 1870 in my machine and toll
the chauffeur TO go slow NO that II
secn that --- ROgenthal up against tn
wall there ! could have taken "a AhO
ut him."
Webbcr next corrObornted Rose
story az to paying him $1,000 to re
the murder crew out OF town ana wa
turned over to the defonse.
Were you ever ralded2" asked AZ
tOrney Mcintyre.
yes"
The witness told OF half n doEe
raids on various gambling places h
had conducted.
you've been a gambler all you
life, haven't you?"
YES"
The witness admitted that his plac
was an opium Joint, but insisted ths
he never had taken opium or MOI
phlne himself though he had sol
opium 10 others for two years
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