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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
MAYOR REPLIES TO WISE
Noisy Censor" and 'Infam-
matory Orator" He Says.

Mayor Gaynor made reply yesterday 20
the statement OF Rabbi Wise, who re-
ferred TO his letter to Commissioner WAL
do on the Rosenthal case as an angry
soueak" and said he did not see why
the Mayor should make the fact that
Rosenthal was a gambler reason FOR
drawing an Indictment OF a whole peo-
Pile"
The Mayors utterance was in the form
OF a reply 70 a letter from b. +. Green
span. OF No. 80 Ridge street. who took
exception TO what Rabbi Wise had said.
What bowling wilderness the mind
Of such q man must be-" said tho Mayor.
referring to Rabbi Wise. II have no use
for these infiammatory orators"
The letter is as follows:
Dear Mr.. Greenspan: thank YOU very
much for your letter. You understand
the matter correctly. | have not said 80
much as one word about the Jews in con-
nection with the Rosenthal murder. |
have not used the word at all. In my
letter | said that those whose names have
been published In connection with the
gambling murder. and with gambling.
showed them to be degenerate foreign
ers" who gave the police great trouble.
And II you look at the list OF names you
VIII ina tnat tney are not all jews, III
though Il contains several or many Jews.
But IL the list were all Jews, | am suf-
dciently acquainted with the Jewish In
tcllect and character to know that the
Jews do not shield criminals OF their race
any more than any other criminals. They
rate all criminals alike.
/ cannot help Rabbi Wise. He Is sup
posed 10 10 a preacher and charitable
man. That no has borne false witness
against me concernoth him more than II
concerneth me. lie seems TO read the
Hearst newspapers and accept their
statements as true. What bowling
wilderness the mind OF such q man must
be, And yet he processes to be teacher
and even a noisy censor. | have no use
for these InhammatOry orators. They are
all voice and no conscience or heart.
We all have 10 do the best we can. and
should all OF things stand by the truth
and by our training and convictions.
degenerate outlaw IL the same 70 me,
Jew or Gentle. l wish We could be rid OF
such. Sincerely yours.
w. J. GAYNOR, Mayor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
BECKER MEN LOSE CASE
Negro Accused of Gambling
Acquitted by Jury.

Warren Bentley, a negro, against whom
two former members of Lieutenant
Charles Becker's strong arm" squad
had brought charges OF gambling and
carrying concealed weapons, was dis
charged yesterday by Judge O'Sullivar, IN
General Sessions, on the recommendation
OF John x. Clark, an Assistant District
Attorney. Bentley was acquitted on the
gambling charge. and Mr.. Clark said thai
the charge Of carrying blackjack would
be still harder to prove. Charles c. Stein
ert and Joseph B. Sheppard, who were
recently put back IN uniform, were III.
petrolmen who arrested him.
The only other witness against him wa
James Marshall, a negro, who. as Mr.
Clark told the Jurors. had frequently
been employed by the police, and whom
some might term stool pigeon" Sew
era Jurors were excused because they
said they did not feel they could keep
themselves unbiased in view OF the char
acter of the testimony.
While Marshall testified that ne hao
bought a dollars worth Of chips ard
played poker IN Bentley's rooms. he al
mitted that he had been playing cards
there for a month before he made any
Bentley had several witnesses
who testified that when he could not ger
work as a plumber he acted as 1anitor
OF an apartment house. He himself SAID
ne was playing seven up with a friend
when Marshall came in and insisted tina,
they change TO poker and all three play.
ha cub mis- ~.
the first ballot they are said TO have
stood seven 70 five for acquittal. and on
the second all were FOR ecQuittal.
Bentley is htty-two years old and i've.
at No. 2O7 West li5th street
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after the Tuesday when Rosenthal was
slot IN the mountains near Kingston.
other tips from that same ncighbor-
hood that were received at Police Head
alarters at about the same time placed
larry Horowitz. alias Glib the Blood. ="
md "Ieftie Louis in about the same
cnneral ncighborhood. and IT is known
that other detectives are in that vicin-
~ trailing them.
According TO the stories Of the shoot
ing of Rosenthal which have been given
10 the authorities since the breakdown
" Rose. Weber and Valinsky, only one
oc the four gunner who were delegated
10 do the job actually fred at Rosen-
hal. The plan followed was 10 have
he three others simply shoot their re
divers in the general direction II
rlosenthal for the purpose Of making
j., all the more difficult TO determine
yTho was the actual murderer.
Lewis will be brought into the city
cNsr the West Shore Railroad this
morning
Lewis vas travelling under the name
II Frank Muller" and according to
Harvey's telephone report 10 inspcc-
tor Hughes was found to have re-
yolver on him In addition 90 charging
him with completely in the murder o.
Rosenthal. therefore. tie detectives
who made the arres; charged Muller.
or white" with carrying conceaiea
weapons
Lewis tod the detectives, according
TO Hugh, that he was almost broke
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
RFCKFR'S ATTORNEY
BEFORE GRAND JURY

m,tted 20 state the ground for my re-
fusal."
He certainly should have had an OPP
portunity TO state his ground for refusal
said Judge Mulqueen.
1T WAS not case OF conversation be-
tween the grand jury, the District Attor-
ney and this witness" said Mr.. Whitman
1t was very simple question-as TO
whether or not he had conversation
with n man charged with murder during
the interval elapsing between the time OF
the murder and the arrest OF the DEFEND
ant"
Mr. Hart attempted TO reply. but was
Gu. short by Judge Mulqueen, who said !:
This court viii not brook any inter-
ference with the District Attorney In the
discharge OF his duty"
During the time after the murder or
Rosenthal." said the District Attorney,
and when I had the assurance OF tho
police that every effort was being made
10 apprehend Jacob Rose I have informa-
ton that Becker was IN constant com
munication with Rose, went 70 visit MN
at the house where he was staying. and
that Becker told his attorney John W.
Hart. the witness, 10 go TO Rose, ana
Hart went and procured an affidavit from
Rose. / do not know that my information
Is correct nor what this AFFIDAVIT con-
tanned. Go not know that Becker was
IN touch with Rose during that time. but
such is my information. and ! believe that
il is the duty of any member OF the bar
of Ynrl- - a
question as 10 whether or not he had q
conversation with q man who was being
searched for on charge Of murder before
he was apprehended. and especially IL he
was not the attorney OF that fugitive"
Talk OF Disbarment.
Nj Whitman resumed his seat, and as
Mr.. Hart arose 10 address the court the
District Attorney added:
II this allegation IS true Mr.. Hart
deserves 10 be disharred, and will make
II my business TO see that ne ia disbarred
after this case is gone through"
There is only one question before the
court" replied Mr.. Hart II Will answer
any questions the court says I must an
swer. | was retained by Becker as coun-
sci on Saturday before the Rosenthal
murder. Nothing / have done / am
ashamed OF | am willing 20 answer any
questions that the court may direct"
The court instructs you to answer that
question" SAID Judge MulqIeen.
As the court has directed, ! viii an
s~er the question" said Mr.. Hart.
Mr Hart answered the question when
lie returned 70 the grand fury room but
baked at several other questions that he
thought would violate his duty TO his
client. lie was on the point OF being
hailed again before Judge Mulqu"en when
he answered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
FOSIDCK SEES WALDO
Whitman and Mayor Also Con
fer with Accounts Chief.

Raymond b. Fosdick, who resigned as
Commissioner OF Accounts on Tuesday,
visited Police Headquarters yesterday and
held a long conversation with Commits
sioner Waldo Later he was in confer
ence with the Mayor at the City Hall.
This meeting was also attended by the
Police Commissioner.
After being with the Mayor Mr.. Fos-
dick went to the office OF the District
Attorney, where he lid long talk with
Mr. whitman.
Mr. Fosdick's visit was TO lay before
the county prosecutor ell the information
he had in regard TO gambling in New
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and my nerve is all gone. II you insist
that 10 down. very we'll but remember
I'll not be responsible for what say. I'm
pretty tired and they may break me
down
"'Oh, that will be ell right said Beck
or. You go down. They'll only ask you
about the hiring Of the gray car, and you
can tell them that you hired It. Say 10
them that you had often hired IT, and
that on the night OF the murder you got
out Of 70 long before II happened. and
that you don't know anything about what
occurred after
Rose again kicked, but Becker reas-
sured him, saying he would look out for
him and that Il would be all right
You know how Rose drove 10 Police
Headquarters the next morning and gave
himself up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
NO WHITEWASHING BY
MAYOR, SAYS CURRAN

You might az well give the Mayor a
pail OF whitewash and a brush and let
him go before the Board 81 Aldermen ana
finish the work that he has begun" said
Alderman H. H. CrirTan last night. refer
ring to the desire OF the Mayor that The
Corporation Counsel act az counsel for
the alderInanic committee that Is going
TO investigate the Police Department.
After conference with the Mayor Cor
poration Counsel Watson had issued a
statement IN which he Raid that he would
not abd!cate his official functions In such
grave public crisis and that he did
not intend 10 be unrcssonably deprived
Of this opportunity for unprecedented
public service
Alderman Curran not only declared that
the aldermanic investigating committee
would choose It's own counsel. but that It
was most likely 10 can Mayor GayuOr as
the first witness
Nothing that Mayor Gaynor has zone
or said since ! first talked TO him about
this investigation" said Alderman Cur
ran, Indicates that he has changed his
attitude OF hostility. Under no circum-
stances will We allow tho Corporation
Counsel TO dominate this inquiry.
Cannot Help but Suspect
This Is no reflection upon Mr. Watson
personally. He was appointed b. the
Mayor and Is removable by the Mayor
Just ss is the Poli5e Commissioner. The
investigation should be kept out Of the
Mayors hands entirely. cannot help
but look with suspicion upon the sugges-
ton OF the Mayor that the Corporation
Counsel take charge OF the inquiry, Why
at the same time that he called the Board
OF Aldermen 20 meet, did he write 10 the
Corporation Counsel asking him to take
charge of the investlgation?'
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Nothing 10 Fear.
SULLIVAN DENIES HE
COLLECTEDFOR BECKER

Harry Valleuslty. alias WALTON: william
Shapiro, Louis Libby and Jacob Reich.
alias Jack" Sullivan. were arraigned
before Coroner Feinberg yesterday and
remanded back 20 the Tombs for another
forty-eight hours.
While awaiting arrangement Reich
who was one OF Bccker's press agents
asked that several statements attributed
20 him be- denied. Here is what the tor
mer king Of the newsboys" said:
II want 10 deny tho report that ! dIacd
with Sam Schepps In the Garden fest3u-
rant on Tuesday. July 49, as alleged, or
that there had been any previous at
raugements 10 do 50.
The statement which Rose IL alleged 10
have made that said / could FIX Nj
Whitman is absolutely false and untrue
| have never made any such statement In
my nfe with regard 10 MIR. Whitman. and
don't claim to have any particular
friendship with him.
Il have known the Rosenthsls intimate
~ for twenty-five years and Mrs.. Rosen-
thai herself Will say that ! have been
their best and most trusted friend duIing
this time
- never collected any graft fol- Becker.
Il Is true that We We're often together
and that 7 was In position 20 help
Becker in many ways. but the statement
that collected graft for him is untrue"
Reich promises 10 have what he de-
scribed us "a full and complete state
nent FOR The press" ready in a day or
two.
sam" schepps did not appear at the
Criminal Courts Building yesterday. al
though It was promised that no would.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02

Alderman CIrrsr declared that inves-
De form Cd always had the right 10 choose
their own counsel. He said there were
plenty or lawyers under the Influence
neither Of Tammany Hall nor the Repub.
lican organization who were competent TO
cOnduc: such sn investigation.
In hi- letter to MI Watson" CON
unned The Alderman the Mayor speaks
Of 'nagg!ng' MI Gayn1r Is The only
Hagger and ne Is showing IL In every
action he is taking In connection with
this case
Alderman Curran was busy yesterday
ooLferring with various members Of the
Committee on Rules. which according 20
tie present plan. VIII be the medium for
appointing the special investigating com
mittce. The latter will consist Of five
OF seven members. and the chances are
that Alderman Currau will be chairman
Of the special committee. Alderman Folks
Is chairman OF the Rules Committee
The statement Of Corporation Counsel
Watson In regard to the connection OF
his ONCE with the inquiry, was as follows:
Let me say once for oil that IN this
grave public crisis / shall not abdicate
my official functions, and more especially
shall | not do so in the face OF das-
tardly insinuation that an Investigation
Of tho Police Department under my legal
direction will not be thorough and search
Ing and conducted without fear or favor.
In the existing situation II Is not only
my duty to act. but the opportunity pre-
scented for an unprecedented public SER
vice is one Of which ! shall not be un-
reasonably deprived. The nature OF this
service Is not one that would ordinarily
seek. ] greatly deplore, az all must, the
occasion for II; but neither the influence
Of this feeling nor any other can deter
me from searching out any rotten spots
which may exist. and, when found. from
laying them bare 10 the bone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02

A lawyer VINO said he had been retained
by the relatives OF schepps issued a de-
Mai. saying that he had never made
such a promise.
The police found photograph Of
Schepps yesterday ~ Far Rockaway and
sent Il out on a circular 10 the police
all over the country. The description OF
schepps accompanying the photograph
was:
American Hebrew, occupation enlarger
OF photos, real estate or other agent or
salesman. gambler. aged thirty-tve years.
height i've tset seven inches. weight 40
or 10 pounds, slender build, light COM
p!eXion. skin little rough. Hight HAIR
large blue eyes. large nose, wears nose
glasses, one eye a little crossed goa
filing In teeth, smooth shaVen. intell-
gent. smooth talker. dresses neatly. wears
OF theatres associate or sporting men.
vaudeville actors, etc. Accustomed 20
good living, spends much time In TURK
Ism baths. incessant cigarette smoker
Can raise a light mustache.
Arrest the above described for the muir
der Of Herman Rosenthal, in the CRY Of
New York. about a. NJ. Tuesday, July
10. 1912. An automobile touring carr Vas
used BY the murderers 20 escape from
the scene OF the crime
Aaron J. Levy. for Shapiro ana LIuoJ'
said last night
I'VE have found new witness Who
believe. will make some startling as
closures when lie is taken before the
Grand jury do not think that he VIII
be a witness before Monday, as he had 10
go 10 Boston. His testimony will not be
In regard TO the murder itself. but Will
DE corroboratiye In Il startling degree AZ
10 ho., where and when Becker and his
cohorts collected their graft from the
gamblers
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and their escorts. while tie house was
ablaze with lights. Mrs Becker. when
seen by reporter. refused 70 talk on the
subject Of her husbands arrest or her
change OF dwelling place.
Lieutenant Becker. with his wife, for
merly lived in an apartment house at NO
40 Edgecombe Road. at l65th street Two
years ago he purchased one OF the hand
soonest homes in Ollnville avenue. which
IS a choice section OF The Bronx, and had
the house completely renovated inside and
out by Joseph Ryan. contractor, OF
Gun I'M Road and Olnville avenue lie
had Intended moving into his new home
at the time OF his arrest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
MRS. BECKER IN NEW HOME
Moves from Flat to Fine House
in The Bronx.

Three heavily loaded furniture vans
drew up yesterday afternoon before the
handsome house at Burke and Olinvlle
avenues, The Bronx. recently purchased
by Lieutenant Becker.
For several hours men worked steadily
moving furniture into the house and ar
ranging II, while Mrs. Becker directed
them. Late In the evening Mrs. Becker
sat on tho coy piazza with two women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02

Explaining the general course OF MS
work on the Rosenthal case and the
correlated subject Of police levy on
rambling and other forms Of law
breaking. District Attorney Whitman
made this statement last night:
Murder is e graver crime than the levy
,;na oF biacknail BY the police. l decline
20 be diverted by any demand ior = gen
eraI investigation Of the police depart
nent and police s 56;irst T m ,u sfTse m
, I am endeavoring 70 prosecute 10 COZ.
,victlon all Of the mvrcereTs. II rs ihe
duty OF the 10000 policemen Of this CITY
10 And them. They should have been ar
yssted at the scene OF the crime. -.
Tho fact that they are still at large
"a a very serious reflection upon cChdI-
lions in the Police Department
Al the Coroner's hearing yesterday
afternoon. when the hearings or the
several prisoners had been formaliv
postponed, Mr.. Whitman was heard 10
say to Commissioner Dougherty;
commissioner, why don't you get
these mem
Il don't know, Judge; the whole damn
Police Department is demoralized' and
there isn't any more detective bureau
was pougherty's reply
'oWelL these men are still free ana
we certainly do want them" Mr. Whit"
man remarked.
The days developments brought out
a hot exchange between the D!strct
Attorney and the Police Commissioners
when Mr.. Waldo's statement that ne
thought Mr.. Whitman ought to call
him before the grand jury was repeat
ed 70 the District Attorney.
Not Interested in Statistics.
I'VE are not at all interested in Mr.
waido's ideas of my duties" said Mr..
Whitman. The grand jury's chief In
terest in Mr. Waldo now is why he
doesn't catch the murderers with 10000
policemen 10 help him. The grand jury
has no interest just now in Mr.. Waldo
lists of figures on arrests"
Mr.. Waldo made his customary daily
call on Mayor Gaynor yesterday, but
no word of what passed between the
Mayor and his Commissioner was al
lowed 20 leak out.
Az 10 the proposed aldermanic in
vestigation of the Police Department
Mr.. Whitman expressed himself az
being well pleased that there would DO
such en- inquiry.
81 am very busy looking into the
actual facts OF the murder" Mr.. Whit
man added. Il VIII cooperate so far
as can with any sincere investigation
Of police conditions, but, Of course. l
cannot permit such a proceeding 10 i'm
peril Justice
Tho District Attorney devoted his
day TO matters pertaining more strictly
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York and the results of his Investigation
of the Police Department.
Mr.. Fosdick refused to discuss his visit,
but 1t IS known that many letters he
received I'm the last six months concern
Ing gambling graft were turned over 10
the District Attorney and that in several
Of them Lieutenant Beckers name ap-
peared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
WHITMAN REFUSES
TO SIDETRACK SEARCH

to the murder rather than 20 The gen
eral graft situation. and apart from his
session with John W Hart before the
grand jury worked chiefly on "Dago
Frank" Cirofici weakened consider
ably. but he did not confess TO any CON
nection with the events Of the night on
which Herman Rosenthal was muir
dered Mr.. Moss, the Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, aided Mr.. Whitman in
questioning "Dago Frank" and both
near future will probably tell ell he
knows.
No assurances OF immunity have been
extended to "Dago Frank" partly be-
cause no one is sure as yet just what
part he played that night.
Sam" SchepTs, whose representa-
tives had given Mr.. Whitman positive
assurances that he would come into
the District Attorneys Offices yester-
day. failed to show up, but it is expect
cd that he Will come within another
day Or so. Schepps is said to have
been in St Louis when he received the
word to come back.
Commissioner Dougherty got out a
supplementary circular yesterday, in
which Schepps is named as one OF the
men the police want to get in touch
with.
, Rose Not Mere stool"
The story told by Mr.. Hart, Becker $
lawyer yesterday has convinced the
District Attorney that Becker's con-
tention that he knew Jack" Rose only
as q convenient "stool-pigeon" has no
basis in fact Harris story, II is uD-
derstood, shows that he, at Becker s
request, went to see Rose on Tuesday
| between ii and II o'clock at night a
matter of about twenty hours after the
murder Of Essential.
On the Thursday morning after the
murder, Hart said. he communicated
with another lawyer. This other law
yer. Hart said, advised him that fur
ther delay would be dangerous for both
| Hart and Becker. and that he should
at once notify tho police Of the where
abouts Of Rose. This other lawyer,
| Hart added, offered TO go to see Mr..
Waldo and apprise him Of Roses
whereabouts.
That same day William Travers
Jerome called upon Mr. Waldo. but be-
| fore his call Rose had taken matters
into his own hands and given himself
! up.
Commissioner Waldo was asked yes
terday by Tribune reporter whether
he had had any communication with
| MIR. Jerome in connection with the Ro-
seminal case. He said that he had not,
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lied az nonsense. He said that Wnl'e
there seemed TO be no doubt that Hart
knew where Rose was, there was noth-
ing TO show that Hart knew officially
that the police wanted Rose.
Mr.. whitman left town last night TO
be gone until Monday and In MS ap-
scence Mr.. Moss will conduct the case
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and added that he did not see MI
Jerome at the most more often thai
about once in six months. He SAID
that. of course, he knew Mr. jerome
very well. but they didn't happen to
meet much oftener than that.
Any talk of disbarment proceedings
against Hart Mr. Whitman character
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Asked to Sign Affidavit.

Anyway, they patched IL up some how.
although both were pretty mad. II was
then Q o'clock Becker told Rose that he
was sending his attorney. Mr.. Hart 10
see him. and that he wanted Rose TO sign
an affidavit.
Rose demurrod at first, saying he did
not think II Just right that he should b.
asked 10 sign anything at that critical
period. and he so told Becker.
Jaw, sign it, replied Becker. Ttll be
all right. I'm going to take care OF you
Rose said he would do H. but he
thought 1t looked rather queer. and then
II began to dawn upon him for the first
time that perhaps Becker would try to
frame him up.
However. Hart went to Polloks house
that night. ] don't know what time. ex-
cept that 1t was some time between and
midnight He drew up Ave or six aft
davts before he was finally satisfied. and
this Rose signed. Then he went away.
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"'Thls Is Becker said the lieutenant ut
the other end OF tho wire. What in -
do you mean by not coming TO the phone
when I want to talk to your
well, III be --- II want TO talk to
every one In creation Just now replied
Rose. I didn't know who you were
We'll, you've got 10 make some diff
ferent arrangement than what exists now.
so that when I call you up again I can
get you. said Becker