Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-12
REFUSAL TO GIVE
UP GAMBLING coin
CAUSE Of BREAK
Bald Jack Rose" Takes the
Stand in Chas. F. Becker
Trial Today
RECITES ORIGINAL STORY
ALLEGED NEGOTIATIONS
William Shapiro, Who Drove
Car That Carried Gun
men. nm fhe Stand
By Fred j. Wilson.

New York, May 12.-''Bald Jack"
Rose took the stand before noon today
at the trial of former Police Lieuten-
ant Charles F. Becker, charged with
Staying Herman Rosenthal New York
gambler. Becker watched Rose closely
throughout his testimony.
Under the guidance of District At
torney Whitman, Rose recited the orig
inal story Of his alleged negotiations
with Becker, explaining that Becker
wanted Rosenthal killed because the
latter had informed the district attor-
ney and others that Becker was sharing
in the profits of Rosenthal 8 gambling
house.
Earlier in the day William Shapiro,
chauffeur, testified. He drove the
car that carried the gunmen to the
Hotel Metropole, before whose doors
Rosenthal was shot down.
Gas we neared the MetropOle," said
Shapiro, 81 heard one of the gunner,
| think it was Whitley Lewis, say:
Have the chauffeur turn the car
around and wait. The cops are fixed.
Becker fixed 'em. Everything's all
right. "
Attorney Manton's repeated at
tempts to exclude incriminating refer
ences to Becker failed,
Shapiro said he waited fifteen min
utes at Forty-third street for the gun
men with his car pointed to the east.
Suddenly" continued the witness,
81 heard four shots. The gunmen ran
to my car and we sped away"
Rose went into details regarding
"business deals" between Becker and
Rosenthal. Rose did not look in Beck
er's direction, although the latter
watched the witness closely.
Rosenthal's s refusal to give Becker
$500 of his gambling profits precipi-
tated the break" said Rose. Checker
wanted Rosenthal 10 submit to a
friendly raid to clear Becker's spirits,
but Rosenthal refused.
81 acted as a go-between in the ne
gotiations between Rosenthal and
Becker. When l returned with Rosen-
thal's answer, Becker said, despite
friendship, these deals or anything
else, he would raid Rosenthal's S place
and that he would mean business this
time.
"When / delivered Rosenthal's mes
sage to Becker, continued Rose, " the
lieutenant seemed very much agitatel
and said: L have tried every way to
persuade Rosenthal to submit to a
raid. / must save myself. Complaints
are flooding police headquarters. The
place must be raided.
"Later Rosenthal declared Becker
and myself out of our money inter
est in the place and that made Becker
furious. He paled with anger, say.
ing: THAT settles it. ROsenthal will
never declare any one else out.
"After the raid Rosenthal called on
Becker l was there, too He told
Becker that if he would get him clear
everything would be all right. But il
you fall down, Rosenthal added, I'u
never stop until | get you.
"Rosenthal squealed. Then Becker
said Rosenthal was getting dangerous
and must be put out of the way. He
proposed that Jack Zelig send some OF
his gunmen to 'croak Rosenthal.
~ said this should not be done but
Becker looked at me and grinned
'There's no harm to kill 2 guy like
Rosenthal,' he said, shaking his finger
in my face.
"'Then Becker, Bridgy Webber
Harry vOllon and myself met to set
tie the final details of the proposed
murder
Rose was still on the stand when ad
iournment was ordered.