The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-12

when I told Becker this no said
I've done all I could. That place has
| got to be raided. There's no Other
way, with all them letters piling w
at Headquarters'
II saw Rossnthsl q iitsie while aftei
that and he told me he had declared
Becker out-that all the money they'd
put IN together was gone. and that
now he had q now partner who
wouldn't stand for n raid. told this
news 10 Becker and he mid: Well
he'll never declare anybody else out
That house goes tonight. We'll take
Rosenthal as proprietor II We catch
him IN the house
TGLLS OF THE RAID At RosEN.
THAt'e.
THAT was the night OF April H.
7 1912. I was across the street from
l the house-which was No. 100 West
! Forty brth street, between Broadway
/ and Sixth avenuc---and saw Bee kera
I men break In. hoscnthal came into
, the street an the raid WIS going on,
and he and watched It."
z. Did you see Becker there7 A.
No.
Tho next conversation" said Rose.
twas when Becker told me Rosen-
thai had wanted to know why tho
"
tho raiied house. Becker said: 4
can't 9et him out. It's In higher
hands than mine. I'd like to get him
out, but I can't
Il suggested" declared Hose. "thers
might DO some way OF smoothing mat
tsrs over. and Becker said to mo.
What. knuckle down to that dog2
Not on your life! II no wants fight
he'll got 1t, and when I've finished
with him he'll never bat his eye In
the gambling business In New York
again
Later I saw Recker and told him
wanted him to let me nee some people
and see II We couldn't fix things up
somehow. but Becker said: NO!
Lot him go: I'm through. I'm not
going to knuckle down to that in
gratc--that dog. won't bulge an
inch for him. I want to see what he
can do. He'll run his course. What
con lie do? I don't see why you fell
lers are NO afrnid Of him. I'm the one
to stop him " he IA 20 be stopped
81 said. All hight. Charley. II you
stop him. ne viii stop you
Thcn Rose switched his story to
tsll VI thu arrest OF big Jack" Zelig.
81 called up Police Headquarters
from a phone on Third avenue" said
Roae. ''and told becker that sam Paul
had told me Zciig had been arrested
for carrying concealed weapons. He
waa arrested by Htsinsrt White Of
your staff." I said. "and they'll think
had something to do with II. Can
I depend on you to etIaighten this
out?" Becker said he'd talk with me
about Il the next day. That night ]
met for the hrst time I1eftis Louis
Mr.. Manton objected to this and
wns overruied.
Mr.. Whitman changed his question
ting aad tho wttncas told Of his mont :
Ing with Becker the next day 1t the
Union SQUARE Hotel.
''eselssr," declared Rose, "ssld
70 me, 'Rossnthsi 10 getting
dangerous. Can't you get some
fellows like jack Zsiig to shut
him up7 didn't know just
what ne meant. but ! replied; 4
nobody wants 20 listen 70 him.
+is TALK WITH oeckER ABOUT
JACK zELio.
@. DID you See Beckar again the
next day after Zelig was returned to
tho TOmhs aster DO had been out on
$4,000 bail? A. Yea.
q. state the conversation. A. lie
said: Il $50 they've got Zelig again '
| ""u, ios' ~ ioohs pTctty Dhu. tot
him--fourtoen years staring him In
the face" Becker said to me. Jack.
] want to talk to you about soms-
thing. You know me. You know
what ia do for you. You know !
would not ask you tn do anything
wouldn't do myself. Now, this man
RosenthRl Is making trouble. Sooner
or later he VIII get 10 somebody and
there will be- nm exposure. II will bs
bad for you ana for me-bad for the
gambling situation and the gangs,
and II has got to be stopped"
Becker said: Go ahead and dc
this thing. ana no harm win como to
any one. Why. at Police HeadQuar.
tiers they'd pin n medal on a man
who'd croak Rosenthh.
There's something you can DO.
said Becker to mo. .This fellow
Zeiig's In tho Tomhs with fourteen
ysara staring him In the face and not
q chance to beat II. But ! can beat
II. ] can got him out.
"'vou 90 zee him and tell him
70 seud out word TO some one to
ercak Rossnthai: and cay that
~a On: ..a, !. enc. :ct s:1 :l' I'm no. .
murd..s: q S.:rs' "a Ne. '" hurt
Seeker Said, Have u done.
No one will lay Il TO Zslio. who's
in the Tembs.' 90 ! said' An
right"
swtARs SEEKER GAVE HIM SO
FOR ZELi0.
Becker said: Here's a hundres
dollars. Take II down TO zelig IN,
give Il 20 him. He may have som,
use for Il down there And he cav
me 900.
II went to tho Tombs and nav
3elig. ! told him ] was sorry 10
him. but that couldn't got him out
! said that I'd just seen Beckcr ant
thst IA got $50 from him to he'll
him (ZelLS). ! put the 3l00 throug
, the bars and Jack took go Of II
, Tue other 80 hS gave to his wife.
; Il went hack to Becker and ne said
: Who'll get zeiig out on $4,000 ball
! ! said I didn't know Il ought 10 b
fixed somehow l told him Zeli
[ wouldn't do IN he wanted unless b
/ got out on bail.
a Becker aaid: He can stay thor
y and rot. He'll not be bailsd Out
4 These fellows shoot and kill eac
: other for nothing but they won't d
y business. Let him stay there. L.
4 them all go
i, Il saw ZeliE aStsr that and tol
= han ] was trying to help him out.
r BECKER told me 90 meet him at On
a Hundred and Twenty-fourth stres
and Seventh Avenus l said ia hrip