The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-17
LEFTY LOU|E'S LILY
Tells HER STORY
Widow of One of the Gunmen,
Charges Becker With
Plotting Muir
der.
PROMISE TO THE DEAD
Says Her Husband Told Her All
About It Just Before
He Was Exc
cuted.
by Fred J. Wilson, United Press
STAFF Correspondent.l

STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK, May dissatisfied
that .he confession of the gunmen
who slew Herman Rosenthal. voiced
from the witness stand by Lefty
Louie's Lily, the French doll OF the
east side." will force Charles Becker
to testify in reputation Of charges
that he forced Rosenthal's murder,
District Attorney Whitman today
marshalled his forces for a terrific at
tack on the man fighting to escape the
electric chair. Becker's chief counsel,
Martin T. Manton, will not yet admit
that his client will testify. He will not
admit that tho story told by Mrs.
Rosenberg-that Lefty Louie and the
gunmen killed, rather than face Beck
er's wrath-is true. He will not even
admit that the story OF the gangster's
widow hurt the defense. But Manton
probably Is the only one who heard
that story, who will not declare that
1t struck Becker deep in vital spot.
District Attorney Whitman believes
that its corroboration of Bald Jack"
Roses story practically destroys
Becker's hope. He feels certain that
Becker, with all to gain and nothing
to lose, will face a grilling on the
stand In last desperate struggle to
save himself.
a Dying Request.
| NEW YORK, May 16ThAt she
testified against Charles Becker, ac-
cused or plotting .he murder Of Her
man Rosenthal, in fulfillment Of the
dying request of her husband, Lefty
Louie, one of Rosenthal's slayers, was
the declaration here tonight OF Mrs.
Louis Rosenberg, before she left the
city forever. The pretty little girl
wife, known as Lefty Louie's Lily. the
French doll of the east side," de-
clared that Becker duped her hus-
band and the other gunmen even in
the death house at Sing Sing.
Mrs. Rosenberg left New York an
der :lle protection Of Mrs. Inez Mil
holland Boissevan, lawyer and suf
fragist, who will see that the gun
mans widow gets start in a new
life where she and her troubles are
not known.
Mrs. Rosenberg's statement read:
"On the Sunday before my husband
died, he told me that Becker and
Rose we're responsible for forfeiture
Of his life and promised him would
testify to everything l heard. He
said that during the time Becker was
with him in the death house. Becker
sent notes to him and the others, Civ
ing them false hopes Louis told me
he did not shoot at Rosen.hal. He
said two Of the other boys did. He
tell who they are. Louis said fear OF
Becker, made the boys kill Rosenthal.
While they were in the death house,
Becker would send notes 20 the boys
in book as if he was loaning
book to read. Becker always promis-
ed they would get out.
Mrs. Becker promised to help me.
She invited me, to her house and said
Charlie was doing everything to save
the boys.
Il am going away now. I have been
bothered by the Becker people. Three
or four days ago, just before I saw
the district attorney for the first
time, a man representing himself to
be a reporter. came to me and said
you will be the sorriest girl in the
world if you testify against Becker
I did not answer him.
Everything I testified to yester-
day was the truth. 1 promised my
husband that. 1t was q dying request
of Louie. I was particularly interest
ed in the conversation between Louie
and Jack Rose when Rose came up
to our apartment in June, 1912, be-
cause had been :old Jack Zeleg had
been framed. When Rose left, Louis
said: What do you think of that
Dutch cop who wants to frame us
boys up?' I asked what copper, and
he said copper named Becker