The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-13

William Shapiro.
Headquarters regarding Rosenthar- gam
bling house Some Of them said that Lieut.
Becker was partner In the place lie
said. That communication has been turned
oyer to me to Investigate. Commissioner
waldo wants the place closed Immediately
/ l wish ia never started In this anair.
1 wish had taken your advice Wv comes
my trouble. | want you to go and see
| Rosenthai and tell him things are getting
serious. uncomfortable for me. and tina;
/ SO can report 80 the Commissioner that
/ l had raided the place"
Rose knew trouble when he saw IL AMI
warned Becker that there wasn't "A chance
of Rosenthal agreeing to friendly raid.
/ But Rose carried the request To Rosen-
| thai who said: why do you think I'm
crazy? The place is just getting on a
| paying basis. Everybody around here
| knows that Becker is my friend and part
ner. Now. to have n friend and partner
raid me where do | get Off? Rose sug
gested a fake raid. taking out the new
paraphernalia and using old stuff. but
! Rosenthal. stubborn and angry would
have none OF the suggestion.
You tell him IBeckerl this was the
word he sent back. that II he can get
any other man In there and get legitimate
evidence | am satisfied that he should
raid memo friendly rading. Look here.
| you don't know what have done for that
/ fellow. | have been doing things for
/ Becker that ! wouldn't do for anybody on
earth to help him along. TO help him make
| a showing. Foye lone OF Beckers raid
ersl comes to me, tells me what places
| he has been assigned 90 get. I 20 into the
place. walk around all the men in II.
Foye Is standing across the street. tell
him who they are and give HIM diagram
OF the place. Foye reports to Becker and
Becker thinks he is getting legitimate
evidence. Then the place Is raided on
/ the evidence furnished TO Foye. Only
in one place here "A couple OF weeks ago
Becker got nearly thousand dollars
from men. Places raided in Brooklyn
turned up thousand.
! First Tale of Graft In Evidence.
This was the first graft evidence that
ever got into the trials The statement
that Becker was getting 81 600 "A time in
his raids went into the record. Rose testi-
fled that Becker got angry when Rosenthal
/ refused TO agree TO the plan for the raid
| and declared that he would raid. evidence
or no evidence Rose, the peacemaker.
warned Becker to move cautiously. but
the warning was disregarded Becker
again sent word TO Essential that Cos
tigan CHonest Dan, who was also at the
head of a strong arm squad would make
the raid II he. Becker. didn't.
= @ Did he tell YOU who cos,ignn was1
A. A Lieutenant OF police AZ the head OF
him Cos,igsn viii, DO you realize the
afra az" or her nny raids when
he gets the evidence. | know Costigan's
ben and no stranger. come ,r,s, in herr
and he won't help me. The papers are
getting ho, Letters are pi.ins in, and that
q Did'you have another conversation with
Becker A. Yes. went 20 Becker and he
spa saG pam and he s oS' OF '"e
, he has declared me out. said that he lost
all the bank roll We started with, and that
, lie VIII meyer declare anybody else GU,
again. That stun goes and goes tomorrow
: night"
! Long before this part OF the story was
I reached Rose had resumed his old grir
on the audience. Jurors bent forward
| unwilling, 1t seemed. to miss a sylla' ie OF
a his testimony, His deep voice doomed &c
the furthest reaches OF the court room.
! Describes "FrIendIy Raid"
. Mr.. Whitman next got from Rose the
7 description of the friendly raid which
Rose. with Rosenthal. witnessed from
1 across the street. The next day Rosentha
: complained furlousy to Becker becaus,
g Mrs. Rosenthars nephew had been ar
rested. Becker promised to fX the case
, This was In the police court.
, q what did Becker say that Roeentha
= said? a. III you slip up on this and yoI
= do not make good To me | won't stop unit
l | get you Becker said to me: Il dom
1 know what made me keep my hands of
of him. but | thought 1t was the hes
way"
Rose said that Becker didn't keep hi,
q agreement about the nephew and tha
Rosenthars rage increased. Policemen
p We're stationed In front Of the sambinl
, house and Roscnthll blamed Becker
!, Rosenthals expensive gambling parapher
ualia were demolished ut !eaduuarters
4 Rose predicted that trouble would com,
of the business. but Becker wouldn't be
. | lieve IT, Rose had talk with Becke
:, after Rosenthal began to tell tales out o
4 school,
y ia going around taking to everybody tina
II VIII listen to him about what giraffe
u | am and how I framed him and doubl
crossed him, aud h" says he II going To ge
even" says. Charlie, yuu had bette
Y try some othc, way OF getting this thin
II give way ana knuckle down to that dos
e II he wants fight let there no nght u
Is the time | am through with him he wi
r. never bat his eye In New York again 1
y the gambling business"
e Calls sullivan Gossip Carrier.
= Under Whitman's slSlful Questionin
O Rose came 10 the next important steI
"A Rosenthafs dett rmlnation to give in
l. formation to the District Attorney Jac
n sullivan carried that gossip to Becke
q and there WAS further information tina
Rosenhnl was trying 10 see chief Magis
trat" McAdoo and others Sef-appointe
modiators failed to convlncN Becker tina
II was DANGEROUS To fight Rosenthal.