The Washington times., 1915-07-31
ROSENTHAL WIDOW
FINDS EASE At LAST
Near Collapse az She Feared
Becker Would Find Some
Way to EIude Law.

NEW YORK. July S.-The news that
Becker had been executed averted for
Mrs. Herman Rosenthal, widow Of tho
murdered gambler, an impending nerv-
Gus collapse.
Mrs. Rosenthal. a broken woman ever
since her husband was killed. hurried
from Hillside Park. N. j., Thursday, to
seclusion with relatives on Long Island
because dread during the past few days
that Becker would get new trial had
made her seriously III. When she learn
a OF the electrocution Mrs Rosenthal
telegraphed to Mrs. Dinah Schlensky.
with whom she has lived a year. saying
she can now rest easy.
Mrs. schlensky, a former hairdresser
for. Mrs. Rosenthal. took the widow into
her home when she became penniless
after little business ventures had failed.
widow had feared that through a tiny
loophole at the last her husbands muir
derer might escape the chair
Refused Efforts To Sway Her.
Mrs Rosenthal from the first fixed
upon Becker as the murderer and de-
manded the laws vengeance. Under
world go-betweens tried to get her to
modify her testimony against Becker.
To all the said:
They can't bring my Herman back
to me. Why shouldn't the man who
pretended to be his friend and who KILL
ed him. die too?"
Il believe the verdict is a just one.
and cannot help feeling some satisfac-
ton that the people OF the State OF New
York have repaired my loss so far as
It IS in their power to make reparation.
"Mr. Whitman has brought the real
culprit to justice. Becker has received
his just deserts. He was a friend Of
my husband. and then turned on him to
serNc his own ends.
MY sympathies go out to Mrs Beck
er. I admire her flsht and her devotion
to her husband. In my suffering | have
learned to appreciate the sufferings of
others.
Justice has at last been done--I say
that without bitterness
Pleas were made to her to intercede.
for Mrs. Beckers sake. more than once.
From Luxury To Poverty.
After the death Of Rosenthal the
widow lived for a short time, II was
Said. upon the bounty of his gambler
friends. But when she refused to mit!-
gate her demands for vengeance. as the
gamblers wished her to do in fear OF a
general exposure. help from such sources
ceased. Then she tried king boarders
In an apartment, which proved a
failure.
n Next she tried to run a small moving
picture theater. but soon found herself
pennEess. She tried to raise money to
open a dressmaking establishment. hut
the friends of other days had forgotten.
II was then she found a haven with rer
concession in Hillside Park
Mrs. Rosentha! was asked how she felt
about Mfs Rocker.
EsSPs u.y sk Ass sss 4aSe5 she 10 psy
swer Is. Becker showed me no pity when
he murdered my husband and left me
2 absolu,ely pennilus. feel sorry for
Mrs, Recker, but she WIN never suffer
strong woman. clever. and capable OF
making q living. She will suffer great
pain. no doubt. but at least she Will not
h ave to go begging for food and a place
Look around this place" she went
on. indicating the poor furnishings.
and think if could possibly have for
Caused me eli this misery.
self didn't want anybody to know
my poverty. People may think me
hard. but: remember, my Herman is
1T is very bitter to know you are
just a dead weight on the world. Poor
Herman had no idea he would have to !
leave me TO face the world like this. !
it is easier to die than to
live on.
And then Becker whined. He had !
two fair trials and no one can possibly |
think him innocent. Those four foolish
were only his tools He was the real !
murderer would have pleaded for his |
life If he could have given Herman back
to me. But my Herman is gone; no one
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killed him deserves neither mercy nor |
pity"