The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-21

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the names of the Koenig brothers
were used. Later Rose offered to as
sist Becker To get evidence against
other gambling houses If Becker
| would allow him to run unmolested.
Becker says ne put this proposition
Iup to Commissioner Waldo, who re-
fused to heed ii. Later he was or
dered to raid Freemans and Butnd
/ (Busteed's) gambling houses. and
/ Rose got him some men who got the
evidence against these places.
/ Becker continued to use Rose 70
lget friends to get evidence against
Gambling houses, he says. and al
though Rose double-crossed at least
once, Becker held his services. :.
i Then came the ball of the Elks'
Club on New Years Eve. 1917.
| Rocker and his wife went there. ana
were much surprised to md Rose
present also. Rose brought Roseh-
Ithal up and introduced him, ana De-
came wary at Rosenthafs attentions
and tried to escape him. This was be-
cause he had heard that once before
Rosenthal had managed to meet W.
In Sheehan. Waido's secretary. IN
i pubIic pleace and had boosted AFTER
wards that he had" Sheehanr ana
could run his gambling house I'M
imolested.
Lated Big Tim sullivan sen.
Becker and told him that ne nsa
sie.s0o interest in Rosentnais place:
and that everything had been arranged
with waldo for Rosenthai to run with
out being raided- -
ar waldo does not order me to raid
Rosenthai I would not go near nun,
Becker says he promised Big Tin
Sullivan.
So Rosenthal kept his gambling
house open Then waldo complained
tbat Rosenthal was running. Becker
paid little attention to Waldos nrst
scomplaint. believing that Waldo did II
10 keep his own skirts clean in case
light should be shed on the SITUATION.
90 ten days later waldo complained
I again whereupon Becker told him tnat
Big Tim was backing Rosenthai.
waldo said he didn't care, that place
should be raided and closed peeser
4 raided and closed the place, all the
time being afraid of being framed up
himself.
! Then. on July IS. the first intima-
t,onn OF Rosenthars complaint to Dis
trtct Attorney whitman appeared IN
the newspapers. Becker wanted TO
sue for libel. then he decided TO get
\ something on" Rosenthal to discredit
him. This was the Dora Giloert's al
| ndayit-
The next day Harry Apple baum, Big
Tins secretary, called up Becker and
then took him to a conference with
Big Tim. On Monday Becker was busy
| prenaring TO defend himself against
the assertions he believed Rosenthai
planned to make to Whitman. He
spent Aome time down town. IN the
ONCE OF the World. later went 10 =
prize nght. and then home, where ne
was when newspaper men called him
nm and told him Rosenthal had been
murdered.
Appeal 10 whitman.
Such IL Becker's story of the events
preceding Rosenthars death. The other
section of his appeal TO Whitman COW
ers much of the same ground, except
THAT II Is more argumentative- me
:; closing paragraph stands out;
I am these days, when we read OF men
diving by tens OF thousands every day
I'm hattie. the disposition that may be
made by one poor human life seems
| scarcely worth the trouble wnich the
| rterusal of these very voluminous pa
pers must entail. But do not reel
III should withhold single word tnat
might by any chance aid you IN reacn-
ing a Conclusion which will win APP
/ rrnvaI Of YOUR own conscience. and
! Of the people who have entrusted you
y ,estfs che eovegesgrs spesSss stssA sass saT
/ life or spare It."
Becker says that his counsel has as
sured him that whe only ground on
which the Supreme Court could be
asked to reverse the judgment is that
the district attorney had conspired 70
4 ft.tf
by circulating false and scandaious
statements to. Becker's injury and that
his counsel said that he does not be-
EIieve the Supreme Court would ever
render a decision condemning SO Sc
lriously the entire judicial processes Qf
the state. Counsel thought that pos
sthie a stay of execution might be oc-
tanned to argue this point. Du. inst
the only effect would be to stay Beck
er.s death for a few months Becker
saws he has Instructed counsel not 10
make the application.
| .rf am to die am as ready now
/, to meet my fate a. ! have reason 20
think that ! ever will be. ! 90 mol
desire 4 delay that can merely serve
TO proiong an agony which Is ALREADY
1 almost uncomfortable.
stories Entirely Different.
The stories OF Charles Becker and
OF Jack Rose Of the events--and OF
Becker.s participation In them
! which led to the murder OF Herman
i Rosenthal are AZ unlike as white ana
black.
Il Becker does not deny Roses es-
scntial statements one by one. al
4 though he denies them as whole.
Some Of them he does not deny.
i He does not deny having met Her
imam Rosenthal at the Elks' Club the
a New Years Eve before the murder,
4 although he says he did so unwfl-
4 linEiy. and left az soon as he could.
i He does not deny having had close
i relations with Rose. although no
4 says ne used Rose ~ stoolpigeon,
and al = procurer Of stoolpigeons.
4 He Admits that he and Mrs. Becker
\ calied 1t Roses home. but says this
i was I'd talk over with Rose q con-
ltemplafed raid.
He does not refer 10 the Harlem
conference. 1t which Rose claims
Becker Issued his last order to cfoAk
i Rusenthai. but says that the last
time he met Rose before the MUIR
ii dA~ $50 IN I,a1sy.