Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21

| ress as a stool pigeon in securing eu-
dence against gambling houses. He tells
Of the partnership existing between Rose
and Rosenthal in a gambling house until
after they had a difference and became
enemies. 1t was with this gambling house
| that Becker connects the name OF Big
| Tim Sullivan. Becker makes it plain
that he did not understand at any time
! that Sullivan was Rosenthafs partner,
| but that the senator simply had loaned
lsosenthal money with which to equip the
gambling house
After Rosenthars place had been closed
| the gambler published an article charging
! that Becker was the real owner of chat
tel mortgage on the gamblers furniture.
Becker declares he had little fear OF TINS
charge, but that Senator Sullivan. fear
! ing the possible. results of Rosenthafs
campaign, called Becker into a conference
which Rose attended. and said that
Rosenthal must be induced to leave town
Becker declared that this could not be
done, as it was necessary to his position
in the police department that Rosenthai :
statements be faced and disproven.
Sullivan's Position.
To this. he said, Sullivan replied:
Where a fire of this kind is started
there is no knowing where it Will
reach. Rosenthal has already been
very close to me politically and per-
sonally. and once inquiries start they
reach into election matters. Any Sc
cret Investigations of elections by
grand juries have always been sources
of great trouble"
Becker replied that so far as he was
concerned Rosenthars disappearance
would be fatal If 1t would be suspected
that Becker had connived at it. There
caf ,7 i'm IN
that whatever happened in the row be-
tween Becker and Rosentha1 he wanted
the lieutenant to promise never to
mention the fact that Sullivan had
spoken to him about letting Rosenthal
open his place. This promise Becker
gave.
Becker says that Sullivan expressed
warm appreciation of his attitude, and
added:
II would give s5,ooo-yes. $4,000
to have prevented this thing or stop
1t now if 1 could"
Becker says he did not pay. much at
tention to the remark, but that ON the
way home Rose said:
II wonder if the big fellow really
has that much money at hand If he
needs to use it,
Rose added something to the effect
that he (Rose) could easily raise any
money needed to get Rosenthal away.
whereupon Becker declared that this
must not be done.
Nothing more was ever said about
Tim Sullivan putting up money to get
Rosenthal away" said Becker. The
remark 1 have quoted about willing to
give a large sum l interpreted merely
as an expression of his anxiety to end
this trouble, which I did not consider
serious, but which he seemed to think
might produce serious consequences.
as, indeed, it had"
Denies knowledge Of Killing.
Becker says that on the day follow
ing nothing occurred to increase his
apprehension of Rosenthal. This was
the day before Rosenthal was killed.
AS to the actual killing. he declares:
II know nothing whatever never
did know anything about that dreadful
crime"
The former lieutenant says that his
counsel have been diligently searching
for the proof that Rose was intrusted
with a sum of money to be given Ro-
seminal at the time of the shooting. 1t
is difficult to obtain this evidence, he
asserts. as the information could only
come from he gamblers who con-
tributed the money, and among these
he is without friends.
Becker says that Just before his ar
rest he was told that big Tim" was
nearly insane about Rosenthars MUIR
der: that, he was afraid Becker would
be arrested because of the newspaper
talk. and wanted to be assured that il
| Becker were taken into custody the
| latter would say nothing about Sulli-
| van sending for him in regard to Ro-
senthal opening his gambling house.
Referring to his promise to keeI
Senator Sullivan's name out of the
case, Becked said:
That promise l have kept until now
| when, in view of the charges against
| him that are unfounded. 1 am advised
that to state the whole truth about
| these transactions is the most effective
| method of repelling darker insinua-
| lions calculated to blacken his mem
| ory."
Sullivan Became Insane.
| Timothy Sullivan became mentally in.
competent in 1913 Several months later
he disappeared from his brothers home
where he was being cared for. and nc
trace was found of him until his body
| was picked up on the tracks of the
New Haven railroad near Pelham park
way.