Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-22

tion more thoroughly deserving Of the
punishment inflicted on him.
Becker explains his associations
with Jack Rose by saying that his
only interest was in maintaining
loses usefulness as stool pigeon"
IN securing evidence against gambling
houses. He tells of the partnership
existing between Rose and Roscnthal
i'm 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 Rosenthars
lartner, but that the senator simply
had loaned ROSenthal money with
which to equip the gambling house.
Roscnthals Friend.
After Rosenthars place had been
closed the gambler published an ar
ticlc charging that Becker was the
real owner Of a Chattel mortgage on
the gamblers furniture. Becker de-
clares he had little fear of this charge
lut that Senator Sullivan, fearing the
possible results of RosenthaTs cam
paign, called Becker into 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
ROsenthars statements be faced and
he proved. 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
| secret investigations Of elections by
grand juries have always been sources
Of great trouble"
Becker replied that so far as he was
concerned Rosenthals disappearance
would be fatal if it should be sus-
pected that Becker had connived at
! IT. Thereupon Sullivan said, accord
ing to Becker, that whatever hap
pened in the row between Becker and
Rosenthal, 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.
"I'd Give $4,000"
Becker says that Sullivan eX-
pressed warm appreciation of his at
titude, and added:
81 would give $5,0OO-yes $4,000
to have prevented this thing, or stop
it now, if | could
Becker says he did not pay much
attention to the remark, but that on
the way home Rose said:
81 wonder if the big fellow has that
uuch 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 Rosen-
thai away, whereupOn Becker de-
clared this must not be done.
Nothing more was ever said about
Tim Sullivan putting up money to
send Rosenthdi away" said Becker
The remark / have quoted about
Sullivan's being willing to give a
large sum, ] interpreted merely as an
expression Of his anxiety to end this
trouble, which / did not consider Sc
rious, but which he seemed to think
might produce serious consequences,
as indeed it had"
Knew Nothing of II.
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 knew nothing whatever-I never
did know anything about that dread
full crime"
The former lieutenant says that his
counsel have been diligently searching
for proof that Rose was entrusted
with a sum Of money to be given
RosenthGl at the time of the shoot
ing 1t is difficult to obtain this evil
denCe. he asserted, as the informa-
ten could come only from the gam
blers who contributed 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 Rosenthal's mur-
der; that he was afraid Becker would
be arrested because of the newspaper
talk and wanted to be assured that
If Becker were taken into custody the
latter would say nothing about Sulli-
van sending for him in regard TO
Rosenthal opening his gambling
house.
Timothy Sullivan became mentally
incompetent in 1913. Several months