New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-21
END ROSENTHAL,
SULLIVAN EDlCT
Rose ASSailed, but Slayer
Says Waldo Knew
Nothing of Deals.
TOMBS PLOT HINTED
Sing Sing Prisoner Alleged to
Have Overheard Webber and
Rose COnspiring.

In the long-awaited statement
from Charles Becker, presented this
morning, the condemned man pleads
with Governor Whitman to save
him from the electric chair, utters
not even blanket denial Of most Of
the important testimony that con-
vcted him and virtually charges
that the late Senator Timothy d.
Sullivan was the person most inter
est,d in keeping Herman Rosenthal
flom squcaling to the District At
torney.
Sullivan. Becker asserts. said that
\, was interested "to the extent Of
S125O0" i'm Rosenthals gambling
house and that he wanted Rosenthal
to he got away" for fear that the
gambler would tell the District At
tcrney Of this and of election frauds
on the East Side.
Becker declares that Sullivan said
hc (Sullivan) had arranged with
Phinelander Waldo, then Commis-
s;oner Of Police, for Rosenthal to
oren his gambling place, and that
Waldo had said to Sullivan: "lf
gambling houses are to run Rosen-
thai should he permitted to open his
house"
"I learned later" Becker says,
that Sullivan had no authority to
So quote the Police Commissioner. ]
have been pounded and pounded by
publications which thought they
could force from me things ! did not
know. ! have not now and have
never had anything on Waldo or
the late Mayor William J. Gaynor." e"
Becker Feared Frame-Up.
Early in his work as police raider
Becker saws. he told Waldo that he was
afraid Of being framed up. because he
did not trust Jack Rose, then his stool
pigeon.
Waldo told me not TO worry about
that. He said that he and Mayor Gay
nor would protect me-"
The charges against "Big Tim" Sulli-
van are the highest points in the Beck
or statement In fact, there are two
statements. One, 1900 words in
length. was written by Becker in the
death house from notes he began 70
make after the first trial. The second
statement. about 5000 words long was
o. drawn up by w. Bourke Cochran, Of
counsel 20 Becker, on conversations be-
tween the attorney and the man SEN
fenced 90 die one week from to-day
Had it not been for the unauthorized
publication on Monday evening Of So
called version of Becker's story, the
statement printed this morning would
have been withheld, Becker says, until
after his death.
John 3. Johnston. Mr.. Cockran's as
sociate. took both statements to Sing
Sing late last night. Becker signed
the statement framed by Mr. Cochran,
vhcrcupou Mr.. Johnston left Ossining
for Albany. carrying the statements
which VIII be delivered 10 the Governor
to whom Becker addresses them
this morning.
Becker says his acquaintance with
Jack Rose dated from October ~
when the bald-headed informer was IN
a gambling house at l55 Second Ave
nue, which Becker was raiding. Rose
,ried 20 effect the freedom Of two Of
tie prisoners By having Lieutenant
William Funston. of the Detective Bu-
'eau. who was friendly 20 Rose, ASK
Becker 90 "do what YOU can for Rose.
This was refused, Becker asserts. n"
prisoners. on arraignment before
magistrate, waived examination. BecH.
er asked Rose why this was done, ana
was told by Rose that he was friend
OF Samuel koenig. the leader ana tnat
koenig'S brother, Maurice NOW a mag
Sirate) was an Assistant District Al
torney and would take care OF hls men
before the grind jury.
Says Waldo RebufTed Rose.
Shortly after this Rose asked Becker
Tor permission to reopen his gambling
house, offering TO aid Becker by. get
Ting police officers into other gambling
houses. Commissioner Waldo refused
10 sanction this.
AT the same time Waldo directed me
10 procure evidence against Freeman
gambling house, in West Thirty eighth
Street. Waldo said il was through the
Mayors order, as it was rumored thAt
NE late Inspector George McCIuskey
mad 25 per cent interest in Freeman
With one Matthew Corbett. | askeG
Commissioner Waldo to let me out OF
doing this work, and told h i'm at that
tine ! was afraid of being framed up
and that feared it would make many
bitter enemies for me, and that IN the
course OF time they would inJure me.
Waldo waved all this aside and salG
he and the Mayor would protect me-
faided Freeman's. and at the time OF