New-York tribune., 1915-07-23
WHITMAN SAD
AT BECKER GUILT
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father touched Mr. Whitman more,
probably, than if Becker had been his
friend.
ut was this feeling that the Dis
trict Attorney carried with him when
he brought US before the grand Jury.
Just before we started in Mr.. Whit
man said: immunity or no immunity,
If ! find at any time that you have
lied ! shall 90 before a justice of the
Supreme Court and annul our contract
Mr. Whitman was always hoping
against hope that the trail then point
ing to Becker would be switched Off in
another direction"
Governor Whitman. at Camp Whit
man, Fishkill, last night, was told of
Roses allusion TO his father.
Fifteen years ago" said the Cover
nor, my father boarded at a house on
West Seventy-third Street. Becker
boarded there occasionally and dis
cussed the Bible with my father.
don't know how strong my fathers in
terest in Becker was, but | understood
that it was not very deep.
when Rose told me that neither
Becker nor any other members of the
Police Department were mixed up in
The ROsenthal murder | was glad--not
so much because of Becker. but be
cause of every member of the depart
ment.
Roses statement that found my
self between duty and sentiment is
not founded on fact"
Rose then turned back 10 a discus
sion Of Becker's statement.
81 would have made no comment on
I. Ill. q s.r.vs
he said, but for the fact that he has
seen fit to make me the issue. Though
! at all times have acted toward him
in a spirit far from vindictive. his
statement shows not only his present
hatred of mo, but reveals his Judas
like attitude shortly after the murder
Roses Fight for Life.
"His mention Of the talk he had with
Jerome and Hart at the Bar Association
house when | was hiding in Harry Pol
lck's apartment discloses something |
had not previously suspected. In hid
ing, | was suffering the tortures of the
damned and Becker, between messages
TO me of comfort and cheer, was telling
jerome and Hart that | was his stool
pigeon and ready to give up my mother.
He was planning TO throw me to the
wolves Had he succeeded he would
now be free and the weeds would be
rising above my grave.
"On that night he and Hart left the
Bar Association in taxi for POllOk's
apartment But when the car reached
the house Becker lacked the courage to
leave the auto and appear openly be-
fore me in his Judas-like role.
"He says | was his stool pigeon, not
his collector. Three years ago that
statement might have hurt met
might have hurt my social standing.
But now | take a different view, for TO
me stool pigeon stands higher than
collector A stool pigeon has his
choice of work and can bring offenders
to justice.
"He says ! was not his collector
What of the nine months in which |
gathered $4,000 for him? He picked
me out to do that work for him be-
cause / knew the gamblers. When I
started in he gave me 20 per cent of
what | collected. At the start coilec-
tions averaged $4,000 a month. Then
| worked them up to $4,000 a month.
When the figure reached that height
! no longer got 20 per cent. He trimmed
me even on collections, and did most
OF the collecting himself.
81 want to tell you of one incident
that Becker's statement neglects. He
tells you about the first time we met. ]
That is correct. He tells you | sug-
gested calling up Lieutenant William
II. Funston, of the Detective Bureau, |
the day after my place was raided. !
That is correct. But he doesn't tell !
you this:
when the prisoners taken in my
place were to be arraigned ! told |
Becker | wanted to fix things up and .
wanted TO know how much it would
cost. He said: 4 can't take money
from every Tom, Dick and Harry;
don't know YOU Then | mentioned
people thought he knew and told him
of Funston. After he had talked with
Funston he came back to me and said:
Come over 10 that corner indicating
a corner across the street. where
saloon stands. When we got there |
handed him two 500 bills.
Meeting with Rosenthai.
Becker writes that the first time he
met Rosenthal was on the night OF
December 81, 1911, at the Elks Club .
He is not telling the truth. Fully two
months before that, when Becker end |
were at breakfast in my house, Becker
said he was going to the ball to be
held by the Elks within few days.
told him that Louis Hyman and Sam
Lewis, the latter a bOOkmaker, had 4,
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