The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22

have RoSenthal go away unIlI the turmoil stirred by Rosenthars pre- Ifnninar1es had settled.
 Becker opposed this solution strongly, according to ApelbauTrl, saying that if Rosentha1 went away people would think that he, Becker was responsible for it, and it would look very bad for Becker. Through out the conference Becker insisted that Rosenthal could not hurt him or any one elsef that Rosentha1 could not. get corroboration, and that there was no reason for any one to worry. And stronger than anything else in ApeIbaurn's statement is his nar- ration of what he did after the con ference. Big Tim was still worried when Becker left so he sent Apel- baum out to get Rosent thals promise not to persist in making his graft revelations. Ape1baum says he got this promise before day broke on Monday and told Big@T Tim about it.
 Then Big Tim sent sApe1baum to tell hours later Becker about this. at g. o'cIock Monday morning the murder was at 1:57 a. m Tuesday, only Is hours later and told Becker that Rosenthal had agreed not to continue his revelations.
 Murder Motive in Question.
 As District Attorney whitman's 1 theory Of Beckers motive in ordering Rosenthals killed was that Becker was afraid that RosenthaI would enmesh l him in the gambling graft. this part Of Apelbaumis statement tends to de- | stEoy the whole fabric of the prose cution, it was asserted in some quar- l ters last night Of course Becker might have learned of Rosenthalss promise and not Relieving it to be of value. night have gone right ahead with his n1hr plans. but the 1 Incident is an attack upon the mo tive put fo I-wnsard hsss MT. Whitman N ApeIbaHm is very 3considera of Big TiIn's memory in his statement, and l makes 1t plain that Big Tim, who | not a partner instne gambling house, but had simply loaned Rosenthal money. as he lad to hundreds of others He said that he is willing l and ready to tell his story in any court proceeding which may develop and that he feels a great doubt of l Becker's guilt.
 Parts of Apelhaura,s statement, which are believed by Becker's law yers and others to have an important bearing on the. case, follow:
 T went down to Fourteenth street in my car, met Jack Rose, Brfdgie3 1 Webber and Harry Va.llon, talking to- gether. Called Jack Rose aside, told i him off Tim mental condition, and how this think was worrying him. and that he wanted to be convinced that Becker and everyone else felt ali right toward him. and wanted to see Becker that night. Then I ask ed Jack if he could find Becker for me.
 Jack went to a phone. called Beck. l CT ups told him that wanted to see: ] him. He told us toscoIne ri gfl t. up to the house JackRose and got in the car and went up to Becker's house
 I ss.Becker, Rose and Isgotsfn the car and rode down On our way down I told Becker that Tim wanted to do. anything he could to help out the 1 situation; that had been talking with Rosenthal and he was willing to do anything Tim asked him to do.
 Tells of tsCroaking'' Protest
 Rose told me how Herman had been talking about his wife. He I was very, bitter over it and made the remark that some one ought to croak i RosenthaL I immediately protested at such a thought, and Becker spoke up and said. No, they hadn't He l wants to be left absolutely. alone No
 one must harm a hair on his head, for if they do it will be blamed to me, and can beat this thing all l right
 Tim was in. the middle of the block on Sixtieth street in his ma chine, and when he saw us come along he Jumped out and Charlie Becker jumped out and they went up in the office together
 fTin1 suggested that perhaps it
 would be a good thing to have Ro- sentl1aI go away until this thing was tided over. Becker said, No, Sena- tor, if you do will be blamed for it, and you will be blamed. for it. You
 know he will surely tell that YOU sent | hi m a ,1-t5 As though you had something you wanted to hide or cover Tim said l Well, ] will do anything can to straighten this out. It is not alone bad for you, but if it continues Ieverything will be closed and many a poor fellow will be thrown out of work.
 Becker said. He has promised to furnish eorroboration Tuesday I tell you man to man. Tim, there can be no honest corroboratfon, but he may get some squealing aralt to go down there. Without cofroboration this whole thing falls Tim said, well. I will stop that ApeIbaum has been working on Homan for a couple Of days and he said that he will do any lnlng we want probably will not ] see you, but you keep in touch with ! Apelbaum am not feeling well and this thing with a great rnanvs others has sort of upset me. My wife is dying up in the Gatskillsl and I expect to go up there tomorrow to 1 see her, so if you do not see me re- 1 member sE am not lack of anything l to hurt you or any enc e1se.'
 Netting With RosenthaI.
 When they came downstairs Tim called me over and told me in front of Becker that I must see Herman i that night and tell him that he must not go through withIthis thing. That is, that he must not get anybody o. go down o the District Attorneys of i flee corToborate his statement
 T took Becker back home, brought 1 Rose down to Fourteenth street and from there called. up Herman Rosen- thai at his house and he made a1l en- Eagenent to meet me at the corner