The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-23
ROSE DECLARES
WHITMANDI DIDN'T
WANT BECKER
Tells of Early Friendship
Between Them - Denies
All of "Plca' Charges.
GAMBLERS SOUGHT
TO BACK UP APPEAL

While Charles Becker's attorneys were
searching last night for n number OF
Tcnderloin gamblers. h they believe
subscribed To "A fund to bride Herman
Rosenthal from making his graft and
gambling revelations to District At
torney Whitman. Bald Jack Rose. chief
Of the witnesses against Becker. was
undergoing a two hour c~ross-examina-
ton at the hands of u group OF news
paper men.
Suave n imperturable as ever, az
carefully dressed, as smooth In manner
and as unruffied over probing questions.
the shiny headed ex-gambler answered
all the statements of Becker rejecting
on him. explained his motives, laid bare
his emotions and justified his actions.
all without raising his deep voice once.
Only "A single time did he loseSa trihe OF
his composure, and that was when Ber-
nard II. Sander. his attorney. In whose
office the interview was held, asked Jack
60 turn on the electric fan to lower the
temperature.
'Turn on the electric switch, Jack"
said Sander.
u1oIBth MS 'ytt "f'
his fist. then rose quietly from his seat.
turned on the fan, and resumed his even
toned conversation,
How will YOU feel next Wednesday? %
Rose was asked early in the interview.
"Ill he suffering the fortunes of the
damned he said solemnly. Nj alone
III be thinking the whole thing over,
] feel pity tor Becker, but what can
do? | feel femorse n regrets over
49, -.A.t. .v.a "a FOOD daat mora ra.
morse and regrets than Becker would
feel II he sent me there"
Becker will never confess he said
in answer to another question. THE
one person that Becker cares about Is
Mrs. Becker. and that is why he can
confess. He wants to protect her from
q knowledge of his shame"
Gives New Details.
He ,sserted truth of all his testimony.
and added other incidents which have
never been told.
The search for the gamblers in the last
minute attempts to save Beckers life
was the result of a conference In the
office of w. Bourke Cochran, chief of
Becker's counsel. at which the partici-
pants were Mr.. Cochran. Father Curry,
Becker's priest John and Jackson
Becker. Becker's brothers; Clark l..
Jordan. an attorney who shares an office
with Harry Apelbaum, Big Tim Sulli-
van's former secretary. and Van OFar-
fell, a private detective.
They were there to disucss the possi-
bility OF getting Fat Al Levy, Denny
Zwyfox. known as Denny Slyfox. John
1angerman. known as Dollar John Fat
Moe Brown and a man known as Stats,
who was formerly employed in Beansy
Rosenfeld's gambling house, to aid
Becker.
This is the story 4. is hoped they will
c~orroborate Big Tim sullivan. in his
worry over Rosenthal's promised revela-
tions, told Jack Rose it would be a
good thing If Rosenthal could be in
duced to go to Paris until the whole
thing was forgotten. and Rose. a shrewd
business Tan. saw "A nance to make
some money out of the situation. 80
he went around among the gamblers
20 raise "A $1,000 fund TO give to Rosen-
thai TO go away.
He raised 5000 among the gamblers
now sought. and Bridge Weber con
tributed another $1,000. ON Monday
night four hours before the murder Rose
met Rosenthal in front of the Hippo
drome and offered him the $4,000. Ro-
seminal refused to 90 away for less than
$4,000, which was more than Rose
could get. Then Rose went over to Web
ber's gambling house and
the murder plans. paying the gunner
$1,000 for their work and putting IS .00(
In his pocket.
Rose Denies story.
When this story Was put up to Rose
last night he denied II all.
"Why, Moe Brown and Stats were
ooking to borrow So at that time h'
id. They didn't have any money tC
e to any one" He denied the rest o.
story categorically.
Rose said that District Attorney Whit
man was the last man in New York e
want to see Becker convicted.
Gov. Whitman doesn't need me to de
Send him." said Rose, but the cry has
gone up that Whitman was after Becker
and here is something hat has never
been told. The very man hat Whitman
didn't want was Becker.
"Years ago Mr.. Whitman's father. q
clergyman, the Rev. John Seymour Whit
man, lived uptown somewhere, an,
Becker boarded. or took his meals, mt Z
house next door. They met, and tn.
clergyman became much Interested IL
the policeman. From day to day the,
talked about various matters, and Whit
mans father became convinced tina
Becker was an ideal policeman.
Says whitman Liked Becker.
The son heard his father talk o
Becker and when he became Distric
Attorney and had any warrants 4
serve which required special talent
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