New-York tribune., 1915-07-23

got two tickets for the ball-they were
both members which they had given
to Rosenthal. So ! advised Becker to
stay away, saying that Rosenthal would
try 10 meet him and then boast OF
knowing Becker.
"But Becker refused TO stay away.
He took Mrs. Becker to the ball:
Shortly after he arrived Rosenthal and
his wife came up and were introduced
to the Beckers.
Becker talked about this the next
morning. saying il looked like a put
up job. M p., .;,
that Rosenthal had been calling him
up and expressed wish that Becker
meet Big Tim Sullivan. Becker asked
my advice on this. thought 1t vas
all right. They met and Sullivan said
to Becker: II you can do anything for
Rosenthal ! shall consider IT personal
favor. Rosenthal is in hard luck. In
return for that ! shall speak about
your good work in enforcing my anti
weapon law to Police Commissioners
Waldo. whom | shall meet tonight at
the Ritz-Carlton.'
"Beckcr didn't think il was on the
level, so he assigned one of his men to
keep watch outside the Ritz to see II
Sullivan showed up. Sullivan came
there, and the detective so reported to
Becker.
"The story that had anything to do
with a proposition TO bribe Rosenthal
is all bosh. | wish that ] had been
given $4,000 TO hand Rosenthal to blow
the country. for that would have pre-
vented tfe murder. | wanted to do IT,
but Becker wouldn't have anything to
do with such a plan. When | sug-
gested il to Becker he said:
"'What, And have other fellows fol-
low his example? No! They'd all say
was a soft one, and they'd all want
to make me do the same with them
that you want me to do with Rosen-
thai. No. The only thing 20 do is to
croak him and let the others know we
croaked him. =,
Does Becker think he's going TO be
believed when he charges that he was
made the victim of frame-up? He
knows that whatever frame-up marked
the Rosenthal case was the frame-up
he planned |. the man he says framed
him, had TO stand three cross-exan-
nations He didn't submit to even one
direct examination.
"Most of what Harry Apelbaum
says about the night of the Sam Paul
cutting is true. | did not say, however,
as Apelbaum states, that Rosenthal
should be 'croaked' All Of this Sulli-
van stuff was known TO Mr.. Whitman.
"Becker's statement mentions only
one telephone call OH the morning OF
the murder He speaks of Hawley.
Why doesn't he say something about
my message? | called him up at his
house, and he said he had already
heard the news. | asked him il he were
coming down town, and he said he was.
Weber and ! waited for him. When
he showed up we asked him what had
kept him so long. He said he had gone
over to the station house. His time
table as he gives il is correct except
for his failure to mention the twenty
minutes in which he slipped away from
the station house, where RosenthaPs
body was, came 10 see us and then
slipped back again.
"When he saw us he said to me:
What is the matter? Cheer up
when | looked into his face | re-
allied there was danger"
Rose was asked about various devel-
opments of the situation which involved
his name He denied that Moe Brown
and "Slats," two gamblers, had given
him money to get Rosenthal away.
"They were looking for So notes
then" said Rose.
OF the alleged note from him in the
Tombs, asking that a lawyer be sent
TO him because Weber and Vallon were
planning TO frame up Becker, he said:
'If anybody can produce that note
and II is not forgery | will waive
all immunity. ! sent a letter TO Pitt,
reading substantially: Tell b. Becker
10 come here to see me al once. There
is great danger. Webber is already
negotiating with District Attorney. I'm
nearly crazy
He disposed Of the frame-up letter
o. Joseph Murphy, the convict, by
saying:
THAT is ridiculous. At that time
We counted on standing by Becker.
There was no thought of letting things
break. ! don't want 70 criticIse any
body who writes letters from a prison.
And it won't hurt him.
"A realize that though have been
believed by three juries and the Court
Of Appeals. | am still under a cloud
For that reason I'd like to see some
legal proceeding that would permit US
all Becker included to tell our stor-
les. I'd welcome that more than any
thing else.
But Becker will never confess.
There are the living-the innocent
to consider. And | am more sorry for
Recker to-day than he ever was for
me. I'm glad to notice one square
thing he has done He now saws he
never charged that Vallon fired a shot.
at is almost all over now. And
am full of pity Tor the man. He was
not my friend-I was his friend. But
what can ! do"
This was his closing remark:
"On Wednesday | shall suffer the
tortures of the damned"