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Show STORY TOLD BY BECKER Convicted Officer Says Jack Rose 'Was Only Stool Pigeon Now York, Oct. 2S. ThQ story that Charles Becker, tho former police lieutenant convicted for tho murder of Herman Rosenthal says ho wantB to toll on the stand at his trial, was I reluted In detail ycHterday by Becker from his cell n the Tombs. Had be boeu allowed to tell this story he claims, tho verdict or the jury would ' have been different. Becker denied that "Bald Jack Rose, who was tho state's chief witness wit-ness was his "graft collector,' declaring de-claring Rose was hid "stool pigeon" who furnished evidence on which he made scores of raids. Ho gave an account of his financial condition in an effort, ho said, to show that ho had not hoarded gamblers' tribute, Becker said Roso never asked him for money for his services. Eventually Event-ually ho learned why. when Rose told him that he and Rosenthal wore going go-ing Into gambling partnership Rose reminding the lieutenant of the gratutious services he had given and asking immunitv from raids "I said I would not molest the place any more than I would any other oth-er gambling house., said Becker. "I said I would not make special effort to got evidence against Rosenthal unless un-less specifically detected." Complaints by Rose. loiter Becker, continued Roae, told him that Rosenthal had broken faith with him and had won $G,000 from hi in at gambling. Then complaints against the resort began to reach Commissioner Waldo. "I am sure these complaints were written by Roso. or Inspired by him, said Becker and he declared that this break between the partners was the boginning of Rose's enmity against Rosenthal enmity which led to Ros- I enthal's determination to "squeal" i and later to a gambler's plot, the outcome out-come of which was the murder of Rosenthal. Beckor denied that Rose, as the latter testified, telepboned him just after Rosenthal's murder to Inform him of the crime. He said that If he got another trial, he would take the stand. Regarding his finances, he said he never possessed more than 520.500 at one time'. Ho explained hi detail the sources of this money. All Under Guard. While Becker is awaiting sontence of death to be Imposed on Wednes-da.v, Wednes-da.v, Jufjticqjgptfai'vho tv'H announcp, the cx-lleuteuant's fate Is under guard. District Attornev Whitman is also under guard. Becker's counsel. coun-sel. Mr. Mclntyre, is said to be going! about armed. The lives of all hae been threat- ened. It is reported and eveu the j jury which found Becker guilty. Is l said Individually to four attack Becker's ?20'.50'0. which he Rays was all ho and his wife had when Rosenthal was killed, was accumulated, accumulat-ed, according to the e-polIcemah today, to-day, as follows: Five thousand dollars from Laura Becker, a sister, before she died. rifteen thousand dollars rrom John i Finnegan, a friend ot his wife, who lied after giving hor this amount. Five thousand dollars saved by Mrs Becker. Two thousand fh'o hundred dollars Mrs. Becker's father gave her. Two thousand dollars Recker himself him-self saved. 'All this money we had saved," said Becker "It was withdrawn on July .10 from the banks where we deposited. de-posited. That was tho day after I waH arrested." Btter said Finnegan had been brought up With his wife's family and that the ?lf,000 had been given i to her at different times, a few thousand thou-sand dollars nt a time. Supplying what he considered another an-other motive for Roso's enmity against Rosenthal, Becker said Rosenthal Ros-enthal hired Charlev Kelly, a pugilist pugi-list "to do up" Rose. Kelly tried but got the worst of the encounter, said Becker. Kell3 howover. gave Rosenthal Ros-enthal the Impression that the assault had been a suocese. |