Police Lieutenant Becker Indicted
By Editor
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker was charged, in an indictment returned by the grand jury in New York City on August 20, with murder in the first degree. Becker is the man who has made himself infamous during the last few weeks by having his name connected with the murder of Rosenthal, and further by the charges that he is at the head of the gamblers, thugs, and the underworld in general in New York City. There are many honest and honorable officials in our large cities. Otherwise society would have no protection at all from the criminal element that is increasing constantly. But the official of the Becker type is becoming altogether too common everywhere.