The Washington times., 1910-12-16
Continuance Granted Sen
Sational Case Goes Over
TO Wednesday.
PRISONERS APPEAR
SULLEN AND DEFIANT
Many In Court Room, Apparently
to Catch Glimpse of Rosen-
thal's Lure"
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stepped from the van at Police Court.
Ihey We're together in the cells Wise
enough not TO discuss their affairs to-
getheT, they sat without speaking. wait
lnS through the two hours Intervening
before court rs called Even after
mat Il was an EOur or more before they
we're brought ;ntO the dock. among
the nights catch OF the police drag net,
petty Offenders all, save one other
BetrayS Interest.
Florence Knott listened while The
woruan's case was on. Il was the only
time she betrayed interest in her sur
roundings- She heard the accusations
made by a young well dressed man
that the woman had enJiced him to
a Maine avenue residence. and robbed
him OF ring, and when the woman
herself took the stand. Florence Ben
nets eyes sought the floor.
a negro was placed on trfal,-and
when his case was half over Assistant
District Attorney Given. hurriedIIy in
terruPted the trial, TO request that the
case against Mrs Knott and her al
leged con1ederateS be continued until
next Wednesday.
II was al very hurried and without
incident A plain statement that At
torney Darlington, who represents the
quartet, was engaged in another court
and desired 10 let the case 20 over
was al the curious throns which
crowded the aiSleS heard for their
journey 10 the courthouse, for the
woman and her friends never rose
until they were taken hurriedly back to
Harry RosenthaI, who saws he was
VlctImized by the woman, was not in
court He had been notified that no
testimony would be taken, and was
The woman and the men were alone
IN court Their attorney did not even
appear No bail was asked for them
ana so, IN the custody Of the marshal
they were taken 10 the District jaiI to
await the calling OF their case
Whether Florence Bennett Knott
young as the world counts age, is hav-
ing her first taste OF the iron suprem-
acy OF the law. OF whether her plilosO-
pLy mas Deen built on other experience.
she and her husband, his brother and
friend, look at their incarceration with
the same equauimity as do most occu-
pants Of cells
No. this isn't ike the fat at the
caro- the woman said this morning.
But guess Il had to work out that
way Everybody has 10 make mistakes
ana made mine when I first left home
Now I'm a prisoner and IN a little while
ii nave 70 go 70 court and stand Up and
he looked at by a lot of men. Nv, but
I hate TO go there
Il did Just what my husband told
me- she continued OF course every
body blames Ele- I'm the woman and
guess my part in the whole affair might
be shady according TO certain standards
II all IN the point of view. though
4 wasn't dUping a yOungster- I was
helping the one man in the world to
me.
''The Youngster.D
The yOUngster,' as she calls Rosen-
thai, was at that time in his store, 613
= street northwest, keeping out Of range
o. cameras He Is abOs,t twenty-three
or four years old. and unmarried. Mr..
ROSenJhal is inclined 70 be tall and IS
distinctly dark He declares that but
for the ImportUnate advice Of friends
he would have paid the moEey demand
ed Of him. BY the Knots in exchange
FOR the photographs made OF him, and
not sought the aid OF Detectives Corn
The story Of how Mrs Knott and
KOsenthal met was told for the first
time yesterday.
MS Knott called at the store conduct !
ed by Rosenthal and his partner, Mr.. 1
Levy, several days ago. She wanted to
look at some rifles Several were
shown her by AiT- Levy, who apDa rently /
mad been selected as the marked down
prey
Not suspecting that the woman was
other than a bona dde customer, M /
Levy showed her six OF seven rifles and !
once she said she would take one, pre-
paF1nS TO open her pOcketbOok, and then
SAYING. 'Oh. well, III walt and come in
tomorrow
I honestly thought she wanted to buy
something said Levy yesterday, and |
when looked around for Harry 10 tell
him about her, Harry was gene
His First Visits.
That was the story OF the batting
OF young Harry RosenthaL a night or
SO later, attired IN his fur-lined over
coat, Harry Rosenthal made his first
visit 70 the well fitted apartment IN the /
CAIRO, whose rental was Sl35 a month.
Now young ROsenthaI declares that
he was not so unsuspiciOus as he has
been called for when he saw the great |
mercury light IN the fat, giving a radf-
ance more suitable for DhofoEraDhv-
man the sunlight, he asked the reason |
Tor II and was told. he says. BY the
Of light, and that the ordinary electrical !
fixtures OF the fat were out OF order.
He tried he says to turn on the ordi-
nary light and they would not work
So, luIIed into false security by the /
WOman's explanation, the air of COM
Portable refinement in the fat, and the 4
absence OF any indication Of other oc-
cupancy, Rosenthal continued his visits. /
When the police found nine yhoto-
graphs OF Rosenthal and the woman 4
In the possession of Knott when he was
dence which would lead to proving /
pretty clearly the surveillance under I
which young ROSenthal was while he /
was in the rat. but today this evidence /
was augmented
Two other photographs have been 1
found. Neither Rosenthal nor the /
woman appear in them, and they were {
made. the police think, as range find
eTs, preparatory 10 setting cameras in 4
their proper positions TO catch Rosen- /
thai before the lens
LuIled To Security.
I So -ursler the bright rays Of the mer- !
cary light, reckless in the smiles OF the 1
trim, darl1-eyed woman, RosenthaI did 4
not hear the slight click Of the camera 4
shutters. and knew nothing Of the ne
in which he had walked until he was {
preDa ring 10 leave the fat Tuesday Z
night Then into the bright light in 4
which ROsenthal had felt SC secure, step
ped James b Knott. the vOman-s huS-
hand He held a revolver He was
ridiculOUslY careless with the business /
end OF the WeapC a. The dark eyes Of /
the woman WhiCi had held RosenthaI :
were wild with sc i-simulated fright.
In a moment Ros -nthaI vas bound as I
tightly 10 tho chair. by z rope. as he 4
WAS T4er7ra rf7-e1v bound TO answer n i