The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-13
sixteen KILLED IN WRECK on C., /. AND D.
N THE SUBURBS Of CHICAGO EARLY TO-DAY
THE MURDER CAR
: DRIVERS STORY
He Identifies the Men Who
Were Passengers on the
Eventful Drive.

New York. Nov. 13.-william sha.
pire. co-defendant of the four gun.
men indicted as the actual slayers Of
the gambler. Herman Rosenthal, to-
day turned states evidence.
Testifying at the gunmen's trial for
murder. Shapiro identified the quar-
tet-"Lefty Louie" "Gyp the Blood
Whitley" Lewis and "Dago" Frank
Cirofici-as his passengers in the
murder car" which he drove to the
Hotel Metropole where Rosenthal met
his fate. He saw them get out of the
machrine. he swore, heard the shots
fired and declared that when they
came back to the machine they had
revolvers in their hands.
"Gyp the Blood" Shapiro said. had
placed revolver to his head and or
away" He had heard "Dago Frank
say. he testified, that Police Lieuten-
ant Becker. since convicted of in
stigating the murder, had fixed the
cops"
Shapiro's appearance as state
witness was one of the results, ac-
cording to District Attorney Whit
man, Of the death Of big Jack" Ze-
lig. leader of the gang Of east side
thugs to which the four gunmen be-
longed. Shapiro testified on the stand
that he had heretofore refused to
identity the gunmen through fear of
being killed.
Shapiro told me-" explained MIR.
he was afraid If he testified against
the gunmen big Jack" Zelig would
have him "croaked.' When Zelig
was killed Shapiro got his nerve back
and decided to tell the trtuh."
Mr.. whitman added that the indict-
ment against Shapiro would in all
probability be dismissed.
The witness told his story in a low
monotone. looking straight ahead and
avoiding the angry glares of the four
gunner who sat bent forward in
their seats all the time he was testi-
flying.
Shapiro told of receiving a tele-
phone message the night Of the mur-
der and Of driving his car to shar-
keys saloon, where he met Jack Rose.
Sam Schepps and Harry Wilson. They
got into his car, he said, and he drove
to "Dago Franks" place with them.
and there Frank got In. Then, he
said, he drove the party to "Bridgie''
Webber's poker rooms, where his pas
sengers got out. He drew his car up
across the street and waited twenty
minutes
Then Jack Rose came down and
told me-" Sapiro continued. "to drive
around Forty-third street. 'Gyp.'
Whitley Lefty and 'Dago' Frank
got in and 1 drove to the Metropole.
The witness stopped his recital to
identify the gunner as his passen-
gers.
"while on the way to the Metro
POLE" he resumed. II heard 'Dago'
Frank say. everything is all right;
no cops there: Becker said So I
stopped my car near the Metropole
and they all got out. They had re-
volvers and heard four shots. Then
they jumped back into the car and
Gyp the Blood put a gun to my head
and said. Hurry up. you boob. drive
away"
Shapiro declared he started up
and drove to Madison avenue and
thence to 125th street. where his pas
sengers got out.
The witness denied on cross exam
ination that Sam Schepps or Harry
vallon were in his car when he drove
away from the scene. He admitted
he had not told the truth when. be-
fore Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty. he had refused to identity
two Of the gun men as his passen-