The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-20
lNFORMERS GO FREE
State to Liberate Jack Rose.
Nallon. Webber, Schepps
and Shapiro.
But SULLIVAN Is HELD
District Attorneys Office Said
to Have Decided to Try
Him for Homicide.

only a single ballot taken by the
jury in the trial Of the four gunmen
for the murder Of Herman Rosenthal
Immediately upon retiring to consider
afternoon for the jury TO bring in ver-
dict OF murder in the first degree against
all four defendants. Frank Croici
(Dsso Frank). Frank Muller CWhitey
I.swis). Louis Rosenberg Lefty Louie,.
and Harry Horowitz 'Gyp the Blood.
The verdict was arrived at. according
II the Oldest court officers, with a speed
unprecedented In the history of tirs,
degree convictions in TIE county. Also
the conviction was unique in that 1t
was the first time four men have been
convicted of murder in the first degree
collectively in the county and. 50 far a.
could be learned yesterday in the State
Informers Win Freedom.
To-day or tomorrow Rose, Webber.
Nailon and Schepps will be liberated
from the West Side prison In the opin-
ion OF the District Attorney yesterdays
verdict makes II binding upon the State
to live up TO it's promise to liberate the
four lnformers, with whom the State
had made the stipulation that they
would receive immunity provided 1t was
proved that none of them had fired
shot and that they had rendered services
to the State by telling the truth about
the murder OF Rosenthal.
The most steadfast accusers of Rose.
Nallon, Webber and Schepps as actual
murderers of the gambler have been
the four gunmen just convicted of the
actual killing The verdict sf yester-
day satisfied the State that a jury Is
convinced that the four informcrs did
not fire shot and that they told the
truth. Furthermore the verdict is ac-
cepted az added and final proof that
Schepps was not an acComplice and
the four therefore will be freed inn
mediately.
state TO Liberat~ shapiro.
And finally the decision in the gun
mems trial convinces the State that
in the case Of Willie Shapiro. chauf-
feur OF the gray murder car" who
also IL under indictment for the murder,
jury has been convinced OF the truth
of testimony which says that at the
very worst Shapiro was compelled at
the point OF a pistol to take the actual
murderers from the scene and IL guilt
less of actual murder.
Under these circumstances a motion
by the State for a dismissal of the
Indictment against Shapiro for murder
will be made soon. The gunmen them
selves at no time accused Shapiro Of
completely in the murder and neither
has any other witness. Jack Sullivan
Gacob Reich) Is still to be tried, how
ever, Immediately after the con-
Clusion Of the trial of Charles
II. Hyde. which begins to-day,
but even though the case against Sui
livan is not considered nearly so strong
as the cases against the others the
District Attorney and Mr.. Moss yes
terday, or eighteen weeks to the day
from the date Of the Rosenthal murder,
received words OF approval for having
obtained verdicts that demand the
deaths OF five OF the murderers for the
death of Rosenthal.
Find Only One Ballot Necess.ry.
The jury whose verdict yesterday
means the death sentence of Gyp,
Frank. Lefty and Whitley agreed upon
first degree verdict with so mucn
alacrlty that within from three to four
minutes after retiring to the jury room
Foreman William Montgomery sent out
word to, Capt Lynch that the Jury
would not go out to luncheon.
Capt. Lynch asked then. In view Of
the fact that the jury retired at 1888
o'clock In the afternoon. whether or not
they wanted sandwiches sent In to them.
Again they sent out word Immediately
that not even sandwiches were wanted.
Already they had found that only one
quick ballot was necessary to learn that
they were unanimous In their opinion
that the Zelig gangsters had fired at
Rosenthal and killed him. But merely
to observe the proprieties the jury did
not send out word that they were ready
to deliver their verdict until about half
an hour after Justice Goff had placed
the case In their hands.
Lose Hope After G0n's Charge.
1t was a detected group OF gangsters
that filed back to the Tombs for their
luncheon at the conclusion OF Justice
Cons charge. They all said later In
their cells to tho reporters that until
Justice Goff took up his charge, which
lasted from 1885 o'clock In the morning
until 1856 o'clock In the afternoon. they