The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-01
SENSATION IN
THE ROsENTHA[
MURDER CASE
Important Witness for State,
Held in Reserve by District
Attorney to Spring a Sur
prise, is Missing.
BIG FUND RAISED
TO BRlBE WHITMAN
Gamblers Turn Tables on the
Grafters in New York Police
Department by Demand
ing Hush Money.

3rEW YORK, Aug, 31.-Another
mi witness for tho state in the
Rosepthal murder case has mys'
teriously disappeared, according
to information obtained today at the
office of District Attorney Whitman.
The mans identity was not revealed,
but the value of his testimony TO the
detectives were dispatched tonight TO
Philadelphia on a tip that he had gone
there, with instructions TO bring him
back if they located him,
The man has been missing for several
days and his absence appears to have
caused considerable anxiety to the dis
trict attorney IS office. as he is said to
be in a position to give sensational
evidence bearing upon the alleged
gambling graft operations of Lieuten-
ant Charles Becker, accused OF insti-
eating the murder Of Herman Rosen'
thai,
Suspects Conspiracy.
In view of the sudden departure for
Europe OF Thomas Coupe, another wit
ness, and the mysterious absence OF
Frank Walsh, also a witness, suspicious
were expressed by the district attor"
ney's office tonight that everything
was being e1erted to get as many
state S witnesses as possible out of the
way before Becker's trial begins Sep
tember 10.
The witness reported missing tonight
is said to have been one whom the dis
tYict attorney has been keeping IN the
I'M a hn
trial OF Becker, as he has not testified
before the grand jury. His testimony
would help to establish a motive, it was
said, for the killing of Rosenthal in
connection with Becker's S alleged rela.
tions with the gamblers.
Big Fund Raised.
In gathering evidence for the pro-
posed John Doe investigation of police
alliance with gambling and disorderly
resorts, it was stated today by one OF
the district attorneys assistants that
the so.called ''vice trust of thirty
two disorderly houses raided on August
10, had set aside the sum of $4,000
for the "delivery' of the district at.
torney. Although number of these
houses reopened after the raid, which
was conducted by Assistant District
Attorney Smith and agents of the So
ciety for the prevention Of crime, they
recently closed again. Fear of repe-
tit!on OF tho raid from the district at.
toruey's office is the reported reason.
One Week Profits.
The $4,000 raised represented, it
was said, one week S receipts of the
inmates of the thirty.two houses op.
Grated by the trust. who, during that
time, were compelled to give up to the
syndicate, their personal profits.
Through subterraneau channels word
was convened to the district attorneys
office that the $4,000 was forthcom-
ing in payment for the privileges of op-
Grating without molcstatiou. 1t was
said that nothing was feared by "the
syndicate from the police. Detectives
from the district attorneys office as
signed to negotiate with the heads
Of the "trust' have procured evidence
OF the proffered bribe. it was said,
which would be presented during the
"Jobp Doe' proceedings.
Tables have been turned by many
gamblers upon whom the police have
been wont to levy blackmai1, it was re.
ported today. Taking advantage of the
prospect of prosecution which faces
come OF the grafters in The police de-
rartmeut victimized gamblers have
been demanding paw from the former
grafters as the price Of silence. it was
said, aud have obtained it.
Detective Stabbed.
CHICAGO. Aug. 31-Robert Wilson,
80 wears old, believed from letters
found in his possession 10 be a special
investigation seeking men who fled from
New York after tho murder of Her.