The Washington times., 1912-11-15
GUNMAN'SWEARS
ROSE PLOTTED TO
FRAME THEM UP"
Dago Frank Declares Bald
/ jack Planned Presence
10 lncriminate Them.

OF the four gunner accused Of k,i,In.r
herman Rosenthal opened toduy,
Dago Frank'' Cirofico was the .,rst
"'tness to take the witness stand. He
was the last OF the prisoners to face
e Jury with his story. He was pre-
Ssred 10 orer an alibi as defense.
ihe evidence for the four prisoners
~ss expected to be concluded today.
Dago FRANK swore that he never knew
Rosenthal. and corroborated the testi-
Irony Of his three companions wnen
h,ry hmey said that Bald jack Rose had
,ured them to the scene of the murder
~ 9rder to incriminate themselves. He
sa'd ne knew that the only purpose
81 Whitley Lewis. Lefty Louie and Gyp
On the night OF July 10 was to satisfy
themselves that Rose had not framed
Up case TO put Jack Ielig in jail
Dago Frank testified further that he
Whitley Lewis and Lefty Louie to the
poker room of Bridgey Webber in Forty
second street. where they discussed the
Imprisonment Of zelig. At ! o'clock
hft the poker room and went to his
home.. where he remained the rest OF
me night Frank denied every state
ment OF Rose, and followed closely the
Contradict State Stories.
Hartford Marshall. assistant district
attorney under william r. Jerome, fol-
lowed Dago Frank and testified that
Shapiro, chaueffcur Of the murder car
had told him that valion and Schepps
were occupants OF the car when II left
Forty-second street just before the
shooting.
John ]. Hickey, an eye witness o.
the murder said he was standing out
side the Hotel when Rosenthal CAM
forth and that the fatal shot was hred
wall
He fired at Rosenthal," said Hickey,
"and then ran northward toward Sixth
could see only half of his face. He
had long sharp chin and long nose.
Accuse Webber and Vallon.
Gyp the Blood, impudent when he
wasn't sullen, the boisterous Whitley
Lewis and the more crafty, soft spoken
Lefty Louis yesterday told from the
witness chair their story OF a summer
night that was peaceful except for the
moment of terror when, they say. they
saw In front of the Metropole Hotel
a strange man, who later they read
was. Rosenthal, shot to death by Bridgie
webber. Harry vallon and another man
They had turned and fed then. they
swore yesterday, because their one
thought was that Webber. Vallon and
ssons the sHG jack ThS% Rosa nd hsy sam
Schepps, who were with Weber. VAL
lon and the unknown murderer; had
opened fire not to Kill Rosenthal, out
Therefore. they fed. knowing that al
though they had seen and could identify
the murderers, they themselves as Zeiig
Sangsters would be charged with tho
murder. Weeks later Whitley bought
ticket ''up In the mountains' and was
about to take a train to New York TO
tell the coroner the real truth" when
he was arrested.
Feared to Tell Police.
Still later "Gyp the Blood and
Lefty Louie" came down to Manhattan
from Sullivan county ito tell the real
truth to the police" but had decided
at the last minute that the police
wouldn't believe them. So "Gyp" and
Lefty" say that when they arrived In
front Of police headquarters here the
day they same back TO town they
didn't stop until they had reached the
house In Woodward avenue. Queens.
where about a month later they were
arrested by DEPUTY Commissioner
Moss in the calm. almost solicitous
manner In which the assistant district
attorney cfossexaminsd d,% lo az ts,, ms srst st
police headquarters the night you were
arrested by Commissioner Dougherty.
knowing then. so you swear now. that
tody and knowing that you could
Identify them as the real murderers-
why did you deny all knowledge OF the
Rosenthai murder to me then. Instead
OF letting me know that Rose and
because knew you didn't want to
hear that they were guilty snarled
"Gyp." Because ] knew you didn't
want to know that
you're not here to insult me-" cried
Mr. Moss and the reproof and an added
word from Justice Gon once more
brought "Gyp" up short. straightway
inent. Then he lapsed to sullenness and
finally to loud impudence again
"Whitey" Lewis loud vehemence was
not caused by anger. but by bolster
Gus babble, as II anxious to have his
story told and out of the, way.
When Whitley came to his description
OF what he saw when Rosenthal fell
dead he half rose na from MS rm seat te,itng ang
the Gods truth, judge! I'm teillhR the
Gods TRUTH"
Slashed Two In Army.
Whitley Lewis. like Gyp the Blood.
said he never owned revolver or
stuck up" any one with revolver
He is a thief. too. he said, and for
wears he hadn't used his real name,
Jacob Seidenschneur. because ne
didn't want T. disgrace 1t, me bein'
a t'ief an everything like dat" That
time when he was In the army and had
slached a soldier, he Just happened to
lave a little bit of a knife in his hand
when attacked. land just gave him a
little slash"
When Mr.. Moss asked Whitley about