Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-27
RAISED HAT AS
MURDER SIGNAL
New Witness Appears Who
Saw Rosenthai Slain.

New York, July 27.-Louis Krese, a
new witness in the Rosenthal murder
case, told Coroner Feinberger that
Louis Bridgie) Weber was with the
slayers Of Rosenthal just before they
got into Shapiro's gray car and sped
out Of Forty-third street. He then
pointed to Jack Sullivan as another
q who WAS In the front Of the Met,
ropole at the time Of the shooting. Sui
Ivan AZ well as Weber is now charged
with murder.
The unexpected Identification by
krese was perhaps the most dramatic
feature Of a day that was crowded
with interesting developments In the
Rosenthal case and matters which
have arisen on account Of it Mayor
Gaynor. replying to a letter from Com
missioner Waldo asking what should
be done about suspending Lieutenant
Becker, sent d long letter to Com
missioner Waldo, In which he directed
that Becker should not be suspended
until evidence against him was pro
duced. At the same time the mayor,
In characteristic style. discounted the
clamor over the Rosenthal case and
gave Commissioner Waldo the highest
of praise for his conduct Of the police
department.
"DAso Frank" Hold For Murder.
Frank Cironci. who, the police con-
tend, is the 'Dago Frank" that tool
part In the murder and who was ar
rested late on Thursday night with a
young oma named Rose Harris, and
with Abraham Lewis. was held on d
charge Of murder. while the Harris
woman and Abe Lewis were held as
material witnesses. Both the district
attorney and Deputy Commissioner
Doughery were active in examining
witnesses, anu both announced that
definite progress had been made In
the investigation. District Attorney
Whitman conferred with the lawyers
for Jack Rose. Sam Paul, Shapiro and
Libby and Bridge Weber, and init
mated that the prospect Of more reve
lations favorable to the clearing up
Of the case was good.
AhC biCAittilCdliOu VI bTluGlG w eUDpl
and Jack Sullivan by Louis Krese, who
Is a waiter and who lives at Coney Is
land, came as a complete surprise no,
only to Weber and his counsel, but to
tile police and the district attorney rs
we'll. No hint had come to Dougherty
or to Mr.. Whitman that there was u
witness available who had seen not
only the preparations for the killing OF
Rosenthal, but who had seen the deed
itself and had observed the murderers
III their retreat.
Murder Followed a Signal,
The story told on the witness stand
by the Coney Island waiter was SO
complete that 1t included a detail
which had not even been guessed at
previously-that the shooting Of Ro
senthal followed Il signal given by a
man who stepped out of the Metropole
restaurant a few seconds before the
gambler himself, his eyes fastened Oh
the from page of d newspaper, ap
peared on the threshold. The signal
a quick touch Of a hand to a hat
brlm. The man who gave the sign
stepped aside, and four or five men
who had been waiting in the street in
front Of the hotel darted toward Rosen
thai and emptied their %revolvers at
him. And then. says Krese, the muir
derers stood briefly talking to Bridge
Weber before they climbed into the
gray automobile.
The walters story came out in the
herring before Coroner Feinberg to
determine whether enough evidence
had been obtained to warrant holding
Bridgie Weber for murder IL the first
degree. There had been q POSTPONE
ment or two, and 1t was necessary fol-
the district attorney and Dougherty to
produce enough evidence to satisfy the
corone They had John Reisler as a
witness to prove that Weber had lied
when he said that he wasn't near the
Metropole at the time Rosenthal was
shot.
Whitman Replies to Gaynor.
After reading Mr.. Gaynor's letter to
the commissioner, in which the mayor
attacks the district attorney for his nj
ltXeu ADVICE 10 1tOSPHIDUl Nuen the DO
lice We're trying to close his gambling
place, District Attorney Whitman
made this statement:
As regards my having advised Herman
Rosenthal to throw out policemen-in the
first place. I'm not in the habit OF using
that kind Of language. and In the second
place he didn't ask my advice on any sub
Jet and l never advised him at all. There
Is but one issue. and have but ono con-
oern In this matter. Herman Rosenthal.
as he himself had announced publicly,
was to come to my house with his wife on
Tuesday morning to supply me with owl
dencs Of n corrupt alliance between the
police and law breakers in this city. He
WAS butchercd In the most brilliantly
lighted street In New York because. as
believe, he WAS coming to sec ma
He was shot down by -four or more muir
derers In a block literally swarmina with
policemen. Notwithstanding. there was
not the semblance of an effort to appre-
bend the murderers, and the pretenss OF a
pursuit II 80 Silly and transparent that It
ought not to deceive a ten-year-oh child
Nearly two weeks have elapsed. and the
actual murderers are, in my opinion. still
At largo. Any further comment seems su-
~pernuous.