The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-06
HE HAD FIGURED m
ROSENTHAL CASE
Gang Leader and Notorious 0aznA
man, Who Passed Word Along
to Followers to Kill Gambler !
Falls Before Pistol Of
East Side Fruit
Dealer.
rspeo,al TO The rimes-DispatcAl

New York, october Big Jsa1H
Zelig. the East Side gang leadaR. -
u said to have passed the v1D4
along to the gunner Of his 9100 -
kill Herman Rosenthal last July. -
shot early tonight az he was g1Aano
In q north-bound Second Avenue GO
at Fourteenth Street BY an East 30
fruit dealer. named Philip Dav1ADoA
and died in a Bellevue ambulnn1o
while being taken to the hospital
Davidson climbed upon the open IT,
ley and fred a bullet that sntGeo9
Zelig's head. just back Of the x1GA4
ear. The murderer told the poaioD
later that he had killed Zelig beeauao
this afternoon Zelig had entered
Davidson into doorway In BToonoe
Street. near Eldridge Street -
beaten the fruit dealer with q A1Aa1D-
jack and had then robbed him Of Hsoae
than $500 in cash. Upon seing zG116
riding alone in the open car In Ssoon1
Avenue about three hours later. DGy10s
son. according to his own story. -
chased the car for more than . hloek
and then had killed Zelig In pun1AA-
ment for the beating and loss OF n,esoF
he had suffered at Zelig's hands AuE4
ing the afternoon.
Bears Marks 81 DeatinG.
Davidson bore bruises upon the hsoWs
about his eyes and on the jaw to oall>
stantiate his story Of being beaAea
up by Zelig earlier In the day. When
Zelig's clothes were removed from HI
body at the morgue shortly after ~
died In the ambulance the police 1eanG
about $500 in cash In one OF the nuE.
dered gangstcr's pocketA
The northbound open car had sa0woa
thA -iA - ~
teenfA Street CORNER when the a1Anno-s
Ing occurred. Through Eourteanth
Street and led by Patrolman Ranl
Schmidt at the moment the car dreR
up 1T the corner. was coming 4 OrOse4
OF East Side Hebrews, whose organ1Dm
lions were holding a night parade. h
consequence OF the oncoming paxada.
tho corner was even more crOW0o6
than that congested section oe tin:
town is ON q Saturday ufaAt
The parade and the part IL played n
holding back the trolley ear In VALID
Zelfg was seated contributed to tn
success of the murderer's plans Da-
wilson. so he says. had been wal1nne
north in Second Avenue a few mlnntoo
earlier, brooding over the loss e n
money and tie beating which he anU4
Zelig had given him. when he shaicen
going north also and just about ~
pass Davidson. A glance was eno4Un.
the murderer says. to show tha1 -
assailant was seated In the trolleY 80
Davidson says he made a dash -
the car. reaching for his revolvuR -
he ran The car made another buFUe -
speed as It passed Thirteenth 0exooe
however. and his chase seemed hnDo-
less But as the motorman appYooahQa
the Fourteenth Street corner ths eae
began to slow down, and Day1nn0n
gained rapidly. He reached me Sne .
moment after the car had been snoDDa1
to let the procession go by.
witness named Himan Na1v00E8
was sitting close to Zelig whsa -
gangster was shot. Acc ,rding 70 90
witness. as well as the story as tee -
the murderer. as soon as the cae No.
stopped Davidson sprang for the RuD-
ming board just back Of the spot vAoGO
Zelig was sitting on an end So -
the right side Of the northbound 90.
P1as Maszle ae His HEAD
The murderer showed his graoo 60
element, witnesses say, but ma6o -
sound Once he was firmly pI4nteG -
the running board he placed the uIuDe
Of the revolver almost against 801lB0
head and fred Zelig pitched fssWaD0
as Davidson dropped from the olnDo1
car and ran east toward Secoo1 Az
nue. IN Fourteenth Street
As Davidson ran. the crowds - -
street at nrst gave him lots - 49,
way as they saw that he wno 90
waving his revolver. Poles
Schmidt and Knox pursued Dxvs1Dun.
As Schmidt overhauled the fugfs1VOUo
drew his revolver and yelled - O.
murderer that he would are u DUVt0p
son made move toward him W11n
his own revolver. -
Get away" yelled Davidson. . -
backed against building. wavsnI -
gun. -cr I'll shoe, you IN the ceI1V.
Schmidt Iuured AT Davidson -
bowled him over while the nlur0oU0B
va. making the threat rs roiioeWnD
Knox ran up pavissoa yelled thae -
would offer no furtacr resistance 81
the policemen hurried To- man 49,
20 the corner Of Fcur~scnth street -
Second Avcaue with great erUU0
jamm.nR along in their wake.
schna.a, AID Knox pulled Desi1noD
into a drug store and slammed -
doors. Schmid; Immediately 'ph0un4
for the reserves and an srsbu100Do
and In a short time Dr.. HavktoD -
rived I'm Bellevue ambulance A. -
serve. came 60 handle the crowds a.
TANNED about the crro where -
dying sanss.cr had been placed n
Davidson was taken In 49,
wagon 20 the East rwcnsy-0oU15
stree, station hou.e snd suoseVo9u>
., police headquarters
AossApv VevsssW - 49,
Davidson had scarcely nntsnoe q
ing hts ssory 90 being robins 80
the aSsernor ny Zeiig an6 49,
hin IN revenge sor the foeoWy
the h.assng. When the 49,
snesoer version - - oSo0uD -
sf o. shoostnG-
zssIe. ssoss . $500 Ss1ag129