The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-04
Detectives Hot on rrail.

New York, Aug 3.-Reyelations of the Rosenthal murder case, pointing to the existence of a system of police blackmail levied upon illegal resorts prompted number of leading eiti- zens to issue call today for public mass meeting at Cooper Union next week to adopt pans ito makea effec1- i've the public demand for the ob- seryance of law and order in Ghis city"
 The signers of the call are Jacob H Schiff, Eugeneus H. Outerbridge Eugene l. Philbin, Henry Moskowitz, Allen Robinson and Felix Adler A number of prominent women, inolud ing Mrs. Russell Sage and Mrs. E. H. Hartman, have been asked to be- come members of the WOmen's Aux Hilary Committee.
 The call sent out over the sigma lures of this "citizen's committed to large number of prominent men and women in all walks of life, says;
 The state of lawlessness now eX- isting in this city under cover of which crimes have been committed with impunity and criminals perlmt- ted to go unpunished has reached point where public sentiment demands that the officials charged with en- forcing the laws for the protection and well being of our citizens shall perform the duties of theT office in the full confidence that such per formance will have strong public sup port.
 Tt is proposed that public meet ing be held at Cooper Union in the near future, at which prominent speakers will be heard and plans adopted to make effective the public demand for the observance of law and order in this city"
 A popular subscription to provide funds for an investigation and the employment of lawyers and detectives ! in included, it is understood, in the plans of the committee.
 | While Inspector Hughes was absent in the Catskill mountains today di- recting the search of his men for "Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie, 2 two of the fugitives charged with Ro- senthal's murder. several gamblers mentioned by Jack" Rose as having paid protection money to the police. were examined by an assistant dis trict attorney. The exact nature of the information they had to give was not revealed, but it was said as re- sult of their examination, further i'm portant evidence of police corruption would be ready for the grand jury.
 The departure of Inspector Hughes for the Catskills led to reports that his detectives were close to their l quarry, and the attitude at police headquarters tonight in regard to the capture of the men was one of ex- pectancy
 Inspector Hughes detectives were reported to be working in the general vicinity of Fleishmann' the Cats kill summer resort, where "Whitey' Lewis was picked up Thursday. Deputy Police Commissioner Dough erty made known today that he had
 found what he believes to be the re volyer from which some of the shots were fired that killed Rosenthal. Tns weapon was discovered in trunks Jeff
 behind by Leftie Louie when hs
 fled. All the chambers were empty
 The revolver has been examined
 for finger prints.
 John w. Hart, counsel for Charles
 Becker the police lieutenant charged with instigating the murder, had {
 long conference today with his ellen in the Tombs regarding their line O l defense. While Hart was not com municatiye on the subject, it was re