The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-20
IGNORE POLICE
I'M ROSENTHAL
INVESTIGATIONS
Private Detectives Have Been Put on
the Trail of the Slayers of Gam
bier Rosenthal in New York
City

New York, July 20,-That gang OF
gun men and blaelljackers riddled Her
man Rosenthal, the gambler, with bull
let's, believed by the detectives to have
been procured by "Bald Jack" Rose, I'M
der pressure OF the police system"
which were seeking Intellectually to close
| the mouth Of Rosenthal against further
charges that he had made bargains
with the police, is the opinion to-day.
District Attorney Whitman is convinced
that Rose had suggestion or knowledge
that the police hired some of Jack See
ligs gang to make way with Rosenthal.
IL was learned that after the shooting
the murderers loafed around the scene of
the crime with no apparent fear OF ar
rest. William Shapiro, driver of the
murder car" has told enough to cause
the public prosecutor to believe that pri-
vate detectives will soon round up the
gang of gun fighters, whom the police
promised to arrest, but failed to do SO.
In connection with ',ciee. in. OF
these outside agencies !.
attention was called Vermont State Il
elared to be lamentabIe omissions by t"a
police in guarding against the escape Of
RosenthaPs slayers Monday night and
lack of properly directed activity since.
II is declared that the story that Rosen-
thai was to be killed was in wide circula-
tion among the east side resorts Monday
evening but that if any report OF IL
reached headquarters no measures were
taken to protect the gambler.
1t was also commented on that six po-
licemen near by did not fire shot or
blow a whistle to stop the murder party
after the shooting; that the number OF
the murder car" was reported four dif-
ferent ways, all erroneous, by as many
policemen, while a citizen got it right;
that it was left to the district attorney
to uncover most of the evidence of inn
portance that is so far available to trace
the murderers; that men, known to have
talked over the prospective assassination
of Rosenthal the day before it occurred,
while on an outing, have either not been
arrested, or taken and let 90 on small
bail. or, in the case of one, held only be-
cause the district attorney insisted
upon il.
The independent course of the district
attorney was indicated yesterday when
he summoned Louis Libby and William
Shapiro, owners of the automobile used
bv the murder party, and heard them
make what may be important disclosures
in connection with the theory of connec-
ton between the murder and the police
system" Neither Mr. Whitman nor As
semblyman Aaron Levy, counsel for the
two men. would discuss what Libby and
Shapiro had revealed. Not long before,
however, the lawyer had a two-hours
conference with his clients and made a
brief statement regarding it.
"They have told me Of things that |
did not know OF before" he said. 4'lf
Mr.. Whitman desires to hear my clients
he will learn of disclosures which will
make the public gasp when they are pub
lshed."
do the disclosures lead up to the
police department? :" was asked
"That is very dangerous point, said
the attorney, "and cannot discuss it."
This independent action of the prose
cutor was taken despite statement by
Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty, |
who said yesterday afternoon he wanted
it understood that he was working in
cooperation with Mr.. Whitman, There
was absolutely no friction between the
police department and the district attor |
ney's office Mr.. Dougherty declared.
The private detectives hurried away !
after the conference and Mr.. Whitman
declared he was going out of town on an
mission. THE case is pro- |
crossing very satisfactorily" was all he
would say.
1t was talked in quarters usually well |
regarding underworld" affairs /
Yesterday on the east side, that the price (
that had been paid for the killing of /
Rosenthal had been learned by the police. /
The figure named was $4,000 The iden-
tity OF at least two of the five men who
we're in the murder party is known III
these quarters, il was added, and they
are said to have been seen on east side
streets bv acquaintance several times
since Monday night.
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, the
man accused by Rosenthal in his first
revelations of alleged partnership be-
tween gamblers and police, had the great
,r part of the strong arm squad which
he has commanded taken away from him
Commissioner Waldo gave
the order which transferred eight of
these detectives to another lieutenant.