The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-17
Investigation Into Cir
cumstances Surround
ing Arrest of Gunner
PAPERS TURNED
OVER TO JUSTICE
Report of Discovery of Important
discriminating Letters Will Be
Prsbed - Young Wives of
Prisoners Held in $7,soo
Bail as Material
Witnesses.

! New York. September ia secret
John Doe investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the arrest or
| Saturday night. Of "Gyp the Blood ant
Lefty Louie" two Of the four gunner
who are alleged 30 have slain Herman
Rosenthsl. the gambler, was begun
, to-day before Justice Goff. The pur-
| pose Of the investigation. according 10
f; Acting District Attorney Moss. 10 10
| determine whether the police sup
/! pressed or destroyed any evidence,
! particularly letters duplicating the
! two men in the murder and when and
| how the clues to their whereabouts
were obtained.
| Pleading TO the murder indictme Mt $
| against the defendants was put over
until Wednesday.
Justice Gor called successfully into
his chamber Deputy Police Commits
! sioner Dougherty. Sergean. Young,
Dougherty's secretary. and Detectives
Young. Myers. Cassassa and Mckenna.
all members Of the police squad that
| took "Gyp" and Lefty into custody.
They were questioned by the justice
and Mr.. Moss. What they told was not
revealed. but it was learned that Com
| missioner Dougherty turned over to
Justice GoE toX containing papers.
memoranda and otner documents
found ia the gunmens fiat which Mr.
Moss said tonight had furnished the
prosecution some evidence Of import
ance." Included In this evidence, Mr..
Moss said, were clues BY which he
hoped TO establish the identity of the
persons who supplied the gunner with
funds.
II was reported to-day. however.
tina, forty letters containing incrtmi-
of kOkentndl
murder had been found in the fiat, and
although Deputy Commissioner DouEn-
/ sr,y Indignantly denied that any such
! nissiyes had been discovered. MI
Moss declared Tonight that ne pur-
posed TO have the truth or faisity OF
the report legally established before
the justice.
No signs Of Fierce.
Another matter which the prosecutor
said was. being Investigated was
whether the police examined the TWO
gunner and their wives at any time
, be fore the arrival Of Mr.. Moss at pc
| lice headquarters Saturday night In
| this connection the district attorney
| has learned that contrary to the story
| told by the police, that they burst
into" the apartment, there were NO
signs on the door oil the gunmen's hat
| that force had been used.
The two young wives of the pris-
oners who to-day were held in $500
bail as material witnesses, involved
themselves in contradictions. Mr.. Moss
! said tonight. when he questioned them
| separately as to what they knew OF
| the murder.
Max Kahn. who was also held as
material witness to-day, may ace a
serious charge. Mr. Moss said further.
I - I'D
BY Krese, the waiter who has made
several other important identiacations,
as having been near the Hotel Metro
! pole at the time Of the murder The
| prosecutor indicated that he would
| lay before the grand jury on Thurs
| day evidence bearing upon Kahn's con-
| duct from the date Of the murder 20
| the date Of his arrest.
| John F. Mcintyre, counsel for Po-
lice Lieutenant Charles Becker. one
Of the seven murder defendants, ex-
poets to leave for Hot Springs. Ark.
tomorrow to appear for his client
before the commission appointed TO
hear the testimony of persons who
| talked TO Sam Schepps. State wit
Hesssi in the case
! WhltnaD at Hot SpFlnGs.
! Hot springs, Ark. september Is
/ District Attorney Whitman. OF New
York, who arrived here to-day with
| Assistant District Attorney Rubin. an
uounced tonight that he would In
terview various persons who talked
! with Sam ScheppN while he was de-
tanned here as a witness in connec-
| ton with the killing Of Herman Ros-
= enthsl tomorrow. These interviews
will be inform;l, but will preface ef-
! forts to be made before Captain w.
:G. Hun, notary. as special coTmis-
stoner. Witnesses are to be examined
| before Mr. Hun after the approval
and forwarding here Of interrogatorfes
submitted under the ruling Of Justice
Bischon. Of New York. permitting the
! examinations.
John r. Mcintyre. counsel for olice
Lieutenant Becker. is expected TO ar
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