The Washington herald., 1912-09-18
ACCUSED GUNMEN
ARRAIGNED TO-DAY
Both LEFTY Louie" and "Gyp the
Blood" Expected to Plead
Not Guilty.
LITTLE NEW EVIDENCE

New York, Sept. 1T.-"Gyp the Blood"
and Lefty Louie" the last Of the
Rosenthal murderers to be captured. will
he arraigned before Justice John W. CON
In the Supreme Court tomorrow. 1t is
understood that both prisoners will plead
not guilty.
If any other proceedings are under
taken by Justice Con after the pleadings
have been entered. they will be con-
Quoted In private, as was the John Doe
hearing to-day.
In the absence of District Attorney
Whitman in Hot Springs very little new
evidence was developed against the
Rosenthal murderers during the day.
There area dozen or more witnesses,
includisS the furniture dealers from
whom "Gyp" and Lefty obtained their
household effects. who have not even
been questioned as to what they know
about the case.
Mr.. Moss was occupied during the fore-
noon before Justice Gof at the hearing
instituted to ascertain if the police had
suppressed any letters or papers found
in the Brooklyn fiat after the arrests
The witnesses examined were Police
IJeut Dominick Reilly. Detective Nc
Kenna, the two prisoners and their WIVES
and two newspaper reporters
Clean Bill for Police.
After the examination was over MI
Moss made public a statement winch
amounted to a clean bill Of health for
the Police Department
John F. Mcintyre. counsel for Charles
Becker said tonight that he had dls-
covered new clews which he believed
would prove conclusively the innocence
of the former strong arm squad raider OF
the charge of instigating the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal.
For this reason he declared II impos-
sfble for him to go to Hot Springs. Ark.
to investigate the statements OF sam
Schepps. which, according to the defense,
exonerated Becker. But that he had sent
the contents of the so-called sl5,Oo am
davit.'' to which Commissioner Rhlne-
lander Waldo referred last Friday
when he testified before the Curran al
dermanic committee, which is investi-
eating conditions in the Police Depart
ment, as learned in detail to-day.
Police Capt. John T. Reith. at present
the McDougal Street police
station, made the affidavit. He swears
that during the police administration OF
Gen. Theodore A. Bingham he was Of
fered promotion from a lieutenancy TO a
captaincy for $4,000 and not Sl5.Oo. as
stated by Mr.. Waldo.
Reith Passed By.
Reith states that he did not pay this
sum and that he was passed by for pro-
motion, although he stood at the top of
the eligible list of ieutenants prepared
by the Civil Service Commission.
Reith's affidavit names the following
men:
Alfred ]. johnson, secretary to the late
Mayor Hugh ]. Grant, under sheriff in
tie administration of Nicholas ]. Hayes
and now employed in the office of Dan
lei G. Reid, the multimillionaire steel
and tin plate magnate: Thomas A. Has
sett, secretary to Mayor George B. Nc
Clellan, later secretary of the Board of
Water Supply under Mcclellan. and now
in the office of John A. Benzel,
State engineer and surveyor: Gen. Theo-
dore A. Bingham. police commissioner
under Mayor Mcclellan and now engi-
neer In the Department of Bridges.
Reith's affidavit consists really of four
separate charges:
First That about four years ago Reith
was called to Johnson's office on Broad
way with regard to his promotion from
the lieutenant grade to a captaincy. Aft
er discussing certain details regarding