The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-07-20
ROsENTHAL MURDER PLOT BE-
ING SLOW REVEALED, WITH
"PoLICE SYSTEM, AT STAKE.
dead men TELL NO TALES
Witness Realizes His Dangerous Po-
sition and Refuses to Talk to Po-
lice, Giving District Attorney His
Full Story.

New York, July 19.-Dramatic de-
Velopments were promised today in
the investigation Of the Rosenthal
murder plot, and as the skein of con-
spiracy slowly unwound, a denoue-
ment with the police system" in the
foreground seemed near.
William Shapiro, so far star wit
ness of the execution of the policy
that dead men tell no tales is Civ
ing the public prosecutor a bit of in
formation here and letting drop clues
that the slayer of Gambler Rosenthal
was not directed by the gambling fra
ternity. Then, Shapiro asserts, that
when the murder car" of which he
was part owner, was engaged, it was
understood that policemen had knowl-
edge of what was to be done, and that
nobody was to pay toll for the kill
ing.
Rose Names a Car Occupant.
Jack Rose, gambler, friend OF Po-
lice Lieutenant Becker, and who sur
rendered himself to the police, has
given the name Of gambler and
gun fighter who was in the car the
night that Rosenthal was shot down
in front Of the hotel Metropole. Hrs
name is Schapps, and detectives are
securing the town for him.
What Rose told Deputy Commits
-sioner Doughelty makes the police
official quite anxious to know more
about Bridgie Weber, pool room
keeper and friend of Rosenthal. Rose
said when he left the car uptown he
dropped in on Weber, but later it
appears that Weber, turned up at
the Metrorole just before Rosenthal
was shot, and there shook hands with
the gambler. Weber also was seen
at the hotel after the shooting.
Becker Kept at Headquarters.
Police Lieutenant Becker has been
told to remain at headquarters, and
no one was more surprised at the un-
expected appearance of Rose at
headquarters yesterday than Becker,
tie head of the so-called strong
arm squad, which has been engaged
in locking after gambling houses.
Shapiro is willing to tell more of
the circumstances that led up to the
shOoti7 s of Rosenthal, but he won't
tell them to the police. Shapiro,
THO ugh his counsel, admits that he
is IL a bad situation, and hopes that
7lr Will be dealt with leniently if he
tells all he knows of the murderers
a cd the killing. He is willing to take
his chances with the district attor-
ney. ku; ne won't talk to the police.
Jack seeIig in the Case.
For the first time the name of
big Jack, Seelig, the East Side gang
leader and gambler, who recently
was shot by the Triggs gangsters, was
brought into the case today.
Detectives fear Seelig, who is known
as the right-hand man of Sam Paul,
another East Side gang leader, who
was sseen talking to Rose the night
of the murder. According to the story
Rose was trying to get Seelig to get
something for him, and Seelig was
promised as reward, immunity from
the charge of carrying a concealed
weapon now pending against him.
Seeligs lawyer says he is not in
town.
Developments are expected today
from a three hours conference that
District Attorney Whitman had early
this morning at his home with a man
said to be well-known gambler and
friend of Rosenthal. Mr.. Whitman in
timated that he had discovered impor-
tant evidence and that today he will
issue subpoenas on the strength of the
mans statements.
Five Investigations.
Citizens have promised funds for
an investigation by private detectives
to clear up the mystery in which the
police are involved. With the advent
of private detectives, five distinct in
vestigations will be under way in con-
nection with the murder. The police
and district attorney are conducting
inquiries along separate lines, the
grand jury is working on still an
other line, the mayor is having quiet
investigation in his own way, and the
fifth.
private detectives will make the