The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-20
Full Force of Their Hatred
Falls Upon BRIDGE" Web
Der and Chauffeur Shapiro.
ALL OLD LEADERS GONE.
Whole East Side Rejoice Over
Verdict Which Ends Sway
of the Gunner.

fifteen years, and the lifting Of the red
hand Of thug domination was the mos
sage that the conviction of the four gum
men brought to the great East Side. In
thousands OF homes and little shops this
IL a day Of Jubllation and rejoicing. In
the dens and warrsns OF the gunner II
II day Of gloom and panic. The hand
Of the law that has dealt so lightly with
them In the past has fallen at last a. q
words Of the foreman OF the jury. Gull
~ Of murder In the first degree 10
being read a. the handwriting on the
wall which means the fall OF the
wretchsd little Babylon whore the East
mans and the zeligs and tho KID Twists
reisned ~ princes Of the underworld.
Whom ''Gyp the Blood" Lefty"
Louie. Whitley" Lewis and "Dago"
Frank marched into the Extraordinary
Term Of the Supreme Court again to-
day to have the date Of their death SEN
tencs fixed by Justice Goff there were
mono OF their clanfolk within six blocks
Of the Criminal Courts. There was not
q youth or man Of ali the pack Jack"
Zelis had led In his cowardiy career OF
biackmaii and murder to send them a
messIge of cheer or spread the whisper
that the gang was raising bankroll
to aid them In their appeal.
oANosTERs LEAoERLEss, HOPE
LESS AND AFRAID.
The gang 10 broke; the gang 10 down
and out. II In ieaderless. hopeless and
afraid. But there 10 ono dull. british
impulse that win shoulder and kindle
into flame. the Impulse to revenge the
fail OF the gangs upon two men
"Bridgie" Weber and william Shapiro.
1t 10 Weber. who would now call him.
self king Of the gamblers and throw out
hls narrow chest and take pride In what
he had done toward sending five men TO
their death. upon whom the hatred OF
the victims Of District-Attorney's mer-
Giles prosecution 10 concentrated. This
sallow-facsd. ionsnosed fox OF the
States big Four" has long been re-
garded a. the basic source OF all the
woe that has fallen upon the Apachss
Of Now York.
Had Il not been for Weber. II II
urged. there would have been no Rosen-
thai murder. Weber they say hated
and was jealous OF Herman Rosenthal
They believe Weber hated his rival
gambler because Rosenthal had hired
two guys" to beat him up Weber
to them. was the primal motive and III
furnished the brains and the sinsws 70,
the crime.
| Word OF this bitterness toward hei
husband reached the ears OF Mrs. Web.
Der n few days ago and she packed w
and moved out of her home al Second
avenue and Twelfth street. 'Bridgie'
had better not come back there wher
Mr.. Whitman turns him out Of tn,
West Side Court prison II he woult
heed the growlings OF the wolves.
RULE AMONG oANosTERs u
HATRED OF "sQuEALERs."
As for Shapiro. he 10 written down a
a ''squealer." 1t WAS the notorious Moni
Eastman. who In again CARRIED In
convicts suit and breaking stone Il
prison. who estab lished a precedent 10
dealing with the "squealer.' and KID
Twist and Jack" Zelig, both In theI
graves. respected and honored the East
man code.
1t IL twenty-seven years since an i'm
portant New York gangster has bee
executed for murder. The last wa
Danny" Driscoli, leader Of the Whyol
who was hanged In the Tombs In ISL
for the murder OF "Beezy'' Clarity.
There have been killings without mum
Der since then-stabbings and shooting
and sandbagEings. There have bee
killings by wholesale In gang brawl
and melecs. skulking assassins hav
croaked their men In blind alleys.
dark Railways, ON the docks and in IN
broad light OF day In public thorough
fares. Some few small fry have gon
their way TO the scaftold and the electri
chair. but "Gyp the Blood" Whitley
Lewis. "Dago Frank and Left
Louie" are the first 'personages' {
ths underworld to be convicted Of mul
der in the first degree.
zEliG ALWAYS ABLE TO EscAP
PuNisHMENT.
Zelig had his record OF murders. h
own men win tell you to-day. but Il
law could never touch him, A pc,
? miserable monkey. Red Phir' Davidso
was chosen by higher Fate as h
executioner. and even Davidson escap,
the death penalty. lie Was sent
prison for from twenty years to II
upon u plea OF guilty to murder
the second degree.
kid" Twist and Cyclone" Lew
! were the terrors OF the East Side, lea,
a ers OF the blackmailers and thugs wi
shot UP saloons and levied blackma
upon dives, who disciplined 'squealeri
and who exerted that mysterious "p
=, litical pull which has been the mani
. and succor of the gangs In their da!
r OF peril for two decades. The arm
z the law failed to reach this pair Of bi
$ men. but they met a violent death
;. the hand of Louie the Lump" Lou
: PoggD who shot them In Q Con,
Island dive, Poggi served thirte,
months In Sing Sins and Is now . fus
tive from Justice. "I>ally" Meyers q
fifteen years for the murder OF "Dav
p Brown at clinton and Delaney street
and Jack" Torti got ten years {,
shooting Jack" Zslig ~ he was lea