The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-24
CLOSING IN ON GUN
MEN WHO KILLED
ROSENTHAL
Man Who Was in Murder Car"
Gives Himself Up
AFTER MEN HIGHER UP
District Attorney Searching For the
individuals Who Hired Assassins
OF the Gambler.
AFTER MEN HIGHER UF

velopments in the Rosenthal murder
case were epected to follow closely
a conference held last night in the
district attorneys office at which
Harry Vallon, the dapper gambler and
gangster who was in the murder
car" the night Rosenthal was shot,
made a statement to Deputy Police
Commissioner Dougherty and District
Attorney Whitman. WALTON, who
was eagerly sought by the police as
an important figure in the case, gave
himself up yesterday and was later
held by the coroner without bail for
examination on charge of compile
ity in the murder.
Apparently the authorities were ell
ated at the information secured from
WALTON, although the nature of the
disclosures was not divulged. All
that Commissioner Dougherty would
say was that WALTON was in the
murder car when the car was on its
course to Broadway street" and that
an important arrest was expected
soon. AS soon as WALTON gave him
self up, the district attorney and
Commissioner Dougherty laid their
lines to get from this important wit
ness, the names of those higher up"
who hired the gun men to Stay Ro
senthal. Mr. Whitman has fatty
thrown down the gauntlet to the po-
lice department, declaring that the
murder smells of police connivance. ."
That Vallon can throw much light on
the problem is freely asserted, but
how much he has already told is a
secret closely guarded.
Outside of Vallon interest was
largely centered yesterday in the APP
pearance before the grand jury of
Mrs. Rosenthal, widow of the muir
dered gambler Her husband was
slain on the morning of the day when
he was to have told District Attor-
ney Whitman what he knew about
the alleged partnership between the
police and New York gamblers. With
the lips of Rosenthal closed the dis
trict attorney has hoped to get many
of the facts from Mrs Rosenthal,
who is thought to have had intimate
knowledge of her husbands affairs.
Mrs Rosenthal is believed to have
told the grand jury yesterday much
about the meeting her husband had
with Police Lieut.. Charles Becker,
who, according to Rosenthal, was
his silent partner in his place in
West Forty-ifth street.
Whether the four gangsters still
at large, who were in the murder
car" at the time of the shooting, will
follow the lead of Vallon and surren-
der is causing much speculation Dis
trict Attorney Whitman has announc-
ed that he will protect every man in
this case" if he can get the evidence
he wants against policemen, evidence
which he claims he knows exists. But
Commissioner Dougherty and the
private detectives who have been
employed by Mr. Whitman are not
waiting for developments of this
sort, and every effort is being made
to round up these men.
Whitley" Lewis, gambler and
gangster; Lefty" Louie, East-Side
gangman; Harry Horowitz known as
Glib the Blood an uptown lieuten-
ant of Big Jack" Zelig, and "Dago
Frank an EastSide gun man, are
all sought 1t is said that "Dago
Frank" and Glib the Blood" are still
in the city or nearby. The police
are not so sure of the whereabouts
of the others. It is thought that
they may be in hiding in Chicago.
When asked last night If big
Jack" Zelig would be summoned in
the case. the district attorney smil-
ed and said: Il can get Zelig any
time | want him. / know where he
is and if ! deem it advisable to call
him into my Office he will be on
hand.
After the commitment of Vallon TO
the Tombs he was taken to the dis
trict attorneys office where for four
hours he was grilled by District At
torney Whitman and Deputy Commits
sioner Dougherty. He admitted that
he had been riding in a gray automo-
bile. that he had gone to the home
Of Dora Gilbert. Rosenthals former
wife. on Twenty-seventh street, and
then to Bridge" Webber's place.
where il is alleged the murder party
congregated before the Staying. He
then went to Fourteenth street.
Speaking of the statement made by
WALTON the district attorney said he
/ did not place much credence in the
I alibi that the man tried to prove
Still he did not think that WALTON was
in the car when the murder was
committed