The Detroit times., 1912-07-19

Rose. Who was missing from his usual
haunts, at police headquarters this
morning and that no excuse would
be accepted. Becker. II was stated.
went out and found Rose.
Aaron j. Levy, attorney for Sha-
piro. who drove the car, told the
district attorney today, that while
the shooting was going on, Shapiro
was working with his motor. His
client, Levy said, was afraid TO run
away, knowing there were plenty of
police in the neighborhood; he was
'stalling" SO that the men could be
caught. One OF the men in the car,
Levy said Shapiro told him. ordered
him to get move on and get away.
hitting him In the forehead at the
same time.
This murderer told my client"
said Levy, Ito get away I'm a hurry
The cops are all fixed and knew what
was being pulled off, he told him.
and everything has been arranged
Tor clean getaway. so get busy with
that motor OF yours There was
then nothing for Shapiro to do but
TO get out OF the neighborhood"
Some one will have 10 explain that
remark, as Shapiro intends repeating
IL when the inquest is resumed OF
Monday.
After Rose had been taken to the
district attorneys office, Lieut.. Beck
er was summoned TO the city hal.
and Mayor Gaynor Intercepted hun
at length. II was not divulged Just
what was said between the mayor
a n(V 81
ward, Commissioner Waldo was sent
for by Mayor Gaynor to discuss the
case. Before going TO the city hall.
the commissioner suspended Police
man VIM. j. File, who was in the To-
tel Mctropole eating his luncheon
when Rosenthal was killed. 1t has
been alleged that File made conflict
ing statements regarding his move
ments following the shooting. Waldo
stated that he was suspended pend
ing an investigation OF his ,activl-
ties"
The reason for the presence OF
Becker IN the mayors Office was
shown when the following letter
which Mayor Gaynor had sent to
Police commissioner Waldo dealing
with the situation, was made public:
Please have Lieutenant Becker Po-
licemen James White, Charles Foy and
CHARLES Steinhardt before me. After
the precautions we have taken and all
we have devised and done TO do away
with the long seated and deep sea ed
grating In the police department, IL is
very discouraging to have even these
Rosenthal accusations banded about
To be sure, he was a miserable outlaw
against whom you and your predeces-
sor nave been continuously contending,
but | would have the respect for the
police raised so high that the accusa-
lions OF such character would not BE
extensively credited. His successive
places have been entered by the police
under warrants and held for over two
years. and | now see that he was at
war with the police and Mr.. Jerome
before ! became mayor.
Those who killed him will be found
no doubt. But he died as he had lived.
being a lawless character and briber OF
the police from his youth up.
That Becker sat down to dinner with
him seems 10 be admitted. When Ro-
seminal made his accusations against
your predecessor and his deputy, Mr..
Driscoll, | fully investigated the mat
ter and the statement that found any
wrong on the side OF the commissioners
or the deputy, or that the deputy lost
his place on the ground OF that COM
plant. is false.
On the contrary, / found that Rosen-
thai and his associates who called on
had ever seen. This is why I am so
greatly surprised that Lieutenant
Becker should sit down to dinner with
any OF them or associate with them In
ans way.
Rose was arraigned before Coroner
Feinberg and remanded TO the Tombs
without bail on a short AFFIDAVIT sign
ed by Ponce Lieutenant Wilbur. charg-
ing him with complicit in the murder
OF Rosenthal. He was represented by
Attorney Jas. F. Sullivan and made
no statement IN the coroner