New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-19

world feuds resulting in the murder OF
members Of the rival gangs, crept into
the case yesterday after the arrest OF
Rose. Zelig is known TO be ready
man to do the dirty work for some OF
the gamblers in his bailiwick on the
East Side He has been arrested on all
sorts Of charges at different times.
Information came TO the police that
Zelig and Rose had met early in the
evening on the night that Rosenthal
was shot 1t was said that Rose
brought Zelig the word that the
charges now hanging over him would
fall for lack of evidence if he would do
a favor for Rose. A charge of carry
ing concealed weapons is now pending
against Big Jack" in connection with
the gang shooting outside the Grim
inal Courts Building recently.
Louis Spiege!. who was counsel for
Zelig ut the time Of his arrest, was
told last night of the report that his
client might know something about the
Rosenthal shooting. He said he had
not heard Of it and did not believe IT.
81 have not seen Zelig myself since
the day that he was bailed OUT salu
Spiegel He went to the mountains
tben with his wife, and l am told ne
has been there ever since except 'h@'
he came down to the city on July l"
when he thought he was going 10 De
nut on trial. believe that he returned
IN tho mountains when he learned tha''
owing TO the illness Of one OF the de-
tectives his trial could not proceed. VI
course. he knows Jack Rose out am
sure thar he did not see Rose MONDAY
,,,obt and that he was not even IN
the city. a..
Charles G.. f. Wahle, former city
MAGISTRATE, who was the lawyer Aeils
retained TO fight his case in court saiu
last night he was positive mat Neis
could have had nothing to do with the
shooting of Rosenthal u
81 know where Zelig is OF COURSE
said Mr.. Wahle, and l know tha' he
has not been in New York SINCE 'iie
ao,. that he was admitted to pail
Though he has kept out OF the cl'!' Ie
will return whenever the DISTRICT Al
tornev wishes him to do so.
Disappointed in Pursuit.
Commissioner Dougherty would hot
admit last night that he was anxious
70 see Zelig. He said that the ponce
had a sure line on the right men, no"
ever. and expected to have them aii
under arrest soon. He and inspector
Hughes left Police Heaquarters lor
conp,e Of hours during the afternoon
saving that they expected TO arrest t"o
mon before ) o'clock, but they returned
without any prisoners.
II WAS said last night that the ponce
we're looking for a man who had once
been outside man" for "BriogeS
wsbber at the latter's gambling mousse
"a sixth avenue, near 42d street Inc
nolice had information TO the eheet
that this man was the one VINO caheu
Rosenthal out of the Metropoie when
he was shot.
A man who knows Edward $. Glen
non. the old confidential ward man TOT
former Chief Of Police Bill DeVery'
fold District Attorney Whitman that
he had seen Glennon talking to sew
eral men in an automobile, similar IN
appearance to the Libby car. at 4oth
street and Sixth avenue on Monday
about midnight. The informant also
said that Glennon owned the house at
No. 1913 West 4Sth street which was
said to be a gambling house, In which
Lou" Ludlum was principally inter-
ested.
When Glennon was told OF the IN
formation in the hanSs of the District
Attorney last night he denied that he
had talked with any men In an auto
mobile in that neighborhood on Mon
day night.
81 wasn't at that corner on Monday