The Washington times., 1912-09-17
GANGSTERS BOAST
OF GANTLET RUN
BEFORE POL|CEMEN
Men Accused as Rosenthal
Slayers Made Little E fort
at Concealment.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.--Justice Goff,
sitting in the extraordinary. term of the
supreme court, continued today his
fJohn Doe" inquiry into graft conditions
with attention for the present centered
upon the long attempt on the part of
the police to capture "Gyp the Blood
and Lefty Louie,' the two gunmen
wanted for shooting Herman Rosenthal.
Strange features of the case were pre-
sented by the fact that the two prison.
ers made no great efforts at conceal
ment, according to the story of their
wives. but attended the Mardi Gras at
Coney Island and once boldly walked
past police headquarters In New York.
Lefty" or Louis Rosenberg, said that
once he and "Gyp,'' or Harry Horowitz,
decided to give themselves up. They
rode to New York on the IL" from
the Glendale section of Brooklyn, where
they were living In fiat, and went to
Grand and Center streets, where they
stood almost within the shadow of police
headquarters debating between them
selves whether or not they ought to
surrender. ... ...
Finally deciding to wait until they
could make some arrangements to pro-
vide for their wives while they were
locked up, the two daring gangsters re-
turned to Brooklyn. They had been
seen by hundreds Of policemen, but not
one recognized the two men for whom
q reward of 5000 dead or alive had
been offered.
The men said further that they often
went into saloons in Glendale and at
times they stood at the elbows Of others
who were discussing the case.
The efforts of enterpr1sing newspaper
photographers to obtain photographs of
the girl wives of the two prisoners ha
aroused the ire Of Assistant District At
torney Moss, who is in charge Of the
Rosenthal case here during the alb
sence of District Attorney Whitman,
who is in Hot Springs, Ark, gathering
evidence.
photograph the two prisoners nor their
wives,' said Mr.. Moss.
IF any further efforts are made I
will smash the cameras with my own
into court on an assault charge. II I
am going to send 'Gyp' and Lefty to
the electric chair they are going there
without being subjected to- the embar-
init to the indignities of newspaper
notoriety."
In carrying out his order Moss in
structed the doorkeeper of the criminal
courts building to bar all phoeogra-
Pliers.
John F. Mcintyre, counsel for Lieut.:
Charles A. Becker, the police official
under Indictment for the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, said he would leave
soon for Hot Springs Ito combat the
efforts of District Attorney Whitman to
break down that end of the defense by
securing evidence of refutatlon.
< Lieutenant, Becker surrendered today
in his fight for a change Of venue and
announced through: his chief attorney,
John F. Mcintyre, that he would be
ready to go on trial before Justice Goff
on the criminal term Of the supreme
court here on October 7.
Mr.. Mcintyre made his announcement
when he visited the criminal court
building to submit to Justice Goff for
approval q list of about 500 questions
which are to be asked the witnesses In
Hot Springs, Ark.
'tWe will be ready for trial on Oc-
tober T." Mr.. Mcintyre said, "and will
not ask for a. change of venue"