Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-20

engaged he was told that policemen
had Know ledge of what was going to
happen and that nobody was in any
danger.
Bald Jack" Rose. gambler and a
friend of Police Lieutenant Becker,
who surrendered himself to the police.
has given the name of gambler and
a gun fighter who was in the car the
night that Rosenthal was hhot down in
front of the Hotel Metropole His name
is Sehapps, and detectives are scour-
ing the town for him.
What Rose told Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty makes the POI
lice official quite anxious to know more
about "Bridgier Weber, poolroom
keeper and friend of Rosenthal. Rose
said when he left the murder ear" up
town he dropped in on Weber, but
Later it appears that Webber turned up
at the Hotel Metropole just before Ro-
se"thal was shot and shook hands with
the gambler. Later Weber was seen
AZ the hotel after the shooting.
Police Lieutenant Becker has been
told to remain at police headquarters
and no one was more surprised at the
unexpected appearance of Rose at
ifte+ittl uttl w StSltHNdN, llidfi fotthtT,
the head of the so-called strong arm"
squad. which has been engaged in
looking after gambling houses.
William Shapiro, through his coun-
SCI, admits that he is in a bad situa-
ton and hopes that he will be dealt
with lenieutiy if he tells all he knows
OF the murderers and the killing.
Shapiro is willing to take his chances
with the district attorney. but he wont
talk TO the police.
For the first time the name of big
Jack Zelig. the gang leader and gam
bier of tie East Side. who recently was
shot by Chick Triggs gangster. is
brought into the case today Detee-
tives hear that Zelig. who is known
as the right hand man of Sam Paul, an
East Side gang leader, was seen talk
ing 10 Rose the night of the murder.
According to the story, Rose was try
ing To get Zelg to do something for
him and Zelig was promised as re-
ward freedom from the charge of car
ryiag concealed weapons, now pending
against him. Zeligs lawyer says he
is not in town and has not been since
July 10.
-
from a three-hours conference Dist.
Atty. Whitman had. EARL today, at his
home with a mysterious man said to
haze been a friend of Rosenthal. Mr..
Whitman said after the meeting:
II shall have nothing to say now con-
corning the man who called on me.
Perhaps later I'll have matters so ar
ranged that | shall be in a position to
give the details of what l have learn
ed
He intimated he had discovered ifIfpor-
tant evidence. Today, he will issue SUBJ
poenas on the strength of the mans
statements. Whitmanss visitor is said
to he well-known gambler,
Private citizens have promised funds
for private investigation by private de-
tectives to clear up the mystery in which
the police are involved With the adj
vent of private detectives, five distinct
Investigations will be under way in con-
nection with the Rosenthal murder. The
police and district attorney are conduct
ing inquiries along separate lines, the
grand jury is working on still another
line, the mayor is having quiet inves-
tgation in his own way and the private
detectives made the fifth. The private
detectives are understood to be all men
entirely unknown in New York and their
object is to find not only who committed
the Rosenthal murder. but the cause
of it,
The district attorney then had Shapiro
and his partner, Louis Libby, brought
to his office from the Tombs and kept
them closeted for nearly an hour. A
private detective was in the conference.
Whether he secured any new information
from them as to the connection of the
police with the case. Mr.. Whitman re-
fused to say. Meantime the police were
examining Samuel Paul at headquar-
tiers. Paul went voluntarily, today. 10
Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty's
office.
Later the district attorney again scored
the police for failure to get any further
than they have in rounding up the muir
derers.
1.-THE police are criticizing my depart
ment," said Mr.. Whitman, in great in
dignation, "yet in the four days elaps-
ing since this murder. the only evidence
they have collected is that the murder
ers escaped and that gray touring car
was used No attempt was made to get
Rose until my department made 1t hot
for them and then he came into police
headquarters of his own accord"
Several threatening letters have
been addressed to District Attorney
Whitman in the past few days, 1t was
learned, tonight. In one of these the
writer threatened bodily harm to Mr..
Whitman.