The Washington herald., 1912-07-25
WHITMAN ORDERS
The ARREST OF
MURDER WITNESS
Continued from Page One.

fore the grand jury to-day, and
trapped into telling that when he left
the grand Jury room Monday he went
! directly to police headquarters and re-
ported to Becker.
In the testimony given Monday Aver
81 admitted he had been coached for the
examination by Becker. This at once
| made him one of the most important
witnesses in the case, and when the
chauffeur left the Criminal Court build
ing he was followed by detectives.
As soon as the District Attorneys s
men made their report another sub
poena was issued for Aversi. which was
responsible for his second appearance.
Chicago Lawyer Retained.
The police have declared that the
crowd in the street at the time Of the
shooting was so great that the officers
who rushed to the scene did not learn
the identity of any witnesses The Dis
trict Attorney Is trying to find out why
with all the people on the street. only
one witness was furnished for the cor
oner's examination to-day. He repeats
his claim that the police connived at
the assassination of the gambler, who
was about to 'squeaf' on members OF
the department.
AnOtFef SENSATIONAL ueNNlOpIlltHl WIS
the discovery that one of the three miss
ing occupants OF the gray murder car.
Harry Horowitz. known as "Gib the
Blood" had been seen at his old haunts
in Harlem this afternoon. The police
have sent descriptions of this man TO
many cities in the United States.
District Attorney Whitman to-day ex-
pressed the belief that the gray auto
mobile into which four men fed imme-
diately after the shooting was a blind:
that the men who fed in II were not
the murderers. and that the real slayers
escaped in the crowd. which soon gath
cred. Mrs. Sherman and Miss Artie Hall,
who We're seated at a table near that
occupied by Rosenthal OF the night of
the shooting. to-day declared that
man in a light suit ran into the Metro
pole restaurant after the first two shots
were fred. This man has not yet been
identified
It was reported to-day that Charles
E. Frbstein, a noted criminal lawyer OF
Chicago. has been retained to defend
Rosenthars slayers. Erbstein was tried
and acquitted a year ago on charge
of jury-ixing. and has been called the
Abe Hun1mel OF Chicago"
These descriptions of three men want
ed in connection with the Rosenthal
case were sent throughout the country
to-day by the New York Police Depart
ment:
Frank Muller. alias Whitley" Lewis.
Whitley Jack. Jacob Zigel, American
Hebrew, occupation. bartender and tall
or: age. q years; height, 5 feet inches:
weight, 160 pounds; stoclky build, light
complexion. smooth shaven. light brown
thin hair. round face. ofue eyes. small
and blinky: may have scar over right
eye: served terms in Elmira Reforma-
tory and States prison. Sing Sing. n.
Y; is a pickpocket, sneak thief. and
free user Of firearms. commonly known
as gun or strong arm man.
Louis Marks. alias Lefty" Louie,
Louis Baker. Charles Raymond. Ameri-
can-Hebrew. age 9 years: height, feet
s inches: weight. AS pounds: slender
build. sallow complexion. brown eyes.
walks erect with head bent back;
hat: quiet disposition. Operated about
New York and Boston as 4 p!ckpocket: |
now a reckless user Of firearms. stick |
up. gun. and strong arm man: will be |
found about resorts of thieves or filling |
IN with band of pickpockets.
Harry Horowitz. alias "Gib the |
Blood Levy, Jones: American-He- |
brew; clerk: age. q years; height, feet |
~ inches; weight. 100 to li0 pounds: |
slender build, dark complexion, chestnut !
black hair. smooth shaven. brown eyes, |
served term of Imprisonment for burg
larry and robbery New York Is a stick |
up and gunnan; uses automobiles in |
committing crimes: associate Of pro- |
fessional thieves.