New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18
Jack" Rose Former Partner Of Rosenthars, S,
Now Missing, Hired Gray Auto,
Tombs Prisoners Say.
CAR FIGURES IN BECKER'S CASE
Mysterious Woman Testi6es She Saw 1t in Front Of
Lieutenants House-"Shes Crazy, Doughery
Reoins-Gayno, Too Will Investigate.

The police made yesterday tor the shootg or
Rosenhal gambler in front of the Hotel Metropole
early Tuesday morning charge homicide made by the
police against both Louis Libby and William Shapiro the two i'm
held far and they committed to the 1omb
without bail.
Libby and Shapiro in the Tombs lawyer Aaron
Levy startling regard part they played the wild
automobile ride and the shooting Tuesday night They declared
Jack" partner of Rosenthas who afterward
quarreled with him. the who hired the Libby the
the shooting The detectives looked for Rose without avail
yesterday.
Shapiro the time of the shooting told his
lawyer that he forced take the assassns the Mopoe
r away from the of the crime He
said of them hit him the head with the butt of his revolver
he He didn't know whether Rose
in the the time Of the shooting.
Shapiro said Rose and known "Izky the only
he Five six other joined
chauffeur had picked Rose Third
l4t They rode about while before going
to 43d street Shapiro said
WEBER GIVES NAMES TO POLICE.
Bdgey" Webbe another friend of Roserhal when he
power gambling who fell with him aeward,
of he with Rosenhal
he shot The police able to find of them
yesterday. .
woman, dvulged appeared at the Dis
Attorneys Office yesterday and volunteered the information
Libby standing front of Lieutenant
house, The Bronx long time Monday evening
Mr. Levy said that Shapiro had told him the had been up
Bronx earlier that night and that Jack Rose
passenger the She told her story the grand jury
Commissioner Dougherty denounced her statement as dcu
police had witnesses that the
did Washington Square until II o'clock that
night Lieutenant Beke friends explained that ne often used
cal gray color the property of his friend Colonel
Sternberger, of the I'D Regiment
Lieutenant Becker described his mnutey Mon
day night home all that evening not until nearly
"a m according to his assertion
TENDS TO CONNECT GAMBLERS AND POLICE.
Information would tend the police pretty
closely with the gamblers and might tend
show mutual plan rid of Roent developed with the in
PRODUCTION of lack" into the He known to
have been at the of Dora Gilbert Rosentas former wife
Monday night time with Charles B. Pitt who
acting as Bekers securing affidavit from
the woman in regard to Rosenthals past life
Mayor Gaynor decided yesterday to conduct personal nvs
gaon gambling situation order to determine there
was community between the gamblers and the police Po
lie. another letter District Attorney
Whitman urging investigation Of the charges against Lieu
tenant Becker. - . .
District Attorney Whitman started the grand jury investigation
Of Rosenha charges against the police lieutenant yesterday Sew
era witnesses were examined
Eas. Side gamblers formerly Rosenhals friends but
manu- Of whom had grudge against him his advent ia
the Tenderon left city The police tried find seve
for possible completely IN the shoong but were not aoe
to find them in their old haunts