The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-21
F'a tie of Rosenth al
AwaitsAny OneSqueal-
ing on Slayers.
WALDO PREDICTS
EARLY SOLUTIONJl
Police and District Attorneys
Office Plainly Work at Cross,
Purposes in Efforts to Solve
Mystery = Developments
Believed to Be Border
ing on Sensational.
tsDecIai to The Tineo-Dispatch.

New York. July 2O.-with tho no
lice and district attorneys Office plain
~ working at cross purposes. ana with
number Of the prominent figures In
me case in receipt of threatening lot
ters' the Developments In New YorIs's
gambling scandal were believed to-
night to be bordering en- tho sensa
uohal. District Attorney Whitman vyaal
out OF town. It was currently renort
eu that no was at shore resort In
consultation with the head of the pri-
VG,e adjective agency hired by private
citizens to aid him 1t was reported
ne was also able to listen to the story
OF certain gamblers who were anxious,
TO put him in possession of tho facts
In the case. while at the Same time,
keeping their skirts clear OF the charge
of squealing.
1t was admitted. both by the no,,co
ana inc district attorneys Office that
any one squealing in the present case
was almost certain to meet the fate OF
Herman Rosenthal. the gambler murd-
cred last Wednesday morning in front
CT tho Metropolo. The very public ma
ture of this crime. it was pointed out.
showed mat the men responsible would
stop at nothing TO close the mouths OF
the men who could tell Of their crimes
Whitman IL Guarded.
The district attorney. II was known.
was carefully guarded and so wera
certain others connected with the case.
Police Commissioned Waldo went
home late this afternoon. declaring ha
was confident that tho entire murder
oi Nosentha' and all II the circum-
stances surrounding It, would be clear
cd up within very short time
Deputy Commissioner Dougnerty and
Inspector Hughes, commanding the de-
tective bureau. remained on tho lob.
ipf
GUS visitors late this afternoon. Among
them were two women. who. It was ad-
mitted. were prominent factors In the
investigation. but whose identity was
Kept secret by the police. One OF them
was said 10 be a Mrs. Bernard, the ,
Identification being made by the num-
Der OF her automobile. She was ac-
oompanicd to headquarters by her hus-
band. 1t was recalled in this connec-
ton that Mrs. Roscnthai has alleged
that her husband was warned by a
friend named Bernard less than seven
hours before he was Killed that an at
tempt was to be made on his life. and
that he should leave town until things !
Quieted down
Dougherty AssniIs BECKER.
Dougherty closed his rcview OF the
case tonight by smashing his fist
down on the desk I'm front OF him and
shooting out this statement:
NOhld no moro SEM out lIeuten- 4
ant Becker to arrest a man In connec-.
ton with the killing of Rosenthai than
/ would send out Jack Rose himself" I
Dougherty had Just sent detectives
to Saratoga with orders to Ind and
bring back the new boy who handed
a paper to Rosenthal half n minute be-
fore the gang from the gray automo-
bile empted their revolves into tho
gamblers head For this boy. who has
heen familiar figure At Broadway and
Fcrty-second street, and In tho neigh
horhood of tho Metropole, and who ]
was able TO get a perfect view OF the
gun men, fund was raised. and he
was sent to Saratoga within a few
hours after Rosenthal was shot He
is by far the most important witness
and the Investigation took a long leap
forward with the discovery OF his
whereabouts.
Dougherty said tonight referring TO
Becker:
There is no evidence vet sufficient
there are suspicious condolences and
information OF activity on the part
OF Beckers friends a few hours before
the murder
we are after tho facts wherever
they may lead. The crime viii be SOW
ed. and shortly And when wa ars
ready to let the public know as much
as We know. there Will be the most
startling story of conspiracy and ,
murder that the town ever heard"
For half an hour before stamping
Lieutenant Becker as a ngure IN tho
case Dougherty swiftly anaiysized tho
development OF the case. TO the asso-
Citations and movement of the head OF
the strong arm squad. The points
brought out are similar TO the ones
emphasized by tho district attorney.
They assumed fresh sIgniacarce to-
n sht
Unjust Criticism.
Continuing his discussion OF tho sit
uation tonight. Dougheity said
In the first place IT must not be
overlooked that we have in our pos
session the car used BY tho murdo.ers:
the chauffeur who drovs that car to
and from the Metropolis where the
murder was committed and the man
who hired that car We know the
names and are looking for every one
who rode in that car that night. We
believe that there VIII he further
squeals. but we MISC know that thers
has hoen much unjust criticism OF the
department in this connection. Wo viii
arrest every man concerned in tho
Eosenrhal murder, aud every tetaii
OF that crime and the facts leading up
to II Will be revealed
Despite Dougherty's confident asser-
lions II was learned that he and his
associates were badly worried over i
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