The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-22
ARRESTS ARE MADE In
THEROSENTHAL MURDER
FOUR ARE CHARGED
WITH BEING IMPLICATED
ABridgie" Weber, Sam Paul,
Jack Sullivan and BALD
Jack" Rose in Tolls.
However, the Police Announce
That They Have Not the
Men Who Shot Gambler.

CBridgieD Webber keeper of an up
town resort. and Sam Paul. head of
the Sam Paul" Association" at the
outing at which last Sunday threats
were made to get" Herman Rosen-
thai. the gambler were arrested OF
night on the charge of suspicion of
homicide in connection with the kill
ing of Rosenthal last Monday night.
Jack Sullivan. alleged go-between
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and
Bald Jack" Rose. the latter already
under arrest. was taken into custody
as material witness.
The arrests were the result of the
activities today and tonight OF Dep
uty Police Commissioner DOugherty,
VINO has assumed active charge of the
police hunt for the mudrerers OF Ros-
enthal. More arrests are expected at
any moment. the commissioner as
serted. but as to the nature OF these
arrests he would say nothing
Murder Mystery.
When Piled with questions as to the
real significance Of lights work the
commissioner was reticent This much
he said definitely.
webber and Paul are not charged
with being in the murder car az the
time the fatal shots were hr.I nor are
the men who actually cid the shooting
IN custody. the arrests do not clear up
the case. 10y a Jug ruIi although the
police have made na-erial progress I'm
SOWING the problem which tas been
used ty the police department and dis
trlct attorney 8 ofnre for a week
Watcher the eviIe-.~.. obtained todav
leads Q" Ward Lieutenant Charles Reck-
er. charged by Roseutlai with eNat'ng
tribute from New NorK gamblers com
missioner Doughty declined nattlv TO
discuss. Mr. bouChorty admitted mat
Hecker was not AZ Toiice headquarters
TODAY but declared tlat Tie lieutenant
had no; been arre-tfs.
Becker is not involved more now
%,nah % re vas twenty -Four hours ago"
said the commissioner and with that
dismissed the subject
Becher Implicated
High officials of the police depsrt-
Inent nave ceased their defense of
Lieutenant Becker. 'ormerly head Of
the strong arm squad and accused hy
Iosenthal ~ having been IN partner
yhip with MIN % q gambling bUs,ness
Gated this when in reply 10 a question
a. 10 whether Becker had been sent no
Ear k9ck ka~ny q" bring in bald iack"
Rose Wednesday night. replied 4 could
no mon. send ont Becker 20 arrest a
man iu connection with tho Rps.uthal
murder tnau 1 would send u4t l.os,
That Doueherty believes Rose is
an a.. iinr2r,lnt hslre .n ~" on~' freely
eftN tas implied iu "a statement that he
doe not h"lisV" The assertion o. Erz.
was shot down Eoe. is "a fri,nd
OF Lieutenant Rocker and is said To-
ay" been working for feck"r the night ,
l"for" tr" murder Another witness of
tnT ass.Fsuntio1 Wa found stilN tp-
dat. H. g. 90 news tut who solid Rose
nthal batch of morning r.w-f.ff feIs
just before tho gambler was shot 20
death in front of m" MerryIni- Hotel.
STORY ~ rho murder and .- y.t i- boz
H"F"f ." have given ht'l" ir'"rm1 tion
of .mportarcr bearing upon if
Jack sullivan IS regarded as the
man who can throw the most light on
Beckers participation ZOO the case
Whether he has done this already is
a matter Of conjecture. bur Commits /
sioner Doughcrfr admitted that Sul. i
livan had told him that ho lcft Lieu +
tenant Rockers automobile in tho 81 /
entity Of Broadway and Forty. second
street one hour and n half before rho
assassination on TUESDAY mornins .
Sullivan was also IN "lridgio' Web .
bers place between i.l5 and
o'clock
Was win Rose
Whether tho ro.f 90 the mon who
arc implicated acre u Wobbers tho
comw.ssi0rnr refused f1 sHr
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