The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-23
Five Are Arraigned Before
Coroner and Held for
Further Investigation.
NAMES OF THE cUNMEN WHO
COMMITTED THE DEED ARE
KNOWN TO THE POLICE AND A
SEARCH is BEGUN LIEUT..
BECKER, WHOM MURDERED
MAN ACCUSED OF SHARING IN
PROFITS FROM GAMBLING is
TRANSFERRED.
Ry Associated Press.

: New York, July 22.-"Bald Jack"
Rose. Sam Paul, Bridge" Weber,
William Shapiro and Louie Libbey,
held for completely in the murder Of
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, We're
arraigned before Coroner Feinberg to
day. Rose was held without bail for
the inquest Thursday. Webber and
Paul were also held without bail TO
Wednesday. while Libbey and Shapiro
were held for further presentation oil
evidence Thursday.
Jack Sullivan, the alleged go-be-
tween for Rose and Police Lieutenant
Becker, was held as a material wit
ness.
Another important development was
the entrance of Mayor Gaynor into
the case. when he instructed that the
police cooperate with the district at
torney's Office in the Investigations
Names Of the gunner who killed
PosenthaI have become known to the
rclice through several prisoners
Gangsters who were engaged in the
killing after it had been carefully re
hearsed in an uptown gambling house
ere believed to have fed within day
pr two, having become convinced thai
the police system" will not be able
TO protect them.
some of the East side "characters," "
whom the detectives are searching for
are Il city, Louis, a gun man
Whitley" Lewis, Harry Vallon. gam
bier, Sam Schepps, a gangster, and
"Itsky' another gangster.
Police Lieutenant Charles A. Beck
pr. head of the strong arm" squad
whom Rosenthal directly accused Of
sharing in profits from the gambling.
was transferred today to an uptown
precinct where he will do desk duty,
MADE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Detectives have learned enough Of
the case to admit that the gun men
were gathered together on Monday
night and taken to Webber's poker
rooms. where the final arrangements
for the killing Of Rosenthal were per
fected Webber denies all knowledge
Of the shooting.
Plans to kill Rosenthal were laid on
the excursion trip of the Sam Paul
Association. Rosenthal had been talk
Ing too much. Some we'll known gun
men and black jackers were along on
that excursion trip and the detectives
now know that Bald jack Rose and
"Bridgie' Webber were also on board
the steamer.
1t was on the day that Rosenthal
threatened to tell more about how the
police grated on gambling houses
that word was passed around thar
Rosenthal must be made away with.
Police Commissioner Dougherty has
found out that Rose was a very busy
man that day and that Jack Sullivan,
the go between for Rose and Police
Lieutenant Becker, also was actively
engaged the night Rosenthal was shot
Sullivan, after a grilling early today,
told Commissioner Dougherty that
when he left Lieutenant Becker at
Broadway and Forty second street at
80 a. m, or twenty seven minutes
before Rosenthal was shot, he went
to "Bridgie" Webbers place to find
Sam Paul. He could not locate him,
but did find there several gunmen.
Six men are now in custody in the
Rosenthal case, one of whom is held
as a material witness and five others
charged with being implicated in the
crime. Commissioner Dougherty, how
ever, says that not one of the men
who killed the gambler is under ar
rest.
District Attorney Whitman returned
here today to take up with the grand
Jury an investigation of the Rosenthal
case. Lieutenant Becker will be per-
mitted to testify provided he agrees
to waive all immunity. The public
prosecutor makes no effort to hide
his belief that the shadow Of Becker
rests upon the Rosenthal case and In
consequence will not subponea him.
Whitman takes the position that If
Becker is as innocent as he says he