New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
No Offers TO Confess.

Assistant District Attorney Moss said
yesterday that he had received no definite
overtures from any of the four gunner,
Lefty" Louie, "Dago" Frank, Whitley"
Lewis and "Gyp" the Blood, or their
counsel, which would indicate that they
wanted to confess. 1t was doubtful. he
said. II the District Attorneys oflics
would accept plea OF murder in the Sec
ond degree from any Of them II promises
of assistance should be forthcoming be-
fore trial Tina rr.-..r 10. 90
Mr.. Moss thought the District Attorney
would be flying in the face OF public opin-
ion IL bargain" was struck with any
Of these men The prosecutor feels that
the cases against tnem are strong enough
to send them 70 the electric chair. II the
extreme punishment Of the law ia melted
out to them II will be q telling blow
against the gangster element OF the East
Side, and have lettering influence upon
other murderous youths Of that class who
might be susceptible TO hire to commit
murder. It is pointed out.
william Shapiro was expected 10 testify
at the trials of each OF the gunner and
identify all four Of them as the men
whom ne carried 70 and from the scene
of the crime Mr.. Moss said. Shapiro is
also indicted for the Rosenthal murder.
and Mr.. Moss declined to discuss what
promises Of clemency, II any, had been
held out 10 the chauffeur for testifying
at Becker's trial and appearing again as
one of the principal witnesses for the
state against the gunner. 1t is under
L.t a.
against Shapiro is weak. and the indict-
ment against him probably Will be dis
missed In due time.
The first glnman-probably Lefty"
Louis--will 90 to trial November 7. The
, four gansters will have separate trials.
Mr. Moss said that he expected each trial
to last about four days. 1t is expected
the defence at the trials Of the gunner
will endeavor 10 prove aiibis
Mrs. Lillian Rosenberg, wife of Lefty"
Louie Rosenberg. was released yesterday
by the District Attorney from the House
Of Detention, where she has been held as
a material witness, together with the wife
Of "Gyp" the Blood. She was In a dell
cate condition, and might soon need
proper medical attention, II was said, In
explanation why the District Attorney
released her It was stipulated, however,
that che should not see her husband in
the Tombs except in the presence OF her
father. He is said to have lost confidence
In his son-in-law.
Told krause He was Marked.
An incident was related yesterday In
the District Attorneys Office which
showed why some Of the states witnesses
at the Becker trial who Identified the gun
men might well fear for their lives. Mrs.
Lefty" Louie was taken to an anteroom
OF Mr.. Moss's office after she testified at
the Becker trial, where she met several
of the states witnesses, among them
Louis Krause, the waiter who identified
the gunner, and was one Of the prosecu-
| tons star" eyewitnesses OF the shooting.
Turning to Krause Mrs. Lefty" said:
you just wait. perhaps my husbands
friends won't get after you. You'll be the
| first one to get yours"
Red Phil" Davidson, who shot the
placed on trial before Justice Goff to-mor-
row. Assistant District Attorney Moss,
who tried Becker. Will handle the case for
the prosecution. The trial Is not expected
| to last long. Davidson has been examined
| by alienists for both sides and pronounced
| sane
There appears to be practically no de-
| fence open TO Davidson. and tho trial is
likely to be a mere Formally. 1t is un-
| derstood that the real trouble between
| Davidson and Zelig was over a girl whom
| big Jack" took away from Red Phil"
| Mr.. Moss said yesterday that the Dis
| so far TO connect the Zelig murder In any
way with the Rosenthal case.