The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04

tiles against the introduction Of TO
volvers, knives, poison OF any other
means by which the men might kill
themselves Everything that reaches
any Of the suspects, even their food, is
thoroughly inspected before it's delivery
to them.
Hotel Men Will Sue.
George Considine, proprietor Of the
Metropole hotel, in front Of which Her
man Rosenthal was murdered, threw
further surprise into the tangled muir
der mystery today when he announced
that he had instructed his lawyers to
bring a libel suit for 100000 against
"Bridgy" Webber one Of the men who
confessed. Considine declares that his
house has been damaged to this amount
by Webber's statements that low.class
gamblers and gangsters frequented the
Metropole.
Threats Of speedy death were sent
today from the office of a political
leader known throughout the state Of
New York, to James Mack Sullivan OF
No. 80 Park Row, the attorney who In
political henchman Of the leader car
ried the message to Sullivan. but the
latter already was informed of its com.
ing by detectives on the case. Athletic
friends of Sullivan are guarding him,
and plain clothes men have been de-
tailed to. watch him. Terror seized On
Rose and Webber and Vallon today,
and they have petitloned the district
attorney to provide them with q guard
before taking them into court Monday.
They are in abject fear Of the gang
ster gnpmen, OF whom they saw there
were a number at the ooroner's hear
ing on their cases. All visitors who
have no business with the court prob
ably will be barred from the hearings
Monday, and a guard provided for the
terrified witnesses.
Plot Is Disclosed.
A plot to break down the testimony
Of Rose and Webber came to light to-
dav through threats of death carried
to the two men in the West Side pris-
on. 1t was said tonight that the
scheme was partially successful, mas
much as Rose and Webbber nre nc
longer friendly, and in fact scarcely
speak to each other, Unauthorized
persons who succeeded in getting past
the guards and into the Jail, put the
| fear of death into the hearts Of Rose
aud Webber and also led to the discov-
cry of the plot
William RaIsbeck, messenger boy
| who was sent out to find bail by Rosie
| Harris. woman who had been living
with "Dago Frank Cirofici when she
was arrested on the night OF the muir
der. has destroyed completely y the ahbI
story arranged by Cirofici and the
woman.
From evidence secured today it ap-
pears that Attorney Aaron Levy, who
Is representing Libby and Shapiro,
owners of the gray murder car, was
| retained by Becker to defend the mon,
| though Levy did not know this ut the
! time be was called 10 take the case
More Witnesses Found.
Charles Giro and Oscar Lorraine. mu.
siciaus, who will swear that they saw
Bridgy' Webber near the Metropole
der. have been found by the Burns de.
| tectives. Albert Bebee, who lives at
| the Metropole. today gave the district
attorneys office a description Of the
manner in which Rosenthal was 1ured
from the hotel dining room to his
! death.
District Attorney Whitman went to
Boston TO confer with "Big jack Se-
| lio. now out on 10000 bail for another
J offense. 1t is understood that Selig
furnished evidence directly connecting
Becker with the assassination Of Her.
man Roscnthal
"Whitey Lewis, arrested in the
Catskills and brought to this city
CHARGED with being ono OF the "cun-
men, in the Rosenthal shooting, sue
cinctly EXPRESSED the opinion tho ten.
derIoin holds of the city detectives and
police this afternoon. He Said:
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