Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-19
Arrest of the Last Two Gunner
Wanted in the Rosen-
thai Case.
WIVES HELD AS WITNESSES
Quartette and pickpocket Com
panion Caught in q Flat near
Brooklyn Line after Two
Months Search.

New York, Sept. 15-Every effort Of
police and district attorney to induce
''Gyp the Blood end Lefty Louie" to
break their silence has so far failed. The
arrest Of these two gunner. completing
the roundup of all seven men wanted in
connection with the murder of Herman
Rosenthal. the gambler, just two months
ago tonight. was followed by four hours'
examination of the new prisoners to-
day.
The men were examined separately by
Deputy Police Commissioner George s.
Dougherty. who led In the successful
detective raid which brought about their
capture. and by Assistant District At
torney Frank Moss in the absence OF
District Attorney Charles S. Whitman,
but according to both Mr.. Dougherty and
Mr.. Moss "Gyp" and Lefty" were deter
mined to stand pat" Nothing whatever
in the nature of confession could be
obtained from them
In an effort to reinforce evidence
against the men. the police to-day formal
~ held their wives as material witnesses
as we'll as a third man. Max Kahn, who
the police say is a pickpocket, and who
was in the fiat with the gunner and their
|
them at supper last night. All three of
these witnesses were arraigned to-day
before Coroner Feinberg and held in 81, Or
bail each The police also seized a large
number of papers from the fiat where the
capture was made in Glendale, Queens
borough, and carted them to headquarters
where they will be turned over to the dis
trict attorneys office.
speaking of the new prisoners. "eyi-
IDENTIFY Of good family and have had a
good high school education. They are
clean-cut and sharp in their conversa-
ton and use none of the slang char
acteristic Of the gangsters"
ACTUAL MURDERERs 1 DOUBT.
Mr.. Moss said no promise of leniency
had been given the prisoners for adj
missions such as some of those con-
cerned In the murder have made re-
sulting In the indictment of Police
Lieut.. Charles Becker as the instigator
Of the crime. "Gyp" and Lefty" have
been named a. actual slayers. but the
same allegation has been made agains,
the other two gunner and ii has no,
been established who actually killed
Rosenthal.
, In the Tombs tonight are Lieuten.
ant Becker, awaiting trial soon, "Da
/, go" Frank Cirofici. Whitley" Lewis O,
Frank Muller, Jacob Retoh, alias Jack
sullivan" william Shapiro and "Gyp'
and Lefty" Harry Horowitz and Har.
ry Rosenzweig. respectively, and thei,
wives. and Max Kahn. the three latter
being held as witnesses and the others
all under indictment for murder
Horowitz and Rosenzweig will probabl,
he arraigned on formal charge of muir
dering Rosenthal before a justice of the
supreme court tomorrow. 1t is expected
that the arraignment will take place II
Justice Goffs court. since that justice has
been assigned to the case and the Join,
indictment against the alleged murderers
was handed up to him.
Although the district attorneys Office
had offered 5000 for the capture OF "Gyr
the Blood and Lefty Louie" the police
detectives who brought about their ares,
will get no reward. The provisions Of Mr.
Whtman's offer specifically barred the
police. but the detectives said to-day tina,
their success was its own reward.
: NO EVIDENCE OF FRICTION.
So far as developments here We're con
cerned there was no evidence Of friction
between the police and the district attor
ney's office over the handling of the cas-
in its latest phases. Police headquarter
secuted the idea that there was signid
4 canoe that the arrest OF the two men fol
lowed closely upon Mr. Whitmans de
i parture for Hot Springs to examine wit
!" nesses In the Becker case. 1t was point
) ed out that Mr.. Moss was called In imme
diately to represent Mr.. Whitman an
given every opportunity to examine tn
L prisoners.
Harry Horowitz. or "Gyp the Blood
u as he is known to the police and his init
mates. and Lefty Louie" Rosenzweig
the last of the four gunner, wanted 70
the murder of Herman Rosenthal. tn
1 gambler, were locked up in police head
quarters last night They were arreste'
2 early In the evening in flat in the Glen
3 dale section of Queens. Just over tn
Brooklyn line at Ridgewood. after havin
| eluded the police for almost two months
!. Both men were dapper In their dress
and apparently calm and mmoved in de
meanor. They We're courteous in respond
ing to such of Deputy Police Commits
sioner Dougherty's questions as the
. chose to answer, and they consented In
. stantly TO pose I'm Mr.. Doughterys of
flee while half a dozen photographer
snapped their pictures.
But they didn't forget that whateve
they might say could be used agains
them, and when Mr. Dougherty ordere
them led to cells In the basement @
headquarters. he knew little more @
d their movements since the day of RIOS
enthals murder than he had been abb
to learn for himself before he lai
hands on the gunner.
!. FOUND BY TRAILING WIVES
y The deputy police commissioner as
sisted in the capture and took the me
& to police headquarters In ais own NJ
: tomobile. There. when he had abar
y doned questioning the prisoners, h
v told with satisfaction how their NJ
v rest had been the result of stralgt
g police work, begun as soon as name
8 of the gunner were known in cor
O nection with the murder. and contir
L uei despite all criticism without d
Il instants cessation.
The capture OF "Gyp" ami Lefty
resulted from the work not OF one d.
o | tective. hut of dozens Of Mr.. Doug
" erty's men. for the clues which led
s their discovery late yesterday afte'