New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-18

terial witnesses" and making further
arrests" as they had prophesied they
would do on a similar tour the night
before.
Libby and Shapiro. the two owners
of the car which carried the assassins,
were taken before the Coroner yester-
day and remanded to the TOmbs with
out bail A charge Of homicide was
lodged against both Of them. Their
counsel Assemblyman Aaron j. Levy,
had long talk with the prisoners In
the Tombs afterward, and they told
him a story which would seem to point
toward at least an understanding be-
tween the gamblers and certain police
interests in regard to the plan to get
rid of Rosenthal.
According to Mr.. Levy his clients
told him that Jack" Rose, who was
formerly a partner Of Rosenthal until
they had falling out last November,
had called up the automobile stand at
the Cafe Boulevard shortly before mid
night on the night Of the shooting and
engaged their car. Shapiro picked up
Rose at Third avenue and 18th street,
according to his instructions, Mr.. Levy
said.
Rose had one or two men with him,
and another group of three or four
came along shortly afterward and go.
into the car. They 10y rided" around
for while. and finally went up to 43d
street little before 2 o'clock, where
the shooting occurred, Shapiro told his
counsel.
Significance in Roses Name.
Shapiro's statement 10 his counsel
has considerable significance in bring
ing in the name Of Rose, as Rose was
known to have been at the house Of
Dora Gilbert on Monday night with
Charles b. Pitt, jr. whom Lieutenant
Becker, Of the strong arm" squad, adj
mitted he sent to see the woman, who
was Rosenthars former wife, TO get
her affidavit about the hard life she
had with the gambler when she was
living with him on the East Side.
Mr.. Levy said that Libby told him
that the car was up in The Bronx
earlier in the evening and that Rose
was a passenger in II at the time.
Libby didn't know whether it had been
in the neighborhood Of 1Gjth street and
EdCeCombe avenue. where Lieutenant
Becker lives, Levy said. The Bronx
trip Of the car that evening, If 1t was
taken, would throw some startling
light on the story which a woman wit
ness told before the grand jury yester-
day of seeing a car similar to the
Libby car, on which she noticed the
number 1313-the number Of the Libby
ear being understanding in front Of
Lieutenant Becker's house from 6 until
8 o'clock that evening.
District Attorney Whitman declined
to give out the woman's name. She
appeared at the District Attorneys Of
fee yesterday morning and volunteered
whitman talked with her for some
time, and then they went down TO
Centre street, where the Libby car
stood, and looked 1t over. She was
taken back to the grand jury room,
and told her story. She said that the
peculiar "battleshtpi' color OF the car
and the part OF the number she had no.
ticed. with two lbs, had arrested her
attention. She was said 10 live in or
near the Belleclair apartment house, In
which the Beckers live. The superin-
tendent Of the Belleclair also told the
District Attorney yesterday that he
had seen a car similar to the Libby
car in front Of the mouse on several
occasions.
Commissioner Dougherty and Inspec-
tor Hughes were at the District Attor-
ney's office early yesterday TO see Mr.,
whitman. Commissioner Dougherty a.
that time. and later, branded the wom-
ans story as impossible
II think the woman is crazy lie
said. 1--WE have seven witnesses, bull
fers and cleaners, at the Washington
Square Garage to prove that the car
didn't leave the garage until IL o'clock.
These witnesses say it had been in the
garage for several hours prior to that
time. II was taken out at IL o'clock
and returned at 2:2O a. m"
District Attorney Whitman said that
he did not put too much credence in
the woman's story, because Of the w.t.
nesses whom the police had.
Explain About Gray Car.
FRIENDS OF Lieutenant Becker ex-
blamed yesterday that an automobile
belonging to Colonel Henry S. Stern
berger of the 22d Regiment. who Is all