The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-08
zEUG WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT SCHEPPS HAD TOLD
Friends Of Gyp the Blood and
His Mates Say Tt Was in
Their Interest.
HAD $500 WHEN KILLED !?
Wahle Sure of It. and Hints 1t
Was for Election
Purposes.
HAD $500 WHEN KILLED :?

When Big Jack Zelig, who was mur.
dered on a Second avenue street car or
Saturday night by Boston Phil Davidson
was buried yesterday in Washington
Cemetery. Brooklyn, Jack Sirocco. himself
gang leader and enemy of Zelig. said:
There goes a guy who won't be in the
movies at the Becker trial
Zelig would not have been called by Mr.
Whitman on the direct case against Becker
He was not under subpoena by the prose-
cution, although Becker's lawyers had
subppnaed him. The District Attorney
had not subpnnaed Zelig because Zelig
was under $40 600 bail and could be reached
as a witness at any time
If the defence had not called Zelig the
District Attorney would have called him
in rebuttal to back up certain testimony
Of the prosecution. for instance that of
Sam Schepps that it was Zelig who got
the men to kill Rosenthal.
Zelig's friends said yesterday that he
would not have been a witness for the
prosecution. Bernard Sander. counsel
for Schepps. said he met Zelig in Broad
way restaurant at Franklin street on last
Wednesday. Zelig was apparently
anxious to find out what Schepps had
testified to before the Grand Jury.
Jacob Sander. who has a small coffee
house in Broome street and from whom
Davidson says he borrowed $40 on Satur-
day, denied yesterday that he had given
any money to Davidson. This knocks
out part Of Davidson's story of how he
got the money with which to go to Jersey
Citp nd h,,,y In, , .
with which he killed Zelig.
The friends Of Gyp the Blood Horowitz,
Lefty Louie. Whitley Lewis and Dago
Frank said yesterday that Zelig was work.
ing in their interests when he tried TO find
out what Schepps had testified to before
the Grand jury. This letter to Gyp the
Blood from Zelig which was mailed on
Saturday, was made public yesterday:
New YORK CITY. October 5. 1912.
Harry Horo'rit;, Tombs Prison. Ner York
DEAR PAL GYP--Yours received and was
more than pleased to hear from YOU I
want you and the boys to keep writing to
me. as It cheers me up. and you can ina gine
how ] feel when | hear from YOU bows
Gyp, keep cheered up and keep cheering
one another up. Your innocence will he
proven ana what grand time we will have
on that day. Gyp. you tell Frank to take
that Dago Idea out of his mind as he will
listen to you as You know one another
better than l do. Somebody has been
telling him that don't give a damn for
him because he's dago. Well old Pal.
want to hear from you often. IL seems TO
be the hardest thing in the world to get
your wife out. Know one wants to 90 ON
the bond. Cheer up. old boy: everything
will turn UP for the best. Your Pal lin
the end.
Best wishes to the boys. JACK
Ex-Magistrate Wahle, who was counse,
Tor Zelig. said yesterday that he had been
unable to find any motive for the killing
OF Zelig. Wahle said he was sure thai
not more than fifteen minutes before
Zelig WAS killed $500 had been given 10
him. Wahle said he knew the name of
the man who gave it.
The money was not found on Zelip
Some OF his friends said that perhaps q
politician might be able to explain that
the $500 had been given to Zelig in con.
nection with election work
The investigation made by Denutv
Police Commissioner Dougherty seemed
TO convince him that If the murder ~
Iehg had been gang plot Davidson
would not have had to go to Jersey Civ
to buy revolver. Some one would have
provided it and also arrangements wouid