Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-18
FOURTH ARREST IN
ROSENTHAL MURDER.
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Used or indicated that such an investi-
cation would develop proof of corrup-
ton in the department | shall. however,
continue the investigation and present
to the grand jury all information OBJ
tainable."
A sensational story of the later after
noon was that woman whose name was
not revealed had gone before the grand
jury and testified that the gray automo-
biiiic, used by the murderers of Ros@p-
thai in going 10 the Hotel Metropolis and
fleeing from the scene after the shoot
ing, had been seen standing from 6 to
10 o'clock that night in front of the
home of Police Lieut.. Charles Becker
who had been accused by Rosenthal of
being in partnership with him in the
gambling business. 1t was said, however,
that Becker frequently used a car sim
liar to the one employed by the party
of murderers. Other statements discred-
iting the story were made.
II am in possession of information"
said Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty, tonight, that the automobile
used by the murderers left the Wash
ington square garage, where it was kept,
at IL o'clock, on the night of the muir
der. and returned, at 2 o'clock in the
morning"
New York, July IA fourth arres,
in the case of the gambler. Herman
Rosenthal, who was shot to death, ear
ly yesterday morning. just before he
was to make new charges of gambling
graft against the police, was made,
today, when Louis Weber. known in
the underworld as "Bridgey," was
brought to police headquarters. Web
Der. according to the police, ran
gambling house in opposition to Ros-
enthal about three years ago and had
incurred the murdered gamblers en-
nifty. While the feud between the
two men was on, Webber's home was
dynamited, the police said, and his
jaw broken by man known as
Tough Tony" incidents which, they
said, were laid by Webbers friends
at the door of Rosenthal.
Weber was put through a severe
griIlng at police headquarters, the re-
-.-i4 &C which was not disclosed. He
was then taken to the coroner's office
4 rolice Commissioner Waldo sent q
letter to District Attorney Whitman,
today, in which he urged that COM
plete investigation be made by YOU
without any further delay, of the al
legations made in the press that mem
ho-s of the police force have been in
partnership with gamblers, and the
statement that you are alleged to nave
made publicly that members OF tire
department were guilty of instigating
the murder of the gambler"
District Attorney Whitman made TINS
statement, this afternoon;
81 am not making war on the police
l am not charging that the
police department committed that
crime, but / do charge that the police
let the murder of Herman Rosenthai
be committed and permitted the muir
derers to escape
The investigation of the murder was
taken up, today, by the grand jury
Among the witnesses called We're Al
bert Lesinsky and Robert Hibbard,
attorneys for Police Lieut.. Becker. The
lawyers were questioned. it was said,
about the matter of the $500 loan
which the dead gambler is said to have
asserted was made TO him by Becker
and for which, according to Rosenthal,
Becker had received a title mortgage
on the property in return. Hubbard
said, after leaving the jury room that
the loan was made by Jack" Rose
and that John ]. Donoghue acted as
dummy for Rose. in the transaction.
Hubbard. who said he also was coun-
sci for Rose, declared that he did not
hear the name of Lieut.. Becker men-
toned in the transaction until Rosen
thai published his charges
That the gray automobile in which
the murderers drove up to the Hotel
Metropolo where Rosenthal was shot,
stood for three hours in front of Lieut..
Becker's home on the night of the muir
der was alleged to District Attorney
Whitman, today by a woman whose
name the district attorney refused to
reveal. The woman went to the crimi
nal courts building and looked at the
machine in the presence of the district
attorney. She was positive. according
to Mr.. Whitman, that the car which
haG been brought to the building in
connection with the grand jury inyes-
tigation, WIS the same as the one she
had seen standing in front of Becker
home between and . O'Clock, Monday
night