The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-20

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liceman who knows "Gyp the Blood
Harry Horowttz) or Lefty Louie
Rosenweig. wanted for the murder OF
Rosenthal. to come TO the commits
~sioner's office. The official believes that
the two men are in the city and VIII
not stray far from the places where
can be obtained. He plans to put
men who know the W criminals on
fixed posts near the most notorious
drug-seiling places OF New York, II
thus capture Horowitz and Rosenwaig.
John f. Mcintyre. chief counse for
Becker, has employed detectives 10
probe every stsement made to him by
Becker or the latter's friends, Mr..
Mcintyre Is building up n complete
ground OF what actually happened on
the night of the murder from fresh
Information CLEANED. in the under
world. Ii was runored last night that
Mcintyre would withdraw II he found
the case against Becker hopeless. A
report zof a serious break among the
grand Jurors has encouraged Mcln-
:yre, however. 1t liz said that the
grand Jury demanded more evidence
before returning Indictments.
Mitchell Offers Service.
John Purroy Mitchell, president OF
the board Of aldermen, INK who. as
acting a in 1910, after the at
tempted assassination of Mayor Gay
nor. cleaned up the town. bringing the
alliance between vice and the police
home to the mayor. has offered his
services and his evidence to the al
dermanic Investigation committee,
Mayor Gaynor hurried back when
Mitchell's investigation began to bear
fruit, made light Of the exposures and
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however. kept the evidence he had
collected. and now all Of it IS at this
disposal Of the committee to investi-
gate present day conditions.
The citizens committee determined
today not to stop with the police
department IN ats Investigations. but
to probe and clean up every branch
of the city government. Allan Robin
son was made permanent chairman Of
the committee. and will have direct
charge of the work. Henry Moskowita
was elected vice chairman, and al
executive committee of seven well
known men was named. While work
ing separately the aldermanic COM
fn5ttee and the citizens committee
will cooperate whenever their paths
Of. Investigation cross,
Selig Is Arrested.
iiE JUN SttiEs dtcuFra w am
Rose of being the man who gather
ed the murderers for the killing OF
R~osenthal. was arrested in Providence
r. L.. today He is held on tho
charge of being a suspicious person,
and District Attorney Whitman has
been notified Of his arrest, Selig dis
appeared several weeks ago. while tbs
police were seeking him to learn what
he knew Of the Rosenthal killing. He
was the partner Of Lefty Louis" Ro.
senzweig, wanted as one Of the mer
who fred the shots which killed the
gambler
kidnapping Plot Fails.
/. NEW YORK, Aug 19-Sam Schepps
who is said & have been The pay1aas-
ter of the gang which killed Herman
Rosenthal. WAS rushed into the Yves,
Side police station today after two
attempts to kidnap him he'd beer
made by the New York police. Schepps
has not been formally arrested, but
In held az q witness. District Attorney
Whitman met Schepps at Albany. On
the train two detectives nada n de
mand for the little gambler In the
name of *he police department Mr..
Whitman replied that he would tndict
the first a who laid hands OF
Schepps aud the detectives left the
train.
The little gambler was taken of
the treia at the Grand Central sta
tlon. AT Forty-third street. Cartain
Gillen and Detectives Dietrich, Hau-
ser, Mcmahon and Gallagher, nj; cen
trial office men, attempted to draa
Schepps from a taNicab. but Whitman
'nterf erred and the gambler wac
brought safely 10 a cell In tho same
balcony with Louis Libby and TACK
Sullivan better known as .Jacot
Reich.
On the way from Albany. Snhepps
talked freely with the district attorney
AT the close OF this conversation Mr.,
Whitman said:
CoEfesses to Whitman.
When Sehepps came beforo me. 7