The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-06
I17.yEAR-OLD BRIDE
| Of LEFTY SAYS He
lis NICE, KIND HUBBY
He Went Away July ID and
She's Sure He Wasn't in
Rosenthal Murder.
ANGRY WITH JACK ROSE.
Louie Told Her He Never
Carried a Revolver-WaS
Trying to Reform.
ANGRY WITH JACK ROSE.

ssvsntesn-y sar-oid Mira Louis Rossn.
bsrg. wife of Lefty Louie" whom the
police say fred the shots that killed
Herman RossnthaL declared to-day In
her little Nat on the second floor Of q
Grand street tenement that she still
believed in her mice and kind husband"
They are trying TO blame II all on
Louief" she protested.
TN the first place. I want to tell
you that our real name II Baker.
Seven months ago We were married
under that name. which Louis's peo-
pia who are nice and respectable.
bear. When detectives came over here
asking for MIRA RosenberG ] didn't
know who they meant At nrst Then
they said Lefty Louie" and still
didn't know. because he had always
, been Just Louie to me.
when We were married Louie fur
nished . comfortable homo on South
ern Boulevard for me. 1t cost over
$4,000. We had . player piano and
everything was nice. And don't let any
body think my boy was Wild. He spent
his evenings at homo. We used to play
ana sing together. and We were, oh.
30 happy I knew Louie had been .
gambler. but I can't believe he hae
an that police record
We'll. We got settled up there on
the, Boulevard and Louie was trying
10 10 the right thing. But you see
he had had that little cigar store ON
Second avenue with . pool room be-
hind II and In there he had met
Jack Rose and "0yp." and Bridge"
wsbbsr. and Harry valion end . lot
more Of those people Then they b.
San to come 70 our home They we're
nearly all older than Louie know
he cared for me and thought I could
keep him straight $685..
eRipE's gvEs FLAeH At
THOUGHT or JACK RooE.
Il feared Jack Ross least Of all"
Her eyes. that had been suffussd with
tears during most Of the recital.
flashed At the mention. Of Roses mama
The way Jack Rose = trying 70 blame
this on Louie 10 Q shame There are
thousands on Second avenue who ars
sore at Jack Rose. and I'm afraid . iot
OF people are going 70 suffer for his
loose talking. I'm not bitter. tust
don't think rs fair--that's all.
We'll, after We had been living there
a while Whitley Lewis people, who are
nice too. began to get mad about his
coming home 10 late. So Louie used Il
let Whitley come and sleep on our
davenport when he was late. Once. when
he auarrelled with his folks. he stayed
~ our house three days, but Jack Ross
Was the only one Of them ever knew
yell
We'll. a. I told you. Louie wanted "a
get out OF the gambling business. and
80 We decided to break up the homo
Anyway II was summer. and Louie
wanted me to 30 down TO Rockaway
so while he was doing some business At
Arverne I lived at Rockaway. and HI
used to como ia and out. The lIoro
, witzes were living there too. and thai
was when first met Gyp.
Everything was going well. and
thought Louie was ON the road TO max
ing n man OF himself when he came e
me on July II and told me he had 20
fine Job seiling cigars on the roat
for a good firm. Ito said they wouldni
advance him any money for expenses
ana l was 80 anxious to sec him &c
; started at something right that I sole
my rings and gave him the money.
Il believe he did 70 away just Al
. he said and that he wasn't around whei
! that bunch killed Rosenthal.
! II haven't heard from him since. bu
Louie IL going to come back when thi
z thing Quiets down-if they don't mt
him nrst-sometimessI almost wish the!
IA onid find him and end this awful wait
ing.