The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-27
GAYNOR BACKS WALDO
Mayor Says Not to Suspend
Becker Until Evidence
Is Produced.
THREE SUITS FOR LIBEL
Police Commissioner After
Newspapers That Printed At.
tack COstigan Denies.

Louis Bridgie) Wcbber was with tn.
murderers Of Herman Rosentbal tus,
before they got into Shapiros gray ca:
and sped out Of Forty third street. Tha,
was the statement made before Coroner
Fe!nberg yesterday by Louis krese. a
new witness. who singled out Wcbber
in the courtroom.
krese then pointed 10 Jack Sullivan
as another man who Was in front of
the Metropole al the time OF the shoot
ing. Sullivan as well as Weber is now
charged with murder.
krese says that Rosenthal was shot
at Il signal. A man lifted his hand to
his hat brm, stepped aside and the
shots were fired.
The Identification Of Webber and Sui.
Ivan made by Krese was perhaps the
most dramatic feature OF day thai
was crowded with interesting develop
ments In the Rosentnal case and mat
tcrs which have arisen on account Of IL.
Mayor Gaynor. replying to q letter
from Commissioner Waldo asking what
should be done about suspendIng Lieu
tenant Becker. sent q long letter to
Commissioner Waldo in which he d.
rected that Becker should not be sus-
pended until evidence against him was
produced.
At the same time the Mayor. In char
acteristic style. discounted the clamor
over the Rosenthal case and gave Com
missioner Waldo the highest Of praise
for his conduct Of the Police Depart
mcnt.
The Commissioner read in the Hera!d,
Tribune and Press statements purport-
ing to have been made BY Lieutenant
Daniel l.. Costigan before the Grand
Jury and which were In effect a charge
that MIR. Waldo was responsible for the
continuance Of gambling. Mr.. Waldo
trereupon instructed George Gordon
Eattle. his counsel. to bring suit against
each OF these papers for $25OOOO for
libel.
Lieutenant Costigan made an affidavit
specifically denying that he had given
such testimony as was printed.
Hold Frank Ciroaci ON Murder
Charge.
Frank Cirofci. whom the police con-
=
in the murder and who was arrested
late on Thursday night with a young
woman named Rose Harris and with
/ Abraham Lewis, was held on charge
! Of murder. The woman and Lewis were
held as material witnesses.
Both the District Attorney and Dep
I uty Commissioner Dougherty were ac-
tive in examining witnesses. and both
/ O hut hnApttn hoA
been made in the investigation. District
/ Attorney Whitman conferred with the
| lawyers for Jack Rose. sam Paul, Sha.
piro and Libby and Webber. and inti-
mated last night that the prospect Of
more revelations favorable to the clear
Ing up Of the case was good.
From Police Headquarters came the
word that detectives have picked up the
trail Of the men now at liberty who are
wanted for the murder-Harry Horo-
witz. Frank Muller. called Whitley
Lewis. Louis Rosenberg. called Lefty
Louie. and Sam Schepps.
The Identification Of Webber and Sui
liran By Louis krese. who Is a walter.
and who lives at 29S First street. Coney
| only to Webber and his counsel but to
well.
No hint had come to Dougherty or to
Mr. Whitman that there was a witness
available who had seen not only the
preparations for the killing Of Rosen-
thai but who had seen the deed itself
and had observed the murdercrs In their
retreat.
/ Shot Dead at 4 Sianal.
! The story told on the witness stand
! by the Concy Island waiter was 90 COM
plete that II included detail which had
not even been guessed At previously.
The shooting Of Rosenthal. says Krese.
followed signal given by a man who
stepped out OF the Metropole restau-
rant a few seconds before the gambler
himself.
This mans eyes were fastened on the
front page Of newspaper as he ap.
peared on tho threshold The signal
was q quick touch Of hand to hat
brlm.
The man who gave the sign stepped
aside and four or five men who had
been waiting In the street In front OF
the hotel darted toward Rosenthal and
cmptied their revolvers mt him. And
briefly talking TO Webber before they
climbed into the gray automobile.
The walters story came out In the
hearing before Coroner Feinberg to de
/ t,lmino whether enough evidence had
been obtained to warrant holding wch.
her Tor murder In the hrst degree,