New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-22
HOW THE FEUD BEGAN SHOT AS He PREDICTED
"Bridgie" Weber and Sam
Paul Held Ancient Grudge.
JAW-BREAKING INCIDENT
Factions Among East Side Gam
blers Employed Professional
Sluggers Against Enemies.

Bridge" Weber and sam Paul. who
were arrested last night charged with
Implication in the murder Of Herman
Rosenthal. had long borne the slain
gambler an ancient grudgc. the police as
sert
Wobher was murdcrously assaulted by
members of the Big Jack" Ielig gang a
little more than two wears ago and left
unconscious in front Of his home. No. 1913
Second avenue. East Side gossip had il
that the gangsters bad been hired by
Roscnthal. They beat Weber with
blackjackS. fracturng his Jaw IN two
places The injury is permanent. dis
figuring tho gamblers face FOR lie.
Roscnthal even after the assault on
Wcbbcr VAS profusc in his professions Of
friendship for his brother gambler. Fiv"
minutes before he was assassiuated he
referred to "BriIglc" Weber. who was
then entering the Metropole, where
Rosenthal had been for a little more than
an hour. as the best friend he had in
the world.
sam Paul held Rosenthal responsible
for tn" numerous raids on his gambling
houses. and Rosenthsl he believed. was
directly responsible for the closing up
ar the old Saus Souci Music Hall. at
Third avenue near 18th street
The Friday before he was killed Rosen-
men, said.
II am being bounded by the police.
Other gambling houses are permitted TO
remain open. only last Saturday Sam
Paul's place at the Sans Souci Was
raided. and the following Monday II was
open for business, and IS now running
fun blast II YOU were to go down there
now YOU would find from two hundred
and nfty 10 five hundred men playing
stuSs and dice
This statement Of Roscntha was print
ed. The following Monday Lieutenant
Costigan raided the Sans Souci and ar
rested three men charged with operating
the gambling house The following morn
ing ~ l:5j o'clock Rosenthal was muir
dcrcd
And that was not the frat line by man
that Roscnthal had given the police In.
formation that resulted In raids bcir :
made on Sam" Pauls places.
Just how tho fcud started between the
two men is not known. Both were mem
bcrs OF tho old HcSpcr club. which was
organized by Little Tim" Sullivan and
group ~ East Side politicians and gam
hlers about thirteen years ago RUser-
thai was It's president FOR TWO terms. and
was It's owner when II had degenerated
into a gambling house pure and simple.
In April a year ago II was closed by
chief Flynn Of the Secret Service. when
he was Second Deputy Commissioner Of
Police. Two hundred and any mem.
hers were arrested and large quantity
OF gambling paraphernalia was seized.
On the walls of the onetime influential
club were pictures Of Judges. police mas
istrates and city officials. as well as many
big Tammany politicians. There also was
a letter written to it's president by Big
Tim" Sullivan. II was dated Washington.
December 20. 1903. and was written ON the
stationery Of the House OF Representa-
lives, Of which Sullivan vas then mem
Der. This letter read
Dear Sir. Yours OF the 18th 10 hand re-
gardins my election as life member Of
the Hesper club. I kcenly appreciate tn.
conDlimen: you pay me, and should ID be-
possible for me at any tim" To serve YOU
or any OF the members ! will gladly do so.
simple word from you will command
me. Yours truly, T. ID. SULLIVAN.
Many persons held Roscnthal and his
crowd. VINO were constantly quarrelling
among themselves. as being responsible
for the end OF the IIesper club.