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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20

rce,ipr Of Jewish citizens at whlch
uas launched a movement 10 rid the Jew
ish neIghborhoods Of the city OF vice anu
crime was held last night az the hu'0
tlonal Alliance at No lso Last ID
way. AS many people as the hre reeui
tions would permit thronged the auu''oi
iurn and listened with rapt Afternoon W
Never London. Rabbi Judah L. Maghee'
Dr Henry Moskovitz, Abraham Goldberg
and others. as they described the 10"
r,oraI conditions 10 which the people hsu
fallen and the slurs which had been cast
rnor tho Jewish race as A result or the
rscnt complications arising from the muir
der Of Herman Rosenthal. The speakers
besought the people TO come forward WIN
any information they might possess
which would be OF aid TO recently
formed committee. whose purpose II was
20 elevate the moral tone OF the East
Side
We are here 10 protest against the gov
eminent OF gangs" Or. Magnes declared
we are here as citizens and as Jews TO
In our voices I'm protest against the
snirching Of the fair name OF our city
10 protest against the dragging Of the
name Of Jew In the dust But while We
protest We must act. and in acting We
have a double obligation TO perform AS
citizens il is our duty 10 aid the author
tiles In cleaning up; as Jews it is our
duty TO clean house. II each section Of
the city will clean its house the whole
city will be clean.
IL other sections OF the city are con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20
IFWS MEET TO ACT 7
ON CRIME SITUATION

tent with hypocrisy and close their
to do so. We want TO face the truth. Do
not be Influenced by fear Of gangs. Come
forward and aid I'm the movement to
drive out. by force If necessary, the
gangs, the gamblers. the prostitutes. Il.
fish mart thieves and the pickpockets
we are not here, DIS were the peops
at the recent meeting at Cooper Union.
10 advance the political interests Of the
District Attorney We are here as Cit,
zens TO maintain decency and honor 10
our city
Beginning with to-day Dr. Magnes SAD;
an information bureau at which any cin-
zen who knew OF the existence Of vice or
frime in any of its multifarious forms
might report would be opened at.the Bs-,
cational Alliance. All information .in-
parted will be dealt with in the str;cx.
of confidence and with thoroughnss 10
running down offenders. -
Jonah Goldberg will be in charge Of tie
bureau in East Broadway and at sin.-
lar station at the Harlem Federation at
No. 240 East l05th street, Irving L. BERG
will receive anything residents OF the
neighborhood think the committee under
the direction of Or. Magnes should know.
In Brownsville a bureau will be opened at
the offices OF the Educational Society. ia
Watkins street.
The remarks OF DR.. Moskowitz were. IN
the main. along the same lines as those
OF Dr. Magnes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20

District Attorney whitman II seriously
considering a plan 20 institute John
Doe proceedings as the means or a
general inquiry into the police graft sit
uation as II has developed in the investi-
cation OF the Rosenthal case Such a
propositlon is under discussion by the
District Attorney and Justice John W.
Goff. who was designated by Governor
Dix 10 preside al the extraordinary term
OF the Supreme Court at which Lieu
tenant Charles Becker and the gunner
CHARGED with the murder OF Rosenthal
will be tried.
II is likely that the John Doe" inquiry
will be started as soon az the special
session OF the Supreme Court convenes-
In that case Justice Goff Will SIT as
committing magistrate and take tesu-
mony. The murder trials may be tenn
porarily deferred pending the inquiry. A
special grand jury would be called pe-
fore which would appear witnesses whose
testimony had proved material to the
graft Investigation az conducted along
John Doe" lines.
Justice Goff Is strongly In favor Of such
an inquiry. II Is said and believes II
would AFFORD the most efficient means for
getting at the bottom OF the police scan
DIAL II is pointed out that the powers OF
a committing magistrate, In such a pro-
ceeding. would be unlimited so far as
summonIng and examining witnesses is
concerned. Under the Downing la" any
and every witness could be called with
out the possibility Of legal barriers the
inquiry would have the rurther adVah-
tage OF making public all OF the tesu-
mony that was taken.
Such an investigation would be far-
reaching, with powers that the Alder
manic investigating committee ala not
have and could not get from the l'eeis-
lature II was said While there Is no de-
sire to handicap the Aldermanic invesu-
CATION, Justice Con and the Dlstrlct Al
torney are said TO feel that many I'M
portant facts and figures wouid De I'M
covered through John Doe" proceedings
which the Aldermanc committee. or any
other investigating body, could not nope
TO reach.
Justice Goff, IL IL understood. suggested
the possibilities OF such an inquiry 10 VT
whitman. and the latter Is inclined 10
look with favor on the proposition as
being perhaps the surest method OF clear
Ing up the whole police situation. Inc
John Doe" inquiry would In no way I'M
pede the District Attorneys own investi-
CATION OF conditions, II 10 said. and prob
ably would prove 10 BE- the most efficient
clearing house for the whole graft In.
vestigatlon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20
CARM0DY WON'T INTERFERE
Dix Gives District Attorneys
Free Hand in Vice Cases.

Albany, Aug. l9.-The proceedings before
the two extraordinary terms OF the gu
preme Court. ordered by Governor Dix TO
be convened in Albany and New York in
September will be conducted by the Dis
trict attorneys OF the two counties az
fected, according to a statement given
out at the executive chamber to-day.
This action was deemed advisable in
View OF the fact that the requests for
the specials terms were made by District
Attorneys Whitman OF New York, and
Sanford. of Albany.
The Governors statement points out
that while he has the power 10 request
Attorney General Carmody to participate
In criminal proceedings, he believes that
the conduct OF the proceedings before the
two special terms he has ordered should
be conducted by the duly constituted local
prosecuting officers" and for that reason
he will not request the states Attorney
General 10 act. unless It shall seem TO be
required by the conditions that develop"
The New York term IL to try indict-
ments growing out Of the murder Of Her
man Rosenthal. The Albany term is 10
consider conditions in Albany city ana
county.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20

Lieutenant Charles Becker was nneo
up with thugs. burglars and petty thle'e'
yesterday in Judge Grains part OF zen
srsl Sessions 10 await his turn TO pleau
IN the Indictment against him, chargrhs
him with the murder OF Herman hoseh
thai. His plea was postponed ior ""
days because John W. Hart. OF couhs''
for Becker interposed a new MOTION "
inspect the minutes Of the grand I"'
which returned the indictment.
Appearing with Mr.. Hart were Jonn +
MCINTYRE. Lloyd p. Stryker and Geore'
" Ubiteside I.idor Wasservogel, the
acting District Attorney, opposed them
All four OF Lieutenant Becker's counsei
were formerly Assistant District Attor-
neys.
Mr. Hart announced that notice OF my
ton had been fled with the Dlst1iot ~
torney and that he was ready TO proceeo
q, once Mr.. wasservosel said the pa
pe-s had been filed only that morhine
and there had been no time 10 insp.N
them. Judge Grain learned from 'uue
1,,lousAn before whom Becker was oIle'
,auv arra,sned. that he could hear "'s
,ont ON the motion this mornlhs' "iN
postponed the proceedings until tnen,
Rocker will not plead until AFTER 'uus'
Muloueen has rendered his decision
Pleads Changed Opinion.
Mr.. Hart bases his new motion on 'ne
ground that the grand jury. or some OF i'S
members, AT least has changed its point
Of view in regard to Becker's connection
with Rosenthsrs death. He alleges ana
points TO stories in certain afternoon pa
pers to substsntiate his statement that
on August 10 additional evidence was pre-
scented 70 the grand Jury which indicted
Becker. 10 the end that indictments might
be returned against Frank Muller ana
others who. It is alleged. fired the shots
causing Rosenthars death.
Mr. Hart maintains that even after
hearing the additional evidence the grand
Jury was unwilling TO indict and that
many OF its members at that time thought
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20

Rosenthal murder case. He said THAT
no one but the District Attorney anu
the prisoners counsel would be allowed
10 see him. and that the police could
not examine him.
Schepps's fear of the police extended
even into the jail. It was noted. for ne
asked Mr.. Whitman to arrange mat
tiers so hat he would not be brought
into contact with policemen in any
way. To this end Mr.. Whitman had
made a point OF seeing Commissioner
of Correction Patrick A. Whitney yes
terday, and II was arranged that no
policeman or representative Of the po-
lice would be allowed 10 see Schepps.
Schepps met Jack" Rose In the
counsel room OF the West Side prison
Just before his arralgnment in court.
Mr.. Whitman was with Schepps AT the
/ time and he said the greeting between
the two was entirely matter OF fact
Hello. Jack" said Schepps. walking
/ up and shaking hands. and Badly
Jack" replied quietly. Hello. Sam
There was no reference made by either
/ OF them TO the tragic event I'm which
they had played parts, and Schepps
far from being disheartened at his
prospective Imprisonment. seemed to be
about TO say I'm glad I'm safely In"
ChsuHeuTs Last Chance.
During the afternoon william Sha-
piro. the chauffeur Of the murder car,
was brought over from the Tombs to
talk with Mr.. Whitman. II was his
| last chance TO make good 10 the Dis
, trict Attorney on his earlier promises
that he would be frank and tell what
! he knew Of the ROsenthal murder. In
which his car was such an important
feature. but Shapiro chose TO disre-
gard il and kept 10 his policy Of con-
! tending that he could tell nothing def
nitely and that he was not even GER
| tain that he could identify the men
( he had in his car the night Of the
murder.
The grand jury will file the expected
| blanket Indictment to-day, Il is be-
lieved, and ShapIros name viii prob
ably be included. Officers from four
different banks in which Becker depos-
it's were discovered will follow Schepps
on the witness stand In the grand jury
room to-day, and II there is time it is
expected that Colonel Sternberger will
also be called upon to testify.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20
ROSENTHAL WANTED PLAY
Miner Tells of Visit Slain Man
Made Him.

Wilson Miner. the playwright, returned
from Europe yesterday with a story ttat
Herman Rosenthal called upon him be-
fore he visited the District Attorney AM
suggested that he write a play describ-
Ing the gambling situation. Rosenthal
thought that this would be the best way
TO get the matter before the public. &C
cording to Miner and would at the same
time make an excellent play. in which he
himself could take part.
"Rosenthal feared for his life even
then" said Mr.. Miner. He brought ire
a pile or notes containing practically
what has since come to light That was
shortly after the Dollar John raid. 1
haven't done anything with the sugges-
ton yet. but / may get around TO 1t
later"
Irving Berlin. the ragtime song writer.
was also a passenger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20

| TO him that Schepps was voluntary
witness for the people. and that as
such he had come voluntarily into the
state on a pledge from the District
Attorney that he would be protected.
Il will order the instant arrest OF
any officer who attempts TO arrest and
take him TO Police Headquarters now,
and YOU may so report. with my com
pliments. to your Commissioner, he
added.
At that, Haggerty. with the muir
! INJURED apology that he was simply
acting under orders" backed out
At the Grand Central Station the sit
uation was somewhat different. There
were about a dozen detectives waiting
there unde. Barney" Dietz, and MT.
Whitman laid plans TO be ready Tor
ANYTHING they might do. He got into
immediate communication with Masis-
trate House. in the West Side court
and was prepared TO checkmate the
police had they made any move toward
| taking Schepps to Police Headquarters.
Meanwhile al" Thomas went to tele-
phone Commissioner Dougherty, who
! "a the head OF the detective bureau. Is
! his superior officer. Mr.. Whitman d.
rected Mr.. Rubin and County Detec-
| tive Stewart 10 rush Schepps 20
! texicab and TO the West Side court ana
"a stand for no interference from the
police.
scbepps was rushed down the plat
| form and out TO the cab stand with
| a crowd OF detectives at his heels and
a stiIl larger crowd Of curious persons
| following intently the drama Of the
police trying to wrest a witness out OF
the hands Of the District Attorney
Rubin and Stewart, both big men, AL
most carried the understood and pale
faced Schepps With his counsel, Ber-
nard Sander. bringing up the rear
they hustled him into a taxicab.
Detective Dietz, at that, attempted
to get into the same cab He shouted
at the driver that he was police Of
ficer. and with both Mr.. Whitman and
Detective Thomas out Of the way be-
cause they were at the telephones, he
attempted to argue Rubin into an
agreement to drive first 70 Police
Headquarters.
Rubin shouted back that Schepps
was in the hands Of the District At
torney, and finally the cab moved off,
leaving Dietz and his men paving the
air.
Dougherty in the mean time had
asked Thomas TO tell the District At
torney that he would like to speak to
him, so Mr.. Whitman called UP the
Second Deputy from the West Side
court.
Il was acting absolutely under Com
missioner Waldo's orders, and it was
a Misunderstanding" explained Dough-
erty, and want you to know. judge,
that we want to help you in any way
| ran -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20
SUSPECT THEY HAD ZELIG
Providence Police Arrested Man, but
He's Out Now.

Providence, Aug. ia man whom the
police think may be Jack" Zelig. who
has been mentioned as a gang leader in
the Rosenthal murder case. was arrested
in Providence last Thursday, charged
with stealing a poeketbook on a streetcar.
but was released to-day. when a man
named Goldberg furnished 1900 cash bail.
The man when arrested gave the name
Of James Golden and said he was twenty
eight years old. but refused to give his
address. When arraigned in court he said
his name was Edward Golden. lie was
being held for a hearing on August q.
and had been unable TO furnish ball until
to-day.
Tonight the police have no idea where
he is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20
AYERS JURORS REGRET
THEY INDICTED BECKER

they had acted too hastily In returning
the Indictment against Becker
Since the publication OF the arucles
shown by Mr.. Hart ii has been authorlta-
tively stated that there was no founda-
ton for the stories. 1t is said tha' l"e
grand Jury was not only Wiling out
anxious. TO vote indictments upon tha'
date but that the District ATTORNEY
wished to produce other evidence, ana
that this could not be produced after the
indictments had been returned.
Lieutenant Becker carried his Panama
hat with him from the Tomos, as thoueH
he expected that he might take TRIP
outside. While his counsel was stating
informally the grounds on which his mo-
ton was based. Becker stood at the ran
with his hands folded. His expression
was cheerful and his composure remark
able. considering the knowledge ne mus'
have had that every eye in the crowded
courtroom was bent upon him
Strange Figure in PEN
There were ten men I'm the line in whlch
he stood while he was waiting ms TURN
before the bar. They were garDeo III
greasy, ragged clothes and sloucheu III
various degrees of sullenness against the
iron grating which walled them apart
from the rest OF the court. Becker IN a
new. freshly creased suit. adjusting MS
eyeglasses and nodding at acquaintance
in the court room. was in marked contrast
TO the rest Of the sodden line.
Edward j. Rosenthal, the brother OF
Herman Rosenthal, the murdered gam
bier, is an Interpreter IN General Sessions
and was in Part when Becker was ar
rsigned lie stood at the end OF the WIRE
screened alley in which the prisoners
were arraigned and could not. without
effort. prevent his glance from reaching
Becker Only once. however, did he raise
his eyes so that they took in the figure
OF the jaunty prisoner.
As for Becker. II he noticed the BACK
clad figure OF the interpreter at all ana
recognize him as the brother OF the
man he was accused Of numbering. he
gave no indication OF IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20
ZsIis Taken, Says Whitman.

Dougherty went on to ask II Mr..
Whitman would want the police to ar
rest Jack" Zelig. The District Attor-
ney told him that he had an agreement
with Zelig's counsel that the East Side
leader would be produced whenever
wanted. Incidentally. Mr.. Whitman In
formed the police that zelig had been
arrested in Providence, X. l., yester-
day. and was held In $4,000 bail there.
The explanation Of the peculiar con-
duct OF the police was later given
unofficially at Headquarters as the re-
suit Of a desire to have Schepps imme-
diately confront number OF detectives
and pick out the five men who, he said.
had permitted him TO escape from the
Catskills. but of this Dougherty, when
he spoke to Mr.. Whitman later in the
day. said nothing.
From the moment the fugitive wit
ness was carried away from the rail-
road station by Mr.. Whitman's men
the police gave up any attempt to get
Schepps into their hands.
At the West Side court Sohepps was
arraigned half an hour later, as va
grant, but 1t needed only a look at the
dapper. well clothed little man, with a
diamond on his finger and another In
his scarf. to show that the charge was
purely technical Schepps eagerly con-
scented TO weeks postponement OF his
case. and was very evidently relieved
to be safely lodged in Jail
Later in the day Mr.. Whitman ex-
planned the status Of schepps as q ma
terial witness for the people In tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20

The waiting room outside the private
office OF Commissioner Waldo in Police
rIeadouarters vas filed from noon I'LL
evening yesterday with lieutenants' some
I'm uniform and others I'm plain clothes.
The commissioner kept all other visitors
waiting while ne interviewed the lieuten-
ants-thirty-hve OF them-one by one
Mr. Waldo declared later that all the
lirutenants who had been sitting so lons
outside his Office were only those pro-
NOTED 10 their rank by himself, and that
he wanted 10 greet them and ask no"
they we're getting along. and possibly 10
suggest some new assignment 10 rev.
He frequently called these lleutenants to
HIS ONCE and conferred with them thus.
he said
With one lieutenant however. the Com
missioner did more than comment upon
past or present conditions lie promoted
Lieutenant John J. Cray 10 the rank OF
captain. and assigned him TO the COM
mand Of the Fourth avenue station house
I'm Brooklyn The officer advanced Is
brother OF Captain Patrick J Cray, and
his sister WAS married TO Charles +.
Murphy. leader OF Tammany Hall When
that fact was mentioned TO Commissioner
Waldo he laughed heartily at the rela-
tionship Of the policeman to the Tam
many leader
The new captain IS taking the place OF
Captain Sylvester y. Baldwin. who yes
terday retired on his own application.
Even So. What Them
MIR Commissioner. Lieutenant Cray
was the policeman who was in charge OF
the detectives who were looking for
sam schepps when he was I'm the Cats
Kills. wasn't he?" Mr.. Waldo was asked.
We'll. and what them asked Mr.
Waldo
Nothing but this" the reporter re-
sponded. that policeman has recently
been under criticism for his failure TO
recognize and capture Sleeps. who was
I'm the mountains when the lieutenant was
there looking for him"
Il can only say this. gentlemen cap
tain is tust as easy 20 break. II neces-
sary. as ia a lieutenant. isn't he?' Mr.
Waldo answered.
cray is married and lives 81 No. SaS
East 18th street. He was appointed TO
the police force In lSS5 and assigned TO the
Detective Bureau I'm 1901. The police rec
ords show that he did good detective work
while in the bureau His speciality was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20

and having failed because OF 'he
prompt action Of District Attorney
Whitman. backed down and out so iaf
as that point was concerned.
When all the facts in the case WEI
disclosed last night IT became evident
that the District Attorney met the
schepps party in Albany early yester-
dav morning chiefly for the purpose Oh
protecting Schepps.
The fugitive gambler was oroush.
from Hot Springs, Ark, in charge Vi
Assistant District Attorney ). hooei'
Rubin. Robert Stewart. a process
server Of Mr.. Whitman's office ana DC
tective Lieutenant Albert H. THOMAS
Of the Police Department. but assisneu
10 the District Attorneys Office
Through Second Deputy Police Com
missioner George S. Dougherty' VINO
declared later that he was acuhs
under orders Of Commissioner waldo
the Police Department attempted 10
gain their point through Thomas Inc
orders to Thomas from Dougherty De-
gan last Thursday, when the Schepps
party reached st. Louis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20
I F,ADER IN CATSKILL
FIASCO IS PROMOTED

following UP the workings Of various no
torious Western safe blowers and conn
dence men. He arrested "Bif' Ellison
recently convicted OF the murder Of kid
Harrington in Paul Kellys saloon In
Great Jones street. about six years ago
Captain Baldwin. whom Cray displaces
was an inspector prior 20 the laws OF
1907 passed through the efforts OF Gen
eral Bingham. formerly Police Commits
sioner giving the Commissioner power 10
reduce inspectors at will. Baldwin has
been on the force for more than thirty
years
Hard After "Oaso Frank"
with the lieutenants who assembled
outside Of Mr. waldo's ofice yesterday
were three detectives who had been as
signed 10 precincts in the Tenderloin. \
reporter for The Tribune asked one OF
them. whom he knew. what he was doing
among the lleutenants.
This detective said that his station
house had received special order from
the Office OF Mr.. Waldo during the morn
ing that each and every MAJ in the de-
partment who had al any time and In any
way run across "Dago Frank" should
appear IN person before the Commits
sioner
And so I'm here. you see, said the
detective.
The detective was asked ~ he honestly
thought that each and every policeman
who had ever had anything TO do with
''Dago Frank" would appear before Mr..
Waldo 10 testify 10 what connection he
had actually had.
Well IN tell YOU" he said. 1T is
really quite possible that they will and
then again IL - really quite possible that
they will not You really cannot quite
tell what each and every man IS going
TO do. As said. perhaps they Will and
perhaps they will not. And there you
are"
several attempts 10 gain an audience
with Second Deputy Commissioner
Dougherty were unsuccessful. Each time
a reporter sent in a request for an inter
view the answer was returned:
II am far too busy TO grant an inter-
view. and. anyway. | have absolutely
nothing whatever 10 say FOR publication"
The reporter sent urgent notes that
under ordinary circumstances would have
brought forth other answers, but 10 each
was returned the message that Dougherty
had nothing whatever TO ray"
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