Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-15
TELL A
STRAIGHT STORY
IN BOWERY LANGUAGE TiEh
TELL OF KILLING OF
ROSENTHAL,
innocent BY-STANDERS
Declare "Bridgie" Webbcr, Harry N'i-
lon and n Stranger Fired the
Fatal shots.

NEW YORK, Nov. l4,--In thu
picturesque language of the Bowery'
three OF the gunmen on trial as tho
actual murderers OF the gambler, Her
man Rosenthal, gave on the witness
stand today the version of the Staying
which they hope will win them ac-
quittal
The three were "Gyp the Blood"
deliberate in speech and swarthv;
Whitley Lewis" bonde-haired aud
dramtic in manner, and Lefty Louie"
even darker than "Gyp," sullen and
stolid All were nattily dressed.
In stories which fitted together per-
fectly and in some parts proved Ill
most literal repetition the three gum
men accused "Bridgie" Weber Harry
Vallon and mysterious strange
man." OF firing the shots that killed
the gambler; themselves. they pie
turned as innocents by-standers, lurcd
there by BALD Jack" Rose.
"Dago Frank" the fourth gunman.
they all testified, was not at the
scene at all Frank will be given IL
chance to tell his story tomorrow.
Rose Feared Vengeance.
Rose, graft collector for Lieut..
Becker, convicted of procuring the
murder, the gunner described today
as a man who feared the vengeance
Of the leader Of the gang, BALD
Jack" Zellg. recently shot to death.
ID 10 tn a
that he had nothing to do with having
| Zelig framed up" on the charge OF
carrying concealed weapons by two
of .Becker's men, they declared. That
was Roses sole purpose in seeking
them out, they said, and not word
did Rose speak to them about having
Herman Rosenthal "croaked."
1t was to furnish them proof Of his
own innocence in the Zellg matter
that Rose got them to visit Webber's
poker rooms on the night OF the mur-
der and 1t was in response to a mes
sage from Rose. delivered by the mys-
terious stranger. that they left the
poker rooms and went to the Hotel
Metropole, where Rosenthal met his
fate.
Whether Rose lured them there TO
throw suspicion upon them they d'1
not know. but the message was .hat
some cops would be there who
would prove that Jack Rose had 10th
ing to do with framing" Zelig.
A Mysterious Stranger.
Who the mysterious stranger was,
they did not know. All agreed tina,
he was about five feet nine inches
in heighth. weighed 160 or ITO pounds
had black mustache and wore a
slouch hat. 1t was the stranger who
led them on foot. not In q gray auto
mobile. to the Metropole. they said
There on the street they saw Jack
Rose, Sam Schepps. "Bridgie" Web
Der and Harry Vallon. The gray au-
tomobile which has been called the
murder car" was there too.
The strange man" Joined webheI
and Vallon and as Whitley" Lewis
described the shooting, "all Of SUD.
den there was clash. The stranger
shot first. Then he saw more flashes
Harry Nallon and Bridgie WeDoeI
were shooting and be beat It for the
subway"
They didn't even know that It wa,
Rosenthal who had been shot unit
the next day, they said. All three de.
MED every discriminating statement
made by Jack Rose involving them In
the murder. Lefty Louie" swore
that Rose had never paid him $1,000
to divide with other gunmen to en-.
able them to get out Of town. as Rose
had testified.