Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
BALK MURDER S|FT
SIayers of RosenthaI EIude
New York Police.
PLOT CLIQUE YET UNNAMED
Rose Refuses to "Squeal," Believing
System" Will Protect Him.
BECKER IS READY TO TESTIFY
Weber Seen Running Away From
"Death Car"-Cash Affects
Memories Of Witnesses.
PLOT CLIQUE YET UNNAMED
BECKER IS READY TO TESTIFY

NEW YORK, July 25-Efrorts to dis
cover the identity OF the men who plot
ted the death Of the gambler. Herman
Rosenthal. have been baked for the time
by the failure of the police to round up
the gang that murdered Rosenthal in
front Of the Hotel Metropole. Nine days
have now elapsed since the gambler
was slain. and with tho exception OF
Harry WALTON, who surrendered himself.
not one Of the passengers in the gray
automobile has been brought to head
quarters by the police though several Of
the supposed assassins have been seen
in the city during the past week.
Rose Relying on System"
BALD Jack" Rose, whcn District At
torney Whitman and Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty believe to have been
the managing mind behind tho murder
plot, is still OF the belief that the police
system will protect him, and halts at
turning informer. though the public
prosecutor has let it become known that
Rose will be treated with leniency IL he
discloses the names of the real conspira-
tors
The grand jury planned to continue to-
day Its investigation into the gambling
charges made by Rosenthal, and probably
who drove Police Lieut. Becker around
town the night of the murder. 1t has
been learned that Aversi after his re-
cent testimony before the grand jury
hurried to Becker and told him all that
he had testified to-
Police Inspectors Hayes and Lahey and
Capt. Daily are under subpoena to appear
before the grand jury today.
Becker Ready to Testify.
Lieut.. Becker. who was invited by the
grand jury to appear and give testimony.
made his appearance in the criminal
courts building this afternoon and an
nounced that he was ready to testify. He
went to the district attorneys office and
there waited with Lieuts. Cosugan and
Reilly, who also had responded to invita-
tons. to be escorted by District Attorney
Whitman into the grand jury rom.
District Attorney Whitman made what
he believes to be material progress in
the murder case SO far as Bridge
Webber's connection with the affair is
concerned. when John ]. Reisler. other
wise known as John the Barber" made
an affidavit previous to the BARRIERS ar
raignment in court on perjury charge
Saw Weber Running Away.
The affidavit stated that Reisler and
his wife were in the vicinity OF the Hotel
Metropole on the night Of the killing.
Somebody told me that Herman Rosen-
thai had been shot," said Reisler. Il
went over to where his body was lying.
I observed Bridge Weber running
away from the scene Of the crime and 1
asked man known as Kid Lewis.
What is 'Bridgie' Weber running away
for did not catch Lewis reply
1t was announced at noon that William
Shapiro. chauffeur Of the murder cal"
would appear in the district attorney $
office this afternoon and turn states evil
dence, telling all he knows about the
case. His statement is expected to do
much toward fixing the responsibility for
Rosenthal's murder.
Finger Prints on murder Car"
One line Of Investigation Of the Rosen-
thai murder, 1t developed today, Is through
finger prints taken several days ago from
the doors of Louis Libby's gray automo-
bile, used by the gamblers slayers.
These have been compared with the finger
prints Of Frank Muller, alias Whitley
Lewis: Frank Nitrate. alias Dago
Frank; Louis Marks, alias Lefty" Louie;
Harry Horowitz, alias 'Gyp the Blood"
and Samuel Scherpps. all OF which are
part Of the records Of the detective bu-
reau. Inc result OF tho comparison mas
not been made public.
Ten-dollar banknotes are declared never
to have been so plentiful among certain
habitues Of the section near Broadway
and 42d street as within the past few
days. since investigators. public and pri-
vate, have been trying to round up wit
nesses of the killing.
Memories Affected by Cash.
The plethora Of cash seems to have in
duced a state Of suspended memory on
the part of chauffeurs. newsboys. hang
ers-on Of various resorts and others who
might be supposed to have knowledge of
the Incidents OF the crime or events in
connection with it that preceded or fol-
lowed.
The report was current today that per-
sons who are interested in seeing that
a minimum of evidence Is offered had
been around with a dough bag" and had
provided for all who even asserted they
knew anything about the tragedy.
ROSENTHAL POLITICAL POWER.