Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-22
Are Said to Be Con-
vinced That System
NoLonger Will Be Able
to Give Protection.
BECKER SHIFTED
TO THE BRONX BY WALDO
This Step Immediately Follows
Admission of Jack" SuIIi-
van That He Mas in Autc-
mobile with Becker.

NEW YORK. July PA country-
wide search for sla yers of Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler, is on today.
The names of the gunner who shot
and killed the gambler have become
known to the police officials through,
a grilling third degree given several
prisoners now in custody in connec-
ton with the case.
The gunner who engaged in the
killing, after IL had been carefuI17
rehearsed in an uptown gambling
house. are believed to have fed with
in a day or two, having become con-
WINGED that the police system VIII
not be able TO protect them.
Police Commissioner Waldo an
nounced today that Lieutenant
Charles A. Becker had been relieved
of charge of the strong arm" SQUAD
and transferred to desk duty in the
Sixty-fifth Police Precinct Of the
Bronx. This is the first oficiaI move
made by Commissioner Waldo in con-
nection with Lieutenant Becker since
the killing of Rosenthal.
There are reports today that Bald
Jack" Rose has "squealedv and that
Commissioner Dougherty has the
the names Of, all the men who were
in the murder car" big Jack
Zelie, gunman and gang leader, viii
surrender today. 1t is declared.
Investigation shows that there was
not a slip in the plans to kin Rosen-
thai, and that each principal behind
the plot was most careful to esfab-
lish an alibi.
William Shapiro. IN a supplementary
statement, adding important detzils
tc what he already has told, reveals
how gangmen kept the street in front
Of the Hotel Metropolis practical1r
clear of taxicabs for thirty minutes
before the murder, apparently ii, or
der that the murder car might haxs
a clear getaway"
Says Sixteen Are Involved.
He is supported in his statements
by disinterested witnesses. who no
ticed how empty the thoroughfaro
was, n commented on the fact.
Shapiro, whose statement was Oh
tained by the district attorney. said
that at least sixteen men must nav.
known of the "croak" that was to be
pulled Off" as they were in front Of
the Metropole ready to blackjack or
kill II necessary anyone who inter-
fered with the job. or tried TO blocx
h getaway of the gun-hghters.
sweated and grilled by a f'errs
third degree, Jack" sullivan. a fcr-
sner newsboy held as a material wiz
ness. and Sam Paul, east side gang
leader. sullenly made Statements
early today from which the police
commissioner pieced together irnpor-
tant and heretofore missing ev5-
dence. Sullivan and Paul were aiken
into custody last night. along WITTY
Bridge" Webber. the gambler. SUD
iivan says his real name is John l
Reich.
Deputy Commissioners Dougherty
refused to state whether he intends
to order the arrest of Lieutenant
Becker, but said that he expects TO
have W other men taken into Gus
tody today.
Sullivan at webber's Place.
Why was Sullivan arrested as :
material Witness" Deputy Commits
sioner Dougherty was asked. "was
IL because he was with L~ieutenanr
Becker"
The commissioner answered tbs
question quickly and in a straight-
forward manner
1T was because" he declared
Sullivan, on his own admission. was
in the place which the murderers
left to kill Rosenthal.'
In the place when the murdsrers
was the quick question. do
you mean that they left Bridge
webber's?"
You can draw your own coneiu-
sions." declared Dougherty. and an in
slant later, when someone asked
whether Sullivan had gone straight
from the automobile when Becker
dropped him to h place which eas
murderers left, the commissioner re-
piled:
He went straight to Bridge Web
ber's."
Does the evidence of the last
t~wenty-four hours. or for your WHO'S
investigation. on which the arrests
of Paul and Weber we're made. and
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