The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
HICKEY SAW SHOOTING.
District Attorney Has New Witness
In Rosenthal Case.


New York, July 26.-William Sha-
PRO- chauffeur of the car used by the
murderers in going to and escaping
! from the scene of the Rosenthal
murder, and Louis Libby, part owner
with Shapiro of the murder car,
were accepted as witnesses for the
state late yesterday and furnished
what is believed to be important new
information. Other valuable facts in
connection with the Rosenthal killing
were furnished by John ]. Hickey an
eyewitness of the shooting.
Hickey, the new witness, told the
district attorney that he had stood
within three feet of Rosenthal when
the fatal shots were fired a week ago
Monday night. According to Hickey,
as Mr.. Whitman meagerly outlined
his story, four shots from as many
different revolvers, were fired at the
gambler.
Hickey, told also, it was given out,
that Rosenthal when he walked out
of the Metropole cafe was accompa-
MED by several friends. He had not
been summoned, according to Hick-
ey, and the party stopped at the
newspaper counter. where Rosenthal
bought seven or eight papers. These
he distributed among the party All
were glancing over the news, just
outside, when the shots were fired.
According to the district attorney,
Hickey said he might be able to
identify two of the men who had re-
volvers in their hands.
Shapiro will render any assistance
he can in the matter" said Mr.. Whit
man last night, referring to the chauf-
feur's statement There is absolute
ly no promise of immunity to him.
He was. according to his statement,
waiting about 10 minutes in front of
the Metropole on the night of the
homicide. He saw one man go away
in his car with gun in his hand.
He cannot say whether the three
men he took away from the scene of
the tragedy are the same three men
who came to the front of the cafe in
the gray colored car which he was
driving.
q have absolutely punctured the
alibis of Bridge Weber and Harry
WALTON and from statements made to
me and which will be repeated in the
coroners court tomorrow, ] will have
punctured the alibis of the other men
now under arrest.
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker,
whom Rosenthal had accused of be-
ing his partner in the gambling bus
mess, was ready to appear as vol
untary witness before the grand jury
yesterday but that body adjourned.
Il am sorry ] did not have chance
to go before the grand jury said
Bee. er. 81 want to clear myself.
| am the victim of circumstances. II
is an outrage that should be the
unfortunate one to be signaled out to
bear the brunt of all this scandal"
In the resume last night of devel-
opments in the Rosenthal case. Dep
uty Police Commissioner Dougherty
said his evidence showed that the
men who did the actual shooting
were not occupants of the car when
it was driven into Forty-third street,
but that following the shooting they
jumped into the car and escaped. He
also said il is now clearly shown
that WALTON, now under arrest, and
Sam Schepps, for whom the police
are looking. were in the car all the
time He said they drove into Forty
third street and were in the machine
when the assassins jumped in, but
WALTON and Schepps, he said. did not
participate in the shooting. Another
point, he said he had cleared up is
that Bald Jack" Rose hired the car.
That has been stated before, but the
commissioner said he was now sure
it is true.