Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-05
NEW YORK CITIZENS
|. CALL MASS MEETING
Revelations in Rosenthal Case of
Police Graft Rouses Public
Spirit.
LEADING CITIZENS IN PROTEST
Prominent Women Asked to- y J
Part in Mover css'
nss
LAwLESS STATE NOW .4sr1NG
Popular Subscription to Conduct In
vestigation is Plan.
SEARCH FOR GUNMEN GOES ON
Restaurant Found in North End of
Boston Where "Gib the D;ned'
Prominent Women Asked to- J
Part in Mover wy
LAWLESS STATE NOW ..orINC
Popular Subscription to Conduct In
- vestigation is Plan.
SEARCH FOR GUNMEN GOES ON
Restaurant Found in North End of
Boston Where "Gib the D;nod"
Ate Dinner "wednesday
Might.

to the existence of system Of police
biackmail levied upon illegal resorts,
prompted a number Of leading citizens
to issue call today for a public mass
meeting at Cooper Union next week to
adopt plans ito make effective the pub
lie demand for the observance Of law and
order In this city,"
The signers of the call are Jacob H.
Schiff, Eugenius ii. 0uterbridge, Eugene
A. Philbin, Henry Moskowitz, Allen Rob-
nson and Felix Adler. A number OF
prominent women, including Mrs. Rus
sell Sage and Mrs. L. II. Hartman, have
been asked to become members of the
woman's auxiliary committee.
The call, sent out over the signatures
Of this citizens committee" to a large
number of prominen, men and women in
all walks of life. says:
The state of lawlessness now existing
in this city under cover of which crimes
have been committed with impunity and
criminals permitted to go unpublished,
has reached point where public senti-
ment demands that the officials charged
with enforcing the laws for the protec-
tion and we'll being Of our citizens shall
perform the duties Of their office In the
full confidence that such performances
will have strong public support.
1T Is proposed that a public meeting be
held at Cooper Union In the near future,
at which prominent speakers will be
heard and plans adopted to make effec-
tive the public demand for the observance
Of law and order in this city"
Plan Separate investigation.
A popular subscription to provide funds
for an investigation, and the employ
ment Of lawyers and detectives is In
cuded, it is understood, in the plans OF
the committee.
While Inspector Hughes was absent in
the Catskll Mountains today directing
the search OF his men for "Gib The
Blood" and Lefty Louis" two OF the
fugitiyes charged with RosenthaRs mur-
Glsss-- -ssueFai ga anabiers snsritianad
Jack" Rose, as having paid protection
money to the police were called to the
criminal court building and examined by
an assistant district attorney. The ex-
act nature Of the information they had
to give was not revealed, but 1t was said
that as n result Of their examination
further important evidence Of police cor
ruption would be ready for the grand
Jury when that body resumes Its in
vestigauon next week.
The departure of Inspector Hughes for
the Catskills led to reports that his de-
al IN hniy md
the attitude at police headquarters to
date In regard to the capture OF the men
was one OF expectancy.
District Attorney Whitman intends to
place Lieutenant Becker on trial during
the present month, according to authori-
made by the district attorney to prevent
any possible tampering with the tales
men. As soon as the panel is drawn
at least two private detectives will be
assigned TO shadow each talesman to
prevent any one attempting bribery or
j. NJ. Sullivan, attorney for
Jack" Rose, who with Bridge" Webber,
has charged that Lieutenant Becker in
stigated the murder of Rosenthal, has
received two death threats. The sender
of the threats indicated that he had no
more use for the attorney of a "squealer"
than he had for the 'squealer" himself.
Rose, Webber and Harry Vallon, the
three gamber-prisoners profess to fear
their lives are mot worthy the price
of a button" II the gangmen get a chance
to, kill them for their confession. Lest
they be poisoned they eat only food pre-
pared by their own relatives. They OBJ
ject to being taken from their cells un-
less strongly guarded.
Attorney in boston,
BOSTON, Mass. Aug. 4.-Attorney Levy,
counsel for Shapiro and Libby, proprie-
tors OF the Gray Automobile in which
York, arrived unexpectedly in this city
tonight. Mr. Levy said he was notified
this afternoon that his presence in this
city was imperative and he took the first
train.
Later in the evening, Mr. Levy was
called on the telephone five times within
half an hour, after which he jumped
into a taxicab and was driven toward the
north end. Twenty-Five private detec-
tives were at work on the Rosenthai
case in this city today.
A north end restaurant was found here
where Glib The Blood" one of the men
by the New York police ate din
ner Wednesday night. The detectives
also claim that Lefty Louie" another
man wanted in the case, stopped at
west end hotel the same night.