Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-26
spAoo VRANks AllEogo aegMs
DER OF MURDER Can PARTY.
UNDER ARREST.
sHoNEsr COPS TESTIMONY
~'ss SENSATIONAL IN NATURE
$ .larsd That Gambling Houses Could
) Not Operate Without Police Prstse.
tion. But Later oiseiaimsd Making
-ehapiro connsets stran.
asr With Actual Killing.

New York. July :6.-The solution %
tho intricate plot that brought the
gambler, Herman Rosenthal. to his
death. that he might not tell moro sec
rcts Of the relations between the police
and gamblers. IL near at hand. That
Is the belief today Of Deputy Police
Commissioner Dougherty who prepared
to give the third degree" to Frank
Cirofici who the commissioner says IN
"Dago Frank" one OF the slayers o:
Roserthal.
| C:roflci was taken in custody late
| lats night along with his girl Rose
Harris, and a man named Abraham
Lewis. Cirofici had two suit cases
packed FOR travelling He denied knowl-
edge of the shooting.
costisan's Charges Sensational.
The investigation by tho grand Jury
into the relations between gamblers
and the police IL proving more than
satisfactory to District Attorney Whit
man. The testimony OF Lieutenant
Costigan. known as the honest cop.
has created "a sensation In police cir
cles. Costigan fatty declared that he
did not believe any gambling house
could remain open without police pro-
lection. He said the gambling squad
took orders from Police Commissioner
Waldo and no one else. Detectives arc
securing the city for mysterious
member OF the shooting party that was
picked up by the murder car at
"Bridgie" Webber's place. Shapiro.
driver of the murder car" in his con-
fcsslon. said this stranger was the man
who after the killing strolled back to
the car with a smoking revolver In his
hand.
Cost,gan Denies Statement.
Later Lieutenant Costigan, In the
presence OF Police Commissioner Wall
| do, publicly denied that he had made
statements TO the grand Jury that
! gam bling houses could remain open
without police protection and that the
! gam bling squad only took orders from
! Com missioner Waldo.
Fifty Witnesses Subposnasd.
William Shapiro and Louis Libby.
part owner with Shapiro OF the ''mur-
der car" were accepted as witnesses
for the state late yesterday and fur
nishe ed what is believed to be important
new information.
with the Roscnthal killing were fur
| nishcd by John ]. Hickey. who saw
the shooting
Immediately after they had mado
| their statements fifty subpoenas were
issued for witnesses to appear at tho
grand jury investigation next week.
Four Participated in Killing.
| According to Hickey. as Mr.. Whit
! man outlined his story, four shots
from as many different revolyers were
| fred at the gambler.
Shapiro will render any assistance
he can In the matter" said MIR. Whit
man. referring to the chaufYeur's state
| ment. There Is absolutely no prom
se OF immunity to him.
II have absolutely refused the alibiS
OF 'Bridgie' Webber and Harry Vallor.
and from statements made to me
which will be repeated in the coroner's
court l viii have disproved the alibis
of the other men now under arrest"
Booker Voluntary Witness.
| Police Lieutenant Charles Recker.
whom Rosenthal had accused OF being
his partner in the gambling business.
was ready to appear as voluntary
witness before the grand jury. but that
body had adjourned before II was
known he was to put In an appear
ance 1t Is planned to call him on nexs
Monday or Tuesday.