Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-06
big jack SeeIig, Leader Of
New York Underworld Grim
mails Is Shot to Death While
Riding on Street Car,
FURNISHED BECKER
WITH MURDER GANG
Letters III Possession Of Vic
tim Show He Was Close to
Lefty Louie, 'Gyp, the Blood
and Other Criminals.


lily Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
New York. oct. 5.e-"}ig Jack' Sec-
liz was shot and Killed tonight. Tho
East Side gang leader and prospectiy.
witness In the trial of Police Lieuten-
ant Charles Becker for the murder Of
Norman Rosenthat the gambler,
which begins Monday was seated In q
Second avenue open trolley cur when
Phillip Davidson. who SAYS ho is ~
fruit dealer, jumped on the running
board ana fired the fatal shot
Davidson ieaped from the ear ana
ran away but was caught. weapon in
hand. He admitted the shooting and
declared It was for revenge the police
say According to the prisoner. SeeIg
had held him up at the point Of II re-
vover late today in an east side hail
way and robbed him Of siao.
The police were At loss whether
to believe DHyidson', story aud ~ u
late hour, reports that Seelig had
been lurcd to the scene Of the shoot
ing by a telephone message. was be-
ing investigated
Patrons OF Second avenue restn
urant some distance away, told that
Seelig, who was in the neishborhood
cartier in the evening had received u
telephone call from some one who
made an appointment to meet him
at Fourteenth street and second ave-
nue..
seelg jumped on ear, the story
ram and Few moments later word
flashed back TO the restaurant that
lie had been shot.
Seelig. mortslly wounded. was
rushed 10 Bellevue hospital, but be-
fore the ambulance reached that In
stitutlon he was dead On mis- body The
police say only s2.si was found al
though well dressed woman, whose
identity was not learned, visited the
Bellevue morgue not long after Sec
lig's death and asked the authorities
70 turn over to her $500 which she
said Seelg had in his possession when
he was shot. The woman was dctain-
cd BY the morguc authorities. they
stated. The police also detained lly-
man tiivcrth. m East side resident.
as i material witness. Giycrth says he
saw the shooting.
Little IL known about Davidson. lie
told the police, they say that he
cumc to this city from pcelskill, N. ",
five or six DAYS ago. He had been a
fruit dealer. he said, but was not now
in amy business.
only one shot was fired al Seelig.
The bullet took effect back of the
gang leaders right ear Davidson eX-
planned at police headquarters that
after he had been robbed he went To
Jersey city, bought revolver anu,
after making several inetfecutal ci-
forts to get his money back chased
Seolig aboard the ear and shot him.
District Attorney Whitman who IL
10 conduct the Becker trial Interest,"
ed himself In the Soelis murder az
soon ns he was notified. lle telephon-
81 al once d Iulice headquarters that
he would We tnero dheelis. Mean
while he requested that the question
ing If tho prisoners be deferred un-
iii he arrived Immediately after
lreaching headquarters. he began To
lintcrrusate them.
ON Scelig's bod, we're several let
tiers. including one signed Whitley
from the prison whore Whitley
Lewis ana other prospective Becker
trial witnesses are confined. Frank,
Louie and Gyp send regards to you.
"A postscripf to The letter read. II want
! YOU 10 stop Worrying about u.s. was
Huother clause we are only up here
nu a Vore short vacation. to have a
good rest ana taften Us up" Another
( l.ttor WIS signed HARRY" and stili
lanothor was from Louie" The dates
! were as recent as today. Another let
tor whs signed Prank Clrofici." tho
real name of "Dago Frank" and bore
uo date Fl know what true rai
iAor are" Cironci wrote. Better daya
Lane coming, was postscript express
/ Sion "Ge cheerful, Jack, there Is not
j Il Lit If worrying with the four of US;
I II had So much faith in you | am
sure the rest Of the boys have the
same. Was another clause IN the
same lotter
Seoligs name came Into the Rosen-
/ thai murder investigation in It's earlv
! -tasos. According to testimony, jack
! Ross. Is reported 70 have given before
the grand jury. Zig Jack" was tha
man who furnished the names OF thd
four lmmcn charged with the mur-
! der Of th, gambler. These men, "Gvp
the Blood" Lefty Louie" Whitley
Lew. and "DagO Frank" were all
known in the underworld as members
of seeIigs gang Of gun fighters.
Rose said that as an emissarv ot
Police Lieutenant Charles Becket. he
went to Seelig and told him that To-"
police lieutenant wanted Rosenthal
got out Of the way. Seeiig at that
lime was out on bail on 4 charse or
carrying concealed weapon which
two members of "Beckers strona