Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-27
REAL MURDERERS
BEING SHIELDED,
SAY NEWSPAPERS

OH VLWOI M LA0
Three of the Men Are Visiting
Their Haunts Daily.
HEARING TODAY HELD
WITH DOORS GUARDED
Witness Retraets Testimony In coron.
ers Court, Clearly Showing That
He Was Frightened Over Possible
consequehces--Lsyins Lines to I'M
pIlcate Men Higher Up.
New York, July 90 The newspas
pers today openly charge the police
with shielding the real murdnrers or
Herman Rosenthal. gambler, who was
killed. after he accused the police OF
blackmail. II Is said that Lieut.. Beck
or. whom the police profess Ia anxious
20 ind three Of five men, know they
are daily appearing at their usual
haunts without an attempt Of conceal
ment.
Guarding the Doors.
With the police guarding livery door
way to prevent an attack on the court
and free the prisoners, Coroner Fein-
burg continued his hearing Of the
suspects In the Roscnthal case, jacob
Rusenweig. known us Jack Hoae 4
and charged with managing the muir
der of Rosenthal, was the first wit
ness Louis Libbey and William shap-
iro. who owned the murder" auto
mobile. are waiting TO testify. While
gamblers, who paid tribute to the pc.
lice, will be called to testify before
the grand jury concerning the police
corruption.
Met At Webber's
II is with great fear of revenge
at the hands OF East Side gangsters,
ever present in the imnds OF Witness
es in the Rosenthal murder inyesti-
cation temporarily blocked the efforts
of District Attorney Whitman to draw
closer the lines about the men who as
sassinated the gambler eight days ago
Apparently awed by the presence OF
gangsters in the Coroner's Court John
Reisler, barber, known to the sport
ing fraternity as John the Barber, re-
tracted at the coroner's examination
a statement he Is alleged to have
made a few minutes earlier to Mr..
Whitman that he had seen Bridge
Weber, now under arrest. running
from the scene of the murder. After
Reisler had denied his earlier state
ment he was arrested on charge OF
perjury.
The coroner's hearing yesterday af-
ternoon was in the nature OF an exam
inaticn OF Bridge Weber and Sam
Paul, both OF whom are charged with
completely in the murder of Rosen-
thai.
The prosecution charges that II was
in Webber's gambling house, near the
scene OF the murder at Forty-thlrd
street and Broadway that the muir
der gang congregated to go TO the
place OF the killing. II was to connect
Weber more closely with the case
that John the barber" was placed
on the stand.
Having failed In his attempts to get
desired statements from the witness
District Attorney Whitman secured
adjournment of Weber's examination
for as hours in order that more wit
nesses might be secured to bring out
his connection with the case. The ey-
animation OF Sam Paul was likewise
put over 1t Is believed that Mr. Whit
man is laying his lines to force from
Weber statement which will impli-
cate those higher up" in the case
1t is at the door OF the police sys-
TEN" that the district attorney places
the responsibility for the murder of
the man who had charged that the
police were exacting tribute from gam
blers in this city. and Mr.. Whitman
has admitted that he will make It
easy for those under arrest II he can
secure the evidence which he desires
against the police.
ReisIer Backs Water
The proceedings yesterday were
sensational. Reisler was the first wit
ness called against Weber, having
Just come from a conference in the
district attorneys office. He declar-
ed that he had seen Weber In Broad
way near the scene OF the murder af-
ter Rosenthal was slain.
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