New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

him is likely to he selfish. And an
| other example Of cowardice was when
| he had Patrolman Schmidt covered
with MS revolver, but did not fire, al
! though schmidt had not at that time
| drawn his gun.
Davidson was trembling like a leaf
when arraigned before Coroner Holtz-
| hauser yesterday morning on charge
Of homicide and held to await the re-
suits OF the inquest.
| And again, in his cell yesterday,
when he saw some newspaper men. he
| pointed TO a bruise on his leg. Just
above the ankle. am said one OF the
, prisoners in the tier above had tried
% kill him by throwing an iron pot
at him.
| In one Of the cells which he indi-
Gated as the probable source Of the
missile Is Louis Shapiro. the chauffeur
Of the murder car" Commissioner
Whitney, when he was told about the
story last night, said that none Of his
, keepers had reported the occurrence to
him, and he was inclined to scoff at 1t.
Despised by Gunner.
The four gunner, Lefty" LcuIe,
"Dago" Frank, "Gyp" the Blood and
Whitley" Lewis had a good laugh over
the fear OF Davidson that he might be
killed.
;,,ta In, hot toy mt
for the slayer Of their leader.
Why" said Lefty" Louie, when the
four gunner were assembled In the
counsel room 20 meet the newspaper
men. that guy Davidson doesn't know
he's alive"
Lefty" who was appointed spokes-
men OF the quartet. did most Of the
| talking. but each Of his companions
helped out when they thought the occa-
sion warranted II. He and "Gyp" the
Blood wore suits of pajamas under
| their coats. The pajamas were OF blue
mercerized figured cloth, with big white
silk frogs. .....
Lefty" stood while acting as spokes-
man and his companions sat on taz,
! BILE listening attentiveIy when not
speaking themselves. ..ts..
Lefty" first explained why he and
his fellow gangmen had written TO Ze-
lig. He said It was to cheer Zelig up.
Il got the letter from Zelig Thurs
| day, two days before he was killed"
said Lefty" and it was the first let
ter we ever got from Zelig 1t was n
very sad letter. Jack said he felt bad
about not hearing from us, and said he
was doing all he could to help us. He
| said that he would like to pay us
visit, but that he did not want the pub
licity that he knew would go with IT,"
Their Best Friend.
"He was not worrying about him
self" put in "Gyp" the Blood, "he was
worrying only about us. He was the
best friend we ever had"
HE was my best pal" added
Whitley" with sorrowful voice.
81 wrote him, and so did the rest Of
them" continued Lefty" land told
him what good times we were having
That sort Of comedy stuff was just to
cheer him up"
Just to cheer him up" added
"Gyp," who laughed as he said: II
wrote my mother only yesterday that
/ had good time seeing a show here,
and the only show | ever see is that
given by the mice"
And l." put in Whitley" Lewis,
also with laugh, Il write my mother
that get the best Of food here, lamb
chops and chicken and such"
All the gunner laughed at this, and
so did Commissioner Whitney, who
had permitted the interview on condi-
ton that only questions relating to
Davidson and the way the prisoners
spent their time in the Tombs be put
to the gangsters. The Commissioners
feared that the letters from the gun
men found In Zeligs pockets telling of
the good" times they were having in
the Tombs would reflect on his admin
istration.
The gunner explained that their
sunny statements had been written
just TO cheer Jack" up.
1--WE sent these letters TO SlegaTs at
No. 70 Second avenue" resumed
Lefty" who FASTENED TO add that 1t
was In this cafe that Steinert and
White were supposed to have framed
up" Zelig by putting a revolver In his
pocket
do you know Davidson" the gang
men were asked
There was a chorus Of epthets ap-