The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-18
Jack Rose Said to Have Admit.
ted That to Police
WHEN QUEc- aNED TODAY
Hcwev ~ Declared He Left the Au.
Before Shooting Which
- nded in the Murder of the
"Squealing" Gambler.

New York, July ls.--Jack Rose. who
was wanted by the police in connection
with the murder of Herman Rosenthal on
Tuesday morning, was taken to the police
headquarters this morning and was ques-
toned for two hours by Deputy Commits
sloner Dougherty. Rose admitted to
Dougherty that he was a passenger I'm
the automobile in which the murderers
| of Rosenthal drove to the hotel Metropole
but he said he left the automobile before
the shooting occurred Deputy Commits
sloner Dougherty would not say whether
Rose told who else was in the car.
After the examination, Rose, who fig
ured in Rosenthal's charges of gambling
graft against Police Lieut.. Charles S.
Becker, was placed under arrest and was
taken to District Attorney W-hitmas's
office
Il am positive" said Commissioner
Dougherty, 81 shall have the murderer,
OF Rosenthal in custody before long, AM
believe | know who did the shooting,
Roses statement to me does not i'm
plicate Lieut.. Becker. | believe Becker
is entirely ignorant that the murder was
to take place. Rose says he got out of
used the automobile afterwards he did
not know what happened. He admitted
that he hired the car
Lieut.. Becker and Police Commissioner
Waldo held conference with Mayor
Ganyor this afternoon. Commissioner
Waldo announced the suspension of Pa
trolman William J. File, who was in the
hotel Metropoe off duty at the time of
the murder and unsuccessfully pursued in
taxicab the automobile in which tho
murderers escaped.
Whitman Complained of Police Slowness.
After Police Commissioner Waldo had
forwarded to District Attorney Whitman
a written requests that the latter begin
IA complete investigation Of charges
of partnership between gamblers and
the police, and that members of the
force were guilty of instigating the mur-
der of Rosenthal, the district attorney
yesterday issued statement of his
opinion of the case,
Il wish TO saw that / have never
charged that the police are responsible
for Herman Rosenthal's death" said Mr..
Whitman in his statement. Il have no
such proof, and my own personal opin. T
ions are unimportant to the public. But
/ desire to say this: Four men shot Ros. .
enthal to death. This was done in con-
spicuous public place which was as light
as il is at MONDAY. Five or six police.i
men We're within less than stones
throw of the scene of the crime. The
murderers entered a motor car and es-
capped with little more than a pretense
of pursuit.
"The officers admit that they lost
sight OF the automobile before they
started in the taxicab. These facts pre-.
sent a shocking situation. Those mem
hers of the police force who were pres.
ent at the time of the crime having
failed so signally to obtain evidence
the task of bringing to justice the per
petrators of the crime and those whit
instigated their action is very diff.
cult one"
A sensational story of the Afternoon
was that woman had gone before the
grand jury and testified that the graS
used by the murderers of
Rosenthal in going to the hotel Metro
lole and in fleeing from the scene after
he shooting had been seen standing from
'ix to ten o'clock that night in front
# the home of Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker, who had been accused by Ros.
,nthal OF being in partnership with him
n the gambling business. 1t was said,
however. that Becker frequently used a
ar similar to the one employed BY the
,arty of murderers. Other statements
the story were made.