Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-27
WIDOW BEFORE
GRAND JURY
Mrs. RQsenthal Tells Of PO-
lice Graft.
SUSPECT GIVES HIMSELF UP
Harry WALTON, Who Rode In Murder
Car" When Gambler Was Killed.
Held Without Ball.


Held Without Ball.
Mrs. Herman Rosenthal, widow OF
the gambler who was shot to death In
front OF the Hotel Metropole In New
York city few hours before the time
he had romised the district attorney
that he would bring him evidence OF
police blackmail, appeared before the
grand jury.
CARRIED In deep mourning and SO
weak that she could not walk unas
sisted, the grieistricken woman man
aged. never.bc ~, TO stay on the
witness stand until she had told a full
story OF the events leading up to her
husbands death.
She said that Becker received 20 per
cent OF the profits OF Rosenthal's gam
bling house. until Bald Jack Rose
Becker scollector. became too greedy
and insisted on rake-off himself
Then, said Mrs. Rosenthal, her hus-
band was forced TO get rid OF Becker.
although he never believed that Beck
er would interfere with the business
And then she told about the raid.
She said that Becker, an old friend
OF hers and IIerman's, came to the
gambling house. alphabetically and
with his hat In his hand. He was
sorry. he said, clear down to the
ground. but Waldo had ordered him TO
get Rosenthal and the job had to be
done Becker knew 1t was hard on
Herman, the widow went on, but he
wanted TO do the right thing, and so
he told Mrs. Rosenthal that Herman
could forget the $500 and that the
mortgage would he Cancelled.
Mrs. Rosenthal came to the build
ing under the escort of special oil
Ger detailed from the district attor
neys Office. and was accompanied by
her sister
DO YOU think the police would pro.
tect me from their own kind" she
asked a representative OF the distric.
attorney. Il am afraid of my liie."
Since Herman was murdered" said
Mrs. Rosenthal. before leaving her
house. the police made all kinds OF
efforts 10 see me. have had high
officials call me up. Why. Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty tried to get
me. Why should the police want to
see me unless they wanted to find out
how much | know before should go
before the grand jury?'
The sensation OF the day came when
Harry WALTON. one OF the five notorious
gangsters who were in the murder
car the night Rosenthal was shot.
surrendered himself to the police. lie
was arraiened before the coroner and
held without bail
With the men who actually did the
shooting in the tolls, the main work Of
District Attorney Whitman and Dep
uty Police Commissioner Doughert,
will commence. that OF trying to learn
the identity Of the conspirators who so
greatly desired that Rosenthal be done
away with before he could make fur
ther revelations OF the relations be.
tween the police and gamblers.
Commissioner Dougher,y remarked
Significantly TO District Attorney Whit.
man that Il guess we agree as to VINO
is back OF this killing" But the public
prosecutor does not feel that Com
missioner Doueherty can swing the
investigation of the killing alone. as
he Is OF the belief that the police de.
partmeni will give no real aid.
The surrender Of WALTON may be
followed by the voluntary appearance
OF the other gangsters known to have
been in the murder car the night
OF the killing. BESIDES WALTON there
were Harry Horwitz. best known un
der his gang name of 9Th the Blood. ="
"Dago Frank" an East Side gang.
ster: Lefty" Louis and Whitley"
Lewis.