Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-16
G0FF WILL HEAR
R0SENTHAL CASE
Governor Designates Him to
Preside at Extraordinary
Term Sept. 9.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-With Dis
trict Attorney whitman leaving town
for the week end and the grand jury
not in session, interest in the Rosen-
thai murder and its core of police
graft centred today in Governor Dixs
appointment of Supreme Court Jus-
tice John w. Golf to hear the cases
in extraordinary session beginning
September s..
Justice Goff's selection at this. time
before all of the Indictments In
the case have been returned-Becker
alone having been indicted SO far
for m~urder-but the district attorneys
staff regards the return of the other
true bills as a foregone conclusion.
They will be handed up probably
early next week after the testimony
of Sam Schepps is heard.
First to be placed on trial, accord
ing to present plans, are the gun
men. Becker's trial likely will come
last. John F. Mcintyre, counsel for
Becker, is in Baltimore today. but he
has said that his client is ready to
go before the bar at n time.
Coz in Notable Cases.
Justice Golf is especially well quail
sled for a sympathetic understanding
of the cases involving police graft.
He was counsel for the famous Lexow
committee, which uncovered much
~crookedness in the department years
ago. and has also been an assistant
district attorney. On the bench he
presided in such well-known cases
as the Kennedy. Patrick and Mo
lineaux trials. the Meyer poisoning
case and the case of Sam Parks. He
was elected to the Supreme Court in
1906. He is about Sc years old.
In announcing the designation of
Justice Golf, Governor Dix in a state
ment declares that IF there actually
exists an infamous crime syndicate"
as has been charged in which. muir
der has finally become an incident"
the facts should be authoritatively de-
termined. ITO the end hat everything
which has made such a shameful con-
dition possible may be trampled upon
and destroyed"
Governor Dix issued a long state
ment deploring the causes that made
a special term of court, and
he expressed the hope that If condi-
tions actually In the police depart
ment of New York city permit graft
and murder he hoped the guilty Of
hcials would be punished and the al
legged system destroyed. He adds that
there should be a speedy and vigor-
Gus prosecution.
In conclusion the Governor says
ut is for these purposes that l
have appointed the extraordinary
term of court. all proceedings before
which 1, of course. expect and intend
shall be in charge of the district at
torney."
District Attorney Whitman is
awaiting hopefully word from Me-
thuen, Mass, regarding Harry Horo-
witz, known as "Gyp" the Blood"
and Louis Rosenzweig. alias Lefty
Louie" the gunner wanted in the
Rosenthal murder case.
Four detectives are searching
Methuen for the gunner who sent a
tell-tale postcard TO BRIDGE Web
Der.
Weber received the post card in
closed in an envelope. He tore up
the envelope. The card read:
Deal Pablo the best you can.
We are all right, Your spals, l..
and G."
The imprisoned gambler showed the
card to his counsel, Max Steuer, say
ing he was convinced ii was in
lCanfiunad on Second paRal