Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
POLICE ARE Baked
Little Progress Made in Ros-
enthaI Murder Case.
REAL SLAYER AT LARGE
Grand Jury Proceedings Adjourned
Until Next Week.
THREATS RECEIVED BY CRESE
Waiter Who Testified Against Web
Der and Sullivan Is Guarded
by Detectives.
REAL SLAYER AT LARGE
THREATS RECEIVED BY CRESE

NEW YORK. July 27.-The anticipated
breakdown and confession Of one or more
| of the men now under arrest in connec-
| ton with the murder Of Gambler Herman
Rosenthal have failed to materiaize The
real slayers are still at large, and Dis
| trct Attorney Whitman is baked SO far
in his efforts to show who the actual
conspirators We're behind the plot to kill
Rosenthal
The proceedings of the grand jury have
been adjourned until next week. and Dis
trict Attorney Whitman has left the city
until next Monday.
In the meantime Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty is securing the city
to round up the slayers of Rosenthai-
Commissioner Dougherty says the devel-
opments in the last few days have been
very important. but does not expect any
more arrests for a day SO.
Waiter Is Threatened.
Threats have been received by Louis
Crese, the waiter, who yesterday 1denu-
red "Bridgie' Weber and Jack Sullivan
as having been in front of the Hotel
Metropole when the murder took place,
and a guard of detectives has been given
him to prevent him from being harmed
or spirited away.
Jack Sullivan. whose arrest yesterday
was one of the most sensational features or
the murder investigation Will be given Il
chance today to tell Deputy Dougherty all
he knows about the case. Frank Gro
tici the "Dago Frank under arrest, VIII
get a hearing before the coroner Monday
He has given the police TO information
Mayor Gaynor took decided stand
~~-.;1 .r-C asJl
over the inquiry He wrote to Police
Commissioner Waldo directing that Lieut.
Becker who was charged by Rosenthal
with being in league with the gamblers
In this city, shall not be suspended or
put on trial without evidence to justify
his conviction and dismissal.
Should Not Yield to Clamor.
The mayor directs the commissioner not
TO bend to .'clamor chiefly created by the
hired press agents of the gamblers, with
whom you are at war"
Abiding to Rosenthal, he again says
that Rosenthai was an outlaw and Il
scoundrel."
mo honorable man." the mayor says
would accept his word alone to the in
jury of a beast. let alone a. man. No
court could tolerate it for an instant.
On the charge that Lieut. Becker hired
or inStigated the murder Of Rosenthal,
the mayor says:
This is possible, but so far there is
no evidence to support the charge. No
doubt the assassns will be arrested and
Becker's completely, if there be any.
found out
When District Attorney Whitman was
asked whether he wished TO comment
on Mayor Gavnor's letter to- Commits
sioner Waldo. he said:
Caac Rr14 -aro-Tccyo
There is but one issue, and l have but
one concern in this matter. Herman
RosenthaI, as he himself had announced,
was to come TO my house to tell me Of a
corrupt alliance between the police and
law breakers in this city. He was butch
cred in the most brilliantly lighted street
Of New York because. as / believe, he
was coming to me.
HE was shot down by four or more
murderers in a block that literally swarm
cd with policemen. Notwithstanding
their presence, there was not even a
semblance of an effort to apprehend the
murderers, and the pretext of a pursuit
Is silly and transparent that 1t ought
not to deceive ten-year-old child. Near
ly two weeks have elapsed, and the actual
murderers are. in my opinion, at large.
Any further comment seems superfious.'
Editor Gets Warning Letters.
LYNNBROOK, \. Y. July CIV. L.
What, editor of the Times, weekly
newspaper. has appealed to the police for
protection from the writer's of series OF
threatening letters received since he be-
gan campaign against gambling al re-
sorts in this vicinity. You will be shot
without second warming. was the
text OF the first letter. while another one
declared I'VE are out to get you and we
will