New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
Find Whitman Wasn't Fixed

Find Whitman Wasn't Fixed
Whitman has the number Of the car, q"
Rose said to Becker II don't like the
way he's going at things"
"Oh. that's all right now he says
Becker treasured him, everything viii
be all right: don't YOU worry
Both Rose and Weber admitted that
they had cherished no fear OF police ac-
tiyty. They believed in all confidence
that Becker was so strong in his influence
in that department that they had nothing
TO fear
But what chiefly worried both Rose and
Weber was the fact that Whitman had
got out Of his bed in the middle of the
nigh, to go right to work on the murder
That don't look much like Whitman
was fixed" was the word Weber says he
sent TO Becker. because they had Prev
ously had assurances that not only the
police. but the District Attorney. would
not raise any fuss" over the murder OF
Rosenthal.
Bridge" added another gem TO this
collection Of supposed trust In Becker =
supreme power to Xix things when he
told the lieutenant. he said. that from al
he had been told before he didn't think
Whitman was going 10 butt into the case
the way he was doing.
Becker kept reassuring them they said.
He told them that Whitmans activity
was only a blind. and he advised t'tm
to be patient and wait. and they would
see that he, Becker would get everything
fixed all right. both police and District
Attorney.
TIE fact that seemed TO stick out above
everything else to them. however. was
the fact that Whitman got out Of bed
on the night Of the murder 10 start an
immediate investigation. Such activity
on Whitman's part worried them from
the start and yesterday, for the first
time. they laid bare the fact that Whit
mans actions on that night had been
the real start Of their distrust in Beck
ers great influence.
Notary Knew Rose Was Wanted.
Richard 9. Barter. the notary who was
taken in the taxicab by Becker with John
W Hart and Sam Schcpps to Pollok's home
to get the affidavit from Jack" Rose, was
before the grand jury again YESTERDAY
He repeated his former story, It IS under
stood, and added that he had read enough
OF the case even at that time TO know
Immediately that Rose was one Of the
men wanted by the police. The knowl-
edge that he was participating in the
secret meeting in Polok's house worried
him greatly. he said, and had him scared.
Thomas Coupe. a clerk at the Elks's
III h. al oVausft-
ness story OF the murder. the chief point
Of which was. II was reported, that he
noted men answering the descriptions Of
Lefty Louie" and Harry Horowitz lcay-
ing the scene with all the leisure In the
world apparently. He said that none OF
the men around Rosenthal seemed to be
excited In any way. and that when the
taxicab started after the gray automobile
II was so long after the big machine had
started that II was a hopeless pursuit on
the face OF il.
Rosie Harris the girl who at first adj
vanced an apparent aIibl for "Dago
Frank Cirofci. was before the grand
jury. but made no attempt, it was said, to
support or bolster up the alibi which she
advanced previously
Mr.. Whitman believes that Willie"
Shapiro, the chauffeur OF the murder car,
is concealing much that he knows Of and
is making arrangements to get Shapiro
away from Libby. his partner In the au-
tomobile business. He will probably ac-
compish this by transferring Libby, in
stead OF Shapiro, TO the West Side prison.
Shapiro, II is said. is in imminent danger
OF being included in the blanket indict-
ment for murder unless he speedily avails
himself OF the opportunity to gain lenency
by telling everything he can.
Mr.. Whitman exchanged some words
with Aaron j. Levy yesterday. when the
Tammany Assemblyman. who is repre-
senting Shapiro and Libby, appeared at
the Criminal Courts Building The Dis
trict Attorney, it was reported told MIR.
Levy that he did not believe he was as
sisting the course Of justice by his han
ding Of his client, Shapiro, an implica-
ton which Mr.. Levy, II was said denied
hotly. At the same time the rumor went
around the building that Mr. Levy's con-
nection with the case had not been in
spired by retainer from the two chauf-
feurs whom he represents. but TO ques-
tiOns along this line Mr. Levy returned
evasive answers.
II Is probable that the blanket ndlct
ment for murder. which will include
| Becker Sullivan and Shapiro, besides the
four actual gunner, will be i'm shape by
the end OF to-days session OF the grand
jury.