New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
GUNNER NAMED
BY CHAUFFEUR
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was called TO the witness stand by Dis
trict Attorney Whitman an hour before
court adjourned for the day. Louis
Krause, the waiter, and Morris Luban,
two eyewitnesses Of the crime, had
stepped from the witness stand to the
table where the gunner sat, and be-
tween them pointed out the four gum
men, rs the men they saw fire the
shots at Rosenthal. 1t remained for
Shapiro to identify all four men.
Apparently taking count of Shapiro's
former terror, there had been whisper
ings from the defendants in the Tombs
that the chauffeur would not testify.
His appearance WAS an evident sur
prise to them.
"Dago" Frank and Whitley" Lewis,
who sat nearest their counsel, had been
whispering and smiling sarcastically
together during the testimony OF
Krause and Luban. The demeanor OF
all four defendants at that time sug-
gested ridicule of the stories of these
two eyewitnesses.
There was an instant and noticeable
change in the attitude Of the prisoners
when Shapiro was called. 'Dago' ana
Whitley" reached for their hip pock-
cts and drew out their handkerchiefs.
They mopped their foreheads ana
stretched their collars, as if preparing
to sit up and take notice. All four
gunner leaned forward intenty and
fastened their eyes on the witness
Their close attention did not relax
throughout mis- testimony "Dago" and
Whitley" did not smile. as. they had
done with other witnesses when Sha-
piro stepped down and identified them.
Whitman Examines Witness.
District Attorney Whitman relieved
his assistant Mr.. Moss, and conducted
the examination of shapiro. The wit
ness followed his testimony at the
Becker trial up to the point where he
was called upon to identify the four
gunner. He told of receiving a phone
call for the automobile at the stand
where he and Libby kept II at the
Cafe Boulevard, on the night of July
10. He went TO Sharkeys, on l4th
street in answer to the call, and picked
up Jack" Rose Harry WALTON ana
Sam Schepps as passengers and TOOK
them to l45th street and Seventh ave.
me. he said. There Schepps got out
of the automobile and rang the bell
of a house, and a man put his head out
of an upper window and said he would
be right down. The man came down
and got into the automobile and they
went from there TO Bridge Weoers
place, at 42d street and Sixth avenue,
ne said.
"Do YOU see the man in the court"
room who got into your car uptown
asked the District Attorney.
Eyes. he is sitting over there The
witness pointed at "Dago" Frank at
the table.
"Dago" Frank stood up at the re-
quest OF the DlSlIlCl NoiHCS'
"Is that the MANI" asked Mr. Whit
man.
Yes" said the witness family
you know him as 'Dago' Frank
Cirofici?" asked the prosecutor.
Yes" Shapiro replied, family again.
The witness then told of going to
Weber's place and waiting there while
his first passengers got out and three
other men got into the car with pa
go" Frank
: do you see those men in COURT
asked the District Attorney
Eyes, they are sitting at the table,
replied the chauffeur
Mr.. Whitman asked Shapiro to step
down from the witness stand and point
out the men. Shapiro stepped down
quickly and brought up directly OPP
posite the gunner on the other side
Of the table They glared at him at
close range.
He pointed at Whitley Lewis first.
and went down the line calling them
number one, two, three, four.
Those are the men who were in my
car" he said.
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