The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-02
"Whitey" Lewis Found
in Hiding in Catskill
Mountains.
OTHERS ARE IN
REACH OF POLICE
Captive Denies Any Knowledge
OF Murder OF Gambler Rosen-
thal--Whitman Says Graft
Investigation Must Wait
Till Slayers Are Brought
to Justice.

Sew York august l-"Whitey''
Lewis one OF the four gunner wanted
uy the police as the actual murderers
Of Herman Rosenthol tho gambler.
was arrested ia the Catskin Mountains
TINS aneraoon and was late tonight
being taken go kingston. ;. - to DC
!cdgcd In tho county JAIN
TINS was announced tonight at po-
lice headquarters mere by Inspector
Hughes who said three OF his detec-
lives had located Lewis a, Fleishmanns,
= S. summer resort tor,y-six miles
from Kingston Af,or searching the
ies on OF nearly TWO weeks the de-
tcotives found Lewis working on a
farn Inspector Hughes said and to-
day arrested MIN Just as he was about
a. board train "a, Fleishnlanns 70
make his escape The prisoner Win
b. brought 10 %er York on an eariy
trair Tomorrow.
u ~as reported a, polee headquar-
tsrs tonight mat "Lefty Louis. and
-Glp the blood two OF the alleged
mu-dete4s sun ~ large. had been
Tracked 10 tho same vicin.iv and that
thelr arrest would come soon
Tho news that 81 least one II the
flri'ives had been trapped wac re-
otiv.d with great elat!ou ~ police
HEADQUARTERS tonight because q, tho
criticism that has been directed TO-
ward tho department. for its failure 20
urresi the fugitiyes charged with the
actual killing with the arrest OF
Lewis the police now have ~ custody
TWO az the four alleged sssas sins. the
other being "Daso" Frank. who is now
an H.art MI a|If var .
Police Lieutenant Charles Beckei. VINO
Is charged with instigating tho gun
men 10 XIII Essential in order 20 stop
hit exposures 81 alleged niHckmali Icy
i.I hy Tho police upon the gambler
Denies knowledge OF Crime.
Detective Harvey. one Of the men
who arrested Lewis III report mace
80 lnspcctor Hughes over tho long dis
lance teienhore iate tonight. said that
tho prisoner refused 10 talk about inc
discrimination of Rosenthal and denied
.i knowicdrc of even tho slightest de-
taNs q, the murder
while District Attorney whitman
has confidence that as result OF ms
inv.sttrsfiou into ihc murder OF Her
III, Essential no has obtained eyi-
dtnce pointing strongly TO the eNiS-
t.nce of q woii organized system %
poltco graft, he announced tonight
mat this phase OF tho iuvestieaiion
,vould 20, subordinsted until he had
convic,ed the nurderers OF the gam
bier ana all involved la the plot 10
XIII him
"Mu4der." said whitman tonight
as "a graver crime then the charge
Of hlackman ny the police I decline
TO be diverted by sny demand for q
general Investigation Of tho police de-
rartmen, and police grating until
those murdercrs have been brought 70
tus,ice am endeavoring 10 prose
cute 10 conviction all the murderers
II rs the duty OF tho 10000 policemen
Of this ci,y 10 md them. They should
have been arrested at the scene Of
Tho crime Tho fact that they arc stin
at large II very serious reflection
unon conditions Ia the police depart
inent"
TIC prosecutor took pains to add.
however. that the Investigation into
The graft system was in his view a
socondary consideration only for the
time being. and said that he had dele
gated Assistan, District Attorney Moss
TO carry IL out
AFTER More Figures.
Moss expects to see in his cell to-
morrow Jack Rose. seif-accpscd
graft collector for Charles Becker. tho
unstisating RosenthaIs murder. and
will 20 over with him again his sworn
statement that Becker had told him
that the annual biackmail levied by
police upon gambling houses and 9TH
o. Illegal resorts amounted TO $4,000
600 These figures tho district attor-
ncy believes to bo no cXagseration.
Mr Moss expects to get from Rose.
ana also from Bridge" Weber. the
man who confessed 10 paying the
murderers OF Rosenthal for their work
list of gamblers who paid tribute.
and also list OF graft collectors.
These viii all be summoned before
the grand jury. and from them IT is
hoped 10 gain clues Indicating how
"high up the graft went and how
II was distributed
Following out this policy of a two
fold prosecution Mi Whitman to-day
bont his efforts to weaving closer
around Becker the web Of evidence
by which he hopes to convict him Of
being the man VINO instieated Rosen-
thal's murder
HIe called before the grand jury John
W Hart Beckers attorney. and
through him established the fact. he
said, that while Rose was fugitive
from justice Becker sent Hart to him
TO get an atiidavit clearing the police
ofhcer from the charge that he was a
partner in the gambling establishment
OF Herman Rosenthal This was on
the night after the murder. and accord
Ing TO Roses story Hart came 10 him
At his hiding place on Riverside Drive.
after he had tciephoncd Becker to
know II he was going to bc protected
FOR HIS part in the murder plot Rose
admitted TO the district attorney that
he was almost hystericai that day on
account 80 his fear Of arrest, and had
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