Evening star., 1912-11-15
Repeats Story of Gunmen.

Repeats Story of Gunmen.
"Dago Frank" hollow-cheeked. raw
boned. with curly. jet black hair. took
the stand at 1920 o'clock. His testimony
was an almost word-for- word repetition
of the story told by his three fellow
gunner yesterday up to the point where
the witness said he left Whitley" ''Gyp''
and Lefty" at "Bridgie" Webber' s
He testified as to the visit of Jack
Rose to his apartment to see Whitley"
and Lefty" and himself.
Was anything said by Rose or any
body that night about the croaking, kill
ing or removing of Herman Rosenthal?"
asked the gunmen's attorney, c. G. F.
Wahle.
There was not declared Frank. shak-
ing his head vigorously. He said that
the only thing Rose discussed was the
framing-up' of Jack Zeiig. the gang
leader and the shooting of Lefty Louie
in Chinatown. Rose wanted to explain
his innocence in both affairs. said Frank.
Il said, Well, Jack. the boys are from
Missouri. You better show 'em.
Rose Worried Over "Frame-Up."
The witness then said that Rose asked
MIN to come with him while they looked
for the other gunmen. They boarded the
automobile in which Rose, Vallon and
Schepps had arrived and on the way
down town Rose, Frank said, told him
that he couldn't sleep nights because of
his worry about being suspected of the
,'framing-up'' Of Zelg
He told me that he was known as a
stool pigeon for Lieut.. Becker, but he
would prove to me that he was not a
stool pigeon, but SIMPLY got the stool
pigeons for Becker and never testified
against gambling houses
Arrived at the poker rooms, the witness
said Rose told Webber of his disappoint-
ment at not finding 1.-The boys at Dago
Franks. ''Bridgie" says, well, I'll find
them,' Frank continued, land he tele-
phoned somewhere. | sat down and had
bottle of beer and in about twenty-five
minutes .Br;dgie went down stairs and
came back with Gyp, Louie and Whitley.
Rose Declares His Innocence.
'To the boys" the witness said, Rose
repeated the tale of his innocence in the
frame-up. Soon the mysterious stranger
entered and after having gone out and
returned, said that Rose wanted them 10
go to the Metropole to meet White and
Steinert (Becker's mem, who would prove
that Rose was guiitleSs of the frame-up.'
Franks description of the stranger
agreed with that given yesterday by the
Otnef tnree de1enQdntS.
But | wanted to go home to see my
girl who was sick" went on the witness
Besides. i figured they would be boozing
it all night. So / went home"
He denied that he had ever been in the
Metropole or knew anything about the
shooting until the next day. Likewise
he denied participation in the alleged at
tempt to Kill Rosenthal at the Garden
restaurant. Further, he denied that Jack
Rose N his presence had paid Lefty
Louie $1,000 as the murder fee"
"Gyp" and Lefty" Told of Shooting
"Gyp." Whitley and Lefty" came to
the fiat the next morning, ne said, and
| told him of the shooting, laying it tC
| Webber. Vallon and the strange man.
| The witness. strengthening his alibi
| told of his movements after having lef,
the three the night before. He had no,
fould his girl at home. She had beer
arrested for 'loitering," and he had
obtained bail for her.
| frank asserted in his testimony tina,
| the evidence of Giovanni Stanish ir
the Becker trial had been misquoted by
,he interpreter, Stanish speaking on.y
| Italian. which is Franks mother
tongue Frank swore today that in
stead of identifying him as one of tht
men who did the shooting. Stan.sf
said: Il am in doubt about this man,
indicating Frank.
| Justice Golf Questions.
| Here the cross-eXamination was taker
up, and before Frank was excused Jus
| tice Goff took a hand in the questioning
| asking him about his movements aftel
| he left ms three companions downtown.
| Hartford r. Marshall, a lawyer, testified
| that William Shapiro, driver of the so
called murder car, had told him in tht
| Tombs that Sam Schepps and Harry Val
| Ion were his passengers when he drove
| to the Metropole.
| Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty-
| introduced to corroborate Marshall, wa:
not permitted by Justice Goff to do 50.
Describes Strange Man.
| John ]. Hickey. a bartender, told Of
| meeting Rosenthal on the night of the
| murder with Boob" Walker, and OF
going 10 the Metropole, where the three
took a table in the dining room.
| "Rosenthal got up and spoke to mar
| named O'Day," continued the witness
| then he came back and stayed three
| quarters of an hour. A man named
| Beau Brown joined us Then Rosen
j thai went out TO the street to get some
papers and l and Walker went with him
| Rosenthal gave me paper, and while
| was standing on the curb looking at th'
| head lines / heard shot. looked III
| and saw a man with a gun in his hand
| The man had cap on. over his eyes
| ! saw his nose and chin. 1t was a Ions
sharp chin and straight nose. He wa
about five feet eight or nine inches, ane
i weighed about 100 or 10 pounds
| This description fitted that of the mys
terious stranger as given by the gunmen
| WAS either of these four men th,