The Detroit times., 1912-07-17

he had lost all confidence in the police
department and that he intended prob
ing this crime Independent Of II.
Meanwhile the police declared they
had their fingers on the situation.
They intimated that Louis Libby and
william Shapiro, who owned the tour
ing car that was used by the murder
ers had furnished them with all OF the
facts OF the killing and with the names
OF the men who did the actual shoot
ing Shapiro, the police said. told
them that there were seven men on
the Job and that four took part in the
actual killing.
The police were prepared today TO
arraign Libby and Shapiro In court
on actual homicide charges, and John
Clark as a material witness. They
we're also holding without any charge.
Louis Webber, q broker" OF 1913
Second-ave. He was declared by Dep
uty Police Commissioner Dougherty
to be in possession OF certain informa-
ton regarding the murder which he
has consistently refused to give up.
While the police were seeking the
slayers OF Rosenthal, District Attor-
ney Whitman was setting in motion
the grand Jury wheels to investigate
the charges OF the murdered man that
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker OF
the strong arm squad" had loaned
him $1,000 and declared himself In
on q 20 per cent cut OF the gambling
houses profits. Mrs. Rosenthal; sew
sral men whose names were furnished
to Whitman by her, the lawyers who
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van, the man who appeared on the
Papers as the lender OF the money, but
who says he never had $1,000 In his
life and that he was paid ten dollars
for the use OF his name, were all
called to tell their stories. In addi-
tion Whitman had score OF the best
known gamblers In New York under
subpoena and II was stated he was go
ing to follow up all Of the clews given
him by Rosenthal In their conversa-
tion seven hours before the gambler
was done to death.
One OF the stories Whitman is In
yestigating involves one Of the best
known Of the higher police officials.
II Is rumored that Rosenthal declared
he had paid tribute to this man during
the last two years while he was rum
ming gambling houses in downtown
New York After Rosenthal opened
his place at 104 West Forty-fifth-st.,
which was out Of this particular off,
cial's Jurisdiction, this oficer still In
sisted, II Is alleged. that Rosenthal
continue his payments OF blackmail
and when he refused set In motion the
wheels which resulted In the raids and
in the placing OF uniformed officer
in Rosenthal's front parlor In his
visits to the district attorney, II Isl
alleged, Rosenthal laid particular en-
phasis on the activities Of this Official
who has an international reputation.
He is alleged to have furnished the
district attorney with the names OF
gamblers who paid tribute, with the
amounts paid and with the names OF
the collectors. II was to furnish sub
sanitation OF these charges that Ros-
enthal had agreed to meet District At
torney Whitman in the latter's house
six hours after he was shot TO death
In front Of the Metropole. Mrs. Rosen-
thai claims to have all Of the informa-
tion that her husband possessed on
these lines and she has announced
her determination 10 furnish II all to
the district attorney to avenge her
husbands killing
The police arraigned Louis. better
known as Bridge Webber, in the
West Fifty-eighth-st. police precinct
today and had him remanded back
into their custody FOR "a hours on
charge of being suspicious person.
They allage that at an outing attend
ed by most OF the downtown gam
blers. last Sunday, on the steamer
Sea Gate, Webber told several others
THAT guy, Rosenthal Is talking too
much. II he keeps on we will have
10 get him" Webber has positively
refused TO give the police any infor-
nation and he was remanded SO that
he coud be given the third degree.