New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-20

friends. Rose was one f these friends
a relationship questionable under some
conditions, but under the conditions on
which Becker knew him not only per-
Missile but necessary
John W. Hart. Lieutenant Becker
counsel denied yesterday that Becker
was at Far Rockaway on Wednesday
night when the strong arm man was
missing and a rumor started that ne
had committed suicide.
1T is unqualiiedly false said Mr..
Hart, that Becker was with JACK
Rose at Far Rockaway on wednesday
night during the time he was alleged
to be missing. These are outrageous
stories. can account for his time
fully that night. He was not at Far
Rockaway, or any place else, with
Rose. He was with me, consulting
about his own affairs"
Had to Beg for Arrest.
Aaron j. Levy had a second confer
ence with his clients, Libby and Sha-
piro, in the Tombs later in the day,
and took occasion afterward TO severe
ly criticise the inactivity of.the police
In the case in not running down sooner
the men who shot Rosenthal. Levy IN
timated that the police knew who the
men were but did not appear to show
much disposition to go after them. he
said that Deputy Commissioner Dough-
erty had known within a few hours
after the shooting that Jack Rose
had hired the car from Libby and Sha-
piro, but he had not been arrested.
Rose was left to walk into Headquar-
tiers and literally ask the police to de-
tain him, Levy said.
It is understood that Jack" Rose
had been around Police Headquarters
Wednesday, No one at Headquarters
seems to have recognized him, how
ever.
Commissioner Dougherty was quite
incensed yesterday at the statement in
the afternoon paper that he was ia
miliar with the habitants Of the under
world in this city.
THAT was ncrvy thing to say
said Dougherty. IF there is a man in
New York who knows more about the
underworld here than | do, trot him
out and put him up against me for an
examination and We will see who
knows the most on that subject. There
hasn't man showed up in this Ro-
senthal case yet whom / have not
known before"
Dougherty said that the papers were
not giving the police a fair deal on the
Rosenthal case. He said that he was
doing all he could to get at the bottom
of it and get the men who did the
shooting.
and [ will show you that | have
made good shortly" said the deputy
commissioner.
Libby and Shaplro's counsel said
that he had been receiving threatening
letters since he became connected with
the case. but that he thought they were
entirely from cranks and had paid no
attention to them.
Mr.. Levy said Shapiro told him yes
terday that he had been waiting In 43d
street with the car for fully twenty
before the shooting took place.
He said some Of the men got out Of
the car and walked around. Perhaps
Shapiro had been sent 10 i3d street 10
wait for them, he said. The fact that
the license number on the Libby car
had not been changed was Indicative
that Shapiro and Libby were ignorant
Of the mission the car was Oh, their
counsel said
Il am positive that this murder was
not done by gamblers, as such" SAID
Mr.. Levy, and the object in killing
Rosenthal was not in behalf OF the
gamblers"
J. NJ. Sullivan, of No. IS Park Row.
counsel for Jack" Rose, took cXcep-
ton yesterday to- some Of tho things
that had been said By the police and
others about his client and his cOnnec-
ton with the ROsenthal case.
1T was no unusual thing for Rose
to be in the LIBBY Shapiro car" said
Mr.. Sullivan. He frequently rode in
il ia the evening. so, assuming that h.
wag IN the car OF the night Of the muir
der, il proves nothing"
Sullivan was asked IL his client would
turn states evidence.
Certainly not" said Sullivan. My
client has no guilty knowledge OF what
the car was hired for that night or
who were In IL after he left II. lie
certainly was not present at the shoot
ing, and although he had heard in n
general way that Rosenthal was in
danger because he had been telling
tales on gamblers, he did not know
on any mission OF murder. So, you
see, there is nothing on which we
could turn states evidence
Sullivan said that when he called AT
the lOnDb 10 see HIS Cllent ne lOunu
him in the same room with Libby and
Shapiro, where they could talk freely
together.
Dictasraphs There, Maybe.
Maybe Burns had dlctagraphs there
taking down what they might say
about the murder" he said. "Of course.
it didn't make any difference to me- az
nv client Ia innncent hut [ an Mnndnr.