New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-23
PAUL LENT A NEWSBOY
$3.50 TO BUY DIAMONDS
"JaCk" Sullivan Wanted to Buy
Wife $3.50 Earrings and Had
Only $500 About Him.
so "PAPER KING" DECLARES
Incidentally, He Relates How
Rosenthal Advanced Him
1000 So He Could
Marry.

1A,O WV oO 11C SOuiu
Marry.
Back of the story OF the payment OF
s15) which Jack" Sullivan said he
made TO Sam" Paul on the very dag OF
the Rosenthal murder lies a tale that
links their names and others Of their
sporting circle. OF course, It offers a fun
explanation. absolutely unconnected with
the murder, Of how Sullivan-whose real
name Is said TO be Jacob Reich-happened
to be paying that amount Of money to
Paul on that particular day. Sullivan
told the story yesterday.
Herman Rosenthal was the best man at
Sullivan's wedding. which was held at
the Cafe Boulevard about four years ago,
after II had been delayed a week on ac-
count Of short run of bad luck in a
money way. Sullivan, Il appeared from
his story. went to the races about three
days before the time set for his wedding.
and at the end Of a profitable day had u
matter Of $1,l70 coming TO him from q
bookmaker known as "A. K" Just before
going 10 the races that day Sullivan had
cashed a check FOR $40 for sporting
character known az The Hoboken KID, :"
who was considered as good as gold"
among the sports.
Unfortunately, tie "Hoboken Kid' went
broke suddenly, and his check came back
to sullivan marked mo funds" Comet
IDENTIFY, "A. k" the bookmaker went
broke, suspended payments and disap-
peared. Rosentnal heard about this run
Of bad luck that had suddenly pursued
Sullivan and came to him with N,0O
Sullivan accepted Rosenthars little loan,
and with only brief postponement was
able TO marry whit almost as much Juror
as he would have created with the 1880
which slipped through his fingers.
That was Sullivan's preliminary story
by way Of showing how well he knew
Rosenthal. The story OF the $50 has
nothing 10 do with the Rosenthal loan OF
s.. CO., which was paid back soon after
Jack" was married.
$3.50 Earrings for Wife.
n friend OF mine who IL a diamond
broker" said Sullivan in telling the story
of the $50 ne said he paid TO Sam"
Paul. was going to get me a pair Of
diamond drop earrings for my wife. l
ago, and after he told me about the diff
ferent styles and so on I decided | want
ed a pair that would cost about $40.
Everything I've ever bought from that
fellow has been as good as money II
he gets me piece of jewelry or stone
for $40, l can hook II for $40. That's
been my experience with him, so when
he said that what ] wanted in the way
Of diamond drop earrings would cost me
about $3.50 I gave him 1900 that had on
me then and told him I'd get the rest.
/ went TO Sam Paul and borrowed $50,
and was going TO give II TO my friend
for the earrings. when my wife got wise
and said she didn't want thern-said she
didn't want them at that time. anyway,
and then my friend. the diamond broker,
said that the man he buys from was
coming back from Europe soon, and that
he might be able 10 get me something
my 500, and kept the $50 to give back
TO Sam Paul.
ION Monday afternoon-last Monday
came up from Arverne. partly TO see
Sam Paul and return his $3.50 and partly
because I was going 10 the fights that
night. ] went over TO Sans rooms at
18th street and Avenue c, but ] found
they'd been raided that very day. and so
I went along TO SANS club In eth street.
T.iio col ma Ia
out, getting busy on the raid. and left
word for him. II he came back, that he
should meet me at Webers.
II left the club about 3 o'clock, j
think: went to the fights and met Becker
as j was coming out. He asked me to
have a drink, and we went over TO the
Prince George. There was another man
with Becker, newspaper man. and after
we had a drink Becker's car came along
and Becker said he wanted to go down TO
Park Row and get the first editions of
tho morning papers. We all went down
In the car, dropped the newspaper man
at the Hudson tunnels station at I'D
street, and after got the papers down
town, / told Becker ! wanted 10 go UP TO
l2d street and Sixth avenue. So the car
was driven up there. and I dropped of
and went into Bridge Weber's. while
Becker In the car went along uptown"
sullivan's story from that point on was
the same as was printed few days ago.
He waited at Webers for Sam" Paul,
but when he didn't come, Sullivan went
out and walked around to the soda foun-
tain back Of the Conan theatre to have
drink 1t was while he was in that place
that the shots that killed Rosenthal
startled the neighborhOod.
Sulllvan's description Of the following
events. as he gave it yesterday, was:
THE fellow that was tending the place
started for the street. although | thought
the first report was Just a tire blowout
AS the clerk started out | yelled at him
that he'd better stay inside and watch
his cash register Then the other shots
were fired and started out myself, quick.
On the way took my diamond tie pin
and pinned 1t on the inside of my shirt
because ! know that kind OF d crowd.
Soon as got to the sidewalk | saw a
man lying on the sidewalk across the
street. and started over. but there was
crowd, and the cops were trying to keep
the people back; but I got through. and
stopped over tho man. AS turned him
over ] saw II was Rosenthal, and sort
Of shook him, and. said, Who done Il,
but even then saw he was
dead ...
well, then. after things had quieted
down a little j took barouche and went