Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-20
sELlEvEp THAT "eALD JACK"
ROSE WAS EMPLOYED TO Sc.
CURE MURDER BAND.
LIEUTENANT Seeker Is
KEMovEp FROM OFFICE
Chauffeur Tells sf uneenesrn Of MUIR
dsrsrs After Commitment Of Crime
AIIsssd 10 Havs Told Him Job Was
Fixs1s and Police Would Bother No
One Murders Ratsd at 5000 Each.

New York, July 20.-The gang of
gun men and blackjackers that riddled
Herman Rosenthal. the gambler. with
bullets, u believed by detectives today
to have been procured by Bald jack
Rose under pressure Of the police sys-
TEN which was seeking to effectually
close the mouth Of Rosenthal against
further charges that gamblers had to
divide their gains with the police.
Rose Il . close friend Of Police
lieutenant Becker, who was yesterday
removed a. the head Of the strong
arm" squad which handled the gamb-
Ung situation In the city.
Market Price for Murder $1,000.
Dtstrict Attorney Whitman has
cleaned enough Information to con-
vince him that Rose at the suggestion
or knowledge Of the police hired some
Of Jack Zelig's gang Of gun fighters to
make away with Rosentt1ai.
The market rate for killing men by
some Of the east side gun men is said
to be $1,000.
From William Shapiro, driver Of the
Inurder car District Attorney Whit
man and private detectives employed
by him. have learned that after the
shooting the murderers loafed around
the scene OF the crime with no appar-
ent fear of arrest. Shapiro has told
enough details to cause the public
prosecutor to believe that the private
detectives will soon round up the gang
Of gun fighters whom the police have
daily promised to arrest but have failed
20 to do That the gambling plot and
murder plot will lead far deeper into
the police department Is now generally
believed.
Murdeesrs Show No Fear.
Aha1afo told fhe prosecutor and the
a1s11tses 1hat ! Ne pAelGad mp Rose and
two other men. Itxky snd SchAaps, Rby
appointment on fourteenth street. and
on the way UP town there were sew
er11s changes made in the party. In
formation regarding these changes Of
the passengers In the murder car is
being withheld.
Shapiro says that after the men shot
Rosenthal they put their guns in their
pockets and stood around for time
After while. Shapiro says. they walk
ed leisurely over to the car and got
aboard. The chauffeur said he worked
with the motor hoping the police would
come, DuC tnaf one OF the murdererS
pointed gun to him and said, "Quit
monkeying and roll along.'
ii Job Fixed With Police.
Shapiro said the car only made fif-
teen miles an hour and he did not see
any chase being made to capture
them going up Fifth avenue Shapiro
said One OF the passengers said to
him that he was a. fool to get scared
q snobody was going to get into trou-
BILE because the job had been fixed and
the police were not doing anything.
Police Commissioner Dougherty Sc
cured from Rose the information he
was working for Lieutenant Becker
early Monday night. Rose told the
deputy commissioner that he was
afraid Of Becker and had gone to the
house OF Dora Gilbert, Rosenthars d.
vorced wife, on Monday night, because
he. knew she was going to make an af-
ffdavit against Rosenthal. Rose told
the hescon1nissioner that he was not sur
prised- when he was told that Rosen-
thai had been killed as he thought he
would get It" because he talked too
much.