The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
6I OF GUNNER
FRESTS on DRIVER
OF MURDER GAR
Belief of Jury in His Story
Of Rosenthal Staying
May Convict Four
TRIAL
is NEARING END
Counsel Will Sum Up Mon
day and Case Will Be- Given
to Jurors on tuesday
Morning


last shreds Of evidence, both tor and
hgasnst the gunner, charged with the
murder of Herman Hosenthai, laid
before the Jury, Justice aoff adjourn
ed court at I;20 o'clock this after
noon until 1880 MONDAY morning,
when Whale will begin his summing
up for the defense.
Three hours have been allotted him
Tor this purpose. Assistant District
Attorney Moss will take the same
kime. beginning at O'Clock Monday
afternoon. Justice Goff will deliver
his charge on Tuesday morning.
BY nigntfaii Tuesday. Il not earlier,
the GUNNER will know their fate.
Like campaign managers on the
eve Of an erection, both sides were
confidently pruclaifning victory this
afternoon. The four defendants. Sc
rene In the belief that they have
demonstrated their Innocence, at
least Of the charge Of the Rosenthai
murder. left 1.-THE court room with
their guard, laughing loudly over
cartoon which represented them as
ansophisticated farmers, being shown
about New York by a guide In the
person Of slaek Rose.
Question of yeracity.
Upon the part Of those who have
followed the trial Throughout, a dis
az tA AtAs Jury as AlA& o0A0ahs
limit IT, the hopes If the accused
men. They have told a remarkable
story Of the events OF the early morn
ing of July 18TH, which, though ii
was not broken down by the State.
was lacking in serious confirmation
by any Witnesses aside from those
directly interested Tn the verdict
which the jury shall render. The is
cue. In the final analysis. therefore.
~ .Ae.tx
city between Jack Rose. BridgeT
webber. Harry WALTON and Sam
Schepps, on one side. and 'tiyp the
Blood Lefty Louie" Whitley
I4w1s'' and "Dago Frank on the
other. The group led by Jack Rosa
say the gunner did the shooting.
The gunner swear back that Rose
and his crowd are the guilty per-
SONS.
In the situation. one outside witness
stands uI--~NilIiara Shapiro ehaaf-
feur or the murder car" which ear
sied the assass!ns 10 and from the
| Metropoie ON the night of the shoot
| ing. Upon the testimony OF this ore
man may ultimately depend the fate
Of the four men who represent and
! typify gang rule In New YORK.
Shapiro, although never convicted OF
crime. has been closely associated
With LIE EGHkGtEiS dta1 EIttl&FA* re
WAS d witness in the Becker case. but
declared thai he did not see the faces
OF any Of the occupants of his car
On the night Of the murder. and he
maintained his inability Ia identify
the murderers until after Jack Zeiig
mad been killed. and Charles Becker
had been convicted. when, in response
to the pleadings of his mother. he
made a fun confession TO District At
~. Is
cetting Jack Rose was the star wit
ness against the gunner AT the trial
now drawing to rlrxe
shapiro identifies Men.
Shapiro identified all four gunner
NV the Rnsenthal mnrderers. and fur
nfshed the connecting link between
Becker and REESE. through to the Gyp
ard his gang AS the car shot away.
after the murder, he swears he heard
them say.
.Everythlng liz all right, There
wasn't a COP around, Becker Fixed II
AS he said he would"
save for tine stories Of the gunner.
snapiro's testimony has not been
/ refNted
The clouds thickened over the de-
Tense In the concluding hours Of the
trial. In series Of sashtng blows,
Moss. for the prosecutor. shattered
what hope might have been encaur-
aged through the description OF Web
s.er and Walton hp Mrs. kyi as the
men who sid the shooting. Mrs. kyd
declared that none OF the four gum
rYsen were in there shooting on the
night that Rpsenthal was killed.
To-day Mess produced half dozen
wit-sessss who swore To conversations
with Mrs Kvd ia whsrh she first de-
clsred that she id not see the shoot
Ing. ard later spofe OF getting money
frotn the defense for the Information
shc YVES prepared - lmpart
Weber, Nalicn. Schenns and Rose,
In 4,ars. tanL the Witness stand amid
the scats3s ef the four defendants. and
fsstc9ursca,ly denied that they had
shot Herman Rosenthai to that ex-
terra. at iee-f- saving for themselves
The promise immunity for prosecu-
ton.