The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-12
new CLUES IN
zEL|G MURDER
Woman Who Tipped off the
Plot to Victim Has
Been Found.

New York. Oct. 12.-Behind the
mysterious murder of Big Jack
zelig investigators of the district at
torney's Office unearthed clues which
are said to lead to suspended mem
Der Of the police department.
This man. 1t is said. was bitter
enemy of Zelig. Witnesses are sale
to have been discovered who will tes
tify that the policeman foe Of the
champion gangster prophesied recent
~ that the gunman would never sur
vive Becker's trial for the murder o
Herman Rosenthal.
Investigation yesterday also brough
to light, other facts. which strengthen
the belief that the murder OF Zelit
was logical sequence Of the shooting
of Rosenthal. The man now suspect
ed of knowledge Of the plot to Kill
Zelig being a close friend of Becker
Meanwhile "Red Phil" Davidson
the confessed slayer of Zelig, refused
to allow his family to retain a law
yer. Following the exposure of the
entrance of Alexander Karlin, of Kar.
lin & Buch.. into the case Yesterday
Davidson would not permit Mr.. Kar.
lin to handle his case.
The wife of RED Phil" last nigh,
denied that Mr.. Karlin had asked fol
$50 as an initial fee. She would no,
say whether the lawyer had sought te
be retained of his own initiative OF
mad been called in by others.
Lawyer is Mysterious.
Mr.: karlin still maintained that
friends OF the prisoner requested him
to represent Davidson. but he was
Just as mysterious as ever concernfns
their names.
Pauline Fuchs. former sweethear,
OF Davidson. who was alleged to have
danger Of his life. and thus unwit.
tingly started him on the way to his
death. was found yesterday in Brook.
lyn. There she was interviewed by
Assistant District Attorney Mintor
and her own attorney. A. 1. Nova OF
No. 924 Broadway. Brooklyn.
The girl insisted that she did no,
know Zelig or any of the Zelig gang
When the names of "Gyp the Blood
Lefty Louie" and the other gunmen
neld for the assassination Of Rosen-
thai were repeated to her she threw
up her hands and exclaimed:
Don't ask me about such people
tell you I know nothing Of the mur.
der Of Zelig."
Despite her denials. the story of her
reported talk with Zelig on the tele-
phone and her alleged acquaintance
with the plot in which five men are
accused Of melting Davidson to COM
NIT the murder will he thoroughly in
vestigated.
Pauline Fuchs is a woman Of more
than passing beauty. Although 81
years old. she looks much younger.
She said she came to this country as
an immigrant when hardly more than
a child.
Tells Of Meeting ''Red PHIL
1T was some time last March," she
stated. that was introduced to
Davidson by friend. He told me he
was married. and had fallen in love
with me at first sight.
He explained that he was making
money whenever he wanted it, by
stealing. He gave me some pretty
things and finally won my love
II kept asking him when he would
marry me. and he said that he needed
a little more money. Last May was
as a maid in the home Of a
Mrs Weis in BROOKLYN. One day Da-
wilson came to the door and rang the
bell. I let him in. and he came up to
my room. There he showed gun
against my forehead and told me to
60 downstairs and steal the tewelry
OF my mistress. ! oheyed. We went
w A"'At anu yhS
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street
where he gave me dollar and said
he would soon return with a friend
He never came back. never saw
him again.
Next Monday the Fuchs girl will be
tried for this theft. Harry Siegal Of
No. 22s Sumner avenue. Brooklyn.
her bondsman. earlier in the day told
Mr.. Minton he had no idea where
she was. When told he would lose
$1,000 if he did not produce the
he left the district attorneys
Office on the run. Miss Fuchs was
found soon afterward.
Former Judge Charles G. F. Wahle,
who was attorney for Zelig. said last
night that he was more than ever
convinced that Davidson had COM
mitted the murder at the instigation
II some powerful enemv or enemies
Facts now in my possession" said
Mr.. Wahle. Show that Davidson did
not Fill ze''e because. as Davidson
saws Zelie owed him money Instead.
Davidson forced the money on Zelic. :
In this connection the New York
American learned the following story
iror, an cast side poli.ician. who was
at the same table with Zelig and