The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-28
POLICE FIND NEW
MURDER WITNESS
Guard Man Who Says He
Can Pick ROsenthal's
Slayers.
KRESE FEARS DEATH
Waiter Who Identified Web
ber Feels Weight Of
Gang Hatred.
ZELIG WAS WITH ROSE
Rode With Him Just Before
Murder, the Police
Are Told.

A new witness Of tho murder Of
Herman Eoscnthal appeared yesterday
and offered his scrv Ices to Deputy Com
missioner Doughcrty. When the gam
bier was shot down this witness stood
less than . hundred feet away.
He saw Rosenthal in tho doorway Of
the Metropolc. He remembers that Ro-
scnthal was pulling at a cigar and in
tently reading O newspaper. lie recalls
the swift approach OF the assassins.
He knows that the pistols were emp
tied within n foot OF Rosenthal's face.
The description OF the murderers liz
so clear In his mind that no believes
he would have no difficulty in singing
them out OF n crowd
Although no apparent progress was
made In finding and capturing the men
who did the killing valuable inforna-
tion came to Dougherty-missing links
in the chain Of evidence and further
suggestions as to who was with Bald
Jack Rose shortly before Rosenthal
was killed.
The Deputy Commissioner got word
that ono Of the four men charged with
the actual shooting had been seen In
Chicago. He telegraphed instructions
to the police there and late last night
was waiting for news that would war
rant the sending Of q detective from
this city.
The police heard too that Big Jack
Zelig, Lefty Louie and Whitley Lewis
were guests Of Rose on the night no
senthal was killed; that the three were
riding with Rose In the red automo-
bile that was used In procuring the
aflidavit that Lieut.. Becker wanted
from Dora Gilbert and In the gray
car that Rose hired from Libby ana
Shapiro.
Mr.. pougherty denied that ZeliS was
wanted. saying that the gang leader -
in Boston and that he was not botherins
about Zelis. The information. however,
was received and II being acted on
Besides casting out lines for the
murderers and searching the city for
evidence designed to still further break
the alibis Of Bridgie Wrbber. Jack Rose.
Harry vallon. Sam Paul and Jack Sulli-
van and to corroboratc the stories of
the states witnesses, William Shapiro
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warlly guarding witnesses on whom they
must rely to make any sort Of case.
Louis krese, the waiter who dis
mayed Webber and Sullivan when he
readily identified them on Friday as
two Of the men nc Ind seen In front Of
the Metropole when Roscnthai was shot.
fears ne will be killed. John Reislcr.
John the Barber" IL never very far
away from a plain clothes man.
The new witness IL so carefully
guarded that Doughcriy will not even
give q hint ur his identity. The dread
of the gangs is 'cavy over all Of these
men.
Jack sullivan Arratg ned.
The only hearing In the case ycster-
Cay was the arraignment before Coroner
Feinberg of Jack Sullivan. The former
newsboy was held on a charge of mur-
der and rcmanded to the Tombs until
| Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Te
insists that he wns not at the Metropolis
when Roscnthal wns murdered and that
his automobile ride with Lieut.. Becker
had no Significance.
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