The Washington times., 1912-07-16

an automatic gun. The first bullet sped
true to the mark, causing instant death.
AS Rosenthal fell two other shots struck
him, infiicting wounds.
The man who did the shooting dis
appeared. while his companions jumped
square was in an uproar. Gamblers
and men Of the White Light district
were running about. some, not know
their the pistols for % self-protection. G A
stream Of well-known men rushed ont
OF the hotel. They knew the meaning
Of the shots: Diamond Jim" Brady.
Belts, and others who knew the dead
man well rushed to his side. One glance
was enough. They turned away shal-
ing their heads.
Fully fifty police gathered in ten min
utes. Lieutenant Frey, ot the West
Forty-seventh street station, who was
On post block away commnndeered a
taxicab, and gave chase to the car In
which the murderers were escaping, but
they outdistanced the taxicab, and dis
appeared In Central park. Reserves
from the new Tenderloin station were
hurried to the scene.
Conflicting Stories Told.
Probably never before had the police
encountered case where SO many con-
fiicting stories were told. Several we'll
known men declared that Rosenthal had
been called out of the hotel by a man
who led him through the main entrance
SO that he would be strongly silhouetted
in the bright light from the hall.
Others said the gambler was apparently
waiting for some one-a woman was
suggested-while still others insisted
that one of the men In the party that
killed him was a policeman In full
uniform.
Mrs. Rosenthal was waiting in their
home at 104 West Forty fifth street, the
gambling house which has been the CEN
the gamblers for the last week, when
told that her husband had been killed.
MY God we have been expecting
this" was all she could say. She soon
became hysterical.
Urged Him to Leave Town.
Later she was able to tell the police
that a man whom she knew as Baker,
who was a member Of the city police
force, had warned her husband only
yesterday afternoon that he was marked
for death. She said that she had been
so impressed with the warning that she
had tried to persuade her husband to
leave town last night and take her with
him. but that he had simply laughed at
her.
dead man, either by the police, who
were chasing his assailant, or by the
gamblers, who gazed at the stiffened
body as It lay on the sidewalk await
ing the arrival Of the coroner to order
Its removal to the morgue.
The police were sore" because Rosen-
thai had declared that Lieutenant Beck
OF, one Of their number, had "cut In
20 per cent rake-on in return for a
loan. They also condemned Rosenthal
for his declaration that organized pro-
lection was again the rule In the police
against Rosenthal because he had
''sQuealed," the code of the fraternity
being that no matter what happens a
man should fight his own fights with
out appealing either to the courts or
the police.
The man arrested soon after the shoot
ing was booked by them as John g..
Gallagher, of the Hotel Gerard, In West
Forty-fourth street. and detained with
out any charge being made against him.
Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty
said that he was holding the man as
a material witness.
Will Seek Vengeance.
Mrs. Herman Rosenthal went to the
coroner's office and claimed the body of
her husband and ordered 1t removed to
an unertaker's for preparation for
burial. She waas singularly composed.
| and appeared to think only OF vengeance
| on the murderers.
Il VIII not rest nlBnt or uay Until tne
! murderers OF my husband have expiated
tehir crime in the electric chair" she
said. II have a little money we saved,
! and will snend II all to see that justice
10 done. We have feared just this since
Herman got tired of being bounded by
the police, and decided to tell the public
what was going on. and demanded JUS
tice at the hands OF district attorney.
THE police have houned us night and
day. In addition other enemies have
| been busy. Strange men have been
hanging around our house and we have
watched. My husband left home yes
terdAy afternoon to go to the district
attorneys office. / insisted that he take
a bodyguard with him, and to please me
ne did So He came back last night and
said he had an appointment for midnight.
When he went out l asked him TO take
| a guard but he refused. saying II they
| were going to get him they would do II
guard or no guard. That was tie last
saw OF him alive"