The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-02
BY Associated Press.

New York, Aug. 1.--'Whitey' Louis,
alleged to be one Of the actual muir
derers of Herman RosenthaI, the
gambler, was arrested today at F1eish-
manns, New York, according to the
announcement of Inspector Hughes at
police headquarters tonight.
'Dago Frank" Cirofci and Shapiro,
chauffeur and joint owner of the mur-
der car, were today taken to the dis
trict attorneys Office and confronted
by three witnesses who positively
identified them as participants in the
murder-Shapiro as driver of the car
and "Dago Frank" as one of the pas
sengers. Shapiro had already confess
ed his part in the affair, and his iden-
tification was merely a formal con-
firmation of his story. report that
''Dago Frank" had confessed proved
to be erroneous.
WILL ACT SLOWLY.
Steps toward corroborating the con-
fessions duplicating Police Lieutenant
Becker in the murder of Herman
Rosenthal are to be taken carefully
and slowly that, as District Attorney
Whitman says, "the whole truth of
she relations between the gamblers
District Attorney Whitman is pro-
crossing in supplying missing links in
the confession of Bald Jack Rose,
'Bridgie" Webber and Harry Vallon,
who in their stories to the public
prosecutor said that Becker urged the
killing of Rosenthal.
Mr. Whitman says he has obtained
testimony confirming parts of Rose S
and Webber's story that they met
ter the murder. Two restaurant en-
ployes, according to the district at
torney have given the information that
they saw Becker talking with Rose
and Webber on Forty second street
after the killing.
Mr.. Whitman, who has been advised
by several supreme court justices to
go slow, said today:
81 am confident that the whole truth
will cone out. 1t may appear a little
slowly, but I am not going to rush the
case.
The court Of appeals has held that
there must be some corToboration of
the testimony of accomplices. The
| establishment of a motive is COR
roboration. There is no doubt in my
mind that the guilt has been establish
ed.
"The intimate relations between
Becker and Rosenthal their quarrel.
RosenthaPs fear of Becker, the accu-
| sations against Becker, the killing it
self, the meeting of Becker and Rose
after the killing, all point to one
| thing"
John w. Hart, counsel for Becker,
was taken before the grand jury this
| afternoon and asked about an affidavit
he is supposed to have obtained from
| Bald Jack Rose before the latter
! surrendered. Hart declined to answer
| on the ground that it would be unfair
| to his client. He was thereupon taken
| before Judge Mulqueen, who instruct
| ed him to answer. District Attorney
| Whitman then had the lawyer taken
! back to the grand jury room.
| The declaration of Jack Rose, the
| informer in the Rosenthal case, that
an annual tribute of $4,000 had
been exacted by the police from
! gamblers and others for protection, -
is not considered extravagant by
many persons familiar with conditions
| in New York's underworld. AS a
! matter of fact, the amount stated is
nearly 100000 a year less than was
collected some twelve years ago, ac-
| cording to an expose Of the gambling
situation published by a New York
| newspaper in March 1900. This article
| which created a great sensation al
the time, alleged that S3,095,000 was
| the yearly tribute of keepers OF
gambling houses to the police and 9TH
er powers of the city government for
| protection