The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-04
HUGHES IS IN CHARGE
Shcriffs Watch All Roads
While City Sleuths Line
In Close.
DOuGHERTY DIRECTS HUNT
Dictates Moves of Posse 100
Miles Away With Map Of
Tannersville District.

Late last night four Central once
men and force Of deputy sheriffs were
closing In on Harry Horowitz. or 0yp
the Blood, and Louis Rosenzweig. known
as Lefty Louie, at Tannersville. Greene
county.
They tclephoned to Police Head
quarters here that they had located the
men who are named as two of the actual
murderers q: Herman Rosentha' and
that they expected /" have handcuns
on them by morning. Tannersville In
IN IN, suuth,r: part o. Greene county
on Tie lister .,ad tatskiil Railroad and
"A few miles west ri Catslill.
Inspector Edward l.. Hughes OF tho
detective bureau who went up State to
take active charge Of the hunt. sent
word earlier in the night to Commits
sloncr Waldo that the chase was
getting warm and that the arrests would
certainly he made In a few hours. The
Commissioner before leaving Head
quarters gave out that big news had
been received from his men up State.
The detectives at Tannersville having
learned in what boarding house Lefty
Louie and Gyp the Blood were hiding
stationed the deputy sheriffs assisting
them to watch the roads and paths for
miles around while they themselves
made 4 ring about the house to which
they had traced the fugiuves. Their
last word to Police Headquarters was
that they were confident that they had
trapped the right men and that they
would have Roscnzweig and Horowitz
In New York to-day.
At the command Of Inspector Hughes
all telephones in the vicinity Of the
boarding house to which the chase led
were watched by the detectives to pre-
vent any news of their movements slip
ping out. 1t was impossible for any
one TO use "a telephone In that district
without first explaining his business
to the police. THE SuN learned. how
ever. that the arrangements for the
capture of the two pistolmen had been
made and that the detectives expected
to complete their work by morning.
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty. who
was In constant communication with
Hughes and with upstate police chiefs
was at his desk at Police Headquarters
all last night. and much of the time he
was using the long distance telephone
MIR. Dougherty had "A surveyors map
Of the Tannersvilc district on his desk
and from his room in Police Headquar-
ters here, "A hundred miles from the
scene Of the operations of his men. ac-
lively directed their work. lie declined
tn give out any news. saying that the
situation was such that any premature
npblirity might ho 6np1nrnO
Arrest of Lewis Opened ~ Trail.
II was known that the arrest of
Whitley Lewis put the detectives
squarcly ON the ,rail Of Lefty Louie
and Gyp the Blood Whitley Lewis.
who was before Doughcrty on Friday.
twisted and squirmcd in his attempts
10 cvade giving out information. but
he let slip enough to indicate the prob
able whereabouts OF his friends and
confcdcratcs.
Tannersville Is only few miles
southeast Of FlciSchmanns in Delaware
county, where Detective Harvey. posing
as a farmland, took Lewis prisoner.
The police have information now that
Sam Schepps Is hiding somewhere In the
Catskills and not far from the place
where Lewis was arrested. Most Of the
mon concerned in the murder Of Rosen-
thai have been in active communication
with one another from the day OF the
killing. Before Whitley Lewis fed from
New York and sought refuge In the
mountains ne was telephoning to Jack
Rose at Harry Pollok's home at River
side Drive and 157th street.
1t IL known that Rose and Lewis dis
cussed the murder as late as the
Wednesday afternoon after the murder.
Schepps. the go between for Rose and
the pistol men. was here at that time.
| At that particular time Rose and
Schepps. and even the Zelig men, seemed
to feel certain that they were In no
special danger Of arrest. Sam Schepps
was walking on broadway on the after.
noon Of Wednesday. July H. The night
tefore he had been with Rose at Pol
loks house. Horowitz was at Far Rock
away with his family and Whitley Lewis
was seen by acQuaintances within Y
block OF the Metropole.
Took Fright at Becker's Order.
. II was not until Lieut.. Becker sent
word to Rose to give himself up thai
the gang took fright. Horowitz and
| Rosenzwelg hurried to the mountains
and the cunning Schepps left town
hastily. But they received letters ana
post cards from relatives and friends
| hero and they wrote news OF their
! movements.
The Federal authorities meanwhile
were actively assisting the police Ein'
/ ployecs of the General Post once In
I Irookiyn and In this city were in-
str,ictcd to notify Chicf Inspector Par
,nrs ~ nrook,yr and rh,"f lnsp"ctor
Dixon here n letters for iiorowitz oi
Rosenzwcig ar Mueller ,Whitey Lewis
were received or " letters TO members
nf their families We're seen.
Deputy Commissioner Dougher,y
now admits that he was led 10 the trnil