Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
DISCLOSURE BY INFORMER
; Intimates the Shooting Of Rosenthal
Was Not Deed Of Gamblers.
DEVELOPMENTS ARE EXPECTED
District Attorney Hints at I'm
portant Testimony Obtained From
Friend of Slain Man.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The murder plot
which brought Herman Rosenthal to his
death. that tho gambler might tell no
tales, Is today being hourly brought
closer to the police system"
William Shapiro. part owner OF the
murder car" is giving the public prose-
cutor information bit by bit which
strengthens the belief that the slayer Of
Rosenthal did not spring from the enmity
of gamblers clique. Shapiro admits
that when his motor car was engaged ne
was told that policemen had knowledge
OF what was going to happen and that
nobody was In any danger.
BALD jack Rose. gambler and q
friend Of Police Lieut.. Becker. and who
surrendered himself to the police, has
!. given the name of a gambler and a gun
fighter who was in the car the night
that Rosenthal was shot down in front Of
the Hotel Metropole. His name Is
Schapps, and detectives are securing the
town for him.
Trailing "Bridgie" Webber.
What Rose told Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty makes the police
Official quite anxious to know more
about "Bridgie" Webber, poolroom-
: keeper and friend Of Rosenthal. Rose
said when he left the car uptown he
dropped in on Webber. but later it ap-
pears that Webber turned up at the
Hotel Metropole just before Rosenthal
was shot and there shook hands with
the gambler. Webber also was seen at
the hotel after the shooting.
Police Lieut.. Becker has been told
to remain at police headquarters, and
M ot tho n
expected appearance OF Rose at head
quarters yesterday than Becker, the
head of the so-called strong arm"
squad which has been engaged in look
ing after gambling houses. Shapiro is
willing to tell more of the circum-
stances that led up to the shooting OF
Rosenthal. but he will not tell them to
the police.
Shapiro, through his counsel. admits
that he is in a bad situation, and hopes
tells all he knows of the murderers and
the killing. He Is willing to take his
chances with the district attorney, but
he won't talk to the police.
"Big Jack" zelig Implicated.
For the first time the name OF "Big
jack Zelig, the East Side gang leader
and gambler. who recently was shot by q
Chick Triggs. gangster. 10 brought into
the case today. Detectives, who hear that
Zelig. who is known as the right-hand
man Of Sam Paul, another East Side gang
leader, was seen talking to Rose the
night of the murder. According to the
story. Rose was trying to get Zelig to dc
something for him, and Zelig was prom
ised as reward immunity from the
charge of carrying a concealed weapon
now pending against him. Zelig 8 lawyer
says he is not.in town, and has not been
since July 10.
Developments are expected today from
a conference which District Attorney
Whitman had early today at his home
, with q mysterious man said to be well
known gambler and friend of Rosenthal.
Mr.. Whitman said after the meeting:
II shall have nothing to say now con-
cerning the man who called on me. Per-
haps later I'll have matters so arranged
that shall be in a position to give the
details of what l have learned"
Hints at Important Developments.
Mr.. Whitman, however intimated that
he had discovered important evidence and
that today he will issue subpoenas on the
strength of the mans statements. Whit
mans visitor is said to be widely known
gambler.
Citizens have promised funds for an
investigation by private detectives to
clear up the mystery in which the police
are involved. With the advent Of private
detectives five distinct Investigations will
be under way in connection with the
Rosenthal murder.
The police and district attorney are
conducting inquiries along separate lines
the grand jury Is working on still another
line. the mayor Is having quiet investi
cation In his own way and the private
detectives win make the fifth
District Attorney Whitman again
scored the police today for failure tC
get any further than they have In
rounding up the murderers.
THE police are criticizing my depart
ment" said Mr.. Whitman, in great In
dignation. ''yet in the four days elapsins
since this murder the only evidence
they have collected is that the murder
ers escaped and that gray touring car