davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
ANOTHER CORONER'S DELAY
Hearing of Rosenthai Prisoners
Adjourned to August 10.

Hslf a dozen Of the men held Tor COM
pilcity IN the murder OF Herman Rosen-
thai appeared before Coroner FeinberS
yesterday. who adjourned their cases UNI
III August 10. Those arraigred were Harry
Vallon Louis Libby, William Shapiro,
lack" sullivan. Frank Cirohc and
White" Lewis Cirofcl. who Is known
as ''Dago Frank" and White" Lewis
are charged with having taken part III
the actual murder. The others II is al
legged. were accomplices before the fact.
The hearing. which was 70 begin az :
O'Clock. did not start until nearly o'clock.
Ths DELAY was caused by a conference
between counsel and by certain denti'ca-
tons which District Attorney whitman
wished 20 have made.
"DaSo Frank and white Lewis were
seated In an anteroom OF the Special oes-
sions courtroom. where the hearing wa
held. and the witnesses were brought IN
One OF them, a one-armed man whose
name was not divulged. Is said to have
noted as messenger In carrying money
from, .'Jack" Rose and Bridge" Weber
10 the four asSassins II was said that
he identified "Dago Frank and wv niue
Lewis as two OF the men who were N inc
room 20 which he took the money.
Another Identification was attempted by
Shspiro. the chauffeur OF tho gray auto
mobile His identihcation was said 10
have been far less satisfactory. lie bare
IL glanced at the two men seated III the
.n,eroom and backed out mutterinS thdt
he couldn't say whether he had ever seen
,b.u before o. not. n Is believed that
the crowd which he knew was assehIoe"
IN the courtroom had something 70 DO
With his reluctance 10 scan the two A.
legged murderers closely
None OF the attorneys FOR the accused
men made any serious objection 10 the
postponement. although Frederick Cold
smith. counsel for "Daso Frank wanted
II noted In the minutes that the postpone
ment was over his protest IN all 'ne
sea District Attorney whitman ASKED
FOR the adjournment so that the ponce
might have opportunity 20 follow OUT
lines on which they were working anu
which might lead. he thought, TO tue as
covery OF new evidence. lie said thet
no d,d not feel justified at the present
time In asking Tor the indictment OF any
NJ those arralgned Yesterday.
The inquest into Rosenthat death II
set for August Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
TELL SWAMI ABOUT VICE
Judge Has Man Run Down
OleWs Given in Letters.

Judge Swami, of General Sessions. VINO
has asserted that vice could not exist FOR
twenty-four hours in New FORK without
the knowledge and connivance OF the
poIice. has received n number OF anony-
NOUS letters. The writer's attempt TO tell
OF resorts which are running under police
protection. Yesterday Judge Swami sent
out a special investigator whom he paid
out OF his own pocket 10 run down the
clews given In some OF the letters
The Investigator reported that while
some OF the information in the letters
seemed 10 be correct so far as the eX-
istence OF certain resorts was concerned
the bulk Of 1t was erroneous. Judge
Swami believes that II fund were pro-
yided for the payment OF special detec-
tiyes for such work the judges might be
able TO help considerably in tho investi-
cation. Their position is such that they
frequently receive information from men
who would DO afraid to testify to their
information, but whose statements might
be verified by such investigators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
ROSENTHAL CLEW FIzzlES
Man Named in Anonymous
Letter Denies Implication.

Tie possibility OF new clep and un-
expected disclosures OF startling nature
in connection with the Rosenthal murder
seemed 70 loom UP yesterday IN the Office
Of Coroner Fcinherg when a mysterious
letter in Hungarian was received impll-
eating d man ia East 18th street rs
knowing many desirab Die facts about one
Of the men who murdered the gamble.
The letter was ANONYMOUS, and N"
writer had taken great care 10 dissui
his handwriting 20 tho extent that part
OF the letter were almost illegirlc. Al
though the letter created great impros-
sion IN the Coroucrs Office. n seemed 10
be regarded as untrustworthy by lht
Office OF the District Attorney, where 1t
was sent by Mr.. Felnborg
The letter, addressed 20 Coroner FEM
berg. was as follows:
Gentlemen. in response 20 YOU please
find one Hungarian letter from RoscnthsL
Therefore II II important. You could lnd
out n lot Of things about the murder from
Sarkas Zilmos at No ~ East 18th street
Inside Of plano there there are a lot %
papers and other evidence. The revolver
with which the murder was committed
was thrown into u straw bag there aud
besidcs that there IS other importAE.
evidence Sarkas Is very AFRAID Of being
shot but IL you VIII assure him that hs
- safe he will tell you a lot OF things
about the murder. and you VIII nad out
about gambler who = head man whom
YOU haven't yet got who Is In the police
department. The murderer went INFO
Sarkzs' room dressed UP as a woma n
and then ran away. Leaving behind lot
q lett"rs and pocketbook which are
nov there and which YOU can get Sst-
kas' wife ia afraid 10 say anything be-
cause he has threatened 10 shoot her
down II she speaks. In a. troreers o
carries 10y o. none wrapped IN u rag
and some important letters and papers
No man bearing the name OF SarlSa >
Zilmos could be found a. No. rs East
18th street, but It soon appeared that the
writer had meant William f'arkas. a Hun
ga rian living al that address. whose
name, In the custom OF his country "
putting the given name after the family
name. would DO rendered by Hungarian
as Farkss Niimos
Mr. Farkas said he had no doubt Il
was no who had been meant. lie could
not see a possible reason for the letter.
he said, except political spite on the part
OF ZONE man who wanted TO cause him
a lot Of trouble In calling at the District
Attorneys ONCE and similar errand-.
There could be no basis for the letter
he insisted, az he had never known any
body IN any way corrected with the lios-
onthal case and had absolutely no &c
quaintances among gamblers. ,
Il attend 10 my business during ne
day" Mr.. Farkas said, "snd most Of my
evenings | spend at home writing tor
Our News the official orsnn 81 the
Hungarian American League. OF which !
am president think that III. letter has
been written or inspired by a man who
got sore at me because OF my refusal TO
accept his views as to national politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07

John T.. Mcintyre was retained yester-
DAY afternoon as counsel IN chief for the
Becker defence. Mr.. Mcintyre agreed TO
accept a retainer in the case after con-
ference in the Tombs with tho accused
lieutenant his brother. Jackson. and Mrs.
Becker Mr. Mcintyre had been the
choice OF Becker's immediate relative:
for more Than week, though others IN
terested in Becker's tight for life favored
other counsel
But the retaining Of Mr.. Mcintyre al
though somewhat clarifying the situation
still leaves a LEGAL snarl. ds there are
other prominent lawyers still under con-
sidc-ation by those behind Becker.
Mr. Mcintyre, after announcing that ne
had been retained. paid little comph'
ment 10 John W. Hart. who Is still IN the
case but Mr.. Hart. when told that MI
McIntyre had ben retained. declared that
he had nothing TO say in the matter NJ
Hart. who was an assistant district at
torncy under William Travers Jerome
wanted Mr.. jerome 10 act as chief coln-
sell Mr.. Jerome vas out OF town yesteF-
day, but mis- friends said that he still had
the matter under consideration
MIR. Hart and ] will be the only law
yers actively engaged in the defence OF
Becker" said Mr. Mcintyre. Il am glad
70 nave Mr.. Hart with me, as he is ca
psble young man. with good hnoWledse
OF criminal procedure.
r think my connection with the case
disposes Of the rumor that persons othef
/ thar Beckcr's relatives have fund OF
$4,000 valuable for his defence. was en-
Gagged nv Becker and his family. No out
slider had anything 10 do with IT, There
IS no fund for the defence other than the
resources OF Becker's family. When
Becker is ayraigned tomorrow shall
probably appear only in an advisory ca
! pacity as Mr.. Hart is more familiar Win
| the case thus far"
Despite Mr. NcIntyre's statement. Con-
/ aressman Martin VI. Litteton stII ns-
! ures in the case. Before leaving town
| last night on a ten days fishing trip III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
"R0SE WILL TELL TRUTH
Even if He Dies for II" Law
YER Adds-More Threats.

Jack Rose will tell the truth, even
though IL costs him his life"
This was the answer which James NJ.
Sullivan, counsel for Jack Rose. said
Rose made when he was asked yesterday
IL Il was true that he had been Influenced
by the system" and had ceased TO be
Of service 10 the District Attorney. as
some published reports had It,
Rose" continued Mr. Sullivan told
me he had no intention OF going back
~ his confession to MIR. Whitman. He
cave the District Attorney tonight a
carefully written statement Of many
pages, but what it contained ] am not at
liberty TO discuss"
Mr. Sullivan said that Rose was not I'LL
but that he was feeling restless under the
confinement.
But that is only natural" continued
Mr Sullivan. "for Rose has always lived
a life OF leisure. And besides, though Il
will not DO believed by the general pub
lie, Rose Is man Of fine sensibilities,
and such man would naturally chafe
under restraint.
Rose received two more threatening let
tiers yesterday. "Bridgie". Weber also re-
ceived one. They We're all OF the one
tenor. and apparently written by the one
person. who threatened them with death
for telling what they knew.
Patrick 4. whitney. Commissioner OF
Corrections. visited the West Side court
prison yesterday and talked for few
minutes with Rose. Weber and Harry VAL
Ion. Tho three gamblers told him they
were as comfortable az they could, be in
their cells and mad no complaint 10 make
about the treatment they were receiving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
McINTYRE RETAINED AS
BECKER'S CHIEF COUNSEL

, Canada Mr.. Littleton repeated u'"' ~
had been approached with vie" 70
taipin,. him in the case. Mr.. LttletoI
fused 10 name the persons WHO
him in the interest OF Becker, ,,
"Tbe matter has been discussed W..
me" said Congressman Littie'on' Wv
ro,biro definite has been settled. h"'
&c all 7 can say about IL at TINS ufhe'
Mr. Mcintyre has been associated WIN
many cases Of importance, put perhaps
III. defence Of the Hams brothers lor '''e
murder OF William L. Annis brought nun
more prominently forward than any other
ga 90 I've has had In recent years. AFTER q
aa.nerate Crht for his client he obtained
the acquittsl Of Thornton jenkins Haiii''
The writer. Captain Peter {. Hams wa
also defended by Mr.. Mcintyre put IL
This case the prisoner was sentenced 10
term Of from eight TO sixteen years. ne
vas hardened by Governor DIX last octo-
her after serving a little more than Two
years and four months.
II has been said OF Mr.. Mcintyre that
y. has tried more men for murder than
any other prosecutor. While an assistant
|
Nicoll and John r Fellows, he got os'
! convictions out OF 6i+ murder ana man
SLAUGHTER trials. He had charge OF al
murder cases during the period known as
the Bloody Assize. November. 1885, TO
January. 1886. convicting each OF the
forty-four persons tried for muroer'
| Among the SEES ne has prosecuted were
those OF Burton c. Webster. Dr. Meyer,
! Edward Caesar. Marie Barbara. David
Hannigan. Mary Agnes Flemmins' Henry
Wise Thomas Mullen, Daniel McGrath'
/ Emma Goldman and w. Z. \. and fayne
| Moore.
After resigning from the District Al
torney's once Mr.. Mcintyre was retained
by irish societies IN this city to so 10
england to appear in behalf OF Ed"acd
Ivory who was charged with plotting TO
| dynamite the House OF Parliament ana
kin the Queen. Iyort was acquitted AFTER
a ten days trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
MANY WANT TO BE
COUNSEL IN INQUIRY

The courts decided that he was no, On.
titled to his money, as his employment,
had been illegal. and that under the civ.
cumstances 1t vas the duty of the Cor.
poration Counsers Office to act.
In the case Of the investigation OF IN.
Street Cleaning Department, which has
been cited as a precedent. II seems thar
William NJ. Wins. who acted as spec,aI
counsel. was appointed by Corporation
Counsel Delany at the request OF the al.
dermanlc committee.
Under the charter a special committee
OF the Board Of Aldermen receives no
power to administer an oath or subpoena
witnesses, but Il gets 1t in the general
municipal act Of the state. The chairman
OF the committee may administer the cath
and may subpoena any official or employe
Of the city. II 1t is desired TO subpoena
any other person a special application.
must be made to the Supreme Gsnrt
Want Mitchell on COMMITTEES.
Although there is no way in which
President Mitchell of the Board OF Alder.
men can be designated as a special coun.
sci TO the committee, il was learned yes.
terday that it had been urged upon tire
Rules Committee that President Mitchell
be named as member Of the special
committees Then he would have all the
rights Of examining witnesses that a spe.
cial counsel would have II is barely pos.
siblc that che Of the members Of the CON-
mittee may withdraw to make room for
President Mitchell
Mayor Gssnor vii sign the resolution
approp:ittiEe s2j,Oe0 In special revenvs
bonds ftc The purgeses Of the investigs-
ton lie cannot 90 Il before Monday.
however as II NUS frst bs advertised In
The city Record" Then he viii call a
special meeting OF the Board Of Estinsts
to concur in tbs appropriation This
meeting will be ea.ly next week.
The general feeling is that the commit
tee should get dow1 10 work at the earii-
est possible moment. as the System" 10
now shaken. and IL IS believed that II win
be easter 10 get Information now than
after the system" has had chance to-
pull itself together again. There Is much
that can be done now that would not In
the slightest degree enbarrsss the vort
OF the District Attorney.
Commissioner Waldo saw the Mayor a,
the City Hall yesterday as he has done
almost evsry day since the trouble began
There Was no truth. however. In the story.
that Alderman Downing. tile rammany
leader OF the Board of Aldermen, had con-
ferred with the Mayor and the Commits
sioner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07

polio. Commissioner Waldo said yes
,erday at headquarters that II he shou'u
learn that any fund was being raised
among the police for Beckers defence "
would be subjected 20 A strict investies-
ton BY the department. The CoEnInls-
sioner would not admit that he had
heard definitely that such a FUND Vas
being collected. or that he had instituted
any investigation as a result OF the
rumors.
"'rhe only comment I will make. ne
said. is that ~ soon az learn that any
such fund is being raised ] viii make an
investigation. and deal with IL as II
should be dealt with"
Have YOU made any Investigations OF
injuries concerning Beckors private
means. with n view o. ascertainins
whether he would he financially able 10
nav for the defence ne Is reported 20 be
preparing 20 make the Commissioner
wa. asked: but 20 all questions ~ this
sor, no replied that lie had nothing TO
say.
From an Official IN the department. VINO
e. said 10 je close 10 Waldo 81 "a great
many matters. U was learned that tho
Commlssloncr attitude vas that MI IN
vestisat!ons concerning Becker hsd best
be carried on by tie District Attorrey.
You know" this Official said. that
moro than once tho courts have ex-
pressed the opinion that in cases where =
member OF the department Is Charged
With a criminal offence OF any SOFT Il Is
unvIse that the Conimlsslonsr should in
stl,ute Al Investigation. II was held best
10 let the case 20 before a court OF com
petent jurisdiction. and 81 tho evidence
warrant. the offender viii be both pun
lshcd ciimmally apd dismissed from the
department
The Commits !oner believes that under
Mr.. Whiimans management Ecker =
case will be thoroughly investigated
from all points. and that eli effort will
be made 10 prove him guilty, u he Is
guilty. A. 10 any investigation the Com
missioner might wish TO make. q IS a
fact that tho Police Department 10 very
poorly equipped for that sort o. thing.
The Commissioner In order 10 ind out
ABOUT u man htNh't's - - 'b'' ''''
He must go 20 the Commissioner 81 Ac-
counts and ask Tor an investigation.
Has the Commisoner asked for such
on investigation OF Becker's arairs?' he
was asked.
no. for two reasons" the Official re-
Piled The first h. the ono citcd a5ol
as coming from the courts. The second
is that Becker 10 now in the hands Of the
District Attorney. II he asked for him
for the purpose OF bringing him here 10
headquarters for an inquiry. IT might be
granted him az courtesy, but what Ia
the user Tho Commissioner has no doubt
Mir. Whitman's inquiry viii DO thorough,
From the same informant II was
learned that Commissioner Waldo has de.
clared that ~ Section 5B Of tho city
charter had not been declared unconsti-
tutional. II OF itself would place such
power In his hands that he could clean
up tho gambling situation over night,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
Wal DO MAKESNO MOVE
TO INVESTIGATE BECKER

without being hsmpered With questions
OF sufficient evidence.
That provision Of the charter pro-
vldes." WaIdo's friend said, that II t"o
or more houstholders shall report in writ
Ing over their signatures 70 the Ponce
Commissioner or 10 a Deputy Police Com
missioner that there are good grounds
stating the grounds, for believing any
house Is used az common gambling
house. Il shall be lawful for the Commits
sioner or lis deputies 10 authorize N
writing any member Of the force 70 enteI
the premises and arrest all persons found
offending there against the law. and
seize all apparatus Tho COMMISSIONS.
shall further. according TO the article
cited cause the arrested persons TO be
prosecuted and 10 destroy all apparatus
seized
That provision is direct and SPECIFIC
enough" tho Commissioners friend said,
"and would do the business. But by the
courts Il has been declared unconstitu-
tion6l.
The London police are 10 better than
the New York police, but they have the
goHer TO proceed against gambling 10 this
summary fashion. There IL no common
gambling H. London az result and one
seldom hears OF a raid there. for they are
not needed. They cleaned up the city be-
cause they were not hampsred by courts
deciding that common sense evidence was
not legal evidence. They walked In,
found men gambling. arrested them.
smashed their apparatus. and the place
was cleaned up. That ~ what wa need
here. .. 80
1T may be said Tor the Commissioner,
however. he went on, that there il a
lot OF gambling apparatus IN the base
ment at Headquarters that he has ordered
smashed up. without giving the courts A
chance 10 restore it. This hss been done
pursuant TO Mayor Gaynor's letter OF two
weeks or 70 ago advising him 10 take AT
least that much summary action and let
the courts have their cav about II ir ,hov
wanted to"
The same informant said that although
the Commissioner had no, undertaken 10
Investigate Becker's personal affairs he
mad. after tie published reports appeared
asked him IL II we're true that he had
purchased property in The Bronx, to-
gether with his wife and brother. valued
at $500 Becker. It vas said. had sd-
niitted that i've had made such n Dur
chase. His salary was that OF lieutsn-
ants, 70
Commissioners aldo was told THURSDAY
b. newspaper man that subscription
list was going from hand 10 hand
throughout the department 70 secure
funds for tho legal defence Of Lieutenant
Becker Tho Commissioner was asked
what he thought about IL. He vas both
surprised and argered, and said:
such a statement isn't true. II mustn't
be. Show me the list"
lie was told that the list could no. be
secured by the reporter.
We'll, show, or tell me the name OF,
any man who has signed such list, and
I will discharge him Immediately from
this department. J never heard OF such
thinG," was his parting comment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
SHAPIRO REVISES STORY
OF MURDER CARS" ROUTE

not convict u Itself. either, bur il Helps
the case In an important way"
AZ 10 the hunt for the men wanted
under the supervision OF Inspector
Hughes, the Second DEPUTY Commits
sionsr said that as far as the Catskills
wero concerned II had practically been
abandoned. Inspector Hughes returned
to town yesterday morning. siok, he said,
and was not working on the case at
present
Does that mean that Inspector Hughes
has been withdrawn or has retired from
the case2" ne was asked.
Not at ALL" he replied. He Ia not
very sick. lie has an attack OF ptonsine
poisoning, and will be out In a few days
and back at work on the case-but not Tn
the Catskills. That is practically closed.
have only one detective watching there.
The Aqueduct police. he said, had com
municated to him that they had arrested
a man who answered the description of
one Of the fugitlves, and detective was
! sent up 10 Olive Branch from Kingston
, to look him over
He proved to be only a Dago that
couldn't have had any connection with
the case at ALL the Commissioner said.
He did not really resemble any of the
mon wanted. He was released at once"
From Spencer a small town IN Massa-
chusetts, came tho rumor Yesterday that
two men had been arrested there answer
ing the descriptions Of ''0ib tho Blood"
and Lefty Louie" II was said they
had been spotted on q trolley car and
arrested as they got of, being locked up
In the town jail 10 await the arrival OF
two detectives from New York sent 10
look them over.
The Deputy Commissioner said there
was nothing In the report. and that he
had heard from Spencer, or had sent men
there. lie also said that he took no
stock in the story that the two men might
be in Boston. and that no men had been
sent to Boston on any clew leading there,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07

Commissioner Dousherty said yesterday
AT HEADQUARTERS that the most important
DEVELOPMENT In tho Rosenthal case ~ the
detective phase OF the situation was t'o
fact that lie. In company win pistr'0t
Attorney Whitman and Aaron Levy. Sha'
uiro's lawyer, had obtained from Sh<ph0
the admission that In one essential tc-
spect. at least. lis previous story or the
movements OF the murder car and the
man in Il Immediately after the shooting
was false. .
According to shspIro's previous story.
,hs Denuty Commissioner said, Tho four
alleged murdercrs OF Rosenthal-that H.
'Daso Frank White Lewis. Lefty
r,ouie' and 'chb the Blood'-S ot out OF
the ca at 4sth street and Third avenue
knew thar WAC not true from informa-
ton | got from other sources
Yesterday Shapiro admitted that he
had lied. lie revised his story and sahi
lie put one of the men out AT lpth strest
ana Seventh avenue and the three others
at I2eth street and Lexington avenue.
Then he came downtown with an empty
car.
This IL important II helps develop IN
formation | had obtained from other
sources. had been working 70 OBTAIN
evidence that the four men were tosetne'
In a certain neighborhood In Harlem be-
tween the hours OF o'clock and $3.50 on
the morning OF the murder. II doesn't
convict them. but It corrooorates other
evidence | had--namely. that they Were
In the vicinity Of q certain hat8o"se III
Harlem and we're seen there oy meS-
senger boy. ... -.
81 am working nov for iurtner ev!-
dence along this line, and have men de-
veloping some important things now up
town. They may produce important de
veiopments any time. One THING. too, In
this connection. have been able to es-
tablish. and that Is that 'paso Frank
has lied to me whenever he has told me
OF his own movements and Whereabouts
on the morning Of the murder. This doe9