Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-20
WHITMAN NOW
IS MARKED FOR
ASSASSINATION
Gets Letters Warning
Him to Let Up in
Rosenthal Case.
CHAUFFEUR'S LAWYER
ALSO IS THREATENED
Jack" Rose Admits That He
Expected lnformer Was
Due to Get His"

. NEW YORK, July 20.-The same
agencies that brought about the as
sassination of Herman Rosentha1, the
gambler. now have marked District
Attorney Charles S. Whitman. who
is waging relentless war on "the sys-
tenn" and all for which 1t stands.
Threats against the prosecutors life
are contained in six letters, which
tell him that for his own safety he
must relax his zeal. They were sent
to his home address, 81 Madison~ave-
nue.. They were unsigned or bore
fictitious names.
Several or n letters limited at Sc
we're consequences. but two or three
were more specific in promising the
district attorney that he would meet
the same fate as E.osenthaI If he con-
tinued in his efforts against the po-
lice, the gamblers and the gangsters.
Levy Also Threatened. J
One letter, 1t is rumored. said that
a chemical bomb would end the
Whitman investigation If other means
failed.
Whitman would make no comment
on the threats or any other phase of
the case. He smiled when first
questioned about the death threat. 1t
is known that he has received a
score Of letters of communication for
every one of condemnation since he
openly announced that he will probe
thoroughly the present scandal. In
several of the letters offers of inan-
cial assistance were made so he might
n~orlox- 1~frat1r I.fcrxroc <, n1tnxnanf
the work of his own staff of sleuths.
The prosecutor, who went out OF
town las night on an important
mission" did not return to his office
today, and it was said he would not
be back until Monday. The utmost
reticence as to his whereabouts was
observed by his assistants, and re-
ports that he had gone to have a
secret conferences with the head of
the private detective agency which
he. has employed in the case could
not be confirmed.
That the threats are not confined
when Aaron J. Levy, counsel to Louis
Libby and William Shapiro, an
nounced he found menacing messages
in his mail. With those letters also
were several in praise Of the young
lawyers attitude in the case. One of
Levy's friends wrote to advise him
to get a permit to carry a revolver.
as several threats openly had been
heard against his life.
Says slayers Have Left City.
That some, IL not all Of the men In
the big gray automobile when Rosen-
hal was lured to his death, have fled
to other cities was reported about po-
lice headquarters today, and it was
said detectives have been dispatched
to many points or clues.
When Deputy Commissioner Dough-
erty reached his Office today he found
that his aides had brought there four
or five men, said to be attendants in
a Turkish bath. where BALD Jack"
Rose claims he passed the night after
leaving tn emurder car while it was
on it's way uptown on it's deadly mis-
sion. Dougherty closeted himself
with them at once. 1t was reported
that one matter upon which Dough-
erty questioned them was concerning
the mysterious Harry Brown" who.
it is alleged, is mentioned in the aft
davit from Dora Gilbert, Rosenthal'e
first wife, which had to do with Res
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