Arizona republican., 1912-07-26
New York District Attorney Thinks He Is About to Get at the Bottom of the Rosenthal Murder Mys- tery
THE STORY OF MAN
 WHO SAW KILLING
Owners of the Murder Car" Make Statement
 Which Whitman Says Is Destructive of Alibis;
 "Dago Frank" Arrested
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1

NEW YORK, July 25.-Frank Mu- rato described in a police circular is sued as "Dago Frank" wanted for murder in connection with the killing of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler. was brought to police headquarters late tonight by department detectives. He is one of the men declared by the police to have been in the murder car on the night of the shooting. William Shapiro, the chauffeur of the car used by the murderers of ROsen- thai, and Louis Libby, part owner with Shapiro of the murder car" were accepted as witnesses for the state today, and furnished what is believed to be important information.
 Other valuable facts were furnished by John J. Hickey, a witness to the shooting. While few details of what Libbey and Shapiro told the district attorney were made public, it was admitted that they had given notable help to the states case. After they had made a statement fifty subpoe- mas were issued for witnesses to ap- pear before the grand jury next week
 Hickey, the new witness, told the district attorney that he stood within three feet of Rosenthal when the fatal shots were fired. According to Hic- key the four shots were from as many revolvers. Hickey also said that Ros enthal, when he walked out of the Metropole hotel, was accompanied by several friends. At newspaper counter ROsenthal bought several pa pers These he distributed among the party and they were glancing over the news just outside when the shots were fired Hickey said he might be able to identify two of the men who had revOlvers.
 Shapiro will render any assistance he can in the matter" said District Attorney Whitman tonight No promise of immunity has been made to him. He was, according to his statement. waiting about fifteen min utes in front of the MetropOle hotel on the night of the murder. He saw one man go away from his car with a gun in his hand. He cannot say whether the three men he took away were the same three men who came to the front of the cafe in the car he was driving.
 q have punctured the alibis of w tDJeI anu Hal and from the statements made to me, 1 I will ptncture the alibis of the other
 men under arrest"
 Shapiro also is to appear tomorrow as a star witness for the state at the
 coroners investigation. Police Lieu
 tenant Charles Becker, whom Rosen- , thai accused of being his partner in : the gambling business, was ready to
 appear as a voluntary witness before the grand jury today, but that body 1 had already adjourned. It is planned | to call him on Monday or Tuesday After prolonged questioning Dag
 Frank whose name is said to be 1 Frank CirOsici was sent to a cell for the night charged with cOmplicity in l the murder of Rosenthal, the charge being made by Deputy Commissioner | Dougherty. "Dago Frank said he was
 not in New York on the night of the | murder. Before his arrest he had talk
 en apartments at the Harlem with 3
 woman who declares herself as Rose 1 Harris She is known to the police as
 Regina Gordon" A man who is de- scribed by the police Abe" Lewis, . l clerk more familiarly known at "Fat Abe" was brought in from the liar 1 lem house with others. Both the wo- man and Fat Abe were held overnight as material witnesses.