New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
SHAPIRO WOULD TURN
WITNESS FOR WHITMAN
He Names Dago Frank, LoeWy
Lewis and "Gib the Blood"
as Car Occupants.
DIDN'T KNOW FIFTH MAN
Chauffeur's Evidence, II Is
Said, Would Clinoh State
Case Against One
Man at Least.
DIDN'T KNOW FIFTH MAN

william Shapiro, chauffeur OF the muir
der car. will become state witness X the
plans Of his counsel are crowned wiz"
success. The story he haa told to o'he's
Of what happened on the night OF INC
murder, II Is said, will absolutely clinch
,he states case against AT least one OF
the men under arrest, and against the
five assassins who actually killed Roseh-
thai.
sbaniro's story, az several heard H. ~
a dramatic description Of the NllinB anu
tie events Immediately preceding.
Aaron J. Levy. his counsel, Is no" try
ing 10 effect bargain with pistrict Az
,orney Whitman for Shapiro 10 become
states witness, and he expressed hum
self Yesterday as hopeful that this would
be brought about.
Last night Levy and Deputy Commis-
sioner Dougherty had two hours con-
ference, at which tho lawyer gave the
police Official valuable information. This
is the first time that the two have met
since the murder. Neither would talk
about the things they discussed
The story that Shapiro tells and which
he Is willing 10 tell the District Attorney
II the lattar agrees 10 accept him as
state witness Il es follows:
When ! stopped in front Of 'BridSie'
Webers gambling house two men got
out OF the car and went upstairs. While
they were upstairs saw Bridge Weber
como down. He walked down Nd street
toward Broadway. A little later he re-
turned and went upstairs again.
"A minute or so after Weber went up
stairs into his gambling house Ave men
came down. One I knew as Dago Frank.
Two others were members OF Jack
Zcligs gang They were Whitley
Lewis and Lefty Loewv. There vas
another man, called Glib the Blood and
a fifth man. whose name don't know.
"AIl FIVE got in the car. One sat along
side me and the four others sat in the
back. The man who sat beside mo said:
Drive around 10 the Metropole and stop
in front OF IT,
II started toward Broadway and he
said Turn around and 60 by way OF
Sixth avenue ] did. and went through
43d street and stopped opposite the
Metropole as was told.
~ started to get up from my seat TO
open the door for my passengers when
the man sitting alongside me stuck
revolver against my side and said: Re
main where you are and do as you're
told. II you don't III Kill you.
Il had nothing TO DO but 10 DO as
was told. for ! saw his revolver, and l
saw the look in his eyes. He would have
killed ne, sure.
After the men got out ! saw them
stroll over In leisurely fashion 70 the
Metropole. The two Zelig gangsters were
in the lead Az about the time they
reached the sidewalk In front OF the
Metropole the man on the seat beside
me. who still kept the revolver In his
hand, said: Turn your car around so
that Il will face Sixth avenue, and when
you have done that be ready 10 start the
machine when give the word. No mon
key business or you'll DO killed. And
don't pay any attention 10 anything that
happens
II was badly frightened. did as waB
told. ] turned the car around. 1 brought
It in about the same position as II was
before, save that instead OF facing west,
It was nov facing east. / noticed that
there were no other automobiles on the
street.
Nothing happened fol. maybe, twenty
minutes or 80. II seemed an hour. All
the while the revolver OF the man beside
me Has pointed al my body. Now ana
then, while I was sitting In the automo-
bile, I saw a policeman III uniform pass
on the west side Of Sixth avenue az no
patroled his beat. think that If he had
walked alongside nay car ] would have
been afraid to cry out. even IL had an
voice left.
AT the eud Of twenty minutes / heard
FIVE revolver shots. The first two seemed
too close together 70 be from one re-
volver, and the three others followed in
rapid succession. At the sound OF the
first shot involuntarlly turned my head
But ] no sooner did 30 than 7 felt the
revolver OF the man on the seat beside
me pressed against my sido and he cried
Never mind looking that way! Look for
ward, and pay attention to the car
II obeyed, but in the brief space OF
time that l had my head turned | saw
the four men who had left my car. and II
seemed as II two Of them had revolvcrs
at Rosenthsl And after they fred, saw
all four start toward my car.
"All this happened In the space OF less
than half minute. Within the minute
the four were IN my car, and started It,
under orders from the man beside me,
toward Sixth avenue.
AT first We went slow. but by the time
we reached Sixth avenue had picked up
pretty good speed"