The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-06
ztL|G, CANISTER,
HIMSELF A VICTIM

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to a row in q restaurant At either ~
or 70 Second Avenue and had punched
man there 20 that the man was
bruised in q way that resembled the
bruises which tho prisoner displayed
tonight as proof that Zelig had beaten
and robbed him.
Tho man beaten by Zelig according
to the second story heard. left the res
taurant threatening vengeance upon
Zelig. Not long after this. 20 the 20
lice heard from friends Of zelig. .
telephone message came to the Testaur-
ant for Zelig, and the gang leader
talking at tho restaurant telephone
announced that some one had Just ask
ed him to come to fourteenth Street
and Second Avenue ON q business
matter"
Zelis. his friends tell the police LETT
the restaurant at once and jumped on
a car that brought him up to the cor
ner where he was murdered Also.
say the informants. q man who had
seen ZeliS leave the restaurant follow
ed him and lomped on . car runninS
north less than q block behind the
car ZeliR had taken. The supposition
of these friends Of Zelig IS that the
gang leader was murdered because ne
had robbed Davidson during the after
noon. but that Davidson was the man
Zelis had thumped in the face In tho
restaurant at o'clock. and that the
shooting therefore merely was como
hack" by Davidson for this beating.
inspector Eaurot had just begun the
examination Of Davidson II police
HEADQUARTERS when ne re WassH.n 30
suspend 1t. and that the district AZ
torney would be at police headQuaf-
te.s in a short time TO do tne ques-
tioning Of the prisoner himself
INSPECTOR Faurot had learned part
Of Dayidson's story by this time. II
was substantially the same - aireaoy
told.
rot 10 police headquarters az II O'Clock,
and a few minutes lister District At
forney whitman came In. lie vas
etopped by the Teporters VINO asked
him whether he thought the death OF
fJeutenans Becker thai. which STATS
Monday. Will delay or Inconvenience
ehe trial Nr. whitman said he didn't
Know yet Just how Important Zeiig
would have been to the pr ra, sn INC
LesNe9D 1'r00 TODo2
When the dead mans clothes we're
searched at the morgue the keeper
found In the upper right hand pocket
four letters written In pencil and badly
blood stained They were not In en-
veaopes. One Of them was dated from
the Tombs October 3. The signatures
TO the four were frank CiroGei. Lefty
Louie, Harry and Whitley. The letter
dated from the Tombs was addressed
70 Dear Friend Zel:' ana said amons
other things:
Things Look fne. I read your letter
ana Louis and myself were tsckled to
death TO read IT, We have . he'll Of .
time here, cid boy. ourselves Do moth
ing but fool and kid one another. Gee.
ana you sec about Losis IN so-day's
Journal. We laughed ourselves sick
over IL Well. Eel. take care Of your
self, ana I know ycu are the one Who
con do that. 30 win close with T0garoo
ana best wishes TO yourself ana wife.
from, your true friend. HARRY.
REGARDS and best wishes from W.
and p. Answer ~ soon - possible u
you hsve time"
Another lested dated from the Tennis
,r,.ou on October 3. addressed 90
Friend Jack" sage In BART.
II received that letter this afternoon.
ana You can imagine how I felt when
\ read e. For I know everyshine ycu
write rcmes from the depths % yvus
heart. We'll. Jaek. Z want yea % step
worrying about -. ~ wc have every
ming shsS we wish fov. and ors hovsn0
ne beat Of time up here. We sre eeev
N bere On . short vacation 70 O3ve -