The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-17

where he was we'll known, some time
/ aTter midnight and sat down alone in
me l"ppy, smoking cigar and whist
ing as ne watched the usual midnight
| crowd in Times Square outside,
SHORTY before 2 o'clock a slate COL
Vi VI eu automobile drew up in front One
| OF us six passengers got out and
walked into the hotel, reckoning to
RosenthaL -
Herman" he called, come out here
! some one wants to see you"
Rosenthal, without hesitation, walked
SHOTS RANG OUT.
He had reached a point not more
than a dozen feet from the door When
a VoIley Of shots rang out from the
slate colored car. Four of them found
their target and RosenthaI fell dead
instantly with bullet in his brain.
Almost before the crowd on the side
walk and in the lobby realized that
a SHOT had been fired, the touring car
was under way and disappearing in
the direction of Fifth avenue
Police Lieutenant File, Of the CEN
tral Office staff, was dining in the
MetropOle with a party of friends when
ne heard the shots and ran out. With
out waiting for details he jumped into
a taNicab and started in pursuit of the
big slate cOI0red racer. He gave chase
slower machine dropped hopeIessly
behind
The five shots that were fred at
ROSenthal attracted a large crowd and
a few minutes after the tragedy the
street about the hotel was filed with
hundreds Of persons. Reserves from
several nearby stations were turned
out to keep them in order.
James Considine, one of the owners
OF the hotel, told of the shooting from
the rear lobby. He said: I saw
Rosenthal come from the hotel He
started as though he was going to
Broad and then stopped suddenly.
l don't know whether he saw the men
in the machine or not but the sudden
way in which he stopped convinced me
that he was afraid something was to
happen to him. I know that one Of
TIE men in the car was a policeman"
Mrs. Rosenthal. the gamblers wife,
was driven almost frantic when a mes
sengeT told her that her husband had
been slain.
This is the police again." she ex-
claimed 1T is just what I expected.
] stayed up. fearing that Herman
would not get back safe"
District Attorney Whitman was no
titled of the murder within a few min
utes and a half hour later he had
opened his offices and was proceeding
with staff Of stenOgraphers and as
sstants to the West F'orty-seyenth
street police station. He began his in
esti2a ton of the murder there at $3.50
O'cIoCk.
There were several witnesses ready |
to talk to the district attorney, but
none Of them appeared to have any
very definite information to give !
Their descriptions of the gamblers |
assailants were meagre and did not |
in dot ]
noticed the number of the car, but |
each remembered it differently.
Moreover for an occasion such as |
this, there is little doubt but that the |
would substitute a wrong |
number for the one usually borne by |
their machine.
Deputy Police Commissioner Dough-
eTty said today:
THE car used was No. 31.818 n. Y.
It was bought by Louis Libby last |
October. He promised to pay $500 for |
it, had paid $500 and was still paying |
on it.
1T has been positively identified as
the car used by the assassins. and Lib
by has been positively identified as the
chauffeur and as one Of the men who
fred at RosAnthal. The car was found |
N the garage on South Washington
Square.
The charge against the prisoner is
The garage is the same in
which was found the taxi used by
Tontani and the $25.00 robbers. At
mis- time this is all l can afford to
,ay.'
Police Lieutenant Becker Joined Dis
rict Attorney Whitman at once when
}e heard Of the murder. He said:
1t is very regrettahle. I know of
10 motive. I haven't seen RosenrhaI
or week and then I met him casual
"
The POLICE learned that Rosenthal
alked with friends about the degree
Z safety in which he moved about
ince he brought charges against the
,olice.
I've been threatened" Rosenthal
vas quoted as saying. but I don't care
hang for anybody. I'm going to stay
light here and face this thing. They
idn't play this game on the level with
ne, and I'm going to stick. and get
Justice. Common Justice, that's all 7
SIX. and I'm going to get it"
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