New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

and she required inc aio VI "N
physician. Mr.. Bernard said Malone
had asked him several days ago LOT
permission to take his aged father and
mother out for a ride and he hau
! granted t.. He wondered now no"
ever whether the car was not useu
for some other sinister purpose on thst
occasion.
While Sadie Probst was still WIN
Dougherty, Inspector Hughes stroHeu
through the main hall. where the heNs-
| manor men were standing, and IN
formed them gratuitously that nothing
WAS likely to happen for the rest OF
The afternoon. throwing in the susSes-
ton that they might seek refreshment
| outside the building for whiie' re
seemed to be surprised when told that
q mysterious woman was closeted up
| stairs with the Commissioner. WITHIN
five minutes another woman made her
annearance at the Broome street en-
trance and vas hustled up the pach
stairs with q surprising show OF Sc
crecy. ,-,
No clew TO the identity Of this third
woman was forthcoming, but rumor
had il that the man who came WIN
/ her, wearing his arm in slins' was
| Lefty" Louis, one OF big JACK
Zelig's lieutenants.
! Douxherty however, denied this Inc
exclamation current around Headquarters
REGARDING this pair was 10 the effect that
tip had come in that Lefty LOUIS
was at a saloon uptown; that detective
had been sent out to get him. and had
returned with the incapacitated individual
who turned out not TO be Lefty after
all. The woman was said 10 be merely
! his pal" and 10 have no connection
with the case.
| The pair. nevertheless, remained with
the Commissioner for some time When
they reached the street and caught sight
Of the battery OF cameras facing them
| they turned and dashed back into the
building, refusing TO answer questions
Dougherty finally put them in his own
automobile and sent them of 10 the sub
way TO escape the crowd Of small boys
who surrounded all the entrances, I'M
bued, apparently. with the juvenile hope
OF "seein; someth!n."
Bath Rubbsrs Examined.
Even before Dougherty and Hughes
reached their Offices in the morning four
men. said 20 have been rubbers In the
Lafayette baths, where Jack" Rose
told the police he spent the night
after leaving the automobile used by the
murderers. put in an appearance. The
police officials seemed highly pleased
after examining these men, but refused.
| as In the other cases during tho day. to
reveal who their visitors were or what
| they had learned from them. II was re-
1 ported that the men were asked about
| Harry Brown" said 10 have been men
toned in Dora Gilbert's affidavit, in an
/ effort TO identify him as Jack" Rose,
who is now in the Tombs in connection
with the murder.
Lieutenant Becker had an explanation
10 make yesterday about his new house In
The Bronx. which had been considered a
pretentious dwelling. Becker sad he had
a talk with Commissioner Waldo last Feb
ruary, during which he informed him Of
good bargain he had run across, a
! house and two lots which a saloonkesper
| who was down on his luck was Willing
10 part with at. sacrifice. Becker said
he told Commissioner Waldo that the
property cost him Sc 900. He said he knew
there would be a scandal about It, so he
wanted 70 tell the Commissioner
FL - -
learned that two adjoining IotJ, assessed
at $3.50 each. could be bought for s., so
each, so ne borrowed $500 from his
brother and acquired the additional land
for the garage" on the property. Becker
said the garage" was an old barn which
he had renovated.
II have been on the force for nineteen
years." said Becker. and my wife has
been a school teaccer for sevents IN years
In fact, she Is still teaching We have
saved up our money and bought this
property up In The BronI'
Affidavit Of Bribery Talk.
II developed yesterday that Lieutenant
Becker had obtained more than one affi-
davit in the campaign he started TO dis
credit Rosenthal. who made the depo-
sition against the strong arm" man
| which IL believed to have FASTENED his
death. Charles p. Pitt. Vho acted as
Becker's agent in getting the AFFIDAVIT
from Dora Gilbert Rosenthais divorced
wife, made an affidavit on July 10 IN
which he en- rged Rosenthal with at
| tempting 10 bride him TO use his infiu-
! ence with the police 20 have the strong
army squad" OF which Becker was lead
er, let up on bothering the Rosenthal
gambling establishment. in West 18th
street. Rosenthal suggested after Pitt
had refused TO intercede for him that he
could reach Becker himself, according to
| tho AFFIDAVIT
William Well, Of No. $50 Nassau street,
Pitts lawyer. gave out the affidavit. In
| II, on account OF his occupation az a
newspaper tipster, Pitt says that he
often came In contact with Rosenthal
| On November 10, 1911, al Seventh ave-
nue. and 42d street outside OF the Lyric
| Hotel. Rosenthsl accosted him. he swore,
and asked him in tho presence OF Will
| lam Vittroff to intcrcede with the police
| in his behalf. Deponent said he told Ro-
seminal he couldn't do II, as he had no
! influence with the police. Thereupon
Rosenthal told Pitt that he knew he.
| Pitt. was well acquainted with members
Of the strong arm" squad. and II he
| ,,o,taa 10 could rreynu imam h.