Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-11-14
H0R0W|Tz is
ON STAND
TODAY
He CORROBORATES STORY or OTHER
GUN men AS TO KILLING OF
HERMAN R0SENTHAL new YORK
GAMBLER

New York, Nov. 14.--Harry Hor-
owitz, otherwise known as "Gyp the
Blood" the dandy of the four gun
men on trial charged with numbering
herman Rosenthal at Charles Beck
el s bidding, took the witness stand
today and sWore that the shots in
front of the Metropole, We're fired by
Harry ValIon, "Bridgie" Weber, in
formers for the state, and a third man
! mysteriously unnamed.
He denied every discriminating
statement made by Bald Jack" Rose
and said he and his companions did
lot even hear of the murder until sev.
Ell hours after it had occurred. They
were within stones throw Of the
scene, whittier they had gone at the
strangers invitation he said, and fled
( when they heard the shots.
"Gyp,' under the questioning of his
attorney, told of being in Webber's
poker room with Rose, Schepps, Val
Ion, Cirofci and a strange man whom
he did not know.
but the two returned IN fifteen minu-
ties. The stranger was a man about
five feet 8 or 10 inches tall, of stocky
build and wore black slouch hat.
"Gyp" was not allowed to tell what
the stranger said.
The four gunner left the power
rooms with the stranger "Gyp" said.
"Dago' Frank said he was going
home and the Others including the
stranger, walked to the Hotel Cadi-
lac at Forty-third street and Broad
way.
I'VE stood there by the Cadillac"
the witness declared, "and the strange
man walked across Forty-second
street He approached Rose, Webber,
Vallon and Schepps, who were stand
ing opposite the Metropole. All five
OF them then walked over toward the
Metropole, Weber and Vallon first.
All OF sudden we heard shot.
We saw Harry Vallon and Bridgie
ebber ana lne strange man shooting.
How many men did you see shoot
ing?"
Those three, Harry Yallop, Bridge
Webber and the strange man"
''As soon as we saw them firing"
continued "Gyp" I'VE ran for the sub
way. A train was Just pulling in and
we boarded it without paying fare.
We rode to 145th street and Lennox
avenue and went to our fiat
Cirofici, ''Dago Frank, was then at
the fiat, the witness said The witness
denied that Rose had ever asked him
and his companions to murder Rosen-
thai. Roses motive in seeking them,
he said, was to assure them that he
had no part in the framing up of big
Jack Zelig
On cross-examnation, "Gyp" admit.
ted that he had been convicted five
times for larceny offenses and had
served several terms in penal insti-
tutions, but denied participation in
various East Side holdups.
"Gyp" detailed his movements with
Lefty Louie" from the time Of the
flight the day after the murder until
their arrest in September.
Mr.. Moss then read from the stenog-
raphers notes taken at police head.
quarters the night of their arrest
There were several conflicts with to.
days testimony
Il lied at headquarters, admitted
"Gyp."
Il wanted my fate in the hands of a
jury and an honorable judge, not with
the police"
Why didn't you say then, if you
knew it, that Vallon and Webber and
the strange man had killed Rosen-
thal?"
4 would have been fool to tell it
then" said "Gyp.'
You didn't want that any way. You
offered me immunity if I'd accuse the
cthers.''
That's not true" shouted Mr.. Moss.
The answer was stricken out.