The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-22
SAYS PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF KILLING OF ROSENTHAL
 IN NEW YORK CITY.
CASE READY FOR GRAND JURY
Becker, Police Lieutenant, Mentioned as Beneficiary of Murder, Was in an Auto But a Short
 Distance Away.

Attorney Whitman had pieced togeth- CT new and important evidence in the Rosenthal murder he found he had in hand complete outline of the case, and it is to be given to the grand jury on these charges:
 That Herman Rosenthal was mur- dered at the Hotel Metropole on the night before he was to have substan- tiated charges of grating against Po- lice Lieutenant Becker by a gang of East Side thugs procured for that pur- pose by Jack Rose, the gambler, who had intimate relations with Becker and who had been put under pressure by Becker to see that RosenthaFs mouth was stopped.
 That the gain from Rosenthals death was greatest to one man, and to that man Rose owed a great obliga- tion.
 That Rose was leading spirit in getting" Rosenthal, but that he had arranged his plans so he would not be present at the actual crime.
 Murderers Hired With Money.
 That members of the Jack Zelig gang of gun men and black jackers were selected for the job at the usual market rates for such work, which is said to be $2,000,
 This epitomizes the attitude of the district attorney and of the police, and it is the ground on which the investi- gation is proceeding and upon which the prosecution is to rest.
 Developments have changed the sit uation from theories and beliefs to actual proof and legal evidence which, with the addition of certain details now being obtained, brings the case well on the road to indictments and trials for murder, even though the ac- tual murderers are yet to be arrested.
 A remarkable coincidence was dis covered as to Lieut.. Becker's and Jack | Roses proximity to each other as we'll as the murder scene shortly be- fore the killing. Becker says he dropped Jack Sullivan from his auto mobile in Forty second street, between Sixth avenue and Broadway, at 1:30 a. m. Rose says he left his automo- bile at Sixth avenue and Forty-second street to go to "Bridgey'' Webber's sambling rooms at 1:30. The gray murder car halted in Forty.third street across from the Metropole at TAO.
 Rose Arranged Surrender.
 Rose surrendered at police head quarters Thursday afternoon. Lieut.. Becker and a detective with war rant for his arrest had gone to Far Rockaway after him Wednesday night. Rose objected to being arrested or to going to headquarters with Becker and the detectives, so 1t was arranged that he should appear there alone the next morning. Both Becker and Rose deny they had been to Far Rockaway or had seen each other.
 Threatening letters have begun to pour in upon Aaron Levy, lawyer for the murder-car chauffeurs, Lieut.. Becker, District Attorney Whitman and others connected with the case.
 From William Shapiro, driver of the murder cars District Attorney Whit man and private detectives employed by him have learned that after the shooting the murderers loafed around the scene of the crime with no ap- parent fear of arrest. He said that after the men shot Rosenthal they put their guns in their pockets and stood around for a time. After while, Shapiro says, they walked leis- urely over to the car and got aboard. The chauffeur said he worked with the motor, hoping the police would come. but that one of the murderers pointed a gun at him and said
 Quit monkeying and roll along"
 Shapiro said the car made only 15 miles an hour and he did not see any chase being made to capture them.