The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-23
eAYNOR TAKES
HAND IN HUNT
Places Detective Burns on Trail
Of Rosenthaps SIayers.
JACK ROcE GIVES HIMSELF UP

Gambler Friend Of Lieutenant Becker
Admits Hiring Gray Automobile In
Which Murderers Drove to Scene
Of New Yorks Latest Crime, but
Denies He Was with Party When
Shooting Occurred - Names One
Member Of Murdsrous Gang.
New York, July 19.-william sha-
piro, part owner Of the auto that
played such a prominent part in the
ASSASSINATION Of Gambler Herman
Rosenthal, added to his previous con.
eessiou the statement that policemen
had knowledge Of what his passen.
gers we're. going to do and that no
body was in any danger. The other
important development in the case
was the surrender OF Bald Jack
Rose. Lieutenant Becker's friend.
Bald Jack told taie to the dis.
trict attorney Of the busiest night he
ever spent in his life--last Monday
night-when he worked up evidence
for his friend Becker against Rosen.
thai and then went on the auto ride
that had for its purpose the death OF
Rosenthal. The most important part
Of his reve' ,tions was the name Of q
gambler and gang fighter who rode
In the Lbby.Shapiro car with him
and Itzke and Shapiro. This mans
name 10 Schaaps and half the police
department are sweeping the town
for him.
Did Not Question Shapiro.
Shapiros story, offered to the dis.
trict attorney, IL evidence that the
man in his fear and hatred Of the
police is willing to become . states
witness II the district attorney will
let him, emphasized MIR. Whitman's
belief that the killing Of Rosenthal
did not spring from the enmity Of q
clique Of gamblers. Mr.. Whitman
did not question Shapiro. But he
will collect the details Of Shapiro's
Information and estimate their value.
In line with Shapiro's hints comes
Information from an cfficial of the
police department to the district at.
torney that 1t looks after all 40 II
policemen had been mixed up In the
Rosenthal case"
This factor in" the situation has pro
duoed two new features. Mayor Gay.
nor, not satisfied with the explanation
that Rosenthal was slain in . gam.
blefs' feud, has begun an investiga-
tion to determine what policemen
might have had an interest in Rosen.
thal's murder.
William J. Burns, who will confer
with the district attorney, will have
men at work on this feature OF the
case Immediately. The county hasn't
funds to ray Burns men. but the
money has been promised BY private
citizens who want to see what they
consider the most shocking scandal
y years cleared up.
Surrender . Surprise.
The surrender Of Rose was . sur.
brise, and no man seemed to be more
surprised than Lieutenant Charles
Becker. who had not been home all
night and who appeared to be un'
willing to explain what kept him
from his bed.
Rose drove up in taxicab and sur
rendered to the police. When he ap
peared, Commissioner Waldo ordered
Rose taken down Stairs before Dep
uty Commissioner DOu8herty and In
spector Hughes. and these ofaciali
put the gambler through long cross
examination.
Inspector Hughes summed mp q
follows the facts brought out BY the
examination Of Rose: Rose came
here because we had sent to hin
'Bridsie" Wasper and the informa
tion that II he were wise man hs
would walk down to police headQuar
ters. He says he did hire the gra,
car owned by Libby and Shapiro ant
used by Rosenthali murderers. bu
he denied positively that he was II
the car when It went to the Metro
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