Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-20
new YORK GUN MEN
HAVE REGULAR
PRICE FOR
MURDER
Startling Developments At
tend Investigation Of KILL
ing Of Gambler Roaenthal
by Thugs in Touring Car.
POLICE "sYsTEM" HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIME

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New York. July so.--The gang Of
Gun men and hlackiackera that
riddlod Herman Rosenthal. the gam.
bier with bullets. n helleved by de-
toctives today 10 have bean procured
BY bald Jack" Rose, under pressure
OF the police ayuten." which was
seeking Ia effectuatly close tho mouth
OF Roaenthai against further charges
that gamblers had 20 divide their
gains with the police.
Rose In close friend OF Police
Lieutenant Becker, who waa yester.
day removed az head OF tho ''strong
arm" squad which handles the gam
bling situation IN tho city.
District Attorney whitman has
cleaned enough information % con-
vince him that Rose. at the suggos-
tion or knowledge of the police. had
hired some OF Jack Reelles gang OF
gun fighters 10 make away with Nos-
enthal. The market rate for killing
men by some OF the East Side sun
men In said 10 be Sa,000.
That the gambling plot and murder
plot will lead far doaper Into the po-
licc department n now generally be-
lievesi.
Police Commissioner Doughorty se-
cured from Rose the information that
he waa working for Lieutnnant Beck
or early Monday night. Rcae told
the deputy commissioner that no wan
afraid OF Becker and had gone 20
the house of Dora Gilbert, Rosenthai'n
divorced wife, on Monday night, be-
cause he knew aho was going 20 make
an affidavit. Rocker wanted an AZ
fldavit AGAINST Rosenthal. Rose told
the commissioner ho was not aur-
prlsed when he waa told that nnaenr
thai had hoen Killed, an ho thought
No would ''gct ~ hacnuno he talked
teo tnefli. iRariei Attnsney Whit
man. who wont out Of town last night
on an "imp0rlant mission" dld not
return to his office today. Reports
that he had gone 10 have "A secret
conference with the head Of tho pri-
vate detootlve agency which hn has
employed in the case. could not be
confirmed.
That most ~ tho members OF the
party IN the gray automobile have
fled Co ether cities WIS reported az
police headquarters ana Il was said
that detectives have been dispatched
To many points on clues.
When Deputy COmmiHslOnor DauG-
horty reached his office today he
found that his men had brought Ia
the four or five men said 60 be at
tondants IN a Turkish oath establish
ment where Raid Jack" Rose claims
he spent the night after leaving the
murder car, while II WIS on it's way
up town ON It's deadly mission. Doug
horty ciosctcd himself with thcm at
once.
II was reported that one matter
upca which Doughert purpOsed 20
question them WIS concerning the
lnyrtorloua Harry Brown" who, u N
alleged, IL mentioned In the affadavit
from Dora Gilbert. Rosenthaia di-
verced wife. which had 10 do with
RoscniharH private life, II was be-
lleved by some that "IIarry Brown
IA none other thnp Rose.
Daputy Commissloncr Dougherty
refused % disclose what he had
learned from the bath attendants.
but declared that when the truth be-
comes known the police department
viii be completely exonerated.
Lieutenant Becker broke hiE sii-
ence today by making an explanation
of whore he got the money with
which he purchased q new house IN
the Bronx several months ago, The
fact of this purchase was called 20
his attention IN connection with the
charges OF Rosenthal that Rocker
was his silent partner In tha Hemb-
ling house.
Becker said he boughut the holiae
from a saloon keeper who was down
on his luck" az cost of e6,00o and
had told Commissioner Waldo Of the
purchgau. Some time after Becker
said, he borrowed $4,000 from hil
brother and bought two adjoining
lots,
II have been on the rorce ninetoeu
years." said Becker. "and my wife
has been a school teacher for seven
teen years. IN fact she ~ stlll teach
ms. Wa have saved up our money
and bought this property"