The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28
Krese Fears Associates of Ac-
cused Men VIII Take Ven
geance on Him
SLAYERS AT LARGE.
WHITMAN DECLARES
Distsict Attorney B eliev ess
Only Small Fry Have
Been Gathered in
by Drag Net

alAu khukslefs now uHder arrest IOT
completely in the murder Of Herman
Rosenthal, the informer, caused care
ful precautions to be taken today to
prevent the assassination. intimidA-
ton or spiriting away OF Louis kres1.
an important new witness, who tden-
Sullivan" as two OF the men who
stood in front ef the Hotel Metropolis
when Hosenthal was shot down.
The tightening OF the chain Of evil
dence around the accused men In said
to have stirred their lawless aSsc-
ciates to such IA point Of desperation
that IL Is believed there IL very real
cause to guard against another out
break OF violence.
Two detectives are guarding KresA
today. They were detailed to watch
over the witness by Deputy Police
Commissioner Dougherty.
Ihe arrest Of Sullivan, whose real
maine In Jacob A. Reich, and the final
commitment of Webber were primA-
rily due to krese's testimony In the
Coroner's court. From information
that has reached Dougherty he fears
that an attempt Will be made to kill
witness, Dougherty would not say
what this information was, but hs
attaches considerable Importance to
1t.
These men VIII stay with kreso~
as long as the life of the witness ID
considered In danger, and will accom-
pany him back and forth from his
home, his work. police headquarters
and the district attorneys Office. In
order further to protect him the dis
trict attorney and the police agree
that krese should give a false adj
dress when asked TO tell where he
lived,
krese hay told Of seeing Rosen-
thai slain. Of watching Weber stand
among the men who killed the gam
bier and Of Webber's flight when the
final shots were fired.
District Attorney Whitman today
reiterated his belief that the men who
actually killed Rosenthai had not yet
been captured. He added that sat
isfactory progress was being made in
the investigation. Deputy Dougherty
and Inspector Hughes said no fur
ther arrests were expected for day
or two. but it was learned today at
police headquarters that detectives
had picked up tho trail of the men
now at liberty and wanted for the
murder--Harry Horowitx. Lefty
A-So3Ht " nancy Lewis anu G1lu
Schepps. u
Commenting on Mayor Gaynor's let
ter to Police Commissioner Waldo, In
which tho mayor assailed those who
have criticised the police because Of
the RosenthaI murder. District Attor-
ney Whitman said:
There is but one issue. and have
but one concern in this matter. Her
man Rosenthal. as he himself has AM
nounced publicly. was to have come
to my house with his wife Tuesday
morning To supply ma with evidences
OF a corrupt alliance between the po-
lice and the Law breakers In this city.
He was butchered In the most bril-
liantly lighted street in New York
because. as l believe. he was coming
10 see me- He was shot down by
four or more murderers in a block
literally swarming with policemen.
Notwithstanding their presence there
was not the semblance Of an effort
to apprehend the murderers, ana the
pretext Of pursuit Is so silly ana
transparent that It ought not to de-
ceive . ten-y ear-old child. ,NsarN
two weeks have elapsed ana the 90
tual murderers In my opinion are at
large And further comment seams
superhuous."
New story Of killing.
Through the Underworld today
there passed new story OF the kin
Ing or Rosenthal, a story which.
though nearly Ave hundred police
men have been working on the casA
mas not reached the ears OF tho az
thoriitse IT Is said that RosenthaY
was offered five thousand dollars Is
forget his promise to take evidence
against the gambling police graft "a
District Attorney Whitman. and 10
leave New York for six months, HA
was so mad at the police departmeut
that he refused the $1,000. Then ~
affidavit was secured from Dora OH
bert. Rosenthars first wife, describ~
Ing the past lift OF tho gambler, ana
laying bare certain secrets which
had they become public, would hAv9
compelled him to leave New York. u
When the Gilbert woman came IL
sign the AFFIDAVIT, however. she
cut out some of tho most damaginD
statements, and the men who wera
the offer Of $1,000. nor the womanso
story would drive the gambler from
the city, killed him. Rosenthal MaS
to have met these men at the Metre
pole at the moment when he vs.
killed for final decision on tho
$1,000 offer. Once and for all ~
rejected II. and was killed. This ~
the story which tho tenderloin ~.
lieves to be the true version Of IL
killing OF the notorious gambler.
Hyde In Case.
Charles H. Hyde. former city chan
berlain, right hand man Of MayQ
Gaynor. was brought into tho cas- g.
day by q statement Of Mrs. Edl1la1
Rosenthal, widow Of the mur4MnG II
gambler. Ehe declared that Hu ~
tho1 - urrA~
the latter controlled the biz gnunhll X
situation. to plead with Hyde ~ r. 8
him reopen his gambling ro1
Hyde refused to aid him.
Detective William J. Burma arF4V
In New York today. fresh ndUR
indictment Of several alderns1n
shse- AkteTn0ea BaFsls - ~
charge Of the work ~ ~ -
RneenshaI CO. ~ &. I. s.. &.