The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-22
FOOLS INCREASE NOT A 81
They Gave Up $4,000, 900 Murder of New
Last Year RehearSed
To the Schemes of Get Rich Picked Gun Mel
Quick Men. sassinat
ABOUT FIFTY MILLION MORE SIX MEN ARE
Than the SwindIers Obtained The ROsenthaI
During the Previous Year. Nearing
The POstOffice Inspectors Made Two OF 1hree
1,O63 Arrests. 10 De al
Murder of New York Gambler
Rehearsed by Gang.
Picked Gun Men Hired to As
sassinate Him.
SIX men ARE UNDER ARREST
The ROsenthaI Case Is Rapidly
Nearing Solution.
Two or Three More Gun Men
to Be Arrested.

new 1OTk, July IA plCheu
of gun men was selected shoot down
Herman Rosenthal and had had a re-
hearsal of the killing, it was said by
officials of the prosecutors office today
Investigation shows that there was not
slip in the plans and that the prin-
pal behind the plot was most care
full to establish an abb. William
Shapiro held in connection with the
killing, in a supplementary statement
revealed how gang men kept the street
in front of the hotel Metropole prac-
ticalIy clear of taxicabs for thirteen
minutes before the murder in order. ap-
parently that the murder car might
have clear getaway. Sharpio said
at least sixteen men must have known
Of the "croak" to be pulled Off, as they
were in front of the Metropole, ready
one who interfered with the job or
tried to block the getaway of the gun
fighters.
The coroner's inquest will be held this
afternoon when several of the princi-
pals now under detention by the police
probably will be called as witnesses.
There were reports that BALD Jack
Rose had "squeaIed' and that Com
missioner Dougherty was in possession
OF all the names of those men who were
in the murder car"
Dougherty has promised important
arrests but further than that will not
discuss the case. big Jack" Selig,
gun man and gang leader, will sur
render today, it was reported
Because of the illness of Mrs. Rosen-
thai widow of the gambler, District
Attorney whitman announced there
would be no proceedings of the grand
jury. The prosecutor wishes to cali
Mrs. Rosenthal as the first witness
A countrywide search for the Rosen-
thai sleayers is on. The names of the
gun men who shot and killed the
gambler have been known to the police
through a third degree given several
prisoners and the gun men are believed
To have fed, having become convinced
that the police "sytem'' will not be
able to protect them.
Some of the east side "characers,
whom the detectives are searching for
are Lefty Lewis, a gunman; Whit
ey'' Lewis, Harry Vallon, gambler;
Sam Schepps, a gangster, and "Itsky,"
another gangster.
Nearing Solution.
New York, July 22.-The Rosenthal
case nears to it's solution. That is the
belief of Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty who expects today to ar
rest two or three gun men and gang
sters who were hired to kill Herman
Rosenthal before the gambler could
disclose more secrets of the relations
Sweated and griIled by a fierce third
degree, Jack Sullivan, a former news
boy, held as material witness, and
Sam Paul the east side gang leader
sullenly made statements early today
from which the police commissioner
pieced together important and hereto
fore missing evidence These two men,
Sullivan and Paul were taken into GUS
tody last night along with "Bridgey'
Webber, the gambler. Detectives have
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gun men were gathered together On
Nor night and taken to Webber's
poker rooms where the final arrange
ments for the killing of Rosenthal were
perfected.
Webbe. denies all knowledge of the
shooting. Plans to kill Rosenthal were
laid on the excursion trip of the Sam
Paul association. Rosenthal had been
talking too much. Some well known
gunmen and black jackers were along
on that excursion trip and the detec-
tives now know that Bald Jack" Rose
and "Bridgie" Corr Webber were also
on board the steamer.
1t was the day that RosenthaI
police grated on gambling houses that
the word was passed around that ~
must be made away with.
Six men are now in custody in tho
Rosenthal case, one of whom is held
as a material witness and five others
are charged with being implicated in
the crime Commissioner Dougherty.
however, says that not one of the men
who killed the gambler is under arrest.
District Attorney Whitman returned
to the city today to take up with the
grand jury an investigation of the
Rosenthal case.
Lieutenant Decker will be permitted
to testify If he agrees to waive all i'm
munity. The public prosecutor makes
no effort to hide his belief that the
shadow of Becker rests on the Rosen-
thai case and in consequence will not
subpoena him. Whitman takes the
position that if Becker is as innocent
as he says he is, he will seek to appear
before the grand jury waving i'm
munity.
The grand jury also will take up the
charges that the police grated from
gambling houses by permitting them to
run without molestation