The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-26


4 naaedbatcly following the shooting OF
81 kanenthAl. these same four mon
Al &6ohed to his automobile and ordered
sf&1m drive on as fast as possible.
fhncsro said that he was so panic-
stricken that he forgot how TO start
14Ac car. and that one Of the gangssers
1hNn placed revolver to his head
4 ana threatened him with death If he
aSiayed any longer.
shapiro, II is said, fears 20 take
thc stand against the gunner, heliev-
inw that the murder OF his own moth
er win fellow as the vengeance OF the
~ssxtan'' of the Underworld
Takes Pity ON shapiro.
Although District Attorney Whit
nam had evidence which would have
ain further suhstantisted the idenu-
tscatiou nf the gunner, In Shapiros
confession. he took pity on the an
fortunate youth and granted his pray
ev. that he should not be asked TO
identify them in the Becker trial. In
the AFFIDAVIT which shapiro prepared
Tor the district attorney. no direct
reference was made to the assassins.
and when shapiro took the stand he
was not pressed by either Mr.. Whit
mar or Mr. Moss for details which
Shapiro declared that his life had
been threatened by the gunner in
< The Tonhs. and that fear had been
heightened By the news Of the muir
der OF Biz Jack Zeli7 by Red Phil pa
wilson 1t was tse belief of shapiro
thai Zeligs death was another sequel
of an Underworld feud. and that I'M
less he WAS faithful 10 the others i'm
plicated In the Rosenthal tragedy he
would be the next victim.
To protect shapiro he was trans
serred 20 the West Side prison, where
he Is now a neighhor az Jack Rose.
Bridgey Wehher. Harry WALTON and
Sam Schepps The news that Sha-
PRO had confessed reached the al
legcd assass.ns 81 Rusenthal in the
Tomhs. and this, together with Beck
er's conviction by "a midnight jury.
threw them into a state OF utter panic.
The hurried visit of their lawyer TO
Mr. Whitman was the logical outcome
OF Their desperate situation.
The daartette OF gunner have
thus stuck together from first to last.
When il became known that Lefty
Louie, as the result of the pleadings
OF ais father. was bout TO confess,
the other three told Lefty that such
a move would mean hts death. Lefty
was frightened OUT of his determine
ton 10 save himself II the expense of
his companions, and II is said that
he was the FIRST 20 communicate with
the other three that they should all
four confess together.
wiz Hold Quartcitc.
Among the most important wit
nesses In The trial Of the youths who
shot down Gambler Roserthal, in
trent Of the Metropolis. srt, the f"ur
-
ertion Of Lieutenant Eecker rested,
James ST. Sullivan. counsel fnr Jack
Rose. and Bernsri IL. sander. At
sorney for Harry Bnliot,. and sam
"a. ssssfsepps. rct!ticned tins frStrfcr attor-
sey today that their clients should oe
permitted to leave the pt ison, nov
that a jury had convicted Becker OF
murder Mr.. Whitman, however, took
the stand that. II. would be a&atnS'
public policy 10 let these aH-ifnPertan'
witnesses go until every end of tht
Rosenehai murder had been dis
posed of. and everyone implicated
had been placed on trial.
Mr.. Whitman is said to have
pointed oat the danger Of permitting
any one of the four TO walk th'
streets Of New York, or even find Z
refuge in any part of New York state
Jack Rose is said 10 have asked fo
the opportunity to hide himself awal
Ia the Catkkilis. complaining that n
has suffered from nasal allment an
other troubles. and that further in
generation might seriously impair hi
health.
The district attorney. however. be
lieves that Rose is far better oil
within the walls of the West Sid
prison than elsewhere for the pres
emf. III any serious attempt Shouts
be made to secure the release o
these four informers upon bail, III
prosecutor Is said to be ready to de
mand that II be placed as high
$780, In each case.
Sam 9chepps was srraigned foda
IN the West Side court on the teen
meal charge Of vsgraEcy. He wa
dressed in the height of fashion an
appeared to have gained considerable
weight from his Involuntary SoJour
In West Fifty-fourth street. The cas-
was put over until next "Wednesday b
MAGISTRATE Herman.
The story that Schepps had beel
threatened by death over the ia
telephone. was treated as joke b
BERNARD IL Sander, his counsel.
Jail Monotony Broken.
The nonotony of the West Sld
prison was also broken today by IN
visit OF Mrs wehher to her hns
NJ band. II was the first time she ma,
seen him In several weeks Jacl
Rose, accompanied by detective
left the prison at O'Clock to see
nose specialist He walked down tn
street in a debonair way. as II nav
ing no fear Of the system or tn
underworld. He was back In jail a
o'clock.
Police circles were upset tonigh
hv the report that COMMISSIONS
Waldo had resigned AZ sequel Il
the conviction Of Becker and tina
MAYOR Gaynor would announce IN
name OF his successor either tomor
row or Monday. Politicians close e
the administration said that as mat
ter Of fact. Waldo's resignation ba
been IN the mayors hands for th'
last two weeks, and that Mayor Gay
nor did not believe 1t to he discree
TO take cogn IGance OF it until after th'
trial OF Becker.
One report had it that Fire Com
missioner johnson had been asked u
head the police department
To Reach High in Fight
Tho fight to save Beckers life vii
include not only an appeal 10 the
courts but also efforts to have tnt
attorney general and possibly Cover
nor Dix intercede. Mr.. Mcintyre said
tonight that after election he woult
ask Attorney General Carmody Il
make an investigation az TO whether
District Attorney Whitman was with