Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-22
PROBE Of
POLICE CRIME
ON IN n. !.
Coroner'S Jury Discharges
Libby and Fixes No Blame. .
Burns Fails to Appear.

between the police department and the
underworld took place in three sepa
rate tribunals today
Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker
| 'Dago Frank Cirofici, William Sha-
piro. Frank Muller and Jacob Reich
appeared before Judge Mulqueen in
general sessions today and pleaded to
the indictment handed down by the
grand jury Tuesday, charging them
with Rosenthars murder
Becker seemed crestfallen when he
was hailed before the bar with a band
of gangsters.
The pleas of the prisoners were mot
guilty" except Becker, who was al
lowed until next Tuesday to plead.
Immediately after the arraignment
Coroner Feinberg resumed the inquest
into the death of Rosenthal
Louis Libby, part owner of the gray
murder automobile" was discharged
from custody after the inquest TODAY.
Outside the coroner's court he was met
by his mother and sisters, who greeted
him with tears and hugs Libby seemed
unconcerned
Coroner's Verdict Fixes No Blame.
The verdict arrived at by the coron-
| sr's jury was as follows:
we, the jury, find that Herman Ros-
enthal met with his death on the morn
Ing Of July Is at o'clock in front of
the Hotel Metropole, Forty third street,
between Sixth avenue and Broadway.
from bullet wound in the brain and
the upper jaw. fired from revolver
or revolvers held in the hands of some
person or persons unknown to this
jury"
Inc grand jury resumed it's investiga-
tons with Detective William ] Burns
under subpoena. Burns was slated 70
go before the grand jury this afternoon
10 reveal the names of police officials
"hom he had trapped into accounting
corruption money. but a message was
received during the morning SAVING
Ihat he was detained in Denver one
report was that he was desperately III
mere having been poisoned by an m
loentihed man. but this was denied AZ
the local Burns offices
While the five defendants uare ho,r,o.
arraigned in the court of general SEES.
Slons on the murder Indictment and the
inquest was going on, the jury handed
down an indictment against Policemen
James {. White and John c. Steinert
on charge of perjury. These officers
were members of Beckers Strong arm"
squad and are alleged to have carried
out the frame-up arranged by Becker
against Big Jack Zelig, the gang lead
err.
District Attorney Whitman said he il
favorably impressed with the PROCESS
that had been made in the case and
now that he has offered $4,000 reward
for the capture of "Leftie Louie" and
'Gyp the Blood" the two gun men still
at large, he looks for events TO move
even faster.
Probe Reaching Two More,
AT this session of the grand Jury II
Will also look into allegations that a
high police inspector, still in the serv-
| ICE and civilian, whose relations with
, the police department are close. bene-
fitted from the tribute which the police
system" extorted from keepers of
gambling establishments and proprie-
tors Of disorderly houses.
! Further success has crowned the e+-
forts of the district attorneys depart
, ment in getting at the source and
t amount Of Becker's wealth. It is nov,
believed that as consequence of dis
covering new bank accounts Bec1er's
fortune will be shown to be at lea st
$125,00O
Assistant District Attorney William
A. Deford has been detailed by Mr..
Whitman to investigate every possible
phase Of the police graft in the hear
inSs which will be conducted by Jus
tice Golf in a special term of the SUI
preme court beginning September 3.
One of the most sensational of the
new developments in the case is the
direct charge by Whitman that the po-
lice are shielding "Leftie Louie" and
Harry Horowitz, alias "Gyp the Blood, -
the two gun fighters still at large.
District Attorney Whitman's offer
of reward of $4,000 for the arrests
of these two was made after prominent
New York citizens had agreed to sup
/ ply the funds, it was learned today. In
} making the offer, Mr.. Whitman stipu-
lated that members of the police de-
+ partment could not share in it if they
made the arrests because he believes
they have shielded the two fugitives.
= William j. Flynn, head of the United
States secret service in New York. is
: reported to be arranging to resign from
his position, so as to devote his ener-
| giles to aiding the aldermanic commit
| tee which is to investigate charges OF
| grating IN the police department.
SEC. KNOX OFF TONIGHT