Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-28
"Daqo Frank" Drunk Spoil
Cd kidnapping Plan.

New York, Sept %. - Following q
conference between District Attorney
whitman and Charles G.. F. Whale,
counsel for Horowitz. Rosenberg, Mul
Ter and Cfroflci, the discussion Of the
circumstances Of the murder Of Her
man Rosenthal and of the attitude OF
the mon indicted for the murder took a
curious and interesting turn.
The conference led to an int1mation
that some Of the gunmen accused Of
the actual murder are ready to treat
with the district attorney II he will
accept the view that they were un
avoidsbly dragged into the killing and
that they fred no shots themselves.
As the story goes-and it is one that
is widely current among the resorts
frequented by gangsters and gamblers
the clique Of lawbreakers who feared
the t~alkativeness Of Rosenthal did not
intend to murder him. but did plan to
kidnap him and force him by threats
or violence to withdraw his accusa
tons against Lieutenant Becker and
other policemen and to relieve thereb:
a situation which promised grave tro',
BILE for many gamblers and criminals
But the sudden ferocity of a drunken
man, "Dago Frank" Cirofci. according
to this story. defeated the kidnapping
plan and brought about the murder.
Kidnapping Fund Of $4,000.
First OF all. this story has 1t 5000
was raised by policemen and gamblers
for the purpose Of bribing Rosenthal to
keep his mouth shut and to stay away
from the district attorney. 1t was said
that Becker, Weber. Vallon, Rose and
a dozen others contributed to the fund
and that the money was to be paid to
Rosenthal either by Rose or by Jack
sullivan
But Rosenthal refused to be bought
off. Then it was that the plan to force
him to keep silent was made. Lieutsn-
ant Bsc&sr's real instructions to Rose
and Weber. 1t was said. were to seize
%Rosenthal, carry him OF to one Of the
gangs hiding places and hammer him
into subsection If he refused to accept
mild terms.
Rose therefore got the four Zelig
gunner "Gyp the Blood" Horowitz,
Lefty Louie' Rosenberg, whitley
Lewis" Muller and "Dago Frank Giro
hci. Not having murder in mind. the
gang made no effort to conceal or to
falsify the number Of the automobile
they were using. But in ranging
around town and In waiting at Web
ber's gambling rooms the gang men
had a good deal to drink. Cirofci par
ticularly, 80 that when the gray car
went to the MetropoIe Ciro1ci was
drunk.
1t Is insisted that the design Of the
gang was to grab Rosenthal. throw
him into the gray car and dash away
with him to a spot convenient for
strong arm work, but that "Dago
Frank" seeing Rosenthal appear sud
denly In the door, pulled out his re
volver and let fly. The upset of theil
plans and the dreadful danger Int
which all were flung upset the con
spirators, according to the story which
is now going the rounds, and left them
all at sea as to what their course would
be. But Lieutenant Becker urged then,
all to stand pat and to say nothing, 80
they agreed among themselves to make
the best Of a bad Job.
Whitman Investigating
After the visit paid by Lawyer
Wahle to the district attorney the re-
port persisted that Mr.. Wahle called to
discuss the possibility Of getting terms
for such Of his clients as were not
guilty Of firing a shot. The district at
torney declined absolutely to discuss
his conversation with Mr.. Wahle. He
admitted, however, that the explana.
ton Of the murder as that Of an acct
dental killing growing out Of another
felony had interested him.
at was a possibility" he said, "but |
am not inclined to believe the murder
happened thAt way. There were at
least three shots fred. Two DOL effect
in Ro%senthal's head. These bullets
were 80 caliber. But the bullet hole
made In the sill of the Metropole door
was made by a bullet Of larger caliber
l have not changed my position in the
slightest. Even if the murder was the
result of an accident, the principals
are guilty just the same Of murder"