Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-22
DRACNET 7 OUT FOR
TWENTY SLAYERS
That Many Involved in Killing
N. Y. Gambler. Says Prose-
Cutor-Five Under Arrest.

NEW YORK, July % District At
torney Whitman's detectives have de-
termined that the murder Of Gambler
Herman Rosenthal in front of the Met
ropole hotel jus, before he was to lift
the curtain from all OF the graft trans
actions between the police and the
gamblers was carefully rehearsed be-
fore the gambler was killed. At least
twenty men. according to the informa
ton Of the district attorney had part in
the preparations and helped stage the
tragedy.
With five men uhder arrest and
charged with completely in the assassi-
nation of RosentAg and another held
as a material witness, the long arm Of
the police was stretched out over the
American continent today in an at
tempt to capture three other suspects.
Two of these men are believed to be in
Chicago and another In Canada. The
stage setting for the assassination in
cluded the original picking of the men
who were to kill Rosenthal which is
alleged to have started Sunday after
noon. July IA, the killing itself, the get
away the preparation OF the street for
the escape the watching Of the victim
during the night and the final disposi-
tion Of the men Who rode away in the
gray automobile
Gambling House Headquarters.
For all of this work it is charged
that Louis (Bridgy) Webber's gambling
house at Sixth avenue and Forty
ond street was the final base of opera
tions Webber himself with Sam Paul.
leader Of the East Side organization
bearing his name are the last two men
to be placed under arrest on the charge
of having part in the crime. The men
now in custody are:
Louis Libby, owner of the automobile
used for the murder
William Shapiro, partner and chauf-
feur for Libby who drove the car.
Jacob (JacO Rose. gambler who
is charged with staging the murder and
collecting the men who committed ii.
Louis (Bridgy) Weber gambler, who
is charged with aiding the conspira-
tors and whose gambling house at
Sixth avenue and Forty second street
is alleged to have been the meeting
place of the murder band
Sam Paul head of the Sam Paul as
sociation of the East Side gamblers and
banded pirates.
Police Go Between Held.
The man who was charged with haV-
ing material knowledge Of such impor-
tance as to make it advisable to detain
him was Jacob A. Reich, better known
as Jack sullivan, handy man for Po-
lice Lieutenant Charles A. Becker and
go-between for gamblers and others Of
the under world who had business with
the police for which money had to be
paid and favors granted. Reich or sui
Ivan, was with Lieutenant Becker up
to twenty minutes before the murder,
when he dropped into Webber's place
The police said today that the prison
ers would be arraigned before Coroner
Feinberg this afternoon Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner Dougherty an
nounced that two more arrests would
be made within few hours
The three men who are wanted to
throw light upon the murder are Sam
uel Schepps. Whitley" Lewis and
Lefty" Loewy. Another man. known
only to the police as "ltzky." could also
give them help. they say. When Com
missioner DOugherty was asked today
to make a statement as TO whether he
believed Lieutenant Becker was In
volved in the assa ssination he refused
TO discuss that phase.
Lieutenant Becker Shifted
At the direction OF Commissioner
Waldo. Lieutenant Becker was today
relieved as head of squad No /, known
as the strong-arm squad" and as
signed to desk duty at the Bath Gate
avenue station In the Bronx
This is the first police shake-up as a
result OF Rosenthal's death
The illness Of Mrs Lillian Rosenthal.
widow Of the murdered gambler, today
halted the proceedings OF the grand
jury 1t had been the intention OF Dis
tfict Attorney Whitman to call Mrs
Rosenthal as the first Witness IN the
inquiry concerning the murder Her
intimate knowledge Of the events tha;
preceded the killing and of the reia-
tionships that Rosenthal bore to the
other gamblers and the police is con
sidered extremely important as foun
dation for the general ease
When Mi Whitman found today that
she would not he able to appear ne said
that the grand jury would not take up
the matter today