The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-23
REAL SLAYERS NAMED
DOugherty and Whitman Seem
Agreed on Men Who
Shot Gambler.
vALLON REPORTED CAUGHT
One of Men Wanted for Actual
Shooting Said to Re
Under Arrest.

The Investigation to determine who
were the murderers OF Herman Rosen-
thai and who put them to work pro-
duoed facts yesterday that had been
kept under cover and new features that
were remarkable even in this case.
District Attorney Whitman and Dep
uty Police Commissioner Dougherty dis
cussed the advisabili,y Of putting Lieut..
Becker under arrest. but decided TO de-
fer action.
William J. Schieffclin. on behalf Of
Robert Fulton Cutting. T.. II. Outer
bridge. james Speyer. Eugene Se,gman
and other men Of large means. offered
to pay for an investigation by william
j. Burns. The District Attorney will
hold the offer In allegiance until he can
ascertain from Mayor Gaynor and the
Board of Estimate whether the city will
stand the cost.
Coroner Feinberg. on evidence sub
mitted by Mr.. Dougherty. held Jack
Rose. Bridgie Webber and Sam Paul
for murder In the first degree Rose
until Thursday at 1880 A. NJ. and Web
ber and Paul until Tomorrow at 2
r. NJ. Hartford T. Marshall. counsel for
Webber and Paul, got writs Of habeas
corpus from Justice GicRerich. The
writs are returnable this morning at
80 o'clock.
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty did
not present before Coroner Feinberg
all the evidence ne had. With the Dis
trict Attorney he names as the actual
murderers Of Rosenthal Dago Frank.
Harry Vallon. Lefty Louis. Whitley
Lewis and Harry -Horwits. known as
Glib the Blood. Detectives are search
ing for these men In Chicago and other
cities. DOugherty Is positive that they
will be caught and that the whole case
will be cleared up.
Late last night a prisoner was taken
to Police Headquarters and then to the
Mulberry street station. II was said
that Harry Vallon had been caugh,
The police will not disclose the iden-
tity of the man under arrest.
Counsel for Shapiro and Libby. owners
OF the car owned by the nhurderers. Of
fered them az States witnesses. and
insisted that the case would go TO
pieces without them. The District At
torney wouldn't bargain. although he
said he would protect any man now
under arrest II he could get the po-
liceman he wants.
The Deputy Commissioner. trusting
no one and wary Of treachery and
double dealing on the part OF his under
lings. says he can outwit the crooks II
the Police Department acd the con-
spirators who worked with them; that
the whole story Of the assassination Of
Rosentha' Is bound to come out.
Moreover. Dougherty knows the name
OF every man who pulled a trigger on
Rosenthal last Tuesday morning md ne
stakes his reputation as q detective that
they will he under arrest within rea
sonable time possibly within ten days.
Asks About Arresting Becker.
All Of these things he told the District
Attorney. He did more.
do you want me to arrest Lieut..
Becker" he asked Mr.. Whitman.
Not yet" said the District Attorney.
IAN right" said Dougherty. I'm here
10 do whatever you ask. Nobody sent
me. I'm not being prodded by any
body. I'll hold myself under your or
ders. ! guess we agree as to who 10
back Of this killing"
Convinced that the Deputy Commits
sioner was playing fair. although doubt
full Of his power to do all he says he can,
Mr.. Whitman got the offer OF Mr..
Schieffelin. This offer Is the outcome Of
n meeting that Mr.. Schieffelin. Mr..
Cutting and other men have held within
the past few days. when they agreed
that no effort must he spared to find out
whether or not police partnership with
gamblers led to the Rosenthal murder.
These men agreed to supply unlim-
tied funds II William j. Burns himself
would superlntend the investigation.
Others besides members Of the Fifth
Avenue Association and the Citizens
Union are back Of the proposal. Mr..
Whitman feels that Judge e. II. Gary
and Arthur Curtiss James can be relied
on. II necessary, to back private In
VestigatiOn.
Acceptance Of Oaer Withheld.
His acceptance Of Mr.. SchieiYelins Of.
fer is withheld until he ascertAins
whether or not Mayor Gaynor and the
board of Estimate will agree that city
money should defray the expenses OF an
The District Attorney
said last evening that he purposes to
write a letter to the Mayor and to the
Board OF Estimate calling attention to
the lack OF progress made by the Police
Department In probing itself or In ar
resting Rosenthal's murderers and In
qulring whether the Police Department
should be allowed to investigate itself.
TN the answer to this letter and on w.
4 Burnss decision an to whether or not
he will take charge OF the investigator
in person hangs the acceptance Of the
tender Of unlimited private funds.
Three of Burns's men have been look
ing into the situation In . preliminary
way, but Mr. Burns has not yet agreed
to take the responsibility for the work.
One Of his representatives conferred
with the District Attorney yesterday.