New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-24
GAMBLERS ARE RAISING
s25O,OOO FOR Defence
Will Try to Save Men CHARGED
with RosenthaI Murder from
Paying Penalty.
THEIR BUSINESS AT STAKE
Sam" Paul Sent Word from the
Tombs, 1t Is Said, He Would
Subscribe $4,000
to the Fund.

A defence fund of $4,000 is being ra,q.a
among the gamblers and disorderly bous.
keepers to aid the prisoners charged With
the murder OF Herman Rosenthal, accord.
Ing 10 a trustworthy authority.
This fund will be used for engasins ~.
ablest lawyers that can be obtained IA
prevent tine men charged with tho. crime
from paying the penalty, which, in NOR.
than one instance, IL is the belief % IN.
police, will be the electric chair.
The $4,000 is being collected by friend,
Of tho imprisoned men. and, according 20
The Tribunes informant several thou.
sand dollars have been pledged 10 Tn,
fund already. A prominent lawyer il r.
said. whose name has not as yet been
mentioned In the case. has been appointed
treasurer OF the fund.
A Tenderloin gambling house keeper
II Ia said, visited several OF the gambling
fraternity yesterday and obtained ,thcl,
promise OF financial aid.
THE resources OF these men" said Ths
Tribune's informant, ARE almost limit
less. There are many men identified with
gambling IN this city who could readily
give $4,000 each 70 such a fund and not
feel II. And they would do II willingly
Glad Rosenthsi Is Dead.
"of course, many who would contribute
TO such g. fund would not for a minute
have oountensnced the Staying Of Rosen.
thai, but gamblers on the whole are glad
that he Is dead.
''Rosenthal was always 'squealinz" HIS
howls 20 the police called attention 70 the
fact that gambling was going on and this
was bad for the business. This made
him unpopular with gamblers, and many
men who, as I said before, would never
countenance any act OF violence-and
there are many such men among IN.
gamblers-will give freely because many
of those suspected OF the crime are gam
blers members of their fraternity, and.
again, the sympathy in murder case -
usually with tho living.
My understanding is that word va.
passed among the gambling mouse and de
orderly house keepers on Monday that
they would be expected 10 come across
with as much as they could afford, and
with the word went the assurance that
those who did not contribute would fee
the iron hand OF the police IL they tried
70 start in business again after this pres
ent affair had blown over"
II is said that sam" Paul himself seat
word from the Tombs that he would sub
scribe $4,000.
Say Paul Is Worth 100000.
Paul is we'll of. owning considerabE
real estate in and around New York. One
piece OF property alone, the Sans So,N
Music Hall, In Third avenue, near 15G
street, is worth $4,000. Some say s.
Is worth $500, 1000.
It was at the Sans Souci that he ran
a big gambling house until II was CLOSED
by the police following Rosenthals CT
that he was being bounded while gambling
houses all over town, and he cited "Sam
Paurs Sans Souci as one, were alloTe9
TO run at full blast II is now q moving
picture theatre.
II is not known If Bridge Webe7
promised TO subscribe 10 the fund. He u
not TO be compared with sam" Paul who
is the thriftiest Of the East Side gamblers
and looked up 10 by the rest OF the fra
ternity.
II Is said that Paul If he desired, could
tell who II was that put up the money
for the flight OF the actual asssssns OF
Herman Rosenthal. But Sam plays
steady policy OF silence.