Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-18
ARREST JACK ROSE FIND SWARTz DEAD
Man Wanted in RoSenthal Man Said to Have Killed Julia
Case GriIed by Police. Connors Ends Life. g
ADMITS HE WAS IN AUTO GAS TUBE IN HIS MOUTH
Left Before Shoot Commits Suicide Room Chy
ing of Gambler Took Place. tie Street, New York.
THINKS HE KNOWS SIAYERS SEVERAL NOTES ARE FOUND
Would Have Been Turned Out OF
He Have Muir House for Failure to
derers Long ray Rent
Man Wanted in Rosenthal
Case GriIIed by Police.
ADMITS HE WAS IN AUTO
But Says He Left Car Before Shoot
ing Of Gambler Took Place.
THINKS HE KNOWS SLAYERS
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty Be-
Eeves He Will Have Muir
derers Before Long.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Jack Rose. want
ed by the police in connection with the
recent murder Of Herman Rosenthal, the
gambler and informer against the police
went to police headquarters this morning
and was questioned for two hours by
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty. Rose
admitted, Dougherty said. that he was
a passenger in the automobile in which
Rosenthal's murderers drove to the Hotel
Metropole, but said that he left 1t before
the shooting took place.
The deputy commissioner would not say
whether Rose told who else was in the
car when he left 1t. After the examina-
ton Rose, who is the man who figured
in the charges Of gambling graft made
by Rosenthal against Police Lieut. Beck
er. was placed under arrest and taken to
District Attorney Whitman's office
where it was expected would be given
another examination In connection with
the grand jury investigation into the
gambling situation.
Police Commissioner Waldo today an
nounced the suspension of Patrolman
Metropole off duty at the time OF the
murder and unsuccessfully pursued In
taxicab the automobile in which the muir
derers escaped.
Rose Gives Himself Up.
Rose gave himself up. the deputy COM
missioner said, after the latter had told
Bridge" Webb. arrested yesterday in
the case. to find Rose and tell him to
come Immediately to headquarters.
II am positive" said Dougherty later
that l shall have the murderers ol
Rosenthal in custody before long and
believe / know who did the shooting
Roses statement to me does not impii'
entirely ignorant that the murder was
going to take place, and all ask In this
case Is fair play until the facts In the case
are made known. Rose told me OF his
whereabouts Monday night. He ac
knowledged he was in the gray automo.
bile. but not at the time the shooting
took place. His statements as to hi'
whereabouts at the time OF the shooting
are very vague. Rose said y ANYBODY
used the car afterward he didn't know
what happened.
He admits that he hired the car, tha'
he got somebody to telephone for 1t from
Tom Sharkey's saloon on l4th street.
Police Lieut.. Becker and Police Com
missioner Waldo appeared at city hal
shortly after noon today and went into
/
Slowly Unearthing Clues.
Clues being slowly unearthed here and
there indicate an unfolding Of the plot
that led to the shooting down of Rosen-
thai. who was killed early Tuesday few
hours before he was to make further rev.
elations regarding his charges that the
police grated on gamblers. Louis Libby
c1%ny1 too - <I,A
automobile which took the murderers to
the scene of the shooting. are said to be
in possession Of Information which they
propose to reveal to the district attorney
that Will indicate that the police system
was responsible for the plot to make
away with Rosenthal.
Shapiro and Libby say that the car wa,
hired by telephone by Rose, q gamble
and former partner of Rosenthal. who
with two other men, one OF whom II
known by the name OF 1tazke, boardet
the automobile shortly before midnight
and were taken up town. On the way
Shapiro said he picked up one or tive
other men. Shapiro's story of what hap
pened thereafter Is being reserved for th'
district attorney.
early today that Lieut.. Becker had mad
away with himself. but Becker reported
at police headquarters shortly before II
O'Clock this morning. When told OF thu
report that he had committed suicide. h'
replied:
"I don't look like suicide, do I?'
He declined to say where he had beer
during the night.
duplicates "Jack" Rose.
Assemblyman Aaron J. Levy. counse
for Libby and Shapiro. told startling
story, he said the prisoners had related
to him regarding the part they played
in the affair.
They declared, according to Levy. thai
"Jack' Rose was the man who hired the
Libby car the night of the shooting.
Shapiro told me-" said Mr.. Levy. "that
he had the gray car at the Cafe Boule.
ward stand when, shortl before mid.
night Monday, Jack Rose left orders te
send the Libby car to Sd avenue and 14tt
street.
Shapiro said he went to that point
and picked UP Rose and one or two
other men who were with him, and be-
fore they had gone far three or four
more men got into the car. Shapiro
knew Rose. and recognized another OF
his passengers as a man who Is known
as Itzky, and that was all Of them he
knew.
Hit on Head With Revolver.
told him what they intended to do one
Of the men in the car hit him on the
head with the butt Of a revolver and told
him to beat it. uptown to 43d street.
He does not know whether Rose was in
the car or not when they reached there.
He stayed in the car while the shoot
ing was done, he says. and then he was
forced to take his fares under full speed
to 58th street and Sd avenue, where they
left the car.
Shapiro went then to Libby's house.
woke up Libby and made him come with
him to the garage with the car. Libby
says that Shapiro appeared badly fright
ened at the time. and told him all about
the shooting
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