Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-22
Investigation Shows That at
Least Twenty Men Partici-
pated in Killing Of Gambler
Rosenthal.
CRIME REHEARsED
TO AVOID BLUNDER
Prompt Notification to Dis
triot Attorney Prevented
Assassination from Being
Passed Over as Three Hand
ed Duel.

N0N ANNMA8A AANN8NA - - N@NNA""N NNANNN
New York. July ~. - a picked
hand OF gunmen was selected TO
shoot down Herman Hoscnthnl and
had had a rehearsal of the killing. Il
was said by officers OF the proscen'
tors office today.
Investigation shows there was not
q slip ih the plans and that the prin-
cipai behind the plot was most care
ful to establish alibis.
William shapiro. held IN cOnnec-
tl0n with the killing. la supplement
tnry statement revealed how ganE
men kept the street in front OF tho
hotel Melropole practically clear ot
tuxicnbH Tor thirty minutes before
the shooting In order apparently that
he murderer car night have "A
clear getaway" Shapiro said at
least sixteen mon must have known
Of the "cronk" To be Duiicd off. A.
they were In front of the Motropole
ready To blackjack or XIII, II neces-
Hary. any one who iptcrfered with lhc
Job cor tried to block the getaway vf
the gun lighters.
The coroner's Inquest will be held
this afternoon when several of the
principals now under detention by
the police, probably viii bo called as
Witnesses.
There were reports that bald
Jack" liuse hns "auucaied" and that
Commissioner DouRherty was Ia po-
session of the names of all the men
who rufn m the murder carr
DouHheFty has promised important
arrests. hut further than that VIII not
discuss the case. Zig lack" Seolig.
kunman and gang leader, will sur
reuder today u was reported.
Bccause ef the Illness OF Mrs Ros-
cnthal. widow of the gambler, Dis
trict Attorney whitman announced
there would be no proceedings Of the
grand Jury. The prosecutor Wishes u
CALI Mrs. ROHenthal aH the first VII
ness.
A country wide search for the ItoE-
cnthal slayery Is on. The names OF
the gun men who shot and killed the
gambler nave been known 10 the pos
lice through third degree given sev-
crai pIlHonerH. and the gun men are
blleYcd Ia have fled. having become
convinced that the pUi/ie system
VIII not be able TO pr"'cc; them.
Some Og tho East Side ''charactcrs'
whom the detectives are searching
for are Lefty" Leads. q gun man
"whliey'' Lewis. Harry VallOn. gam
bier. Fam Schcpps, "a gangater. and
'Itaky," another ganKHter.
II was learned that ROscnthal had
scarcely fallen 10 the sidewalk under
a fuslIlade OF bullets when a0Int ON,
teleph0nUd Diatrlct- Attorney Whit
man; "YOu had better get down a.
the Nctrupole anead Of The police OI
u pistol viii be found on. i'osenihaf'
body"
The prosecutor hurried 60 the
scene ana satisfied himself that there
WAS Rn weapon on the Lcdy. Tie then
went a. the police station Rnd found
out that no mention had been mad Ol
weapon In the entry "D the pole,
blCstcf.
Letter the story Developed from
several sources that he murder plOl
Included a statement 20 be given 1ul
hy the police that IsOhrnthal had been
killed IN q gamblers dusl. that sWs
other gamblers hah hoen wounded
and thnt the police we're iOoking fri
N Injured men.
Dlstfirt Attorney Wh.tmHnp prompt
arrival on the scene ~ said 10 hai
thwaried that part ~ he plan. The
district attorney ifs@iyad cotnmuni
catiun signed - woman wh1 ka0t -
Eif ian the name 1f tliH Eunmln p h,
fired the first .snDt at iieEenthai
Use man, the writer rii'i. cainr tfiy
inn''s FROM Cincinnati aHd may ha"s
re'trted there.
william shapiro. Louis libby
chauffuers ana owners Of the "mur
der carr" Louis (~firidEle" Webhor
Jack li0ae and sam Paul. AZ charged
With homicide IN being implicated u
the murder Of Herman itosonthRl
wocr arfaigned before Coroner Feln
berg this afternoon Tor examination
when Coroner Weinberg called fh'
Iio3enihnl heHrlnR "a order Disiric
AtlOrney Whitman asked adjourn
nenta N the eases Involving Shnplr'
Rnd Libby Mr. Whillnau declared
that "uuOlle Interest and the ,ufcrca
81 iugficr' demanded an adjournment
Adjournment Ia these coneg wer
then ordered until Thursday,
Counsel for Jack R0pe oblccled 4
postponament ln his clients canf
whitman lhcrcupOn asked that Dep
uty Police Commissioner DOugheril
ba cnIlad a. tho first witness.