The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-21
Indictments Are Returned.


NEW YORK. August 2o.--Seven OF
the men now under arrest for com
plicitv in the assassination of Gam
bier Herman Rosenthai were named
today in blanket Indictment return
ed by the grand jury before Judge
Mulqueen in the Court of General SEES
sions this afternoon. The men nam"d
are
Lieutenant Chari Becker. accused
OF having plotted to kill ReseRthal-
Becker already has been indicted. hut
the former writ Is superseded by this
new one,
William shapiro. driver of the gray
automobile in which the ganRsters
went to the Hotel Metropole and XIII
ed aRosenthai
Jack Reich better known "a Jack
sullivan" accused of having given the
signal for the murder
Frank Cirohci. also known az 'faEo
Frank"
Frank Muller. known as Whitley
lewis -
Harry Iorowitz. known as "Gyp the
Blood"
Louis Rosenweig. known as Lefty
Louis" gangman. alleged to have beer
In the automobile, The four last
named are the men who are alleged
four are known as gun men
Rosenzweig and Horowltz are stii
A. large, but although they have been
reported at various places throughout
the country, It has been strongly IN
tIuated that they are still IN the CITY.
Grand jury Adjourns.
After handing down the blanket IN
dictment. the grand jury ADJOURNED
until Thursday. when it il expected
thar indictments viii be returned
against several police otfeers on
charges of oppression ana eAtnft4oh-
growing out of accusations made by
big Jack" Zelig. who appeared be-
fore the grand jury today
Today's indictments followed the
giving Of testimony TO the grand jury
nv yelir that Jack" Rose sought out
Zeltx and told the East Side gang
leader that Becker wented Rosenthni
killed. and that then Zelig gathered
four OF his followers and told them 4;
You had better get Rosenthal, Tor
won know how easy it Will be for
necker to send you up the riser.
schepps re-tifie~.
sam" Schepps next told the grand
Jury that he was present when the
$4,000 which he understood vas Dor
rowed by Becker from 'Bridgey
men who shot Rosenthal to death
cchenps was before the grand Jury
for half an hour, and corrohorate1
Hack Roses startling confession In
detail,
Four witnesses in behalf OF Zelie
told the jury chat when Helis was ar,
rested by Detectives Steinert ano
White. of Recker's strong arm
squad. several weeks ago ana accused
Of carrying concealed weapons. Hel,
turned his pockets inside out and SAID
ct call you 10 witness that l nave NJ
weanor1. They are going 10 srame II
up on me. 80 ,,,u.a,
Attorney whitman that he. Webbei
posc WALTON and Sam Patti collect
"a he money which was given as ball
~ get ZelIe out Of TAFT so that re
couId get four OF his followers TO Kill
Rosentha1.
investigation Takes New Turn.
The graft investigation took ne"
and unlocked for turn tonight Wnet
I, was learned that a back fire mas
Ran started against the office OF
District Attorney Whitman. According
ia close friends of important mem
bers of the system" certain members
ri the district attorneys staH nave
hapn trapped INTO SuoNthE thN'f w.
rerability and afi'davits setting forth
how these men have been reached are
now being prepared
Another break between high ofhciai'
in the police department occurred
today. when Commissioner Waldo
learned that Second Commissioner
Dougherty had tricked him into or
serin1 the latter to gain possession al
Sam Schepps. who was brought 70
New York by District Attorney Whit
mans detectives kilograms made
public today, show that rs early as
August 18th. Dougherty began laying
his plans TO wrest Schepps from the
district attorney.
Others are Denoted.
Commissioner Waldo today deposeo
lieutenant Rheinisch and Dominicf
Reilly, as commanders, respectively
of STRONG arm" squads No. ard No
5 shifting them to unimportant com
mands. This action was tho result
of the raids of the Tenderioin dis
tricts executed unbeknown Ia the
lieutenants by the Society for the
Prevention OF Crime.
Commissioner of Accounts Fosdic,<
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