The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16

which we are Investigating. For rn- stance, he told me that he brought | the car back to the garage before midnight. I have already proved that this was not so. have two em- ployes of the garage who will swear that he did not get there until three clock and that he asked them to say he came in at 12. Hf<
 We are reasonably. certain that this was the same car in which the l men rode who tried to shoot down Big Jack. Selig, as he stood in front of the criminal courts building about a month ago.
 Now so far as RosenthaPs visit to me, late yesterday, is concerned. all l can say is that, he told me he was afraid to come here again. laughed at his fears but he said to fme: You can laugh alright but ! want to tell you that the police have crooked better men than me and they are going to get me alright And when they do you will never be able 10 get the men responsfbIe' T told him that if he felt that way to come to my home and bring his wire along and he agreed sto come nere at $50 this morning and tell me all he knew about the gam bling conspiracy in this city.o e 7. v = =.
 [Fhe murder, early today, of Herman, RoSenthal, while the cuIminatfon oe his war with the police and with the up-toWn gamblers, was probably the most carefully planned and eoId D1ooded Of recent gang killings in New York City, the home of the Tanr- ster Rosenthal was one of the best known of. the so-called cheaper xar1b-. lers of the city. He was recognized as the agent of certain influential downtown politicians and in most If his undertakings represented simply the pankroil of prominent sportiuR man and politician of, ill-repute
 It was openly asserted, yesterdsv that he had been ordered by his pa- tron to leave town for a while as Ina had talked too much" It swas fn connection with these orders that he went to the Hotel Metropole. outsfde Der of conferences. Four shots were hred-Some of the eye witnesses puf the number at a dozen but the police are now certain only four were used and one struck the gambler on the bridge of the nose, crashing into the brain. The murderers then escaped.
 Rosenthal had been in the Metro pole for some time and came ont of the 43rd street entrance at just about staaa 2 a. m d.. He He met a man there and minutes. As he turned away a big slate colored touring car drove up and three men alighted from it. The first man out began pumping bullete rom an automatic gun. The first bullet sped true to the mark, causing instant death. As Rosenthal fell, two other shots struck him. inflicting wounds The man who did the shooting dis- appeared while his companions jump ed into the big car which sped away Times Square was in an uproar. Garnb- lerS and men of the White Light dis- trict were running around in circles. Some, not Knowing what was going on, had drawn their pistols for self protection. A stream of we'll known men rushed out of the hotel They knew the meaning of the shots. Dia- mond Jim Brady. George Considine. George Kelly. John Betts. and others. who knew the dead man well. rushAd to his side. One glance was enough. They turned away shaking their heads.
 Its a coroner's case" they said. There were 50 police on the job in 10 minutes. Lieutenant Frey, of the West filth street station who was on post a block away commandeered taxicab and gave chase to the car in which the murderers were escaping but they -distanced him and then disappeared in Central Park Other officers on post got on the job and the reserves from the new tenderloin station were hurried to the scene.
 Probably never before had the po- lice encountered case where so nnanH
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