Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-07-22
STREETS WERE KEPT CLEAR
IN ORDER THAT THE MURDER
CAR MIGHT MAKE QUICK
GETAWAY"
One SUSPECT WILL SURRENDER
"eIo jack sELIc. MAN WITH A
BAD RECORD. TO GIVE HIM
SELF UP

| New York, July PA picked band
up gun men was selected to shoe;
down Herman Rosenthal and had had
a rehearsal of the killing, it was said
by officials of the prosecutors office
today. Investigation shows that there
was not a slip in the plans and that
the principal behind the plot was
most careful to establish alibis.
William shapiro. held in connection
with the killing, In supplementary
statement revealed how gang men
kept the street in front of the Hotel
Metropole practically clear of taxicabs
for 80 minutes before the murder in
order apparently that the murder
car might have "clear getaway"
Shapiro said at least 16 men must
have known of the "croak" to be
pulled off, as they we're in front of
the Metropole, ready to Naclxjack or
kill if necessary any one who inter-
fered with the job or tried to block
the getaway of the gun fighters.
The coroner's inquest win be held
this afternoon when several Of the
principals, now under detention by the
police, probably will be called as wit.
nesses. There were reports that
Bald jack Rose "had squealed" and
that Commissioner Dougherty was IN
possession of all the names of those
men who were in the murder car"
Dougherty has promised important
arrests. but further than that will not
discuss the case. big Jack" Selig,
gun man and gang leader, will sur
render today. 1t was reported. Be
cause of illness of Mrs. Rosenthal.
widow of the gambler, District Attor-
ney Whitman announced there would
be no proceedings of the grand jury
The prosecutor wishes to call Mrs
Rosenthal as the first witness A
countrywide search for the Rosen-
thai slayers is on. The names of the
gun men who shot and killed the
gambler have been known to the Do
lice through third degree given
several prisoners and the gun men are
believed to have fled, having become
convinced that the police system will \
not be able to protect them. Some
of the East side" characters whom
the detectives are searching for are
Lefty" Leads, a gun man; Whitney
Lewis, Harry yallon. gambler; Sam
schepps. a gangstery and 'Itslxy," an
other gangster.
1t was learned that Rosenthal had |
scarcely fallen to the sidewalk under /
"a fusillade of bullets when some one
telephoned District Attorney Whit
man: You had better get Gown to
the Metropole ahead of the police or
a pistol will be found on Rosenthars
body"
The prosecutor hurried to the scene
and satisfied himself that there was
no weapon on the body He then went
to the police station and found out
that no mention had been made of a
weapon in the entry of the police blot
ter. Later the story developed from
several sources that the murder plot
included statement to the governor
given out by the police, that Rosen-
thai had been killed in gamblers
duel; that two other gamblers had
been wounded and the police were
looking for the injured men. District
Attorney Whitman's prompt arrival
on the scene is said to lave thwarted
that part of the plan The district
attorney received a Communication
signed "a Woman VINO Knows" Civ
ing the name Of the gun man who
fired the first shot at Rosenthal This
man, the writer said, came originally
from Cincinnati and may have return
ed there.