Milford chronicle., 1912-07-26
WIDOW BEFORE
GRAND JURY
Mrs. ROSenthaI Tells Of PO-
lice Craft
SUSPECT GIVES HIMSELF UP
Harry Vallon, Who Rode In "Murder
Car" When Gambler Was Killed
Held Without Bail.

Car When Gambler Was Killed.
Held Without Bail.
Mrs. Herman Rosenthal, widow o
the gambler who was shot TO death il
front OF the Hotel Meropole in New
York city a few hours before the time
he had romised the district attorney
that he would bring him evidence OF
police blackmail, appeared before the
grand jury.
CARRIED in deep mourning and 50
weak that she could not walk unas.
sisted, the grief-stricken woman man.
aged, nevertheless, to stay on the
witness stand until she had told a full
story Of the events leading up to heI
husbands death
She said that Becker received 20 per
cent of the profits OF Bosenthal's gam.
bling house, until Bald Jack" Rose
Becker scollector, became too greedy
and insisted on a rake-off himself
Then, said Mrs. Rosenthal, her hus.
band was forced to get rid of Becker,
although he never believed that Beck
er would interfere with the business.
And then she told about the raid.
She said that Becker, an old friend
Of hers and IIermans, came to the
gambling house. apologetically and
with his hat in his hand He was
sorry, he said, clear down to The
ground, but Waldo had ordered him to
get ROsenthal and the job had to be
done. Becker knew it was hard on
Herman, the widow went on, but he
wanted to do the right thing, and 50
he told Mrs. Rosenthal that Herman
could forget the $500 and that the
mortgage would be cancelled.
Mrs. Rosenthal came to the build /
ing under the escort Of a special Off /
Ger detailed from the district attor- /
ney's office, and was accompanied by /
her sister.
Do you think the police would pro
tect me from their own kind?" she
asked representative of the district
attorney. Il am afraid of my lite."
Since Herman was murdered" said
aafrs Rosenthal, before leaving her
4 Puse, the police made all kinds of
"a Forts TO see me. have had high
eials call me up. Why. Deputy
ynissionerf fDougherty tried to get
Se 'Jihy-s4ould the police want to
- me unless they wanted to find out
lOw much / know before l should go
1efOre the grand jdry?"
The sensation Of She day came when
Harry Vallon, one of the five notorious
5angsters who were in the murder
ar the night RoseHthal was shot,
himself to the police. He
vas arraigned before the coroner and
leld without bail.
With the men who actually did the ,
hooting in the tolls. the main work of ;
district Attorney Whitman and Dep I
w Police Commissioner Dougherty {
WI commence. that Of trying to learn {
2 identity of the cOnspirators who so
lsatly desired that Rosenthal be done \
Nlf with before he could make fur {
revelations Of the relations be- d
y; N the police aud gamblers q
mmissioner DOngherty remarked o
w hcantly to District Attorney Whit b
i'm, that Il guess we agree as to who 1
ow ck Of this killing. But the public s
ecutor does not feel that Com S
Ju.ioner Dougherty can swing the r.
litigation of the killing alone, as e.
4 OF the belief that the police de-
tnent will give nc real aid. d
e surrender Of Vallon may be it
.4Wed by the voluntary appearance v
the other gahgsters known to have W
zen in the murder car" the night n
the killing Besides Vallon there II
ere Harry Horwitz, best known un- w
sr his gang name of Glib the Blood" h,
)ago Frank an East Side gang cf
er; Lefty" Louis and Whitley" a,
evils. m