New-York tribune., 1912-07-16
Police Pursue in Taxi and
Lively Chase in Fifth Ave.
nue. Follows, but Fugi.
tive Makes Escape
at 58th Street. a
WHITMAN PROBES CHARGES
Issues Subpenas for Two Men Named;
as Knowing inside Facts-Wslde "
Urges Inquiry, but Takes !.
No Stock in Anega-
tions, He Says. %

hci man tNoSeHtndi, lHe Se- --COnIesseu
gambler who was responsible for
District Attorney Whitman and COM,
missioner Waldo to shorten their vaca-
ton In order TO investigats the graft
gambling charges, was shot and in
stantly killed ct los this morning IN
front OF the Metropole Hotel, In Wcst
43d street. of Broadway. Five bullets
we're sent through his head, any one OF
which, according to DIR. Taylor, who
responded TO an ambulance call from
Flower Hospital would have proved
fatal
'Beansy" Rosenthal, as ne was better
known to the gambling fraternity .;tr-
rived at the hotel and remained there
for several hours. At 1850 o'clock q
man came into the hotel, apparently
known to the dead man. and asked him
to step outside as few friends OF his
wished to see him b rcgard 70 some
important matter.
In the hotel at the. time was Patrol
man File. attached TO the East 9th
street police station, in plain clothes.
File said that Rosenthal seemed %
hesitate, but later went out rather re-
luctantly. Just as Rosenthal. reached
the sidewalk four shots came. in rapid
succession. -....5
Fearing that something had gone
wrong File Immediately ran out. As
he reached the street he met Lieuten-
ant Frye attached to the West Alta
street police station, who was making
his rounds about the precinct The
two saw four men hurriedly enter
slate-colored automobile and then head
east toward Fifth avenue.
Jumps Into Taxieab.
A taxicab which was standing neal
the hotel was Immediately pressed into
service and the two started after the
automobile. Ignoring all traffic regu-
lations, the chauffeur put on all speed
But by this time the machine contain.
ing the four men had good start anc
was making at least sixty miles ar
To ha
ant.
For nearly half a mile File and Frye
managed to keep the other machine U
sight AS 1t reached 5Sth street, how.
ever. the car turned west, and as they
reached the corner they had lost ~
sight of II. pass ~
For some time the taxicab kept run
ming around the various streets in thu
immediate vicinity, but despite theii
efforts they were unable to get aAs
trace Of the machine.
The five shots that were fired at Ro
senthal attracted a large crowd, and .
few minutes after the accident the
street about the hotel was filled with
hundreds OF persons. Reserves from
several of the nearby stations wsrs
turned oct to keep them in order.
so far as could be learned, To on.
around the hotel got a glimpse of the
gamblers assaiiants. That everything
had been well planned was the conten'
tion OF the police, who say ordinarily
that there are at least half. dozer
taxicabs near the hotel, but when the
shooting took place not one was In ths
vicinity.
Just what File was doing in the no
tel could not be ascertained. Accord
ing to several persons In the hotel h,
had spent the best part Of the evening
there.
Go.6stwsen in High Spirits.
According to the story told by File
the unknown man who lured Rosefi
thai to his death appeared very jubi
liant when he appeared at the hotel
He said that Rosenthai was talking
to him (Fi.e) when the man came In
and. after excusing himself, asked hin
to step outside. saying that he VIZ
wanted.
Only a few minutes elapsed, Fiji,
said, after Rosenthal had reached tn
street when he heard the shooting. H,
Immediately went outside. and directi:
across the street from the hotel he OBJ
served four men entering a machine,
With Lieutenant Frye. who appcarss
on the scene. he said he gave chase
but lost them after nearly miles pur
suit.
Following the shooting, half doz<i
Continued on third paRe. second relu,..r