The Washington times., 1912-08-26
MARYLAND SHORE
HOTTEST TRAIL OF
GOTHAM BAD MEN
Ocean City Landlady Posi-
tive She Saw Lefty Louie
and "Gyp the Blood"

OCEAN CITY, Md. Aug. 2s-Hot on
the trail Of Harry Horowitz C'Gyp the
Bloody and Louis Rosenberg, better
known as Lefty Louie" four Burns de-
tectives are here today searching for
two persons believed to be the New
York gunmen wanted In the Rosenthal
murder case.
Pictures of the two men have been
positively identified by hotel people and
others who have seen them on the
boardwalk boldly promenading. Burns
detectives discovered that the two men,
or two men answering their descrip
ton, stayed four days in this city
at the Eastern Shore Hotel.
When pictures Of the men were shown
to Mrs. Margaret Taylor, proprietress of
the hotel she laughed as she gazed at
them. Certainly, l know those faces.
Those men stopped here and left FRI
day. They were here for several days"
Positive of Identity.
Asked where they had gone, she re-
fused to commit herself further than to
say that she recognized them as guests
she had in her hotel. When Mrs. Tay-
lor was asked If she was positive of
the identity of the two men she said:
Yes, those men stopped at my hotel
positively answering the description"
Other employees of the hotel recalled
likenesses of the two New York gunmen
and stated emphatically that they were
guests at the hotel.
william ]. Burns received tip in
New York on Wednesday that two men
who resembled "Gyp the Blood and
Lefty Louie" we're at Ocean City. I'm
mediately he sent three of his best de-
tectives here. but none of them had ever
hA Nxryn Naruy VNrly Nd
while they saw the suspects promenad-
ing on the Boardwalk, they did not
make an arrest, waiting until the ar
rival Of fourth detective, who knew
both men.
Refuge Possibly Near.
Securing every boarding house and
hotel in the CITY, the Burns sleuths have
given up practically all hope of making
an arrest here. They believe that II the
two men whom they SUSPECT of being
"Gyp the Blood. and Lefty Louie" left
here they have sought refuge in Berlin
or some other town not far from Ocean
City. The Burns people know the two
suspects have communicated with a
Baltimore lawyer who is we'll known in
criminal practice, Harry B. Wolf, and
TONY" Dimarco as a sort OF prepara-
ton should they be arrested by Balu-
more detectives.
Coincident with their supposed pres
ence at this resort Is the fact that they
have been in close touch with a New
York man who Is managing one of the
big operations here; The suspects stop
ped at the same hotel with the New New
him frequently scanning the news
papers. While the two suspects kept
under cover during the day they We're
frequently seen on the boardwalk at
"Gyp the Blood" or the man thought
to be Horowitz. seemed the bolder of the
two. With head erect, he walked along
the boardwalk. while the man supposed
to be Lefty Louie" was more eau
tous. wearing his cap far down on his
forehead.
Telegram Adds Mystery.
On Friday a mysterious telegram
was sent to a Baltimore lawyer in
Italian. 1t had been translated for
one of the suspects into Italian and
was dispatched to the Italian lawyer
in Baltimore. The Burns people say
they know the contents of the com
munication, which they refuse to
make public. The two suspects were
constantly under the surveillance OF
, the Burns men until Saturday night
when they went to the Eastern Shore
Hotel. APPARENTLY to retire for the
night.
Today when a search was made for
fad fsem was was Ssd hst fbeS bS
II, the two men really are "Gyp the
Blood and Lefty Louie" that they
would not go to Baltimore or to vii:
rather take shelter in some small
town on the Eastern Shore.
While the Burns men and hS<dquar.
! ters Detective Berney are still work.
ing in an effort to come up with the
two suspects, they are in a quandary
as to what is the best move for them
to make.
One of the Burns men will leave to.
morrow for Frankling City. Va
where he believes the two suspects
have gone.