The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-20
rate Detectives Engaged to
ace the Slayers of Rosen-
lal, the Gambler Put to
death in New York.
)RK OF THE POLICE
is DISAPPOINTING
+rict Attorney Whitman Is
ven Information by Own
RS of Auto Which May
Unravel Mystery.

10 Few YORK, July 19.-Private de-
q tectives were brought into the
- Rosenthal murder case today by
ID District Attorney Whitman,
y were engaged by committee Of
ems who shared the prosecutor
htisfaction with the lack of results
by the police in tracing the
mers of the gambler who was shot
VI making charges Of police partner
with the gambling fraternity.
connection with the bringing IN
sshese outside agencies attention was
Led to what were declared to be la
liable omissions by the police in
siding against the escape of Rosen-
'aaRs slayers Monday night and lack
properly directed activity since. 1t
meclared that the story that Rosen-
! : was to be killed was in wide cir
t3tion in east side resorts Monday
T,ting, but that if any report Of it
l3hed headquarters no measures were
IN to protect the gambler.
yde No Effort.
= was commented on that six police
= nearby did not fire shot or blow
shistle to stop the murder party at
the shooting; that the number of
y murder carr was reported four
! 4rcnt ways-all erroneous-by as
~ policemen, while citizen got it
at: that it was left to the district
sfney to uncover most of the impor-
,,I evidence so far available; that
I \ known to have talked over the
pective assassination of Rosenthal
II day before it occurred, either have
w been arrested, or were taken and
: 20 on small ball. or in the case Of
30 held only because the district at
,ey insisted upon it.
she Independent course of the dis
90 attorney was indicated today
uhh he summoned Louis Libbey and
lam Shapiro owners of the auto
lie used by the murder party, and
;nn them make what may be impor-
tel disc in support Of the the
+ Of connection between the murder
.tthe police "system."
: 70 >rmation Withheld.
= s5ither Mr.. Whitman nor Assembly
Aaron Levy, counsel for the two
lga would discuss what Libbey and
8 ,1iro had revealed. Mr.. Levy said
ii: nd Mr.. Whitman had agreed to
out no further information Not
sa before. however, the lawyer had
ma two-hour conference with his
'ssssl1ts and made a brief statement re-
J ing it,.
ID prhey have told ME things that ]
. hot know Of before,' he said. "If
oH Whitman desires to hear my eli
he will learn of disclosures which
Hrmake the public gasp when they
nlr published"
!, rs~po the disclosures lead up to the
a 1e Department. was asked.
too That is a very dangerous point,
:. 3 n the attorney, "and I can not die
~ it."
, ~ the questioning of the prisoner.
y khe district attorney no member.
. We police department were present
a the party, however, were two pri
ssSs ssSsk kdetectives,
J" ectives Hurrying Away.
yesl1e private detectives hurried away
'tS.T the conference and Mr.. Whitman
he was going out Of town on a,
fssAxtaut mission.
soub The case is progressing very salts
prily, was all be would say.
gun s%s ON the police side of the investi
ar jpn there were few development
he surface today.
~ pthing had been seen of "Bi
+ 81 Feeling, the notorious "gur
" whom the police were said t
sssrpxIous to question regarding a ia
lsD Fney had heard "Jaek' Rose, gan
:. And the man who hired the 'mul
81 ear" had asked of him on tn
,.eeie5r OF the crime. Feeling is know
snd me right hand man Of Sam Pau
eISsrr'}ast side gang leader. The rewar
10 repred TO have been offered him wa
/. W wrcm from charge Of carrying
cosealed weapon. Paul was at p<
qeadquarters during the afternoon
TTteenned to make any statement.
p,pl was talk IN quarters usually wei
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