Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-20
Informers to Quit New York.
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Informers to Quit New York.
Special BY United Press Wsre.
New York, Nov. 20.-While the
four slayers OF Herman Rosenthal
were being arraigned before Justice
Goff today, in order that the various
formal routine motions, for setting
aside the verdict finding them guilty
of first degree murder, four other
men were getting ready to re-enter
the world. They were Jack Rose,
Bridge Webber, Harry Valon and
Sam Schepps who furnished the in
formation needed to sen Charles
Becker and the men who actually
shot Rosenthal to the electric chair
All expect to be released soon, prob
ably today according to the district
attorney and all will leave New FORK
Although professii4L contempt for
threats by friends the gunmen
they will take no chances. Rose. al
though insisting that he Is broke,
said he will take his family and go
to London. He insists that he is
through with New York forever.
Bridge Weber who has fortune
amassed as gambler and opium
joint proprietor said he will take his
Valon said that there is nothing do
ing so far as New York is concerned,
for his. He is going to Argentina
where gambling the only trade he
knows is open and get into the game
there. Sam Schepps, providing he
can elude a wife who has warrant
out for him because of his failure to
Keep up his alimony payments said
he is going back to Arkansas.
The verdict was arrived at. accord
Ing to the oldest court officers, with a
speed unprecedented In the history Of
hrst degree convictions In the county.
The conviction was also unique In that
It was the first time four men have
degree collectively In the county and
20 far as could be learned, In the state
Tomorrow Rose, Webbar, Vallon and
Schepps viii be- liberated from the
West Side prison. In the opinion OF
the district attorney the verdict makes
1t binding upon the state to i've up
to its promise to liberate the four In
formers, with whom the state had
made the stipulation that they would
receive immunity provided 1t was
proved that none Of them had fired a
shot and that they had rendered serv
ices to the state by telling the truth
about the murder of RosenthaL
The most steadfast accusers OF Rose,
Vallon. Weber and Schepps as actual
murderers OF the gambler have been
the four gunmen convicted of the ac
tua killing. The verdict satisfies the
state that jury Is convinced that the
four informers did not fire a shot ana
that they told the truth. Furthermore.
The verdict Is accepted also as added
and final proof that Schepps was not
an accomplice. and the four therefore
will be freed Immediately.
Shapiro to Be Released.
And finally the decision In the gun
mems trial convfnces the state that In
the case Of Willie Shapiro. chauffeur
Of the gray murder car. who also Is
under Indictment for the murder, a
Jury has been convinced Of the truth
Of testimony which says that at the
very worst Shapiro was compelled at
the point of pistol to take the actual
murderers from the scene and Is guilt
less of actual murder.
Under these circumstances a motion
by the state for dismissal OF the in
dictment against Shapiro for murder
will be made very soon. The gunmen
themselves at no time accused Shapiro
Of completely In the murder. and
neither has any other witness. Jack
Sullivan Jacob Reich) Is still to be
tried, however, Immediately after the
trial OF Charles Fl. hyde.
The jury whose verdict means the
death sentence for "Gyp." Frank,
Lefty" and "Whitey" agreed upon q
first degree verdict with so much alac
rIty that within from three to -four
minutes after retiring to the jury room
Foreman William Montgomery sent out
word to Captain Lynch that The jury
would not go out to luncheon.
Captain Lynch asked them. In view
Of the fact that the jury had retired
,t :3S o'clock in the afternoon, whsth-
er or not they wanted sandwiches sent
lu to them. Again they sent out word
that not even sand we're want
M. Already they had found that only
one quick ballot was necessary to
learn that they were unanimous tn
their opinion that the gangsters bad
ared at Rosenthal and killed him. But
merely to observe tho propr1ettes the
Jury did not send out word that they
we're ready to deliver their verdict IN
Al .h~xk hale an ho,1y affair 1uaflc&