The Washington times., 1912-08-04

nOHe anu WCppDts VIM hdNO
confessed that Police Lieutenant Charles
Herman Rosenthal. has been discovered
through threats of death communicated
to the prisoners in the West Fifty
fourth street jail and to one OF their
counsel.
William Raisbeck, a messenger boy
employed by the Postal Telegraph Com
pany. was arrested az a witness and
gave evidence which skaters the alibi
OF "Daso Frank" that he was in Har-
lem trying to get bondsman for his
girl" Rosie Harris. at the hour
Rosenthal was shot. in the Tenderloin.
Il was passing the West 125th street
police station on the way home from
work the night Of the murder, when the
police matron stopped me-" said the
messenger boy. THE matron told me
woman had Just been arrested, and
had called for a messenger, but failed
to get one. She said 1 could make a
little money II I would 20 on the errand
Did Not See "Dago Frank"
Il was shown inside. where Rosie
harris asked me to go out and find
FATTY Harris, whom I knew by sight.
l looked around the streets for Harris
Tor nearly an hour. but could not find
MIN ana went back. / was then sent
TO nnd John Ross at a cigar store near
ll4th street and Third avenue. Ross
SAID he did not know the Harris woman,
who had given the name of Taylor to
the police, so / went back again to the
station house.
Il never saw the man called 'Dago
FRANK NJ any time that night, and am
sure ne was not at the police station I"
The alibi given by "Dago Frank" and
supported by the Harris woman, who
IL under arrest as a material witness,
Is that he could not have been at tho
scene OF of the Rosenthal murder, Nh
he was at the police station trying to
get pondsman for the woman.
Dago FRANK" was arrested IN a fur
nished fiat In West bath street, occu-
pied by Rosie Harris.
Ihe police have been looking for
William Raisbeck, the messenger boy,
oSt oStsrnnSr only picked him up late yesterday
neadquarters and detained as a wit
ness after being questioned by Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty.
Lawyer Hired by Police.
The District Attorneys office learned
that Lawyer Aaron Levy was employed
TO represent William Shapiro and Louis
Libby, the owners of the murder car"
by representative Of the police depart
ment. Rose has confessed that Becker
told him IL Shapiro was arrested he,
Rose. would be expected to provide
counsel for the chauffeur.
In the excitement that followed the
assassination. Rose was compelled to go
into hiding and had all he could do
to take care OF himself. When Becker
communicated with him at the home OF
Harry Pollok, Rose told Becker he
former head Of the strong arm" squad
was at the time doing desk duty al
police headquarters and saw to Il that
a lawyer was provided.
TWO new witnesses were found by
detectiVes Tor the Burns agency who
will swear that they saw "Bridgey''
Weber in the immediate vicinity of the
Metropole several times Immediately
preceding the murder of Rosenthal
They are Charles Giro and Oscar or.
| ralne. both Of whom are musicians
The statements made by these two
| men are the same in that they were
standing on Dowlings corner a.
Forty-third street and Seventh avenu,
about 1880 a. m. the morning of the
murder, when Webber came along
Both Giro and Lorraine know Web.
Der and spoke to him, but the gam.
bier did not stop.
| A little later Webber approached
them again from a different direction
as though he had been scouting Thii
was Just a few minutes before tn,
shooting. He talked for a few sec
onds and moved toward the Metro
pole. When next seen by Giro ant
Lorraine, Weber was running from
the scene of the crime. as has beer
described by other witnesses.
How Message Was Sent.
Albert Bebee. who lives at the Met
ropole Hotel. has furnished the dis
trict attorneys office with the link o
evidence necessary to show how Ros
enthal was entice out Of the dinin,
room OF the Metropole to meet tn
assassins.
This witness swears he was ap
preached by Harry Vallon at the cor
ner and Broadway and Forty-thir,
street Just few moments before tn
killing and was asked to go. to tn
tian Walker, who was sitting at ,
table with Rosenthal.
=" Bob Walker Is in the Metropol
sitting with Herman Rosenthal. and
come out here" Vallon is alleged
have said. IT do not want anybod
around here to see me. 1t is Important.
Bebee refused to do as Vallon re
Metropole himself. Vaiion has cor
fessed that he called Walker out to tn
hallway OF the restaurant, but said h
only wanted to see him about the NOR
ey for outing tickets.
A few minutes after Walker returne
to the table where Rosenthal was si
ting the party arose and walked to tn
entrance Of the restaurant, where tn
murderers were waiting.
Attorney Levy left the city hurriedl
yesterday afternoon for Boston, sayin
he had telegraphed District Attorne
whitman to meet him there for a cor
ference. The inference was given thf
Shapiro and Libby have decided to tie
all they know about the murder. NJ
Levy was very mysterious about TIL
development.
Want More Guards.
Unauthorized persons who succeede
! in getting into the West Fifty-fourt
, street prison. where they could tai
, with Rose and Webber, led to the dis
covery OF the police plot the purpos
of which is to make the prisoners dne
the confessions duplicating Lieutenar
Becker. already made. 1t was declare
last night that the scheme was partl
! successful, inasmuch as Rose and Wet
: Der are no longer friendly and do NJ
talk to each other.
Both OF the prisoners sent word
the district attorneys office they want
1 ed extra guards when they are brougf
I downtoWn for the hearing tomorro
morning An order was sent that M