Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-18

full speed to Fifty-eignth street and
Third avenue. where they left the car
Shapiro then went to Li15-'s
house, awakened Libby and made
him go with him to the garage with
the car. Libby says Shapiro ap-
peared badly frightened at the time,
and told him all about the shooting
Rosenthal Was PenniIess.
The grand jury has developed the
fact that Rose was the apparent
lender of the 81. 800 which Rosentha
said Lieutenant Becker had agreed
to let him have despite the fact that
at the time the loan was made Rose
was believed to be without funds suf-
ficient to start a gambling house and
was borrowing instead of lending
money. Robert L. Hihbard, the law
yer, who drew the parers, told the
grand jury that Rosenthal had in
formed him that Rose WAS only a
dummy for Becker, as the latter did
not wish to appear in the transaction.
In this connection 1t has been
learned that Rosenthal, who was sup
posed to be wealthy, was practically
penniless when slain.
Brings in First wife.
There Is a special reason why Dis
trict Attorney Whitman wants to in
terrogate Rose. 1t was learned from
a close friend of Becker that Rose
was in the apartments of Dora Gill
bert in East Twenty-seventh street
early one evening when Becker's per-
sonal representative was there get
ting Mrs. Gilbert, who was Rosen-
that's first wife, to make a sworn
statement concerning the way Rosen-
thai treated her before they were d.
vorced. Becker now has that afh
davit which Mrs. Gilbert made on
the representations of Rose that
Becker needed 1t. Rose put ques-
tions and suggestions which were
largely responsible for the volumin-
Gus character of the 1000 wore aft
davit.
Other developments in the case are
that Mayor Gaynor has assumed per-
sonal charge of the gambling asitua-
ton and is conducting an investiga-
ton on his own account into police
conditions. The Mayor today refused
to discuss the murder of Rosenthal
or the charges against the police. He
sent for Police Commissioner Waldo
yesterday and had a long talk with
him. Later he SEM for several other
men familiar with the gambling sit
uation.
A startling development is the ac-
cusation made to the district attor-
ney by Rosenthal against Winfield
r. Sheehan, secretary to Police Com
missioned Waldo. Sheehan is charged
with:
Controlling collections from gam
bling house proprietors.
Attending to fixing newspapers.
Accepting $50 to 800 loans from
gamblers.
"Affording protection, which was
'Becker's chief drag
Tipping Rosenthal that some
thing has happened at police head
quarters.
Lives in expensive style, with a
Japanese servant and own automo-
Gave lavish entertainments to
newspaper men and others.
BACKED amusement enterprises di-
by william Fox. who recently
purchased Charles H. Hyde's yacht,
stop Awhile
Waldo Backs Sheehan.
U-L-- ,zzt;on11 Mr. Shnahan IN
eq~uivocally declared each and every
to be a lie.
Commissioner Waldo, who was
asked about il a few minutes later.
declared he has every confidence in
his secretary, and defended him
earnestly against the accusations of
The murdered gambler.
From Mr.. Sheehan it was learned
hat he receives SIS a week and legit-
expenses from the city; that
he resides in a three-room bachelor
for which he pays less
than s65 per month; that he engaged
4 Filipino, not a Japanese servant,
from a fellow newspaper friend a
few months ago at $26 a month and
recently released the boy; that he
owns no automobile, but frequently
has the use of the Waldo auto; that
of Mr.. Sheehan upon
out-of-town trips with the commits
are borne by the latter out
Of his private purse.
Saw Rosenthal Only Thrice.
Sheehan further asserted that he
had met Rosenthal only three times,
Zach time as a newspaper reporter:
that Sheehan had not seen Rosenthal
or communicated with him for more
than one year; that Sheehan had
never sought to fix, control or SUP
press any, news to which the papers
entitled; that he had never ad
any money or influence to aid
the Fox amusement enterprise, and
that Mr.. Fox is a millionaire.
Mr.. Whitman has learned that an
auto described by witnesses as a
'd~irty-colored car" went to the Stan
apartment house, at 321-
325 West Fifty-ifth street, at a late
hour Monday night. Waldo's secre-
tary. Sheehan, has bachelor apart
nents in the Stanwood.
According to these witnesses the
automobile contained at least four
who rushed into the StanWood
md demanded to be shown at once
Secretary Sheehan. The hall boys
said he was out.
Dougherty Is Angry.
Deputy Police Commissioner Dough-
erty was gruff and angry when asked
ulrectly what results he had obtained
his days work, including his ex-
animation of Libby and Shapiro. the