The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-15
SAY THEY RAN TO SUBWAY WHEN SHOOTING STARTED
 AND HAD NO HAND IN IT.
THREE GUN MEN ON STAND
Tell of Being Summoned to Scene of Rosenthal Murder to Learn About Officers Framing Up' ZeIlg,
 Their Leader.

New York, Nov l4--In the pie turesque language of the bowery three of the gunmen on trial as the actual murder of the gambler, Her man Rosentnal, gave on the witness stand today the version of the staying which they hope will win them ac- quittal
 The three were "Gip the Blood, deliberate in speech and swarthy; ~Whitey" Lewis, onde haired, and dramatic in manner. and Lefty Louie," even darker than ~Gip," sul-
 len and stolid.
 All were natti.y dressed.
 In stories which fitted together perfectly and in some parts proved almost literal repetition the three gunmen accused "Bridgie" Webber Harry Vallon. and mysterious strange man" of firing the shots thaf killed the gambler. Themselves they pictured as innocent by y-standers
 ured there by "Bah Jack" Rose.
 'Dago Frank" the fourth gunman they all testified. was not at the scene at all. Frank will be given q chance to tell his story tomorrow.
 Rose was enyious to prove to them that he had nothing to do with hay ing Zelig framed up on the charge of carrying concealed weapons by two of Becker's men, they declared. That was Roses purpose in seeking them out.
 It was to furnish them proof of his own innocence in ;the. Zeiig matter that Rose got them to visit Webber's poker rooms in the night of the mur- der and it was in response to mes. sage from Rose, delivered by the mysterious stranger, that they left the poker rooms and went to he hotel Metropo,e where Rosenthal met his fate. Whether Rose lured them there to throw suspicion upon them they | did not know, but the message was l that some cops" would be there wllo | would prove that Jack Rose had noth- | ing to do with. framing Zelig.
 ..Who tho nfyserious stranger is they did not know All agreed that he was about five feet nine inches ih height. weighed 160 or TO pounds, rad a black mustache and wore | | souch hat It was the stranger who led them on foot, not in a gray auto mobile. to the Metropole,' they said There on the street they saw Jack Rose. Sam Schepps, "Bridgie' Web Der, and Harry vallon. The gray automobile which has been called tie murder car" was there too.
 The strange man joined Webber were shooting and we beat 1t for the subway"
 They didn't even know that it was Rosenthal who had been shot until the next day, they said. All three denied every discriminating statement made by Jack Rose involving them in the murder. Lefty Louie swore that Rose had never paid him sl .ona to divide with other gunmen to en- able them to get out of town as Rose had testified.
 Lewis was sworn as Frank Muller, but said his real name" was Frank Saidenshor. He spoke in east side slang. with a foreign accent and lisp. His testimony corroborated uhat of "Gyp the Blood He added a graphic description of meeting Lefty Louie in Chinatown. Later fife said Jack Rose" visited Lefty Louie" at their apartments and said Well I hope you don't put this China town shooting up to me"
 "To tel the truth he continued, q didn't like his looks" and l said I wouldn't put that by you
 Did Rose say in your presence that Bevker wanted Rosenthal killed.
 He did not" replied "Whitey. I ,ouie was in bed. He couldn't have croaked fly if he'd wanted to-"
 Did you agree to kill RosenthalY
 q did not" the witness replied em- Whitey told of the meet ing at. Bridgie Webbers the night of the murder and of the stranger des- cribed by Gyp. The stranger went out, returned in fifteen minutes. ask ed for Louie" found him, and told him Jack Rose wants you boys to come round to the Metropo,e." They went there all except "Dago Frank, who went home. With dramatic ges- lures @Whitey' described the shoot ing.
 We could see the white scenery" he said The stranger shot first and then we saw more flashes Harry yallon and 'Bridgie' Webber was shooting and we beat it for the sub. way
 Did you know whom they were shooting at2"
 "No they never said word to any | of Us about c-oaEing Rosenthal"
 On crcss examination. 'Whitey" ad-