Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-14
GUN MEN INNOCENT
'GYP THE BLOOD
TELLS COURT
AND JURY
Declares Gambler nosenthai
Was Murdered by Informers
for State and Third Man II
Unknown. ,
DEFENDANTS H0RRIrIED
WITNESSES OF SHOOTING
my Leased wIr. 20 nv..,.a n,..,ay

! Ivy Leanea wire tn MVenaaR MeFnlAY
Ncw York Nov. Hilary Horo.
| v,Iz, otherwise known as "oyp tho
! BLOOD, the dandy of the four gun.
men ou trial charged with murder
/ ing Herman Rusenthul at Charles
| R"ckcr'S bidding, took the witness
stand today and awoTc that the shots
| IN front ot the Hotel Metropols we're
/ tirrd 10y Harry VallOn and "BridNie''
! Wrbhrr informcrS for the state, and
u ihild man, myHterlOuBly unnamed.
! Tie denied every incrlmiuating
| statement made oy Bald Jack"
Rose aud said he and his companions
did not even hear OF the murder ua-
| al seven hours after II had occurred.
I They Wcr" Within stones throw oe
the scene, whittier they had gone 90
the strangers invitation. he said
ana fled when they heard the shots
"Gyp," under questioning OF his ate
torncy, told of being In Wsbber'n
poker rooms with Rose. 9ohoppa,
WALTON, ClrohcI and n strange man
whom he did not know.
wchber went out with the stranger,
hut the two returned In fifteen mins
utUS. The stranger was q man about
3 feet or 10 inches SAIL, OF BtoolgP
build and wore black slouch hat.
"oyp" was not allowed to toll wnaa
the stranger said.
The four gunmen left the poker
rooms with the stranger, "Gyp' said.
"DagO Frank" said he was going
home and the others. including the
stranger, walked 20 tho Hotel Cad
illnc, nt FOrty-third street ana
Broadway.
we stood there by tha Cadillac
the witness declared, "and the
strange man walked across Forty
second street. He approached Roae.
wobber, Vallon and Soheps, who
were standing opposite tho Metro.
pole. All hve OF them then walked
over toward the Metropolo, wehhar
and WALTON first.
An OF h sudden we heard q shot.
We saw Harry Vallon 1nd Hrldgio
Wcbber ana the strange man ahoot.
ina"
How many men did you SEQ
shooting?"
"rhOse three, Hurry WALTON.
Rridglc Weber ana the strange man."
"AH soon nS w0 raw them nptn1,"
continued "Gyp." we ran for the sub
way. 4 train was Just pulling In ana
we boarded II without paying fare.
We rode to one Hundred and Forty
nfth street and Lsenox avenue and
went Ia our hat"
Clronci CDaEo Frank") was then
az the fiat. the witness said.
The witness denied that Rose had
eyer asked him and his companions
Ia murder RoHenthal. Roses mo-
tive In seeking them, he said. was
to nsSur" them that he hnd no part
in the framing up" of Big Jack"
| Xrlig.
| ON ss-cxamlnntIon, "Gyp" ad-
mittcd that hs had been convicted
i've times for larceny Ofrenses ana
had served several terms In penal In
s,itutlons. but denied participation In
various east.side hold-ups
"uyp" detailed his movements
with Lefty Louie" from the time OF
the flight the day after the murder
until their arrest In September. Mr..
Moss then read from stenOEraphers'
notes taken Ht police headquarters
IN" night nf their arrest. There
were several conflicts with today'S
testimony.
II He'd at headquarters" admitted
"Gyp," - wanted my fate In tho
hu"da Of Jury and an honorable
'udg", not with the police"
why didn't you say then. n you
knew IT, that Vnllon and Webber
and the strange mun had killed ROs-
cnthul?"
II would have been u fool TO tell
II then" said "Gyp." "You didn't
want that, anyway, You offered uS
immunity II I'd accuse the others"
That's not true" shouted Ne.
Moss
IN" answer was stricken out.