Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-02
KILLING o. RoogM13sAA
FIXED UPON sLErrv Lovlsv
RosENsERo. CRACK sHor.
ANOTHER CAPTURE OF
NEW YORK GUN MAN MAp8
Second Member 81 Murder Gang IN
Custody and oivsn "rhird Dssrss".
District Attorney SAID 70 Ds Kssp.
Ing Important Witnesses Under Csv.
s~Bseksr Rsfusss 70 Talk. IA

New York, Aug. 2.-"whitey'' Jack
Lewis. one Of the four men accused oe
shooting down tho gambler. Herman
Rosenthal. was given third degree
grilling today. to CLEAN further in-
formation that would corroborate tho
confession OF Bald Jack" Rose. Harry
yallon. and "Bridgie'. Webbes. that Po-
lice Lieutenant Becker brought about
the death OF Rosenthal.
Lewis. whose real name Is Frank
Seidenshue. was picked up yesterday
on the station platform Mt FleishMans.
N. Y. just as he was about to take -
train for the west. Lewis was brought
to this city today by Detective Harvey.
The trip to this city was without In
cident. until the train drew into the
weehawkcn terminal There band
OF six or seven east side gangeters
leaped over the gate and started for the
train. Suddenly their eyes fell upon
several headquarters detectives who
had been sent across the river to assist
Detective Harvey. and they Slunk back
into the station.
Ready 70 Surrender.
Lewis said he was on the point OF
giving himself up. as he had heard the
police wanted him. He would not say
where he had been in hiding. He as
serted that he was out Of the city at
the time Rosenthal was shot to death.
Detectives. 1t Is thought. are on tho
trail Of other gun men" wanted IN tha
case. including Harry Horowitx, other
wise "Gyp the Blood" and Louis Ros.
enberg alias Lefty Louis"
Rosenberg Fired shot.
Lefty Louis Is said to have hecn In
torney Whitman, when asked about tho
report that It was the bullet from Ros-
enberg's gun that killed RosenthAl. res
marked:
Yes, have heard that Il was thH
bullet from Lefty Louis gun that
killed Isosen,ha!. but that does not les
sen the crime Of the others engaged In
the murder. They are equally guilty
with him. I am anxious to get hold
OF all Of them. They are danger 10
the community"
Lefty Louis" has reputation IN
gangland as "a sure shot He Ia vain Of
his accomplishments.
Evidence Not Revealed.
District Attorney Whitman II said
to be keeping under cover several im-
portant witnesses whose evidence will
60 long way in building up the case
against RcSenthnrs murderers. Lieu-
tenant Becker still remains non -com-
municntive, To all questions he replies:
'T have nothing TO say He reads
everything In the newspapers In COM
nection with the case.
"Whitsy" Lewis Arrsstsd.
Whitley Lewis. one OF the four g,in
men wanted by the police as the actual
murderers Of Herman Rosenthal. the
gambler was arrested In the Catskill
mountains yesterday afternoon and
late last night was taken to Kin ngston.
N. Y. to be lodged In Jail. This was
announced by Inspector Hughes. who
said three OF his detectives had found
Lewis at summer resort forty-six
miles from Kingston, working on
farm He Will be brought to New
York early today.
1t was reported mt police head
quarters that Lefty" Louie and "Gyp
the Blood. two of the alleged MUIR
dercrs still at large. had been traced
to the sam. vicinity and that their AZ
rest would come soon. The news that
at least ono OF the fugitives had been
caught was received with great clation
at police headquarters last night. be-
cause Of the criticism that has heen di-
rectsd toward the department FOR its
failure to arrest the fugitives charged
with the actual killing.
Now Have Two.
with the arrest OF Lewis. the police
row have In custody two Of the four
alleged nssaesins. tho other being
"Dago" Frank. now In tho Tombs ana
fellow prisoner OF Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker. who ss charged with
instigating the gunmen to Kill Rose1-
thai In order to stop the latter's ex-
posures of alleged blackmail levied by
the police upon gamblers.
District Attorney Whitman said that
as a result o. his investigation into tho
murder OF Rcsenthal he has obtained
evidence Indicating the existence of
a well organized system OF police graft.
This phase OF the Investigation. he
added. would be subordinated until he
had convicted the murderers OF the
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