The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-24
BY Associated Press.

New York, July 23.-The gun men
wanted for the killing of gambler
Herman Rosenthal are beginning to
fall into nets set by the police. Harry
Vallon, one of the five notorious gang
sters who were in the murder carr the
night Rosenthal was shot, surrendered
himself this morning and within ten
days Deputy Commissioner Dougherty
expects to round up the entire gang
Of gun carriers.
The intimation has gone forth for
the benefit of the East Side gang men
that those who shot down Rosenthal
will be leniently treated with If through
them those higher up" can be reached
as the real conspirators.
District Attorney Whitman, when
told that counsel for Shapiro was
ready to have the chauffeur of the
murder car" turn states evidence if
he would be protected, said:
EVIDENCE AGAINST POLICE.
Here is my position: I will protect
every man in this case If can get the
evidence I want against the police, evil
dence I know exists. l will let Sha-
piro and Libby turn states witnesses
if can get the police conspirators.
But l have got to be shown first.
won't buy a pig in a poke
There are bigger men than Becker
in this case and l want them. What
has the police department, except
Dougherty, done? Nothing. They are
not doing anything now. Dougherty is
honest and on the level, but can he
swing this thing alone?"
With the men who actually did the
shooting In the tolls, the main work of
District Attorney Whitman and Deputy
begin: that of trying to learn the iden-
tity Of the conspirators who so greatly
desired that Rosenthal be done away
with before he could make further
revelations of the relations between the
police and gamblers.
Several Of New York's prominent
citizens have offered to pay for a pri-
vate investigation into the question of
whether police partnership with gam
blers led to the staying of Rosenthal.
Commissioner Dougherty remarked
significantly to District Attorney Whit
man that Il guess we agree az to
who is back of this killing" But the
public prosecutor does not feel that
Commissioner Dougherty can swing
the investigation of the killing alone,
as he is of the belief that the police
department viii give no real aid,
The surrender of Vallon may be fol-
lowed by the voluntary appearance Of
the other gangsters known to have
been in the murder car" the night Of
the killing. Besides Vallon there were
Harry Horwitz, best known under his
gang name of Glib the Blood; "Dago
Frank" an East Side gangster; Lefty
Louie and Whitley" Lewis.
Vallon has nothing of the appear
ance of a gangster Of the meaner sort.
His appearance at police headquarters
dumfOunded the desk sergeant and
he had to convince the detectives as
to his identity before they locked him
up.
A DAPPER LITTLE CHAP.
Vallon drew up at headquarters in a
taxicab and loungers saw a fastidious-
ly dressed, dapper little chap step
lightly out from the car, and swinging
a cane from a gloved hand, mount the
steps Of the building.
kindly tell me where the detective
bureau is" he asked. Then Vallon an
peared before Lieutenant McNally and
gave himself up and was locked up af-
ter that astonished official could sum
mon an officer.
Commissioner Dougherty prepared
to give Vallon the third degree today
to learn further of those who hired
the gun men to kill RosenthaL That
some of the gun men have fed the city
is believed by detectives who add that
the gangsters are probably hiding in
Chicago.
Commissioner Dougherty thinks that
from some Of the gun men he will be
able to get a confession that will result
in bringing to book those higher up.
The commissioner says that nearly a
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