The sun., 1912-07-20
KILLED GAMBLER
At THEIR LEISURE
Shapiro Tells of Ease With
Which Three Men
Worked.
NO HASTE TO FLEE
ASSassins' Auto Went Off on
Second Speed, Is Miles
an Hour.
DRIVERS FULL STORY
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DRIVERS FULL STORY
1t Involves Police Still Deeper
in Murder Outside
the MetrOpole.
BURNS MEN ON THE JOH
Three Start After Hearing Con-
fessiOn Made to Dis
trict Attorney.

Three Burns detectives took up tho
hunt yesterday for the men who nur-
dered Herman Rosenthal. After the
Burns men had question: William
Shapiro. driver Of the car used by the
killers. and conferred with the District
Attorney they went to work. They be-
lieve Rosenthal was slain by band pro-
cured by Bald Jack Rose with the knowl-
edge or the approval Of a policeman.
From Shapiro. who is trying to save
himself. they secured the most astonish-
ing information yet divulged concerning
the raid that ended in the killing Of the
too laxative gambler. Shapiro says that
the assassination was a leisurely affair.
that the killers did not leap desperately
at their work at all and that they lounged
in front of the Metropole before and
after they shot Rosenthal. with no ap-
parent fear of arrest.
The gray cars owner cursed his pas
sengers for dragging him into the mur-
der. and with the sharp eyes of the Burns
, men upon him sat down and told in de-
tail all that he processes to know about
the murder. He was interrupted many
times, either by the District Attorney
or by the Burns men. and he was pressed
hard to clear up certain points.
Remembers sIayers' Threats.
But Shapiro. remembering the threats
made by Rosenthals murdercrs that they
would kill him. threw himself altogether
upon the protection OF the District At
torney and swop that he was walking
the straight line of truth.
Il am innocent. SO help me God" he
said with his face working with emo
tion. Il had no more idea that my car
was going to be used for murder than
thought was going to jump in the East
River.
Libby. who knows nothing about this
affair except what l have told him. has
been a cabby around the Boulevard for
nearly twelve years with me. We have
never been in any trouble. He never
did harm to soul.
Lots of times We have driven for somo
pretty tough boys. but nothing worse
than q beating up ever came of these
trips. The police have got nothing on us.
Rose has been an old customer of
ours. His money was always good.
We never asked him for the cash before
going on a ride, because we knew he was
good. But he hasn't paid for Monday
nights ride. and We would like to have
the $50.
1t looked like a pretty easy fifty, but
Rose could have handed il to somebody
else il We had known what was planned.
Hose. itsky and schaaps Aboard.
! Libby got the call from Whitley, tho
starter at the Cafe Boulevard, about II
O'Clock on Monday night. 1t may have
been little after II.
Louis didn't want to go out that night,
SO he turned the job over to me, saying
that Jack wanted the car in front Of
Sharkey's. l got up there about Il;3O
p. Nj. and Jack was waiting with a couple
Of men. ! knew one of them generally
as ltzky. ! think his name is Isaac some-
thing, but ! never heard the last name
| "The other fellow was Schaaps who was
employed in a poolroom in Fourteenth
street between Second and Third avenues.
! Il heard something at Sharkey's about
Rose having hired Il red car before lie
ordered mine. The red car had broken
down or tire had blown out or something
Of the sort, Anyway. it was necessary
to get my car in hurry,
when we started uptown Rose said
nothing about trouble ahead. 1t wasn't
until after Rosenthal was killed that was
told that nobody need be afraid about
getting into trouble,
I'VE went on uptown and the boys
stopped in several places to get a drink.
The trip took us finally to house in West
Forty fifth street where Rose wanted to
see somebody. We started back pretty
late and it wasn't until nearly 2 o'clock
in the morning that We got in the neigh
borhood of Sixth avenue and Forty
third street"
The Party Changes.
toned as to whether Rose left the car
here or whether Bald Jack stayed in for
the Metropole job His answers are
withheld because Of their importance
! in the invest igation. II il known. though;
that he put the District Attorney and the
Burns men on the right track and that
he told them of change in the makeup
Of tho party.
Additional passengers. who seemed to
he waitin. by appointment, were taken
INTO ihe car ana al least one man siepISsi
out,
u was then ordered to drive down To
the Metropolis slowly shapiro went ~