The sun., 1912-07-19

n he had known that he was wanted
and he grinned in friendly fashion "a he
said II.
Just about that time Lieut.. Becker.
who is neither raiding nor roaming these
days, but who has heen told to stay In
Police Headquarters. was moved to pop
into the ino,Iisition room where Dougherty
and Hughes were pumping questions at
Bald Jack.
Becker. as phlegmatic q man a. one
could find anywhere. and whose iron
face seldom creases with any sort Of
emotion. stopped as II he had been shot
when he saw Rose. The gambler nodded
familiarly. but Becker stood with his jaw
dropping.
Dougherty was on his feet in a minute
waving Becker out of the room. Rose
looked on with careless smile.
The examination went on for nearly two
hours. Bald Jack backed up Shapiro's
story about his having hired the gray car
no favored by crooks and gangsters. but
when they pressed him about the killing
OF Rosenthal and other essential details
Of the rambling of the gray car Bald Jack
was vague and cloudy.
After Rose had been sent down to
Coroner Feinberg. who was sitting as a
Magistrate for Bald Jacks benefit. In
spector Hughes summarized the results Of
the talk. Hughes said;
wasn1 In at the Death.
sRoee came here because We had sent
10 him Bridge Webber and Sam Paul
with the intimation that II he were a
wise man he would walk down to Police
Headquart ers. He says that he did hire
the gray car owned by Libby and shapiro
and used by Rosenthal's murderers. but
he denies positively tha, he was in the
car when it went to the Metropoie. He
admits tina, he was an enemy Of Rosen-
thal's. although once Rosenthals close
friend
sHe tells us that after visiting several
places. including IA saloon far uptown. he
left the automobile near Jacks restaur-
ant. He says he doesn't know what the
passengers Of the car did after that
because he went 10 see friend.
.Now we look at the case his way. Sup
pose man ha d hired an automobile to
be used in a murder aid. but that he
didn't want to be seen near the murder
Wouldn't he have curiosity to know how
the job panned out? Wouldn't it he likely
that he would tarry somewhere in the
neighborhood?"
Didnt Bring in Becker.
Second Deputy Commissioner Dough-
erty answered a few questions. He was
asked II Rose had in any way implicated
Lieut.. Becker.
-He did not" said Dougherty shortly.
.Did he take the trouble to clear
Becker"
sWe didn't have time to 60 int o that
When Rose arrived at the District At
torney's offi ce he was accompanied by
Dougherty and II ughes. Roses lawyer.
James NJ. Sullivan of 3s Park Row. was
also on hand to look after his clients
interests. Mr.. Whitman had half an
hour chat with Bald Jack before sending
him before Feinberg. and from various
sources the main points of Roses admis-
sions to the District ttorney became
known.
Rose said without hesitatio n that he
was a friend OF Lieut. Becker and that in
Becker's behalf he had gone to Dora Gil
bert. Herman Rosenthal's divorced wife.
to extract from her Information damaging
to Rosenthals character information de-
signed to show that Rosenthal was an all
round scoundrel. He saw Charles A.
Bliss. Becker's other press agent and
glorifier, at Dora Gilbert's
After getting the affidavit he went, he
said. to the Lafayette Baths TO refresh
himself and then he went down to Four
teenth street and dropped into Tom Shar-
keys saloon with the little gambler Itzky
and another ga mbler named SchaapS.
Bald Jack couldn't think to save his life
what Schaaps's other name was. but the
District Attorney reckoned he could get
along with the one name. since Schaaps
II turns out is quite chara cter in the Sam
Paul set.
start Out In Car.
Rose telephoned 10 the Libby and
Shapiro auto stand at the Cafe BOule ward
at about II O'Clock Monday night got
Whitley the starter. on the phone and told
Whitley that he wanted Libby's car. The
car. freshly repaired and oiled and keyed
up to first class condition. was ready for
business and it wasn't long before Shapiro
showed up at Sharkey's and took aboard
Rose. Itsky and Schaaps.
Away they went uptown gay as crickets.
says big Jack. stopping here and there
for a drink They went north as far
as q saloon n brother-in law of Rose =
keeps in West i45th street. and after a
round Of drinks there went back down
town.
Al this point Rose let's himself out of the
story When tho automobile got to Sixth
avenue and forty-second street Rose
says he climbed out and went up to the
second floor OF the building at the north
west corner. On that floor his old friend
Bridge Webber has poolroom and
poker parlor. and Rose expected Br ideie
he says. to be around Bridge was for
awhile, but he happened to turn up later
at the Metropole. where he was seen shak :
ing hands with Herman Rosenthal and
heard pleasantly acknowledging Her
mans. We'll hello. Bridge, how are
your
Dridgie webber ss . Spectator.
Bridge. a figure Of interest for several
years in the Hesper Club and certain
resorts OF Chinatown. has become of
even more interest since Roae q story to
the District Attorney. BY one account
yesterday Il was a friend OF Bridge +
who leaned over Rosenthal and whispered
that somebody out side wanted 10 see the