Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
Mass Meeting to Follow Ros-
enthaI Revelations.
SEEK LAW ENFORCEMENT
Public May Give Funds to Employ
Lawyers and Detectives.
SEVERAL GAMBLERS EXAMINED
Two Fugitives in Catskills Near
Capture-Becker May Blame
All on Rose.

NEW YORK. August :--The revelations
of the Rosenthal murder ease pointing in
the existence OF a system OF police black.
mail levied upon Illegal resorts. prompts
ed number Of leading citizens TO issue
call today for public mass meeting 40
Cooper Union next week TO adopt plans
TO make effective the public demand for
the observance of law and order I'm this
city
The signers OF the call are Jacob IT.
Schiff Eugenius II. Outerbridge Eugene
A. Philbin. Henry Moskowitz. Allen Rob-
inson and Felix Adler A number OF
prominent women including Mrs. Russell
Sage and Mrs. +. IL. Hartman, have been
asked to become members Of the woman's
auxiliary committee.
The call. sent out over the signature of
this citizens committee" TO a large
number of prominent men and women in
all walks of life, says:
Law Enforcement Demanded.
THE state OF Iawlessness now existing
in this city under cover Of which crimes
have been committed with impunity and
criminals permitted to go UNPUBLISHED, has
reached point where public sentiment
demands that the officials charged with
enforcing the laws for the protection and
well being of citizens shall Ierfotin
the duties OF their office in the fill comb
dence that such performance viii have
strong public support.
1T is proposed that public meeting
he held at Cooper Union in the near fa-
ture at which prominent speakers VIII
be heard and plans adopted make e.
fectipe the public demand for the ohsery-
arce of law and order in this q y
A popular subscription To provide funds
for an investigation and the emp oyment
Of lawyers and detectives j. incl ~de1. IL
is understood. in the plans OF the COM
mittec
Becker to Be Tried This Month.
District Attorney Whitman intends 70
place Lieut.. Becker on trial during the
present month, according TO authoritative
sources tonight. Plans have been made
by the district attorney to prevent any
possible tampering with the talesmen.
j. NJ Sullivan attorney for Jack Rose.
who, with Bridgie Webber. has charged
that Lieut.. Becker instigated the murder
of Rosenthal. has received two death
threats.
Rose. Webber and Harry WALTON. the
three gambler prisoners. profess 20 Fear
their lives are not worth the price OF A
button if the sangmen get chance =
kill them for their confession. Lest they
be poisoned they eat only food prepared
by their own relatives. They object {"
being taken from their cells unless
strongly guarded.
Several Gamblers Examined.
While Inspector Hughes was absent IN
the Catskill mountains today directing
the search of his men for "G.p The
Blood and Lefty Louie two Of the
fugitives charged with Rosenthars MUIR
der. several gamblers mentioned by
Jack Rose as having paid protection
money to the police were called 10 the
criminal courts build ng and examined
by an ass slant district attorney. The
exact nature of the information they had
to give was not revealed. but IL WAS sa Il
that as a result of their exam nation fur
Their important evidence of police corrup-
ton would be ready for the grand jury
when that body resumes its investiga-
lions next week.
The departure OF Inspector Hughes for
the Catsk lis led to reports that his de-
tectives We're close TO Their quarry. and
the attitude at police headquarters To-
night in regard TO the capture of the men
was one Of expectancy.
Inspector Hughes detectives We're
ported 10 be- working in the general vicin-
ity Of Fleischmanns. the Catskill sum
mer resort. where Whitley Lewis, ono
of the men wanted for the murder, was
picked up Thursday.
Weapon May Be Murder Cum,
Deputy Police Commissioner Doughertv
made known today that lie had found
what he believes to be the revolver from
which some OF the sho : were fired that
killed Rosenthal. The veal on VAS dis
covered in the trunks left behind by
Lefty Louie when he fied. and al b"
chambers were empty. The revolver has
been examined for finger prints
John W. Hart counsel for Charles
Becker. the police lieutenant charged
with instigating the murder. had long
conference TODAY wiki his client in the
Tombs regarding their line of defense
While Hart was not communicative on
the subject il was reported that Becker
proposed 70 lay the murder plot al tn.
door of Jack Rose, and would seek -
show that Roses motive was that Of
vengeance growing from a long standing
feud with Rosenthal. Il would be shown.
il was said that the Two gamblers were
formerly partners. and had violent
quarrel, III which Rose got the losers
- xK-f.fI hon s,..