The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-10
|ND|CT SEVEN
FOR THE MURDER
OF R0sENTHAL
Two Whose Names are Kept
Secret Added to the Origi-
nal Five
STRONG ARM MAN
GOTHUGE HAUL
Becker Said to Have Received
$500, 600 in Three Months
as Share Of Graft
Money

NEW YORK. August e.-Results OF
the Rosenthai murder investigation be-
gan to appear In tangible form today
when District Attorney Whitman an-
nounced that he has presented SUIT
ctent evidence TO the grand jury for
the indictment OF seven men RS par
Elephants IN the killing of the gambler,
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker al
ready is indicted. The four gunner
"Dago Frank" Cirofici and Whitley"
Lewis. now In the tombs, and ''Gyp
the Blood and Lefty Louie, still
at large, are sure TO be indicted, ac4
cording TO the district attorney. That
two more Indictments for the capita,
crime would be voted came as a sur
prise. One Of these men is row IN
der arrest and detectives are search
ing for the other.
Gives Detailed Story.
Testimony of Giovanni Stsnich. who
saw the shooting Of the night of July
10th at close range. and who told his
story only TO the district attorney
made possible the sixth and seventh in
dictments. Stanich told the grand
jury "a detailed story of the murder
and gave good descriptions Of the men
who fred the shots al the gambler.
He Ia constantly under guard and the
been kept secret.
David Bernard, doortender in 'Bria
Sey' Webbers gambling place liz Nes.
Forty second street. and enc IF The
most important witnesses for the State
in the Rosenthal murder mysteriously
disappeared today. A twelSe-hoar
search has failed TO locate Bernard
and the authorities fear that he has
either been bought Off by the "sys-
tenn or has been killed or spirited
out OF the way BY some a the men
most involved By hts confession.
The district attorney succeeded in
tracing telephone calls from Becker TO
The apartment of Harry Pollock. W here
Jack Rose was In hiding immediate
Is after the killing OF Rosenthsi- In
addition TO this Richard Barber. tfe
notary public who accompanied Beck
-ers attorney 10 call on Rose In Pol
iok's apartments. laid bare the entire
story Of the trip 10 the district
attorney today and will tell II 10 the
grand jury Tuesday
Other evidence In the possession Of
the district attorney shows that with
in three months Becker share Of the
graft money was al least 100000
Part of this was deposited in New
York banks, some In Philadelphia and
stiII other sums III Rochester and III
towns suburban to New York.
In one month Becker Is said 10 have
banked $4,000 IN New York City alone.
During all this time. he was receiving
q salary OF $50 year as head of
the strong arm squad These facts
corroborate the story told 10 the dis
,rict attorney by Gambler Herman
RosenthaI before he was assass.natett
4 peculiar incident arose when Miss
Harriet Lunde. one of the witnesses
for the murder prosecution, apps area
before Assistant District Attorney Moss
today and declared she had been dis
charged from her position as night
cashier in a Forty second street res
taurant because she had testified be
taurant because she had testified be
fore the grand jury. A subpoena was
issued for her employer to SHOW cause
Why she was discharged.
Denies He VIII Confess.
Lieutenant Becker today made a
denia! OF the story that he would
confess a report which circulated
freely about the criminal courts build
ing this morning.
II have nothing 10 confess said
the indicted official, Therefore. / can
not confess"
Jack" sullivan. the newsboy King.
whose real name is Jacob Rei.,a, is
reported TO be ready 70 make
statement His knowledge Of the
killing and who did II IL closer than
that of any other witness yet e-Samin-
ed, as he was the first man to couch
Rosentaafs body.
The aiaermanic investigation If
graft in New York and OF the con-
nection between the police and the
underworld. will hardly get under
way for six weels or two months.
according to j. c. Hammitt. an IN
huential member of the Citizens
Union. Counsel has not been selected.
though Magistrate CorriRan, John
Purrey Mitchell, Samuel UntarInye~
and James w. Osborne have seea
under consideration for some time
hy the committee.
The work of William ]. Burns and
his cor,js Of assistants will he con
tinued and the fulI scheme OF the
probe vii. be Outlined at the mass
meeting 10 he held In Cooper Union
"Wednesday night. A cali wi be rs
SEED for subscriptions 10. f@nd 10
cover expenses. which will be supple
ietntary to the $4,000 Appropriated
hethe city conference of pretHi-
nent men In The movement was held
today, but il was hampersd by the
hseuce of a number or leading. men
from town. Scores of checks have
been pouring in on William jay
Schteffefin, head Of the movement
but names of all subscribers are being
kept secret.
Attorney James Mack sullivan.
who induced Jack" Rose to con-
fess his part in the Rosenthaf murder
plot. announced tonight that the
prosecutions case against Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker charged
with instigating the murder Is COM
pIete He added that from this TIM
forward. District Attorney Whitman
would devote all this time To the
graft phase OF the murder 'nves'iy
CATION.
Urging Confession.
lack" Rose and Harry WALTON,
both prisoners in the Westside po-