The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-26
ROUTED, broken GANGS
TELL MOSS HE'S SAFE.
Underworld Emissary Brings
Message From Four Pistol
Men and Their Friends.
LEADERS DEAD OR IN JAIL
Bowery Expert Says Verdict
Has Killed the Game, but De-
clares It "Ain't Popular"

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Has Killed the Game, but De-
clares 1t "Ain't Popular"
A message bearing on the personal
safety OF Assistant District Attorney
Frank Moss, chief aide to District At
torney Whitman in the Becker prosecu-
ton. was delivered orally to Mr.. Moss
yesterday at his Office in the Criminal
Courts building by an emissary repre-
senting Gyp the Blood. Lefty Louie, Dago
Frank, Whitley Lewis and their close
gang friends who so far are on the free
side Of the Tombs.
tell Assistant District Attorney Moss
he's all right, was the gist Of the message
that the courier from the underworld
brought.
A story persisted around the Criminal
Courts building all day yesterday that
gangland during the forenoon had sent
to Mr.. Moss letter written in longhand
and signed with the nickname OF Bowery
gunman of the Zelig crowd, in which he
assured the Assistant District Attorney
that in working 30 hard to prosecute
alleged murderers of Rosenthal the
gangsters realized that Mr.. Moss was
but doing his duty and therefore they
held no grudge against him.
| He need have no fear, 80 the letter
was said to run. Of being beaten or killed
for his work in the prosecution Of Becker
or any one else indicted for. the murder.
Mr.. Moss denied that such letter had
come to him.
But l did receive a message orally,
Mr.. Moss smilingly admitted last night.
"in which I was assured that I am all
right"
This message came from the four gum
men and their friends. For reasons Of
his own Mr.. Moss would not go into de-
tails about the message further than to
say that 1t was delivered to him by word
of mouth and that it came from the four
gunmen and their friends. He would not
tell who brought the message to him.
News Of the message to Mr.. Moss was
learned yesterday while a reporter was
seeking men killers and their friends
along the Bowery and side streets in the
afternoon to learn from them what effect
the finding Of verdict OF guilty against
Becker had had on the gangsters. their
personal wars and the wars they begin
for hire.
One result OF the verdict-or rather Of
the conclusion Of the trial-was that the
underworld would express opinions. From
the time Of the killing Of Rosenthal until
the jury was discharged those within
its borders were not given to talking
The verdict OF guilty. it was seen yester-
day. came to them az an unexpected
shock. One man whose leadership in
the underworld has caused his name to
be known throughout the city said that
he believed Becker guilty and 40 did his
intimates. but that the gang looked for q
disagreement probably and possibly an
: acquittal.
Il never thought for a minute they'd
bring in a first degree verdict said
this young man. who talked on condition
that his name was not to be used. "and
. none of the crowd did. know and al
Of us know that Rosenthal had Bridgie
Webber's jaw broken and that Bridge
, got back at Roeenthal by having Spanish
: Louis. Rosenthal's pal. killed. And We
j all know that the trouble that start ed
8 between Webber and Rosenthal at that
4 time never stopped.
Everybody around here knows tina,
Webber wanted Rosenthal croaked. Sc
did Becker want Rosenthal croaked. Anc
: just how hard Becker ordered Webbe1
: and the rest OF them to have
Rosenthal croaked don't known, but
/ know and so does the crowd that Becker
knew all about how sore Webber was or
Rosenthal and took advantage Of tina,
. to get Webber and his friends have
i Rosenthal's mouth shut with gun.
4 But how any jury ever would tax,
q Jack Roses word for anything gets me
i Jack was telling the truth all right. bu
: when the jury must have known tha
2 life and was always a gambler and livec
i on what his women gave him. how die
n they ever come to take his word for 4
r and give Becker the first degree? w
q know it's the truth that Bridge said h.
a could lay right down in the same grav,
that's true too. 40 how did they convic
!, then9
, solemnly II illogically. Becker wal
Il guilty all right and got what's comine
to him, Only ,1ly nobody thought the jury
:. And what effect will the verdict hav,
y ON gang fights?" the expert was asked.
. "Aw!" he said with what sounded lik,
's a note of regret. there amt much il
l. gangs now. Big Jack Zelig is dead anc
, Jack Sirocco is laying low. And righ
Il here let me tell you know it's a goot
thing for Jack Sirocoo that Zelig wa,
4 croaked when he was
l. "Why2'
Because know Big Jack Zelig wouls
,a have oroaked Jack Sirocoo before IN,
4 year was out IL Zelig hadn't got his first
v Everybody knows that around here
Il But gang fights nowP Nothin' to II.
ii The great big boys are dead or in Oh,
r Tombs now. the whole crowd of them
~ Jack Zelig was the whole thing when /
N came to gang fights. and the big boys O
the gun crowd are Whitley. Gyp. Lefty ant
It Dago Frank, and they're all canned now
m Oh, maybe there II he gang shooting nov
and then-you can't stop that, can YOU
1 But you won't see them often from thi
,n on. II you see them at all.
"a There's big crimp put into the Ram
' the way things lay now. and the sIna
y gang fighters left are being good right a
this time, tightening up, But that Beoke
] verdict. friend--as general thing.
" amt popular. Becker IL guilty, but tn
verdict amt what was looked for with
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