The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-24
WALTON, W no Was in
Car, Surrenders
to Officers.
HIS STORY MAY
LEAD TO ARRESTS
Authorities Elated Over Informa-
ton Cleaned From Dapper Gam
bier, and Important Arrests
Are Expected Shortly-Whit-
man Throws Gauntlet Down
to Police Department.

Now York July 28-Impor,ant de-
relopments I'm the EoSeuthal murder
case were expected 20 Follow closely
% conference tonight al which Harry
WALTON The dapper gambler and gang
ster. who was in the murder car the
ID gnt Rosenthal was shot made
statement 70 Deputy Police commits
sioner Dougherty and District .At,or-
ney Whitman WALTON gave himself up
to-day and was held by the coroner
without bail for examination on a
charge Of complicity in tho murder.
Apparently the authorities were
elai-d 1t the Information obtained from
WALTON. although It's nature was not
1lvElged. All commissioned Dousherty
would say was tina, WALTON was in
tho murder car" and tina, an important
arrest "as expected shortly
From WALTON the district attorney
and Comm ssioner Dougherty hope to
get the names or those higher up"
VINO hired the gun men 20 Stay Rosen-
thai Nj Whitman has flat!y thrown
down the gauntlet % the police de-
partmert declaring that TIE murder
smells OF police cunnivance"
Outside 81 WALTON interest largely
centred to-day IN the appearance be-
fore the grand jury Of Mrs Rosenthal.
Her husband had promised TO tell Dis
tr!ct Attorney Whitman what lie knew
about the alleged partnership between
the police and New York gamblers.
The district attorney now hopes to re,
many Of the facts from MS Rosen-
thai who is believed 10 have had init
mate knowledge Of her husbands az
fairs
Mrs. Rosenthal is believed TO have
told the grand jury to-day much abou;
tho meeting her husband had with
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker. who
according 10 Rosenthal. was his silen,
partner in his place on West Tort,~
NTH street
Others May Follow Lead.
Whether tho four saAgSterA still al
at the time OF the shooting. viii follow
the lead OF WALTON and surrender I.
causing much speculation. D!stric,
Attorney Whitman has announced tina,
he will protect every man In this
case II he can get tho evidence ic
wants against policemen. evidenc,
which he claims ne knows exists. But
Commissioner DoGyherty and his pri-
vate detectives who have been en-
ployed are making every effort tc
round up these men.
Whitley" Lewis. gambler ami gang
ste-. Lefty Louie East Side. Harry
Tiorrowitz, known as Glib the Blood. %
uptown lieutenant Of Big Jack" Zelig
and 'Daso Frank" an East Side guu
man. are all sought
Il is said that "Dago Frank" and
Glib the Blood are Still In the city
or nearby The police are not so sur,
OF the wherea bouts OF the others 1t Is
thought that they may he In hiding in
Chicago. Mr. Whitman further said
the grand jury is anxious TO have APP
pear before it ali persons whose names
had been mentioned in connection WITH
the gambling situation. He said he
had written 4 formal letter to Lieutcn
ants Riley. Costigan and Beckc. re-
qulring them TO appear as voluntary
witnesses. but that he would not issu,
subpoenas for them. He stated that hs
would resume his investigation OF th'
matter before the grand jury to-mor-