Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-19
Mayor GaynOr Expresses Surprise Over Police
 Geutenant's Intimacy With RosenthaI
PROBABILITY OF IMPORTANT ARRESTS SOON
Jack Rose Admits Hiring the Murder Car but Claims That He Was Not in It at Time of Shooting Owners of Car Also Claim to Be Innocent-District Attorney and Police Commissioner Engage in Heated Controversy

New York, July 1S-"The trail leads where l thought it did',' remarked District Attorney Whitman late today. This was just after he had heard the statement of Jack Rose, the friend of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and the man who hired the gray auto mobile in which the slayers of Her. man Rosenthal, the gambler, drove to the spot where their victim met his fate early last Tuesday morning. Lit tie by little the involved skein of mo- tfves and personalities behind the killing is being unrapelled and to- night it seemed probable that other important arrests would follow speedi- ly-
 Rose Surrenders and confessesL
 Roses surrender and his confession that he was the man who hired the murder car" although declaring that he was not in it at the time of the shooting, were the big events of the day in the pursuit of the band who shot down the man who had accused members of the police force with be- Ing in partnership with gamblers
 Mayor Queries Becker.
 Other developments of interest and signifcance were not lacking, how ever. Mayor Ganor took a personal hand in the investigation. sending for Lieutenant Becker, against whom RosenthaFs first specific charges were made and three other policemen and being closeted for a long time with them in company with Police Com missioner Waldo. Tine outcome of the consultation was not made known but the mayor took occasion to give out a letter he sent yesterday to the con- missioner asking that Becker and the other officers be brought before him.
 Mayor Gaynor's Comment.
 After the precautions we have talk en and all we have done to do away with the long-seated and deep seated grafttng in the police department, z 4he mayor wrote, it is very disc )ouragfnz to have even these Rosen- hal accusations handled about. To be sure. he was a miserable outlaw against whom you and your prede- sessors have been continually con- tending. but ] would have the respect tor the police raised so high that &C., eusations of such a character would not be extensively credited. He was Bt war with the police and MT. Jerome before ] became mayor. But he grew more defiant and vindictive all the while
 Those who killed him will be found Ao doubt, and their motives disclosed l"
 Becker Dined With RosenthaI.
 The mayors letter concluded with m expression of surprise that Lieutenant Becker should sit down tl dinner with a man of Rosenthals character. That he did seems to bt admitted" the mayor commented
 District Attorney Whitman had hi: say in a letter which he wrote to Com missioner Waldo today, relating to th' commissioner request for an imme- diate and complete investigation of al. legations of partnership between. DO licemen and gamblers.
 Whitman Puts It Up To Waldo.
 When you asked this before" wroti MT. Whitman. Herman Rosentha who had made the charge was alive l had proceeded so far that he was t, appear before the grand jury and gfv' details and names of other gambler to substantiate his charge. On tn night preceding the day fixed he wa assassinated evidently by men win feared his testimony. or their agents on the principle that dead men tell m tales. The awfIIlness of this situation cannot be lessened by again urgini me to proceed. without further delay
 You are the one to defend the rep utatiou of your policemen. Their req defense rests in the unraReiing of thi murder mystery and you have Hhde your direction a small army of de tectiYes and fund of money aPpli cable to detective work"
 Inquiry Must 5e Conducted By De
 tectiVes.
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