New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-16
GUNMEN SH|FTED
FAR FROM BECKER
"Gyp" and "Lefty" First Placed
Near Lieutenant's Cell, but
Transferred Soon to Dis.
tant Part of TombS.
SECLUDED FROM POLICE
Whitman So Ordered by Tele.
phone-Young Wives of Pris.
oners Held Each in $1,000
Bail as Witnesses-All
in Party Close Tipped.

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Bail as Witnesses-All
in Party Close. Tipped.
After a three hours examination by
Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty
and Frank Moss, acting District Attor-
ney in Mr.. Whitman's absence. at Police
Headquarters, Lefty" Louie Rosen-
berg and "Gyp' the Blood Harry Hor-
| owitz). the last Of the gunner charged
with the murder Of Herman Rosenthal
to be arrested, were lodged in the
Tombs early yesterday morning In cells
on the same tier and within speaking
distance Of the cell occupied by Lieu
tenant Charles Becker, who was In
dicted with them. -......
The two prisoners were taken to the
Tombs from Police Headquarters, away
from police influence at the request of
District Attorney Whitman, who in
| structed his assistant, Mr.. Moss, over
the long distance telephone from st.
Louis, following the arrest OF Lefty"
and "Gyp'' Saturday night.
At the morning exercise hour the two
gunmen were shifted TO cells far re-
moved from Lieutenant Becker and on
different tiers from each other. The
guards in the Tombs said yesterday
that Becker was asleep when the pris-
| oners were brought in and that he did
not meet them before they were trans
ferred. When the latest recruits in the
Rosenthal case were taken TO the
Tombs they were put in cells No. 119
and No. 125. Becker occupies cell No.
l12, on the same tier.
Say Sullivan Saw Lefty"
According TO some of the Tombs au-
thorities. Jack Sullivan" Jacob
Reich the King Of the Newsboys,"
who is also under indictment for the
murder Of Rosenthal and is expected
TO be a witness for Becker, met Lefty"
Louie during the morning exercise
hour and the two prisoners went 10
| "I.efty's" cell and had fe& minutes
ffalk. Sullivan was expected" TO rfake
| statement for the District Attorney
after his arrest in regard TO Beckers
connection with the murder and was
transferred 10 the West Side Court
prison to be with Bald Jack" Roso,
! BRIDGE" Weber and Harry Vallon, the
C,tlt tsty0, dNd -
stand pat" however. and was after
ward taken back to the Tombs.
Becker's counsel has indicated that
Sullivan would be a witness for the
police lieutenant.
The wives OF Lefty" and "Gyp.'
who we're arrested with them in the
house in the Ridgewood section OF
Brooklyn, were detained at Headquar-
ters until they were committed 10 the
House OF Detention as material Wit
nesses by Coroner Feinberg. The two
women and Max Kahn, alias Samuel
Kramer. whom the police say is pick
pocket the prisoner who had been liv-
ing with the fugitives. were arraigned
before Coroner Feinberg and were held
as witnesses. the two women each In
81 900 bail and Kahn in 500 Raphael
Sacks tho owner Of the Woodward ave
nue. house in which the fugitives lived.
was summoned before the Coroner and
psroled in 500 bail as witness.
Rosenberg and Horowitz will be ar
t1zFA
the extraordinary term of the Supreme
Court. 10 which the Rosenthal cases
have been transferred.
Remain Close Tipped.
Assistant District Attorney Moss
said last night that ne had got moth
ing of Importance TO the peoples case
from the prisoners at Headquarters
after their arrest He said that
Lefty and "Gyp' talked rather free
" about events prior to the murder Of
Rosenthal, but the minute any ques-
,ion was asked about the shooting thev
both replied coolly that they declined
70 answer until they had seen their
LAWYERS. The prisoners stood pat"
he said.
Mr.. Moss said that he did not believe
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty, or
other police officials, had interrogated
the prisoners to any extent before he
reached Headquarters after their ar
rest. He said that during his exami
nation of the two gunmen and their