Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-21
PRISON DOORS
TO SWING OPEN
lnformers in Rossnthal Case
Go Free.

cell keys will be turned In the west
side prison and Jack Rose, Bridge
Weber, Harry Vallon and Sam
Schepps, on whose testimony Lieu
tenant Becker and the four gunner
were convicted of the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, will be free men.
Willie Shapiro, the chauffeur of the
gray murder car" whose cas- appeals
more to those thoroughly familiar with
the whole Rosenthal situation than
hat of any other associated with the
murder, must wait until Mr.. Whitman
has satisfied himself about some de-
tails In the indictment for murder
which now holds Shapiro before the
prosecutor moves for the Dismissal of
the indictment. But the move for dis
missal will come very soon, and the
chunky little chauffeur will then hurry
off with his mother "as far away as
anybody can go" and with his mother
will live in this far away place for the
rest of his life.
But as Willie Is fat broke and seems
to have no friends except the various
lawyers who know his story, Willie
was wondering today where his ticket
to the far away place Is coming from,
WALTON Has Getaway Money"
Harry WALTON recently had returned
to him about $1,000. which he had con-
tributed toward the $4,000 bail on
which Jack Zelig was out on when
killed and which was returned to the
various members Of the Sam Paul
group who Clipped In to the bail fund
Vallon therefore has "getawa money,
but If any M tells you positively
where he intends to go when liberated,
don't believe it. He hasn't told any one.
Max Steuer, counsel for BRIDGE"
Weber, said that he believed that
Weber Is suffering too much from
an attack Of rheumatism at present to
leave town. Weber, however, whose
bank account Is placed at more than
100000" says he Is going to Europe
to stay about three months and that
he will leave just as SOC as his book
ing can be arranged.
Sam Schepps, although held on the
technical charge Of vagrancy, has
wealthy brothers" who are ready to
help him, 1t was said by one of his
lawyers. Schepps intends to start for
Hot Springs, Ark, Immediately, the
lawyer continued, to take up again the
curse of treatment which was sadly
interrupted when detectives brought
him back to town.
Jack Rose, the litterateur, will ego
away for a short rest" perhaps, but he
intends to stay here after the brief va
cation to get out his book. The prose
cution has the assurance of all the in
formers, and they are willing to be
bonded also, that they will be ready at
any time, especially Rose, to testify for
the state In case either of the murder
yerdicts are reversed or If wanted be-
fore the John Doe investigation.
zeIig Threatened Dynamite.
Just three days before Jack Zelis
was killed be delivered a verbal mes
sage for the 1nformers to one Of their
lawyers, who now that the gunner
have been convicted decided to tell the
nature Of the communication. The
card of this lawyer was found in
Zelig's pocket when the gangster was
killed.
But I never delivered the message
to my client or the others in the pris-
on" added the lawyer, because /
didn't want to disturb them any more
than necessary. Zelig came to my ia
Bile while l was lunching at a restau-
rant and told me to tell the informers
that If they testified against the four
Zelig gunner, which the four did after
Zellg himself had been murdered, the
four would be killed.
And tell them the Jail won't protect
them," added Zelig. Tell them dyna-
mite will be used"
The Zelig gunmen-"Lefty Louie"
"Gyp the Blood" Whitley Lewis and
"Dago F~rank"-were arraigned before
Justice Golf to hear a date set for the
pronouncement Of sentence and to
swear as to their pedigrees. Mr.. Wahle,
their counsel, asked that next Wednes-
day be set for the sentence, but Justice
Gof said that as Wednesday will be
Thanksgiving eve he would sentence
on Tuesday next.
MI. Wahle said later that on that
date he will move that the verdict be
set aside las against the weight of evil
dence because Of errors OF law during
the trial.