Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-23
ARREST OF Gun men IS
EXPECTED At ANY MINUTE
RosenthaI MuEdererS Have
Scattered tos0ther Cities,
But Have Been Located
NV Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, July 22.-The Rosenthal
conspiracy mystery nears its solution
This is the belief of Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty, who expects today
to arrest two or three gun men and
gangsters who were hired to kill Herman
Rosenthal before the gambler could dis
close more secrets of the relations be-
tween the gamblers and police.
sweated and grilled by a fierce third
degree, Jack Sullivan, a former news
boy, held as a material witness, and
Sam Paul, the East Side gang leader
sullenly made statements early today
from which the police commissioners
pieced together important and heretofore
missing eveidence. These two men, Sulli-
van and Paul. were taken into custody
last night, along with Bridge" Web
Der, the gambler.
Detectives have learned enough of the
case to admit that the gun men were
gathered together on Monday night and
taken to Webbers poker rooms, where
the final arrangements for the killing OF
RosenthaI were perfected. Weber denies
all knowledge of the shooting.
Plans to kill Rosenthal were laid on the
excursion of the Sam Paul association.
ROSentnal'
Some well known gun men and black
hackers were along on that excursion trip,
and the detectives now know that Bald
Jack" Rose and Bridge" Weber were
also on board the steamer.
1t was the day that Rosenthal threat
ened to tell more about how the police
grated on gambling houses that word
was passed around that Rosenthal must
be made away with.
BECKER AGAIN.
Police Commissioner Dougherty has
found out that Rose was a very busy
man that day, and that Jack Sullivan,
the go-between for Rose and Police Lieut..
Beckere, were also actively engaged the
night Rosenthal was shot. Sullivan, after
a grilling early today, told Commissioner
Dougherty that when he left Lieutenant
Becker at Broadway and AID street at
80 a. M, or q minutes before Rosen-
thai was shot, he went to Bridge" Web
ber's place to find Sar@ Paul. He could
not locate him, but did find there sew
eral gun men.
SIX ARRESTED.
Six men are now in custody in the Ro-
senthal case, one of whom is held as a
material witness and five others charged
with being implicated in the crime. Com
missioner Dougherty, however, says that
not one of the men who killed the gam
bier is under arrest.
District Attorney Whitman returned
here today to take up with the grand
Jury an investigation of the Rosenthal
case Lieutenant Becker will be permit
ted to testify. provided he agrees to
waive all immunity. The public prosecu-
tor makes no effort to hide his belief
that the shadow of Becker rests upon
the Rosenthal case, and in consequence
will not subpoena him. Whitman takes
the position that If Becker is as inno-
cent as he says he is, he will seek to
appear before the grand jury, waving
immunity
The grand jury also will take up the
charges that the police profited from
gamulinl: houses by permitting them to
run with OFT molestation.
BECKER MOVED.
Police Commissioner Waldo announced
today that Lieut.. Charles A. Becker had
been relieved of charge of the strong
arm squad and transferred to desk duty
in the 65th police precinct of the Bronx.
This is the first official move made
by Commissioner Waldo in connection
with Lieutenant Becker since the killing
of Rosenthal.
That the murderers of Rosenthal have
been slipping out of town for the last
few DAYS is now the belief of detectives
who have been asked to pick up certain