The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-25
PRIVATE sLEUTHS
TO PROBE CASE
ENGAGED BY CITIZENS WHO ARE
DISSATISFIED WITH POLICE
WORK.
NO EFFORT BEING MADE,
lntlmated That Police Take This At.
titude In Capturing sIayers-
District Attorney
Works

New York, July 22.-Private detec.
tives have been brought into the Ros-
enthal murder case by District Attor-
ney Whitman. They were engaged by
a committee of citizens who shared
the prosecutors evident dissatisfaction
with the lack Of results the slayers
OF the gambler who was shot after
making charges OF police partnership
with the gambling fraternity.
In connection with the bringing in
OF these outside agencies of investiga-
ton attention was called to what were
declared to be lamentable omissions
by the police in guarding against the
escape of Rosenthal's slayers Monday
night and lack Of properly directing
activity since. It is declared that the
story that Rosenthal was to be killed
was in wide circulation in East Side
resorts Monday evening, but that if
any report reached headquarters no
measures were taken to protect the
gambler.
It was also commented on that six
policemen nearby did not fire a shot
or blow a whistle to stop the murder
party after the shooting, that the num-
Der OF the murder car" was report
ed four different ways-all erroneous
by az many policemen, while a citi-
zen got 1t right; that it was left to
the district attorney to uncover most
OF the evidence of Importance 80 far
available; that men known to have
talked over the prospective assassina.
ton of Rosenthal the day before it
occurred, while on an outing, either
have not ben arrested, or were taken
and let go on small bail, or in the
case of one, held only because the
district attorney insisted upon it.
The Independent course of the dis.
trict attorney was indicated when he
summoned Louis Libby and William
Shapiro. owners of the automobile,
used by the murder party, and heard
them make what may be important
disclosures in connection with the
theory Of connection between the mur.
der and the police System" Neither
Mr.. Whitman nor Assemblymen Aaron
Levy, counsel for the two men, would
discuss what Libby and Shapiro had
revealed. Mr.. Levy said he and Mr..
Whitman had agreed to give out no
further information. Not long before,
however, the lawyer had had a two.
hour conference with his clients and
made a brief statement regarding it.
"They have told me things that l
did not know of before,' he said. IF
Mr.. Whitman desires to hear nv eli.
ents he will learn of disclosures which
will make the public gasp when they
are published"
At the questioning of the prisoners
by the district attorney no members
OF the police department were present.
With the party, however, were two pri-
vate detectives.
The private detectives hurried away
after the conference and Mr.. Whitman
declared he was going out of town on
an important mission. 1.-The case fs
progressing very satisfactorily" was
all he would say.
1t was talked in quarters usually
we'll informed regarding underworld"
affairs that the price paid for killing
Rosenthal had been learned by the DO.
lice. The figure named was $4,000.
The identity of at least two of the
five men who were in the murder
party is known in these quarters, 1t
added and they are said to have
been een on East Eide streets by
acq%uaintances several times since
Monday night.
Police Lieut.. Charles Becker, the
accused by Rosenthal in his first
revelations Of alleged partnership be.
tween gamblers and police has had the
greater part of the strong arm" squad
which he has commanded, taken
away from him