The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-31
POLICE COLLECT
GIGANTIC GRAEI
t~oAunued From First Page.)


escaped The version OF the shoot
ing given by John J. Hickey ana
Christian Walker. VINO were with
Itosentnal when ne was shot. dit
Tered in several respects from the
story told at the time. Both men de-
MED that the gambler was iured from
the Nctropolc to meet death by . mes
senger who called him from q table
Another point brought out from File
himself WAS that bridge" Webber
one Of the men whose confession led
TO Lieutenant Becker's arrest, entered
the hotel restaurant but a few mo-
ments before Kosenthal was shot ana
looked nervously about the place
Rosenthal. 1t was testified. was al that
moment sitting in the restaurant with
party Of friends.
There were nvc men IN the Rosen-
thai party. according to both B.ckey
and Walker. Hickey declared Nc ~,
rambler when the assassins approach.d
and began shooting. He felt sura bs
could Identity at least oae of tho
slayers.
Fosdick Resigns
Another development OF to-day In
which many persons pro.essed to see
side light upon the investigation
der was the resignation Of RAYMOND
H. Fosdick as Commissioner OF Ac-
counts Of the city. IL. this capacity
Mr. Fosdick has been the chief in
Ncstigator Of the administrations Be
fore his retirement was announced
Mr. Fosdick made q statement saying
that for months past he mad been re-
ceiving as many as twenty-five let
tiers day alleging that there was
L n RI T. a.
Fifty per cent. OF these letters re-
lated TO the police department" said
Mr.. Fosdick. and there was a con
slant detail of the name OF Lieu
tenant Becker in these communications.
Unfortunately. these letters were
anonymous and general In their ale
cations.
"On July II. the date after Rosen-
thai was ehot, / received a lenthy list
OF alleged gambling houses. which 1
transmitted to the police department.
thinking that the proper place for IL"
The fact that nothing had come OF
his reports OF alleged discoveries of
graft was considered in other circles
as explaining the reason for Fosdick's
retirement.
District Attorney Whitman this AFTER
noon fulfilled his promise 70 Rose. Web
Der and Nallon. the three gamblers who
confessed yesterday. TO have them
transferred to another prison than the
Tombs They were taken from the
Criminal Courts Building in a locked
and heavily guarded prison Val TO t.le
West Side Court Prison The gamblers
told Mr. Whitman they We're sure ttat
the TomOs was nlled with stool
pigeons and that they would DC black
lacked II sent back there AFTER making
confessions.
The hopes of the authorities that an
other OF the men accused as the actual
slayers OF Rosenthal had been arrested
were disappointed late to- day when In
spector Hughes received positive infor-
nation that q man held at Syracuse on
suspicion OF being "Gyp the Blood IS
not the much wanted guuman. In this
connection It was reported to-day that
District Attorney Whitman had ordered
eight more arrests here in conn elton:
with the investigation. Mr. Whitman
declined 10 confirm or deny tho report.
That one effect of the disclosures duo
TO the Rosenthal investigation Will be
a sweeping inquiry into the police con-
ditions seemed assured tonight An,
nouncement was made that Mayor Gay-
nor had definitely decided 10 call spe-
cial meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen
next Wednesday, to begin such an in
vestigation. 1t is expected that the
inquiry Will 20 deep into every phase
OF the alleged relations between mem
bers OF the police department with
gamblers and other habitues Of the
underworld.