New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Class Distinctions.

did Davidson nave any trOuOIe Will
Zelig last year at Coney Island?"
"Zelig fight with him." asked Lefty"
in turn, with contemptuous curl OF
his lip why, you might as we'll say
that one of you gentlemen would fight
with bootblack. Jack was In class
far above that guy"
why, he was just a cadet" inter
rupted Whitley" Lewis. "and III bet
that was the first shot he ever fired in
his life"
There were mods OF approval from
the other three gunner.
WAS the killing Of ZelIg the outcome
Of any phase Of the Rosenthal case?'
Lefty" was asked.
81 can't answer that" replied Lefty"
after n pause.
Was he TO be a witness at Becker,
trial?"
Here Commissioner Whitney inter
rupted to say that the question was
not In the privileged line.
The Commissioner also made a little
speech To the effect that the prisoners
should consult witt. their counsel be-
fore granting interviews. But the gun
men ignored him and declared that
they never had square deal since
their Imprisonment
why" said Lefty" we've been ac-
cused OF sticking people up. We didn't
stick people up. We were around.
though, all the time, preventing stick
ups"
That's right" added Whitley
Lewis. I'VE prevented more stick-ups
than the police did"
The gunner bade the newspaper
men a courteous adieu as they were
/ led back 20 their cells.
Proud Of His Deed.
Davidson talked from behind the
| bars OF his cell, No. 1876. He seemed
/ proud OF his deed
How much do you think I'll get
for this?" was the opening question
he fred at the reporters, before they
had chance even to look at him.
Ten or fifteen years7"
Some one suggested that he might
get a little more.
"Oh, don't know" he said. when
the police had me last night they told
me ! had done a good fob"
Then he told Of going to the ball Of
the Forsythe Club on Friday night.
where Julie Morell was killed little less
than a year ago by big Jack" Zellg.
and not far from where Frank Rizzo,
one OF the sirocco sangsters, with
whom Zellg and his gang were at war,
was killed a month before-also by
Zellg
'Zelig got me i'm a side room and
guzzled me- said Davidson. He took
SIS from me, and when | tried TO get
it back from him he refused TO give It
up. &c. .
Il saw twenty or twenty-five OF his
gangsters about him when | went into
Siegal's on Saturday. and knew that
he had killed Frank Rizzo. and | knew
that 'Gyp' the Blood. Lefty Louie and
Whitley Lewis were with him in the
automobile when they shot Ri2zo.
Feared for Life, He Says.
II knew what they would do 10 me.
] was crazy. Zelig took all ! had.
left the restaurant and went to Jake
Sander and borrowed $40 from him.
When he gave me the money told
him was going to buy gun and kill
Zelig. He told me I was crazy. I
don't remember how much | paid for
IT, think 81. l had 50 left when ar
rested"
But Davidson forgot he had told a
different story about the price earlier
in the Cay. and friends of Zelig pointed
out that the SO found on him was the
So Zelig had given him.
Davidson said he had intended 10
shoot Zelig as the gang leader left the
restaurant, but the fact that Zelig got
aboard car changed his plan He de-
scribed the murder rs witnesses have
done. and he coolly told OF placing the
revolver against the back OF Zelig's
head and firing.
At this point there were shouts from
the prisoners-who detest anything sa-
voring OF a confession-ordering Da-
wilson 10 shut up.
They want me to shut up but |
won't" said Davidson.
After | shot Zelig," he continued,
II was wild. And when the police
came, said: Here ! am, take me-"
DO you know Becker" he was
asked.
He was pointed out to me to-day,
but we didn't speak
When asked about his employment
he said:
Il worked for Jack Sirocco as
waiter a year ago.
Then he added:
Il am an honest, peaceable fellow"
Arrested in Boston.
AS to his honesty the police have in
formation that Davidson was arrested