The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-23
ROSENTHALK KILLING
RESULTS IN SHIFT
FOR LIEUT.. BECKER
Head Of "Strong-arm Squad De.
posed and Assigned to
Desk Duty
TAXIS KEPT FROM SCENE
Escape Of Gun Men, Assured by
Removing Means Of
Pursuit
TAxIs KEPT FROM SCENE

New York. July % 2-Police Com
missioner Waldo announced toda,
that Lieut.. Charles A. Becker ha
been relieved of charge OF til,
STRONG arm squad and transferred
to desk duty in the Sixty-fifth polio,
precinct of the Bronx. This is tn,
first official move made by Commits
sloner Waldo In connection will
Lieut.. Becker since the killing o
Herman Rosenthal, the informe
against police graft who was shot t,
death in front of the Hotel Metro
pole by band of assassns who es
capped in an automobile.
Police Commissioner Waldo visited
Mayor Gaynor at the city hall a
noon, Many rumors regarding tn,
conference were circulated TIL,
commissioner declined to make any
statement as he entered the mayor
Offices
That picked gang of gun 'mer
was selected to Shoot down Rosen
that and had had rehearsal of tht
killing it was said by officials of tn:
prosecutors office today. Investiga
ton shows that there was not a sliE
in the plans and that the principles
behind the plot were most careful tC
establish alibis.
William Shapiro, held in connec
tion with the killing, in a supple
mentary statement, revealed how
gang men kept the street in from
of the Hotel Metropole practically
clear of taXicabs for 80 minutes be
fore the murder. in order, apparent
ly, that the murder car" Nigh
have a "clear getaway"
Blackjack Men Near Scene.
Shapiro said at least 16 men mus
have known of the plans, as they
were near the Metropole, ready K
blackjack or kill. if necessary, any
one who interferred with the Job OIL
tried to block the escape Of the GU
fighters
The Coroner's inquest will be hell
this afternoo& when several of thu
principals now under detention b,
the police will probably be called al
witnesses.
There were reports today tha
Bald Jack Rose had "squealed
and that Commissioner Doughert,
was in possession Of all the names o.
those men who were in the murder
car" Doughcrty has promised i'm
portant arrests today, but further
than that will not discuss the casr
Big Jack" Zelig, gun man and gang
leader, will surrender today, it wa.
reported,
Because Of the illness of Mrs. Ros
enthal, widow of the gambler, Dis
trict Attorney Whitman announce
that there would be no proceeding
of the grand jury today The prose
cutor wishes to call Mrs. Rosentha
as the first witness
Three More Under Arrest.
Louis Webber, known o.
"Brfdgey" and Sam Paul are locke,
up at police headquarters. charge
with "being implicated in the mur
der of Herman Rosenthal."
Jack Sullivan, who was in frc
1uent communication with Polio
| Lieutenatn Becker. Sam Paul an,
Jack Rose on the day and eveninl
that Rosenthal was killed, and VIII
admits he went direct from Becker
| who dropped him at the corner o
| Forty-second street and Sixth ave
nue., half an hour before Rosentha
was killed, to 'Bridgey" Weber
gambling rooms at Broadway an
Forty-second street, which had bee
| chosen as the murder headauar
ters," as Deputy Commissione
Dougherty expressed 1t, was also ar
rested and held as material wit
kness. whether there will be NOR
serious charge against him. Dough
erty declined to say.
1t was on Sam Paufs excursion
Sunday. July IA, that threats wer
Imade that Rosepthal would be killed