Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-16
SLAYERS SEND
A POST CARD
Daring Act of Gyp the Blood
and Lefty Louie.

New York, Aug. 1G.-A daring act b.
Harry Horowitz C"Gyp the Blood
and Louis R~osenzweig c"Lefty Louis')
wanted for the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, half amused District At
torney Whitman and apparently great
ly angered the police department.
From Methuen, Mass, they sent t.
Weber a picture postcard bearing
this hopeful and optimistic message:
Dc the best you can. We're all right
Your pals, L. AND G..
Within a few hours central ofic
men were on their way to Methuen
confident that they would be able t.
locate the f~ugitives. Max D. Steuer
Webber's counsel, having obtained the
tip from Weber, handed it over to the
district attorney, who supplied the in
formation to Deputy COMMISSIONS
Dougherty. The care was a surprise
to Webber. 1t was inclosed in two en-.
velopes. Weber tore up the envelope,
but kept the postcard. He sent for Mr..
Steuer and told the lawyer that he be.
l1eVed the message was bona fde and
that the fugitives were in Methuen.
Mr.. Steuer sent for Keeper Ryan, and
Ryan gathered up the scraps of torn
paper that the prisoners had scattered.
From these scraps Mr.. Steuer recon
structed the envelope that pore the
postmark and the address. The post
mark showed that the card had been
mailed at Methuen at 1 o'clock on
Wednesday night. This was the adj
dress:
u. Weber, City Prison, West Fifty
third street"
Webber Says Its Genuine.
Weber was deeply impressed with
the message. He told Mr.. Steuer that
he believed 1t was genuine and that
Iorowit1 and Rosenzweig wanted
merely to show him hat they were
not afraid Of police activities. Weber
was so earnest that he convinced Mr..
Steuer, and Mr.. Steuer in turn con-
WINGED the district attorney. When
Deputy Commissioners Dougherty got
the tip he said he believed that it was
the best information the police had yet
obtained. Mr.. Dougherty at once sent
four men to Methuen.
Mr.. Whitman announced that he will
offer a reward of $4,000 for Horowitz
and Rosenzweig. The money will be
paid to whoever gets the fugitives dead
or alive. There will be an offer of
$4,000 for each man.
Il have become tired of waiting for
the mayor and the police to take the
usual steps in a matter of this kind, -
said MT. Whitman. II supposed at the
start that the mayor or the police
would see to it that the usual induce
ments were offered for the apprehen-
sion of the criminals. Since they have
shown no inclination of Offering a re,
ward have decided to do it myself"
The district attorney does not want
to begin the trials of Lieutenant Beck
er and the others accused of the Rosen-
thai murder until Horowitz and Rosen-
zweig are taken. He will start the
court proceedings without these men
being under arrest If he has to, but
prefers to have them in prison before
taking the defendants before a Jury.
His plans We're indicated by a dispatch
which came from Albany to the effect
that he has asked the governor to order
an extraordinary session of the su-
preme court for these trials.
The grand jury at the request of the
district attorney delayed the filing of
indictments against Rosenzweig. Mul.
Ter, lloroWitz, Ciroicl, Jack Sullivan
and William Shapiro as well as Il su.
persediHg Indictment in the case OF
Lieutenant Becker, The papers had
been drawn up and were in the grand
Jury o ready for the signature OF
the district attorney. The grand Jury
was ready to vote the indictment. bur
Mr., Whitman, having heard that
Sehepps was returning voluntarily to
this city and that Schepps would be a
valuable witness, asked the grand jury
20 put off its vote until next Tuesday.
Grand Jury With Whitman.
a notion got around that the grand
jury had declined to vote indictments
because Of a lack of evidence. That
was not the case at all. A vote would
have been taken had not the district
attorney interp0sed a plea for delay.
Mr.. Whitman made this statement:
'"The report that there was any clash
or disagreement in the grand jury room
was absolutely u%nfounded. 1t is essen
tial that all the evidence be so present
ed that indictments found against the
several defendants may be properly
found. requested the grand jury my
elf to delay the filing Of indictments
Tuesday, and l assume hat it
" request that such Il delay
= grand jury and the dis
IN entire accord, and
Sggestion of fric
y kind"