The evening world., 1913-06-16
WEBBERSTABBED
At CRISIS Of HIS
FEUD WITH WALTON
Enmity Reached Breaking
Point Five Days Before Mys-
teriouS Knife Thrust.
AT ODDS OVER $1,000.
Co-lnformer Held Money Put
UP as Bail for Zelig After
Gangster's Death.
AT ODDS OVER $4,000.

Since q few minutes after midnight
on Saturday morning. when an At
tempt was made by q wizened little
knife wielder to kill Bridge Weber.
the gambler and one Of the quartet o.
informers against. former Police Lieu.
tenant Charles Becker. detectives
have been using every endeavor to
obtain an the facts concerning the
bitter enmity between Weber and
Harry WALTON. another Of the un'
savory four whose testimony helped
to put Becker within the shadow OF
the electric chair.
This enmity. beginning at the time that
Weber and WALTON. together with JACK
Rose and Sam 6chepps. were held a.
witnesses In the West Side jail. iead'ns
to a personal encounter between the two
men thore and eliminating in . sudden
move on the part Of WALTON to foreclose
a mortgage on webber's Sullivan County
farm, came to a nshting issue Just hve
days before Weber got the knife thrust
In the back as he was walking early
Saturday morning from Sam Paurs Care
Continental on Second avenue to the
subway station at Aston Place.
eEUD BEGAN OVER FARM WHERE
GANG SPENT WEEk.ENos.
The full story Of this bitter hatred
between the two informers. having. a.
II does. q significant bearing upon the
attempt on Wsbber's life. runs this way:
very handsome farm near Fails
burg. Sullivan County. stands In the
name Of Charles Weber. . brother OF
BridEie, though Bridgie Wsbber u
known TO be the real owner. Before
the murder Of Herman Rosenthal this
farm was the favorite weekend pill
grimase point for Weboer. Sam Schepps.
Big Jack zelig. Rose and all whose
names were linked subsequently, with
the murder Of the gambler.
Before the Rosenthal murder Charles
Weber borrowed $1,000 from WALTON
and gave him . mortgage on this farm
a. security. Al the time Big Jack Zelil
was jailed on the charge Of carrying
concealed weapons. his arrest arising Out
Of a shooting In Chinatown. Zslig sent
word to Charles Becker. a. the tssti.
mony In the trial Of the latter brough,
out, that he must be bailed out imme-
diately. The National Surety Company
went on the bail bond OF $4,000 ant
was guaranteed by private donations o.
sew ral OF Zelig's friends.
Bridgie Webber put up 1900 ant
Harry vallon's name stood opposite
5000 guarantee. 1t was general!
known among the select circles ir
which WALTON moved that he didn'
have q penny to bless himself with
and that Weber had loaned him tn
$1,000, Just 10 that ne could make
showing before his friend Big Jack
WALTON HELD $4,000 AMI
LAUGHED At WEBER.
when Zeiig was shot dead by RE-
Phil" Davidson last summer. Webbe
} and WALTON were then being held
witnesses in the eBcker trial. Vallol
then instructed Bernard sander. hi
counsel, to recover the 5000 hs Ia
contributed" to the bail bond OF zeli
, and after tho bond was vacated by n
, order OF the court. Sander turned owe
the money to WALTON.
Then came the break between Web
, her and WALTON. Weber instantl
claimed the $1,000 that Sander had n
Turned to WALTON. saying that Valio
knew perfectly well that the none
was In reality his and that he had onl
.. loaned II TO WALTON In order that b
might 70, his name among the contrib
utors to the Zelig bail. Vailon' Tn
, money In his pocket. laughins'y toll
Weber to collect II he could.
Then the eve came together IN a
corridor of the jail and fought all ov'
the floor. Jack Rose and Sam schepy
d mad to pry them apart Though II
: rumor spread that the two informs'
mad auarre,led. the real cause OF the
@ enmity 10 here revealed for the nr'
time.
- Very recently WALTON demanded
J. Charles webber that he return II