South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-13

iurers. concluding with the smothered
words:
II swear before God that L did not
shoot ROsenthai."
\ book was placed in the left hand
of the man in the chair il was the
Hebrew collection of psalms and words
of comfort. The nervous hand clutch
ed the book. 1t was expected that the
man would make a response Of Listen
Israel. there is one God; only one"
but the rabbi said the words alone.
Whitley Lewis" was dead. lie had
been given two shocks one Of three
and the other of five seconds du-
ration.
"Gyp the Blood, the dandy of the
gunner, was next. He walked some
what more steadily than the men who
went before, but the dread OF death
had checked all show of bravado.
Sick Man Resisted Current.
Rabbi GOlstein repeated the prayer
Of the dead as Horowitz was given two
shocks and was then pronounced dead
by DR.. II. +. AIereness and Dr. Charles
W. Carr. the prison physicians.
Though "Gyp the Blood" had for some
time been in the advanced stage or
tuberculosis, his resistance 20 the cleo
trlc current was as great as that OF
the two men who had preceded him
Nine minutes were required for the
execution OF Louis Rosenberg, or
Lefty Louis. Three shocks were
necessary 10 end his life.
The last OF the four gunner carried
a stronger body and more courageous
heart than those who had gone before
For this reason he had been left to the
last. He justified the opinion Of the
prison officials. Three times they had
TO throw the might force OF the electric
current into his body before the doc
tors would say the word that permitted
the removal Of the body. but finally his
corpse too, was lifted out and borne
away after the others.
The four products OF the Manhattan
East Side who paid the penalty of
their crime today were convicted on
November 10, 1912. of firing the shots
which killed Herman ROsenthaI as ne
stepped from the Hotel Neropole
into Forty-third St, jusC off Broad
way.
RoseatEaI had caused the gam
bling world OF the metropolis 10 quake
with terror by his conference with
the district attorney. Charles =. Whit
man. His promised confessions were
a sequel TO a gambling war in which
the other underworld interests had
tried 10 drive him from the fat field
Of the upper tenderloin. Bomb out
RACES, slayings and assaults had
marked this conflict. Believing ne
was 10 be deserted by Charles Becker.
police lieutenant in charge OF
strong arm squad" and a partner in
the Rosenthal gambling house. the
desperate man was now about 10 eX-
pose the whole Illegal conspiracy OF
police and crime.
The gambler was sitting in the Met
rOpOle about . o'clock IN the morn
ing OF July 16. 1912. A man entered
and asked him 10 come outside.
Lurking in the shadows were Brio
geV' Weber. Bald Jack" Rose and
Harry Nallon. Nearby stood "a motor
car with engine running. The police
man supposed 20 be on station nearby
had been Iured away.
Four Men Fire shots.
In the glare OF bright lights and
within 100 feet Of Times square four
young men shot Rosenthal % death
and leaped into the motor car. a
fifth man also entered. il was said hy
some. and urged the driver onward
10y holding revolver 20 his head and
striking him. The car disappeared in
the direction of Fifth aE.. but so sure
were the murderers Charles Becker
would protect them. that they left
the correct license number on th-
murder car" and this was noted bv
man who happened to ue "A witness
10 the shooting
The next day Neu York WAS in "A
lAIIl1II. Nt tl>iIIHL attorney aNI
Becker were not ON the scene long be-
fore daybreak. There was ugly ri.-
mors OF police attempts to cover the
murderers trail. IL was recalled that
Rosenthal was % tell complete stOry
20 Mr.. Whitman the very day OF his
death. The motive 0f the murder
could not have been more clear
Murder Car Found.
Not for several days were the names
OF the four pat Co death today mem
toned. The murder car" was found
and the two owners one OF whom
had driven that night were arrested.
A general alarm was sent out Tor
Jack" Rose who lay n hiding in a
fine Riverside apartment ON July
Is ne strCIled into police headQuGr-
ters nonchalently and was locked up.
on July 90 "a newspaper published
the names OF Lefty Louie" and
Whitley Lewis" as two of the four
gunner.
Then sam Paul head of an organ
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