The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-12


tend Rosenthal. only to find that tn
gambler had been instantly killed
There was no crosse Examination.
william Schapiro. the driver of thu
gray murder car. was called. Mr.
Whitman examined him.
q. Did you know "Gyp the Blood.
"Dago Frank" and Lefty Louie BY
sight? A. Yes.
! q. Where was your stsnd7 A. AZ
the Cafe boulevard.
q. What was the number Of your
carr A. 4lsl3.
| q. You were called on the evening
Of July 1877 a. Yes.
q. Whore did you GO? A. To TON
sharkey's" in Fourteenth street.
| Q. Who did you find there! A
Jack Rose and Harry WALTON. There
had been a blowout and they had
sent for me.
Q. Where did you 90, A. To Bridge
wsbber's place at Forty-second street
and broadway.
q. And then7 A. ! drove to One
Hundred and Forty-nfth street and
Seventh avenue.
Q. What happened them A. Sam
Schepps got out and went 20 the door
OF the house.
@. Did he come backr A. Yes. with
Frank.
| q. Dago Frank A. Yes.
Q. Was anything said 20 your
| A. Rose ordered me TO drive down 10
Forty second street and sixth ave-
nue.
q. Who were in the carr A. Rose,
Schepps. allon and "Dago Frank"
Q. When did you reach Bridgle
webber's? A. At 1880.
q. Did you stop then? A. Yes. All
four of the men got out OF the car
They went into the door Of Bridge
Webber's place. I remained in the
car alone.
Q. Did any one come out laterI
A. Yes. "Dago Frank. "Gyp the
Blood" "Leftis" Louie and whitley"
Lewis came out and was ordered to
take them to Forty-third street.
DROVE THE GUN MEN TO THE
METROPOLIS.
q. What did you do? A. went ur
Sixth avenue to Forty-third street
turned left and went toward Broad.
way. I went as far AZ tho Metro.
pole and Frank said to me. Go e
the other side OF the street" wal
on tho north side.
Q. Did you stop your car on tn,
south side Of the street? A. Yes.
Q. Facing Sixth avenue? A. Yes
q. Then what happened7 A. The,
jumped out of the car-the four boys
Q. Describe what happened. A
After about fifteen minutes heart
q shot. The four boys ran out ant
got on the car and told me to start
Q. Did they get in the car? A
Yes. after had gone about one hun
dred feat.
LAS you drove west on Forty -thirt
street: did You hear any converse
Objection on the ground that con
versation WAS in the absence of thu
defendant.
Justice Seabury asked IL tho OBJ
lection would not then apply TO tn,
talk Of Rose, Weber and WALTON
Mr.. Manton said he thought II Nigh
Objection was overruled and an ex
ception granted.
Then Shapiro continued:
Frank said; Becker has got
Il all fixed with the cops" Then
enc Of them put revolver
against my head and said,
"orivs, you boob, drivs!"
Q. Whore did you go after tn
shooting3
| A. drove the car as far north a
126th street and then went dow
town.
Q. Did you point out in the dealt
house the four men az the ones VIII,
were present when the murder wa
committed in West Forty fifth street
A. Yes. l did. l identified then
there.
q. They were "Gyp the Blood.
"Ieftie Louie" whitley" Lewis an,
"Dago Frankr'
A. Yes. I Identified them in tn
death house.
throughout his testimony, Shapiro
expression never changed. He neve
took his eyes from his Questloner
He never paused for an answer. Nov
and then he drew his lips tight an,
motstened them. Becker appeare,
very little interested In Shapiro's tes
timony.