New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-25
TRIAL WAS RUSHED
By JUSTICE G0ee

Herman Rosenthal, an East SID. -
bier. whom prosperity had .mboldsr,s
TO invade the Tenderloln, was shot and ".
stsntly killed by hired gunner IN fro,.
Of the Hotel Metropole little befor.
o'clock on the morning Of July Y ~,
thirty-six hours after he had av,ho-,,.s
the publication Of an affidavit DISCLOSE,
the fact that he and Lieutenant Chsre,
Becker had been partners in a gambln,
house in West 9th street.
The owners OF the AUTOMOBILE. in ,h..
the murderers made their escape ara
"Bridgie' Weber. a gambler and ,risra
OF the gunner, were arrested, but webs..
was released the next day. Two d,y,
later Jack" Rose, a gambler and Bel.
ers lieutenant In the hiring Of thu c,..
men, walked into Police Headqua-;,,,
and gave himself up. Weber was At ous.
rearrested. and with him Sam" Pas
head OF the notorious association which
oore his name.
Although the town was in fermer,
over the killing and the District Attof.
ney's office was working night and dsv
furnishing evidence on which to base Ar.
rests. the police we're curiousy inactive.
The next decisive event in the case Or.
CURED on the night Of July q, when
Harry Vallon. Webhers handy man. "a,
himself up and Joined the others IN N,
Tombs.
On July % Jack" Rose. yallon and
Weber, convinced that they were belr,
thrown 10 the wolves by Becker. con.
fessed the full details OF the plot. IN.
grand jury was summoned 10 a night res.
sion and heard their stories. The Dlstrit
, Attorney gave the three witnesses A
promise of immunity from prosecution 4
it we're found that their stories were ,rss
and it were shown that they had not arrd
any of the shots az Rosenthal Lale that
night Becker was arrested and locked 70
in the Tombs.
! Two DAYS after Becker's arres,
| Whitley" Lewis one 81 the murderep
was arrested in Kingston. y. Y. On Az.
gust 10 Sam Schepps. Jack Roses q.
/ rand runner. was arrested at hot spnnc
Ark. and brought back. Within the next
| four days "Dago Frank" Clrofcl Hsry
Horowitz alias "Gyp the Blood" and
! Lefty Louie" Rosenberg. the other gun
men. were in the hands Of the police.
! After this events followed fast Becker
was reindicted. and with him were named
the four gunner, William Shapiro. who
drove the murder car the night OF Rosen-
thals killing. and Jack sullivan Gov
ernor Dix appointed Justice John W. Con
10 sit in extraordinary session OF the s.
preme Court to hear the trials groHins
out OF the murder and later 10 conduct
John Doe investigation into the conoi'
tons that made such murder possible
The District Attorney elected TO ~
Becker first. and the trial was sci iv'
September T. The day before that oa's
John +. Mcintyre, whom John W. hsrI
Becker's attorney. had called In 70 con-
duct the trial. moved before Jusu's
| Bischoff for a commission 10 take the 's''
timony Of witnesses in Hot Springs, o.
the ground that Schepps while there naa
exculpated Becker. The motion VA
granted. and with it a stay OF UNI"
| weeks
| Beckers trial began october ana en-
ed one minute before midnight OCTOBER :,
IL was marked by jury OF unusuai gus,
| ity. witnesses were kept 10 the point 1''
counsel were cut short in grstuilous
marks. Expedition marked every 'ea'''
Of the cases conduct. and II was .V'.
| pleted in a briefer period than mas ".
devoted TO any other great criminal eau"
in this city.
| On the closing DAY Justice Con oess
his charge TO the jury at lo.p o o'ceA
the morning and spoke for TOUT n.y., :.
The Jury retired az 40 O'CLOCK N ~.
afternoon. At u:50 o'clock that h'''
they sent word that they had loD"'
verdict. II was murder in the ni'' "
gree. ,o,;,
"Gvp the Blood" Lefty L"u'.
"Whitey" Lewis and "DaSo FRANK ~.
tried Jointly before Justice Gen a.
next term OF the Criminal Bran0h '.
| supreme Court. convicted, and sen...
TO death. Their cases depended '"''
on their identification.