The evening world., 1914-04-13


Boob Walker, Dollar John LANCER,
Sam t'aui and others wtoso names
were not then known to one New
Yorker In ten Thousand. They talked
OF Rosentbai and his affidavit. He
was n common enemy. According to
the testimony OF Hose and some OF
the others later II was tho opinion OF
all that he ought TO DO croaled II
he did not shut up" His running to
the newspapers and the District-At-
torney threatened their only means
OF getting "A living-their freedom to
break tho law.
In the back rooms OF saloons, In
cells in the Tombs where Indirect
victims OF Rosenthal's selfish crusade
found themselves after raids which
had been forced on the police, about
tho dust-covered tables OF silent,
closed gambling houses, across tho
bars OF fine cafes aud low dives in
every part OF the city where sports
congregatcd. in the resorts Of thieves
and in the squad rooms OF police sta
tons. was heard the question: What
Is coming out vi this Rosenthal busi-
ness?'
Rosenthal was the most conspicu-
ous person In the dining room OF the
| Metropole that night. Those who
knew him called the attent ion OF 9TH
ers TO his presence and pointed out
tho famous man who had detied the
thing called the "Polico system" and
the gamblers code Of silence ut the
same time. Rosenthai moved about
| from one table to another. 1t had
never been established Just whom he
expected 10 meet, though his wife
said aftcrward that he expected to
meet n man who wanted to reconcile
him with Lieut.. Becker II not with
the gamblers.
Boob" Walker dropped In and
talked to him about tickets for an
outing which he was expected to pur-
| chase. Weber. who had poker
room At Broadway and sixth avenue,
has confessed that he went to the
MctrOpOle 10 make sure that Rosen-
thai was there. Weber stayed but u
moment, made "A perfunctory excuse
and left. Rosenthal went out and
bought sheaf of morning papers
and. returning to the table picked out
the articles about himself and showed
them proudly to Is ncighbors. A
stranger to most OF those in the place
interrupted him. He bundled the pa
pers under his arm and walked to the
door. swabbing his face with his
handkerchief.
Except for group ~ men who
stood back in the shadows. murmur-
! ing ~ they scanned the faces of
those who came through the street
| Forty-frth street was almost silent
There were no waiting taXicabs and
| Cabling chauffeurs al the curb. Each
cab that had arrived with a passenge,
had been Immediately engaged and
taken away by II succession OF men
who came out from the shadows.
| Rosenthafs foot hardly left the
the quiet and the gambler pitched to
the pavement In II heap--shut three
times through the head. Ono bullet
nad been fired through his bald spot
as he fell
There was "A scurry. Detective File.
| who had been in the dining room,
ran out and found half n dozen men
shouting and cursing on the sidewalk.
A gray automobile on tho other side
whrred it's engine and shot away to
the east. Men pointed at IL, CRYING
out 'They did It," File ran a little
way and then turned back TO find
a swifter means OF pursuit. He
found few men gathered about
Roscnthars body, but Bridge Web
Der. Boob Walker. the gamblers, the
wire-tappers, tn" bookmakers, han
slipped swiftly away. Uniformed po-
licemen were on the spot in another
second, With File they took posses
sion Of an automobile which was dis
charging passengers at the hotel and
made "A futile chase after the gray
car-to be known afterward always
as "the gray murder car"
But the Strengthening Of Herman
ROsenthal was not the answer to the
| question. "What is coming out OF this
Rosenthal buslness?" The answer
rolled up bigger and faster than a
SNOWFALL on the first day OF a thaw.
It blasted regulations and left a trail
Of political upheaval. cruel disgrace,
broken fortunes and political up
heavals which has not yet reached
point where the end can he seen.
The hunting down OF the murderers
was proved far more dramatic and
Important than the killing OF the
gambler.