The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-21

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the auto and | thel offered TO take Mr..
Terry 10 his home. NJ. Terry refused
~ offer, saying he lived In New Jersey
md would take the tube home, but that
] might take him to Thirty-third street
and Broadway. Thi. I did and then re-
calling my promise to Mr.. White Of the
World TO return the clippings on Mon.
day I decided TO take them down to his
once. I then asked Aversie to drive to
the World Building. sullivan said he
would 20 with me. and we arrived at the
World Building about 1 \. VI. I took the
clippings up 10 the twelfth floor and left
them with uniformed attendant. came
out to the street and. not seeing Sulii-
an. who. Aversie said, had gone for the
morning papers, ! bought the Morning
Telegraph and sat in the auto reading /;
until sullivan returned with other
morning papers. had read Dora Gil
oeft's anidavit which was printed in the
xevxtns Telegraph.
Went 20 See Sam Paul.
asked Sullivan where he wished to
%. Sullivan said he had an appoint
ment with Sam Paul at Forty-second
street and Sixth avenue. and wanted to
20 there to pay Paul some money he
owed him. We drove up Centre TO
Chambers street, 10 Broadway and
~ al tAlNt oilA
Fifth venue to Forty-second street
ana Forty-second street west TO Broad.
. At Forty-second street and Sixth
avenue we slowed up a bit and Sullivan
Jumped OF. then continued up Broad
way to Is5th street and TO my home. ar
irving there about $50 a. NJ. Mrs.
Becker let me In. | removed hat. coli
lar n coat. and was washing when
our private phone rang. Mrs. Becker
answered II and then called me. Mr..
Hawley. a New York L reporter. was
on the wire. Haw,ey asked me IL ] had
heard the news. I said NO, wha,
news Hawley said Herman Rosen-
thai has Just been shot and killed
In front OF the Metropole Hotel"
asked Hawley II he was joking.
He said. mo, ] am up here on
the story" Then said. You talk az
IL you have a hangover on why you
are working IN the day time at Police
Headquarters" Hawley said Yes, |
know. but this is my first night duty"
Hawley said. "Charlle. | am serious
about this thing Rosenthal has just
been shot and killed and since he was
TALKING about you in the papers | want
to get astatement from you. said, ~
am % surprised ] don't know what 70
eay. I am mighty sorry II he Is dead
Tor ] am In a position to show him up."
Hawley said. why don't you come
down. this is a shooting case aud you
nave been arrestlng gun carriers; !
think you ought to get on the job. be-
sides ! want TO ak to you and get some
kind Of a story"
Advised by wife to Go.
] told Mrs. Becker what Hawley said
n she advised me 10 60 down. I
then told Hawley I'd come down pro-
VlAln0 ha usn,,tl p,aat ,na Is, LA
that was just what he wanted. and
would meet me at the Metropole Hotel
q West Forty-seventh street station
house. ! at once put on collar. hat and
coat and left for l6Sth street subway
OeAtion. In a short time I got a train
= and got on at Times Square at about
$3.50 A. NJ. and walked toward Forty
third street and Broadway. As | got
near Forty-third street I saw Hawley.
He saw me at same instant. and came
- meet me. The streets were almost
deserted and II made me think Hawley
had been fooling me. But just as |
spoke TO him a newsboy came by shout
Ing about the murder.
purchased a paper which had Rosen-
thal's picture and a story OF the shoot
ing in It. Hawley and I went 10 the
Netropole Hotel. which was closed. and
We then returned TO Broadway and took
a car TO Forty-seventh street and
Seventh avenue and walked to the sta
ton house. When near the station
house Hawley met some reporters and
! continued on In advance, some twenty
Ave or Atty feet. As | passed the vim
dows OF the captains room | looked In
and saw District Attorney Whitman
Commissioned Dougherty. Inspector
Hughes and a fourth man who ! think
was Libby. one OF the owners OF the
murder car.
went in unobserved by the desk
lieutenant TO the captains room. rs
reached the door Inspector Hughes put
IN his hand and motioned Tor me 10
stav out. / turned about and walked