Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-30

Metropole, in West 43d street. just east
The next day. July II, Shapiro and
Libby, owners of the gray automobile IN
which the murderers of Rosenthal es-
capped. were arrested. They said that
gambler named Jack Rose had hired the
car and that Shapiro had driven It.
"Bridgie" Webber was also arrested that
day and released on bail.
On July 1s, Jack Rose, who had been
hiding in Harry Pollok's house since the
murder. went to police headquarters and
surrendered himself 20 Second Deputy
Police Commissioner Dougherty. He was
placed under arrest, charged with
murder.
Rose admitted the next day that he
had hired the car and collected four gun
men, members of big jack zelig's
gang, who had shot Rosenthal
webber was rearrested on July 21 and
charged with murder. Sam Paul was
also arrested for murder, but was later
released. Jack Sullivan was taken into
custody as a material witness IN the
case. Harry Vallon surrendered himself
the next day and was charged with MUIR
der.
On that same day, July %. the District
Attorney named tho gunmen who slew
Rosenthal-"Gyp the Blood" Horowitz.
Lefty Louie" Rosenberg, Whitley
Lewis" seidenschner and "Dago Frank"
"Dago Frank" was the first OF the
gunmen captured. He was taken on
July 25 Shapiro and Libby had mean
while told the District Attorney all they
knew about the murder. Their stories
implicated Rose. Webber, Vallon and
Sam Schepps.
Libby was released as soon as 1t was
established that he had no guilty knowl-
edge of the murder, and Shapiro was
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On July 26 Jack Sullivan, who was
being held as a material witness, was In
dicted for murder.
on July 20 Rose, Webber and Vallon
who had been wavering under the Dis
trlet Attorneys pounding" to get the
man higher up" turned states evidence
and named Lieutenant Charles Becker as
the real instigator of the Rosenthal muir
der. Becker was arrested shortly before
midnight that night.
Whitley Lewis. the second OF the gun
men to be arrested, was found hiding In
the Catskills on August 1 and brought to
New York, accused OF murder. Four days
later. August 8, Becker formally pleaded
not guilty before Judge Mulqueen, In the
Court of General Sessions The next day
Rose gave the District Attorney 3s-page
statement of his relations with Becker, in
which he said that he had collected $780,
900 In graft from gambling and disorderly
resorts for the police lieutenant.
Announcement was made on August
that the District Attorney after search
through the banks and safe deposit
vaults of the city. had found different
deposits to Becker's credit aggregating
between $4,000 and 100000. These dis
eoveFies tended to corroborate Roses
/ story of graft
Sam sehepps who was said TO be a
nonaccomplice In the murder plot, yet
4. Nvi a
| ohineFy, was arrested in Hot Springs.
/ Ark, on August 10. He returned TO New
York Voluntarily 10 testify in corrobora-
ton OF Rose, Vallon and Webber.
.'Gyp the Blood" and Lefty Louie"
| the two remaining gunner, were arrested
/ on September IA.
with all the known principals in the
Rosenthal murder safely behind bars,
| District Attorney whitman brought
! Becker TO trial before Justice Con In the
| Supreme Court on October 7. On October
"a Becker was found guilty OF murder in
/ the frst degree. On October 80 he was
sentenced to die during the week OF De
esmber g. 1912 His case was appealed
/ on December /, however, and the APP
| peal acted as a stay OF execution until
after the decision OF the Court OF APP
| psals
After trial for murder. the four gunmsn
shortly afterward they were sentenced 20
die. The gunmen and Becker were all IN
| oarcerated in the deathhouse az Sing Sing
| pending the review OF their cases by the
Court az Appeals After the gunmen's
trial. Rose. Vallon, Weber, Sehepps and
| Sullivan we're released.
Littis OF importance occurred In con-
| nsction with the Rosenthai murder case
| during the year 1913 There were motions
| Tor new trials for both Becker ana the
aunmen, rumors OF sensational develop
| ments that never materiaiizedi announce
/ menfs By lawyers 10 various effects, ana
sporadic huhbub about every one CON
nacted "a the case on February n. 1914
the Court 81 Appeaia set aside the Becker
verdict and ordered 4 new trial for the eA'
policeman Int Judges Of the court split
10 ] on thi8 decision, Judge Werner
aiine the only dissenting opinion. Errors
b. Justice Con the inacceptapility Of
sam schepps as a corroboratng witness
and failure BY the prosecution TO estab'
hsh 10 fact the Harlem conference'
eths heart of the murder conepiracy
we're the principal reasons given py IN,
eaa4i for the decision
% the same day the court amrmed thi
verdict a. the caee ot ihe sunmen, 4pecl
fHae that ih1 eulii of the Eunmen wa
nas contingent urpa than cf Becker
after aFeff aHQr lsd been tpent iI
laaIz lahaH tee -aaF 4unwtn were 4iee
isaaal6 sHe 44 or tne mQfa'ns q
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