New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-15
Gambler and "Jailbird,"
but Square" Dan the
Dude" Tells Jury.
GIVES INSIDE FACTS
OF ROSENTHAL CASE
Rosalsky. His Schoolmate, "a
Judge and I'm Bum Says
Man on Trial for Theft.

ferlay told the story OF ms lie as
gambler, thief and jail bird to the
jury that is trying him on charge Of
Grand larceny. Beginning with his
first conviction in 1899, he recited hrs
deeds and misdeeds. which have been
the cause Of his serving FIVE sentences
and which led him 20 an intimate ac-
.qlairtance with the men implicated m
tho murder of Herman Roscnthal
The times that Harris has been ar
rested and the crimes with when inc
notice have charged him are numerous;
Put this is the first time he has stood
trial Five convictions on the RECORD
that 20 with picture 2.-9o IN me
p,oros' Gallery were all pleas OF
,riltv ard. according 20 Harris. they
represent the exact number OF times ne
has been arrested when he was guilty.,
when I'm guilty III plead guilty
no told the Jury. Put They're got me
wrong this time, and that's why u.
standing trial for the first time in m;
life III admit that I've been "a mel
gentlemen. / stole to live. II l 10Y
Something worth $50 or 500 ! WouId
live on it l would gamble. That pee"
NY chief business
Gangster Talks to Jury.
Dan the Dude" Respondent ~
,o, dark suit. with a white handHer-
cbiof towering out Of the breast
nockct and his hair plastered back over
his head. addressed most Of his remaihis
directly TO the jury in conhdehl'G';
conversational tone. At times ne Wou'u
s,"nnne an air of injured innocence
osncciaIlv when connected by innuendo
,ritb crime he had not committed
ard at other times his voice would rise
10 a shout when he denounced tne ee
tectives who had been respohslpIe iV'
his numerous arrests. lnefe wa o.
WAYS a note of apology IN ms test,inony
when Assistant District Attorney SUM
would remind him of some DARK pa
in his bad record that he had iorgo''e"
20 mention. -. Nth
He is a small. well built man W I,lI,
pale eyes that blend with ms ye.IoTT
commonly known as prison PaiJI
Tor" His habit of thrustlng MS neaG
for,vard as he tcstities is tuaIeu
by an unusually large hook nose. MGS'
Of the time he gesticulates het'
sometimes pounding on the arm u 80
chair to give emphasis 10 Ine i'"','
point Of his defence tnat ne IL.
abonos, crook" who would plead suil'y
if he was guilty. g.
In 1903 he had completed a term III
Tlmira and another Of two years ahu
half in Sing Sing and returned TO Ne"
VI His only recommendation for an
honest lob. he said. was dlscnarSe
slim from the prison. Again ne was
carght stealing, and by 1903 ne naG
Connlcted another prison term ana mao
returned 10 the city. Here ne Iell III
v,ith Herman Rosenthal, who employed
him in the gambling business
Tells of Police Trap.
zone dav Detectives Cassassa ana
NcKeuna stopped me IN the street dnu
toiJ mo there were a bunch OF COM
rIaints against me. was taken 20
Headouarters. | was lined up to De
identified by two compliments, puI
vas discharged because ! was ltdi"eu.
7 told Rosenthal about TINS matter anu
Herman said a few complimentary re-
marks known in the underworld aoGos
'coppers.' | was on the square aV !I"i
time. and then Rosenthal was ralutu
and | was thrown out OF employment J."
the gambling house. ,toJ;-o,
"0ne morning found me in Madison
Square Park reading a ne"sPaPeI
which carried cartoon showing jug
Rosalsky dragging District A1lor"es
Jerome before the grand jury 70
prosecute the insurance tnleVe''
Lsd known Rosalsky all my IRE we
gsed to 90 to school togelher "uu !
said 20 myself, He's Judge ana heie
am bum. .t..,ho-,
in this building. and over tne ' tas
phone he asked Bill Mclaughlin ioI
mer police Inspector TO get worn TOT
me. Then he gave me some MONEY anT
right then and there ! tod MN u"a'
wouldn't be a stool pigeon ana tnat
wanted work and not charity No"'
ccntiemen. Otto Judge RosaIskyl
meant we'll and tried TO pull the W.
Tor me 10 get me work, but he couIdh
seau n fix II. So | lost heart and
didn't 90 to see him any more
Prison Record Grows.
/, 1905 he was again arrested and
vss arraigned before Judge Rosalsky'
Hc pleaded guilty and went TO sing
sing for two more years. In l9jV ne
vas sent TO Sing Sing again for year
and arrived back here in October, 1911.
81 heard that my old friend, JACK
Rose was in right, having faro game
on Second av. So | went up 20 see Jach'
and YOU can bet. gentlemen, that ne
belped me out He gave me Jop as
a 'itud' dealer in his house. ! earned
"a high as 80 a day at a place they I
called the Crystal Palace, ana theh |
later. with friend, ! opened place.
right across the street. foor herman
Rosenthal in 1912 was oroke; ana ne .
used 20 sit IN my game ana j ne W." I
we would cut IT $3.50.
"On lime II was still in my poker I
horse when | got a ticket for the SAM
paul outing al Northport. Long Island.
Y, all went by boat and there was
dollar poker game to pass the time /
owav I'm the game were Jack Rose
Harry WALTON. 'Bridgie' Weber, Al Levy
sam Paul and several others. When we
,yere about 70 land heard BRIDGE
saw to Dollar John LANCER: 'Did you
road in the newspapers about Herman
going 10 squawk on Becker
Rosenthal Death Threat.
This testimony was objected 70. DIt
after a conference Judge Wadhams al
lowed him TO say that ne heard weber
saw 10 Dollar John: II you stflng
nth Herman we will take you the
sa,ne As we are going TO take hi -"
when / read that Herman mad been
murdered / was in a stupor. Nothing
ever hit ne harder in my life"
Harris then told how he had talked .
With Governor Whitman about the .
case and how the former District At
tornev had never mentioned his name
in connection with it. Gentlemen. +
tske nv hat of TO the Governor. He /
never said a word about me-
II was one Of the first 70 see my
old friend. Jack Rose, in the Tombs.
L. IL. h.