New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-21

20. Sullivan said he had an appoint,
ment with Sam Paul at AID st. and
9Th hv. and wanted to go there 10 pay
Paul some money he owed him. We
drove up Centre to Chambers 81. to
Broadway and Broadway to 23d st. d
5,l Az. 20 42d St. and AID st: west 10
Broadway, at 42d st. and 9th Az. we
slowed up a bit and Sullivan jumped
off. then continued up broadway to
l65th 81. and to my nome, arriving
there about 2.30 a. m. Mrs. Becker lei
me in.
81 removed hat. collar and coat and
was washing when our private phone
rang. Mrs. Becker answered II and
then called me. Mr. Hgwley, sun
reporter. was on the wire. Hawley
asked me if | had heard the news.
said. NO What Nevs?' Hawley said
Herman Rosenthal has just been shot
and killed in front Of the Metropole
Hotel | asked Hawley if he were
Joking and he replied. no, I'm up here
on the story Then | said, You talk
as though you had a hangover on. Why
you are working DAYTIME at Head
G 1arters.' Hawley said. Yes. ! lnow;
but this is my first night duty
I'm Sorry Hes Dead.
"Hawley said: Charley, 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 a statement from you. | said:
I'm so surprised | don't know what 70
say. I'm mighty sorry if he's dead, for
I'm in a position to show him up
"Hawley said: Why don't you come
down? This is a shooting case, and
you have been arresting gun carriers
think you ought to get on the job
Besides. want 10 talk to you and get
some kind of a story
IL told Mrs. Becker what Hawley hac
said and she advised me to 90 down
! then told Hawley I would 60 down
provided he would meet me. Hawiey
said that was just what he wanted, anC
would meet me at the Metropole Hote
or West Forty-seventh Street Station
| at once put or collar, hat and coat
and left the 16Sth Street subway sta
ton.
an a short time | got a train anC
got off at Times Square at about 3:3O
a. m. and walked toward Forty-thlrC
Street and Broadway As / nearet
Forty-third Street | met Hawley. The
streets were almost deserted and y
made me think Hawley had been fool
ing me. But, just as | spoke to him
o newsboy came by, shouting abou
the murder | purchased a paper
which had RosenthaPs picture and
story of the shooting in it. HawleN
and | went to the Metropole Hotel
which was closed. Then we returned
to Broadway and took a car TO Forty
seventh Street and Seventh Avenue
and walked 10 the station house.
"When near the station house Ha"-
ley met some reporters and con
tinued on in advance some twenty-five
or fifty feet As | passed the win,
dows of the Captains room / looHea
in and saw District Attorney Whi'-
man. Commissioner Dougherty, lnspec-
tor Hughes and a fourth man, Wno'
think. was Libby, one Of the owners
of the murder car. | went in unoo-
served by the desk lieutenant to the
captains room. As | reached the door
Inspector Hughes put up his hand ana
motioned me TO stay out. turned
about and walked out and sat on the
small stoop and talked to Hawlcy and
eight or ten other reporters, among
whom was Meyer Block, Of the w ar,
heit,' and many others whose names
do not recall, but who know me.
"A little after a. m. Shapiro was
brought in and shortly after lineup il
the front Office took place. at which
time | went up to the desk, wher
Lieutenant Won Dezelski saw me an.
said he would enter me in the blotter
said that was right The lineup over
Inspector Hughes asked me If ] hat
seen Rosenthal's body. / said: NO.
Hughes said: Wen so and look at It.
We went TO the rear yard and vieweC
the corpse. Inspector Hughes sane
something about Whoever done him
done him good