The evening world., 1916-11-17
LETTER ASKS AID
Of RICH MEN FOR
ALLEGED SLAYER
Plea, Presumably Written by
Joseph Miller, Alias "Jew
Murphy" Sent Broadcast.
SWAMI
Perjury by Witnesses and Joy
Riding by Detectives at City'S
Expense Charged.

District Attorney Swami Is In pos
session OF a letter. hundreds OF cop
les OF which have been sent broad
cast TO wealthy men throughout the
city. written presumably by Joseph
Miller. alias "Jew Murphy now In
the Tombs awaiting trial with seven
others for participation in the killing
OF Frederick Strauss, a clerk of tho
City Court. In front of Arlington Hall.
IT. Marks Place, Jan. Q. 1914. An in
v~estigation into the authorship of tho
letter Is being conducted by the Dis
trict Attorney and Assistant District
Attorney John +. Joyce.
The letter. in part, follows:
ION Jan. Q, 1914. a shooting affair took
place OF st. Marks Place and n man
was kllled-Jacob Strauss. n city ein
ployec. Among those arrested was tho
writer. He was found not guilty and
released.
shortly after this Joseph Roscn-
zwelg was arrested and charged VITA
being the i%nstigator % another muir
der. lie was found guilty. and upon
the promise that he would be given n
light sentence turned states evidence.
But when brought before supreme
Court Justice Shearn he was SEN
fenced TO ton years in state Prison
regardless of the recommendation OF
the District Attorney. Now. this man
Jacob R%oscuzwclS. before his trial,
was questioned as to what he knew
of the Strauss murder. and he en-
phatically denied any knowledge OF 1t.
While in Sing Sing. however. he be-
gan to scheme az 10 how he could
avoid serving the imposed sentence
and decided TO uso tho strauss muir
der ns a lever. he Immediately be-
gan 10 communicate with tho District
Attorney Of New York County 10 the
effect that he had Information that
would lead TO the arrest and onvic-
to- OF the murdercrs OF Strauss. lie,
together with another convict, David
Sanders. wcru brought 70 New York
city and lodged in adjoining cells IN
the Fifty-third street prison. Ros1Is-
zwcig caused his commUu-ldW wife to
per1ure herself In order to C~orrOborato
nlm. On their evidence SIX Others ana
myself were indicted for murder ana
now stand in the shadow OF the cleo
tric chair FOR a crime Of which we are
as innocent as n District Attorney
himself.
lis 1t justice to place Joseph Ro-
SenZweig n David Sanders In aijoin-
ing cells in the FHfty-third Street
Prison so hat they could daily re-
hcarse their story? IL justice being
served when I~toscnZwoig, his COM
mon-law wife and two detectives are
seen daily ridlng about tho city in
automobiles. presumably for tho pur-
poses OF gathering evidence, but IN
reality to entertain them at the eN-
penso OF the taxpayers?
we swear by all that is holy that
wo are innocent. We appeal TO sou
10 do what you can In orr behalf, We
besecch you to raise a hand not only
in u behalf but in the behalf oi
Justice"
Many Of tho recipients OF the letter.
Including several ~mlllioua.rcs, sent u
20 their attorneys with tho request
that IL he investigated, As a result
District Attorney swans Office has
been visited by scores of lawyers try
ing to ascertain for their clients IL
Miller told the truth In the letter.
TO all District Attorney Swami ana
his assistant have returned the sam,
a~uswer-that the evidence in posses
sion of the prosecution Is Of such a
nature that viii warrant tn" conNic-
rion not only of Miller bat Of a ma
iority OF tho others Indicted with him
for the Strauss murder
ACCORDING 90 Disfr'pt N.tO.u,.
Swami and Assistant Di,r.., Alto
ney George FtD+~Dh, VINO has TIA.
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