Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
POLICEMEN GUARD
ROTHSTE|N PAPERS
24-Hour Watch Placed After
Attempt to Loot Safe Is
Disclosed.


NEW YORK, November IA "a
hour police watch was placed today on
the safe deposit boxes and office records
of Arnold Rothstein, on representations
that efforts were afoot to remove the
records and empty the boxes.
From the contents of these vaults
and books police hope to learn some of
the secrets of the gamblers life and
possibly even the secret of his death.
District Attorney Banton ordered the
police guard after I. GainSberg attorney
for Rothstein'S mother and other rela-
tives who will contest the will, had
passed on to him information that
there might be attempts to remove the
gamblers effects.
Gainsberg and Mrs Esther Rothstein,
the mother, conferred with Banton for
half an hour. GainSberg asked the
district attorney to subpoena Assembly
man Maurice Cantor. Samuel Brown
and William Wellman named in the
will as executors and principal bene-
| ficiaries, to question them concerning
validity of the will, which the gambler
signed with cross on his death bed.
Three Men Are Sought.
The mysterious Staying of Rothstein
moved nearer to a solution.
Police Inspector John F. Coughlin
broke the silence with which police
have covered their activities to say that
only three men were being sought, one
| of whom he inferred fired the fatal
| shot in room 349 In the Park Central
Hotel a week ago last night
! Denying the popularly held theory
!, that Rothstein was lured to the hotel
room and killed because he WEIGHED on
debts contracted in a stud poker-high
spade game last September, Coughlin
said that the gamblers death was not
plotted, but was the result of sudden
| quarrel.
Killer Not Yet Named.
George McManus. Rothstein's friend,
and Tough Willie" McCabe were two
| of those sought, Coughlin said, but he
| did not reveal the name of the third
mantle killer. Either McCabe or
| McManus, Coughlin did not say which,
pulled the gun from the hand of the
killer Just after Rothstein was shot and
/ threw it through the screen of the hotel
I window into the street, where 1t was
i found.
In the meantime anti-administration
| Democrats and Republicans indicated
| they intended to make political capital
of Rothstein's killing if the case was
not cleared up soon. There are rumors
| that RothStein's papers will reveal some
startling matters and that large
amount of stolen securities may be
| found in his strong boxes.
Hylan Is Critical
Former Mayor John j. Hylan. anti
! administration Democratic leader, said
he did not believe the police were trying
! to solve the case. 'Rothstein," said
| Hylan, had tremendous political con-
nections, who might be put In bad
| light by thorough airing of the case.
1 don't believe that they want to have
| it aired"
Rothsteins father and mother, who
| were not mentioned in his last will, and
| his wife, who received only life inter-
est in third of his estate, have hired
! lawyer in an attempt to have the Will
! broken. They object particularly to the
| leaving of 10-year interest in sixth
| of the estate to IneZ Norton, former
| Showgirl and divorce.
Miss Norton said at Atlantic City,
where she has gone to rest, that she
| and Rothstein were ''madly in love with
each other" They planned to get mar
| ried as soon as he could obtain q
divorce. she said.