Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
ENR|GHT MAY TELL
ROTHSTE|N OPINION
Candidate Says McManus
Not Man Who Shot Gam
bier in Hotel Room.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 2S.-AS Dis
trtct Attorney Banton prepared today
for his long delayed trial Of George Nc
Manus for the murder of Arnold Roth
stein, Richord e. Enright, former po-
lice commissioner and candidate for
mayor. declared he was convinced that
McManus was not the man who shot
Rothstein and that Mr.. Banton would
not be able to convict him.
James d. c. Murray, McManus' law
yer, said his client was ready and watt
ing for trial at his home, 81 Riverside
drive. but that "Mr. Banton will never
get this case as far as jury"
Mr.. Enright continued to say that
he had q very well defined opinion as
to who killed RothStein, based on in
formation" he had received. He de-
clared, however. that he would reveal
that opinion and the information upon
which 1t was based only to a grand
jury, or q public investigation which
Gov. Roosevelt has not yet refused to
order.
Considered Challenge.
Mr.. Enright's statement was conSid-
cred virtually as challenge to the re-
ported intention of Mr.. Banton to
summon him for grand jury examina-
ton. He said he stood prepared to tell
any grand jury all he knew.
It developed today that Mr.. Enright
may not be alone before such grand
Jury investigation, If it is ordered, but
that Florelle H. La Guardia, the Repuo-
lican mayoralty candidate, and Fred
erick R. Coudert, jr., Republican can
didate for district attorney, may be
afforded the opportunity to reveal the
basis of their statements that all has
not ben uncovered in the Rothstein
An additional opportunity for all
three candidates TO tell what they know
was promised by I. Gainsberg. attorney
for the Rothstein estate. He declared
that his duty to the estate compelled
him to collect all moneys due the estate
For the purpose of ascertaining whether
the charges of Messrs. La Guardia, En-
right and others that men IN pubic
positions owed Rothstetn money were
well founded, Mr.. Gainsburg announced
that he would apply In Surrogates
Court Monday for an order calling upon
them to show cause why they should not
disclose the names of persons owing
money to the Rothstein estate.
Judge Scores La Guardia.
Judge Albert H. Vitale described Mr..
La Guardias action in making 1t known
that he nad borrowed money lIoin a
Rothstein institution as "despicable."
It was purely a business transaction,
involving a loan with interest paid and
the note retired upon the date OF its
maturity. Judge WHALE did not ex-
plain why, in the light Of the innocence
of the transaction, he felt 1t would
be embarrassing to name the man who
helped him conSummate the innocent
business undertaking that it was.
La Guardia has absolutely proved
himself unfit for public office" Judge
Vitale said. II have received many
personal calls from friends, who told
me they would fight his election all the
harder as a result Of these charges.
I am going after La Guardia and prove
to every one that he made an untruth-
full and vicious statement at my expense
for political purposes"
Mr.. Banton refused to discuss the
report that he would summons before
a grand jury Mr.. Enright and possibly
other candidates, who have been making
charges concerning the conduct of the
RothStein case, but announced his in
tention of recovering the November
grand jury of 1928, which found the
murder indictment against McManuS.
He refused to comment upon that
action, except to say. II wish to sub
NIT more evidence"