Hotel Metropole (New York)
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The Hotel Metropole was the first hotel in New York City
that had running water in every room. Located at 147 West 43rd Street just off Times Square
, the hotel had a list of notable residents including Nick Arnstein and Western lawman turned sports writer Bat Masterson
.
In the early morning hours of July 16, 1912 the hotel was the site of the murder of Herman Rosenthal
. Rosenthal was the owner of several New York gambling
dens. This murder was allegedly at the behest of Charles Becker
, a New York police detective who was executed in 1915 for that murder.
The Hotel Metropole later became the Hotel Rosoff.
New York City
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that had running water in every room. Located at 147 West 43rd Street just off Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
, the hotel had a list of notable residents including Nick Arnstein and Western lawman turned sports writer Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
William Barclay "Bat" Masterson was a figure of the American Old West known as a buffalo hunter, U.S. Marshal and Army scout, avid fisherman, gambler, frontier lawman, and sports editor and columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph...
.
In the early morning hours of July 16, 1912 the hotel was the site of the murder of Herman Rosenthal
Rosenthal murder case
The Becker-Rosenthal trial was a 1912 trial for the murder of Herman Rosenthal by Charles Becker and members of the Lenox Avenue Gang. The trial ran from October 7, 1912 to October 30, 1912 and restarted on May 2, 1914 to May 22, 1914...
. Rosenthal was the owner of several New York gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
dens. This murder was allegedly at the behest of Charles Becker
Charles Becker
Charles Becker was a New York City police officer in the 1890s-1910s and who was tried, convicted and executed for ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal in the Becker-Rosenthal trial. Becker was the first American police officer to receive the death penalty for murder...
, a New York police detective who was executed in 1915 for that murder.
The Hotel Metropole later became the Hotel Rosoff.