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& a broad grin on Justice Goff. “But I oughter be”’——: a tap of the gavel stopped him. against such avowed Jew-haters i MERTENS a broad smile. A notable feature of the testimony at the morning session was that of Police. who declared he had heard Webber upbraid Rosenthal, and that Jack Rose had threatened to shut up the gambler for atl time. On cross-examina- tion Foye got badly mixed and was tore mit he had not mentioned these threats when he called on Mayor Gaynor after the murder. Becker's statement that he was in- sisting that his counsel put him on the « sued just before the trial was resumed. It sald: “2 am willing and anzious to stand. I think my testi- U 1 fe iil iH ni al th jks ia i583 i Hi : t i hire E 4 i & i : i g t f i COUNSEL. Whe defendant arrived at his place at the prisoner's table twenty minutes bé- fore the arrival of Justice Goff and was soon engaged in an earnest and excited conference with his lawyers, Twice he called his wife from her secluded seat fm the rear of the tribunal to join in this qpnfad. John F. McIntyre was the Jast to arrive in court and join in the iscussion, Mr. McIntyre had been in consultation with the attorneys for Jack Bullivan and Chauffeur Shapiro in an adjoining room, and he came to his seat looking flushed and angry. Becker at once called him to his side and then beckoned to Mrs, Becker to join them. 44 was stated after the conference that Becker had continued to demand Permission to take the stand. 2° Justice Goff convened court at 10.45, ©, Whereupon Mr. McIntyre offered in evi- Gence an extract frotir the records of the ? Kings County Court, proving that the people's winess, Morris Luban, had been ‘eunvicted of felony. Assistant District-Attorney Moss ob- e to the introduction of this evi- ) dence on the ground that the conviction of Luban had deen set aside by Judge { Dike, before whom Luban had been tried. GETS RECORD OF CONVICTION : BEFORE THE JURY. Justice Gofl permitted the record to Go in evidence upon the agreement that it should be stated in addition J that the conviction had been set aside. Mr. Mcintyre then read the record, which stated that Luban had been con- vieted of forgery in the second deg: and that Judge Dike had refused to Permit the verdict to stand, This technical matter disposed of, Wollceman John J. Dougherty, who had “been one of Becker's strong arm raid- ers, was called and added to the evi- _ dence already introduced concerning “the Rosenthal raid last April. This police witness corroborated his brother % policemen concerning Mrs. Rosenthal — request to Becker not to arrest her nephew, Herbert Hull, Dougherty put he same words in Mrs. Rosenthal’ mouth that she Meged to have ) uttered in the presence of half a dosen vther policemen. Mr. Hart got from the witness that he had not seen Margolis, the tipster who swore for the District-Attorney that the raid was a “fake,” and that Becker's men had nover been in the Place to get the evidence they swore to 16 their aMdavite, Dougherty saw Mar- golis out on the street in front of the Gambling house, but denied that Mar- Golls had accompamed the widow inside Q. (By Mr. Moss)—How long have you ‘nowa Becker, Shephard, Steinert and . White? A, About a year. Q. Been on several raids with them? ) A. Yea, oir, DENIES JACK ROSE'S STORY OF DINNER WITH BECKER. That ended Dougherty, and John B. ) Maher, a theatrical manager and once “ Pe ee Sait concerning the prisoner’s NRL that Rose, Webber, Vatlon pr Schepps had conspired to “frame” Becker for the Rosenthal murder. After a brief delay the runty, broad-shouldered Sullivan came into court, grinning to right and left and whispering out of the side of his mouth at several friends he recognized in the courtroom throng. AS] DIDN'T VOLUNTEER INFORMA. he mounted the stand and flung himself into the witness chair he turned SULLIVAN’S GRIN DISPLEASES THE COURT. The Court did not like Sullivan's former exhibition of bluster and rage on the stand, while, as he alleged, they were urging him to join in helping the District- Attorney to convict the accused policeman. him $25,000 if he would corroborate Rose and himself (Webber) ; that he was asked to name his price and told that as a Jew he should join them “that Dutch ——, Becker.” TELLS OF WEBBER’S GRUESOME WISH. This was from the lips of Webber, according to the witness. “ was much more concerning Webber's hatred of Rosenthal and Webber's Statements that he “would like to lie down beside There was profanity in almost every other sentence and there were pic- turesque descriptions that broke up the order of the court more than once. And in conclusion Sullivan got on the record that Ass! Attorney Moss sent him a threttening letter. The eager witness blurted this out while Justice Goff was waving him from the stand. the gloom of the defense had entirely dissipated and John W. Hart wore was admitted he had bee: POLICEMAN TELLS OF A TALK @ Central Office detective last February, was the next witness, Rosenthal, gaming house last April. A. Yes, men out of the house, Webber and Vallon out and tell them that she blamed them for an attempt to kill her hus bling house of a man ER IN EXCITED TALK WITH | tn Brooklyn?” t chet deputy of detectives in the Dis- trict-Attorney's office, testified he was of July 6, spending their time on See ond and Third avenues and then at! Lachow's, where they hal dinner with Magistrate McQuade, leaving Becker at ¥ o'clock, Rore was not prosent. This was the night dchepps and ere overs thoy had dined with Sas Luchow's after the Sam Beok- thas with Becker at 6.00 o'clock on the night) x0" gir, The Court would not allow the witness heard between Vallon and Rosenthal, gambling houses #o that you, as a police oMcer, could secure evidence against gambling houses hostility to Rosenthal, the defense was Permitted to ask: EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1912. with 1 at He swore Webber had offered | *“% aw were thal's house in from her house? evidence? . There Ye Rosenthal in his grave.” | ves. you @ Did nt District. Q. Did As he left your visit Yes. woclatin him wh, with Under crows-examination, Mr, Mons jot permitted to ask Maher why he Sk t the District-Attornay'a office, Ie |##ked: @ long and intl- mate friend of Becker. Gt the Rosenthal ® helrdreseing IN ROSENTHAL'S PLACE. Patrolman Charles C. Foye, who was He was asked to ell of the conversation between Mra. Webber and Vallon at No. 04 Went Forty-fifth str Rosonthal's The sen'sational Park Row. @. You overheard a {a8 Aa 1 heard Mri conversation? Rosenthal order claim Lieut. pe Q. Did ‘The answer was ruled out. “Did you hear Mrs. Rosenthal order of her ‘house you ralde? band?" Objection sustained, Q. Did you hear “Bridgie” wep- ber charge Herman Rosenthal with having been responsible for hav- ing his (Webber's) jaw broken? A. 104 “Did Ri ant was This was all Moses, and 3 ney-at-law, w ever take you to the gam- med Allworth Ruled out. Mr. Hart sought in vain to bring out hat Rose was Hecker's stool pigeon, agent, era ISessions, 0 testify of conversations he had over- Did Rose ever offer to take you into ph Slicklen, corroborate Objections sustained To show Rose, Vallon and Webber's | cofence. Lewis A. yer, acquitted, Abra. Q. Shortly before tue raurder of Rosenthal, aid you talk tv 4. Yes. About 3 o'clock morning of July 10, 11 vr 12—just before the murder—I met Rose, ‘Webber and Vallon at the oorner of of ‘th Poll called as a char ef, dol A. 1 told quite a few policemen Q. Did you go to the Mayor's office] with us?" Hocker? A. Yes, sir. @. Did you then tell Hin Honor of] Webber and Rose promise to swear to the threat Fose had made only « few days before the murder? A. No. TION TO GAYNOR. Q. Did he ever tell you he was going to testify for Becker? A, No, air, you bruary, when you say you heard Mrs. Hosenthal order Webver | ing in Rosen- Were you looking for hael L, called. Becker had not paid a cent toward the defence of his (Becket Charley Putt, on trial on @ charge of murder in Gen- who had acted with & publics and Fire bepartme AL No, alr. Q. Yet you were a police officer? A. Q. Were you there on business? Ror ) whe Del ull one er wit on the stand Jess than two minutes. A Q. Police business? A, No, Q. Private business? A, Yes, know reputed gambler? A. Ye: you know his house was a reputed gambling house? A. Not then. Q. Did you ever talk to Becker about Rosenthal's house? Me said he had heard I was as- mblers, I had gone there. On redirect examination Mr. hal was @ A and I told Hari Q. What was your private business house? time my wife, Mrs. Foye, was running pighment and Mrs, Rosenthal was a customer, SWEARS TO GOOD CHARACTER OF LIEUT. BECKER. testimony man Foye was followed by the char- acter evidence of Ben Moses of No, A. At that of Pollce- a Mr. Moses came up smil- continued Moss wot after him and asked: Q. Did you ever rin until Mr, r any one pro- Becker's reputation ce and qulet? A, No. ever hear Becker used Porce and brutality in his A. 1 don't always believe what I read in the newspapers, Q. You never heard that this defend- charged with using force? A. No; and 1 wouldn't have believed it if 1 had heard tt. for the smiling Ben Delogi, an attor- for that Lieut. He swore that alleged press en Pitt wai “Who paid you?’ demanded Mr. Hart, State,” sald the -vitness. anoth attorney, logit for Pitt, Delogi's testimony. i intimated in the course of the People's cuse that Becker had paid for the Pitt ltw another iaw- who had assisted In getting Putt | duplicated Delogi and Siicklen. Charles Lachaussee, testimony of of the editors devoted to t affairs, wa: and was On First avenue direc i t examination he sald he had al- @treet, Rose came up to me and (ayy heard Hecker well spoken of. ‘Then eaid: ‘Isn't Mosentbal o mighty Mr. Moss cross-examined, Good friend of yours? % told Rose Q. Is your paper a police newspape that orman w my good friend, ‘Well,’ said Rose to me, ‘if Monen- | matters. thal is your friend, you go to him Q, Policemen seriber end tell him to qu:, talking. Tell him to Keep his mouth shut, or FU @int 19 for him for keeps. NEVER TOLD ANY ONE ABOUT THE THREAT. Q. (On cross-examination) And did you tell any one about that threat of Rowe's? A. No. Q. Why didn't you? Well— (The witness sputtered tnaudibly, which brought an explosion from the prosecutor.) Q Were you anxious to bring the Assassins to justice? A. You, slr. @. Then I suppose you went to Con missioner Waldo and told him that two or three days before the murder you heard Rose say that Rosenthal better keep his mouth shut or it would be shut for all time? A, No, air, Foye sald he had reported this threat of Rose to Becker. Later he (Foye) went with Becker to Mayor Gaynor, “Did you tel) the Mayor of this threat of Rose?” cried Mr. Moss. “M-no," stammered the witness. Q. (Savagely)—Why didn't you tell the Mayor? A. Because he didn't ask mo. Q. Why didn’t you volunteer this high Mr. Moss Charles Rel livan, and hin man, was cailed, direct broth a. Hee fod Jack Sulllva A. Yes. Obje nity? th a. ¥ gury to Jy important information? A, Because] With Boheppa wo. that when ‘Benaene | anes the Mayor told me not to say anything | went into the Grand Jury room he vegulliy turned to the Justice, but answers to his questions. would know what to say? A. No, I| “Aw,” he said, “why can't I answer | Q. You didn't tell the Divtrict-Attor-| didn't hear anything like that, but I| questions in my own Way,” | ney anything about this threat of Rosy | saw Kose and Vallon-—— The Court—Silence, young man, at any time, did yu? A. No, Why?” shouted Moss, “Beceuse = thought the Dis- triot-Attorney’s office was trying to make it out that all police: were parties to the murd Rosenthal, and I didn't like the at- titude of the District-Attorney.” Q. Whom did you tell uf that con- versation? A. 1 think I told Licut. Becker only. Q. Well, of course, you went to the The prosecution the witness short ridgie” Webbe: du the Pifty-thirda street p: that he would put up 25,000 f your brother to go into the hotel business if Jack would Listen to Fesson and join with him and Rose? he said just that, and he are your You can come JACK SULLIVAN'S BROTHER A WITNESS. FOR BECKER. » @ brother of Jack Sul- an His mild voice ‘ontrast to that of his blustering aut iy Mr, Hart) On Aus n, Vallon in the Fifty-third street p “What was said at that meeting? etlon sustatned, Q. Did Rose say that if it haa Rot been for him W: lon would not hi me for Jack. Q. What did ye say to you? A. ‘Me eid he had had to testify to What he did before the Grand @ himecif, “gelf-preservation is the first law of nature,” and eaid Jack Snili- van, my brother, wae @ fool if ho didn't follow suit. interposed and cut A. Mostly #0; It deals with civil service largest sub- Yes. down, omobile sales= was in 9 dia us Ww Ani janted to do Q. Did Rsoe say to you that he was) allowed considerable time to converse, ay in my presence, WHAT WEBBER SAID TO JACK SULLIVAN, Q. Did Webber say that he would put don't you The witness swore that he heard Sullivan's innocence In affidavits if he would only “go in with them. “They eaid,” continued the wit- ness, “that they would give the District-Attorney an affidavit and me one, too, for ‘Jack,’ if he would Q. Didn't you tell His Honor the with them. Mayor! A. No. Mayor Gaynor told 10 were you present at a : rs ; me he Wanted me to answer questions conference vetween your brother “Jack” grin, nor his attitude and set out| ne would put to me. 1 did not volun- ine ‘sol pitt recat etal hg faiians | at once to subdue and tame the witness. The Court lectured Sullivan | te ary information to the Mayor, | costing were his friends and were will. | dd warned him that 1 Id be punished i i Q. Welt, if you thought the Dis ing ty wear ‘Jack’ wan innocent, but | at length and warned him that he would be punished if he repeated his| trict-attorney’s office wae trying (7h) Inty wanted “Jack” to mwoar he to make murderers out of ail poe = jad seen Hecker with them In Forty+ arn v - Mcemen, 4i4 you tell all your = second sir after Rosenthal was Started Sullivan, when a warning frown and| prother’ officers they ought to killed. “Jack’’ sald he could not ewear stand together for Lieut. Becker? jto that, because he hadn't seen Becker ‘ * r A. Mo, siz. the He was tamed and continued in a state of subjugation throughout his} @ pid you tell all policemen they | & Did Rees say to you ‘Charity: eave) new and startling testimony for Becker. He swore to the plot to “frame” | erent ie) ire Testiineey for Leut. erent A. He sail that only an a $oke, | ‘i q ‘ Becker? A. No. Becker and described a dozen conversations he had with Rose and Webber, | 7o°*"" “ : , SAID JACK WAS ACTING LIKE A\ . Q. Did you Know Lieut, Shea? (One 008. of Becker's strongest witnesses.) A. |« 0 Q. Did he refer to your brother as a boob? A. Yes, that Is just what he said—that Jack was acting like @ boob. Q. Did Webber ask your brother | “Jack” to put in an affidavit that he! | would not be a witness for Becker? A, No, but he asked ‘Jack’ not to be a Witness for Becker. There was no cross-examtnation of Charley Reich, as the District-Attorney sald he regarded Me evidence as in the nature of a boomerang for the de- . He belleved Reich failed to show Rose and Webber had tried to that force Sullivan to join the State's wit- nesses against Becker. The failure by Becker's witnesses to show up caused frequent delays, AWYER LEVY CALLED, BUT TESTIMONY IS STRICKEN OUT. Aaron J. Levy, attorney for Chmuffeurs William Shapiro and Louis Libby, wi called for a five-minute break. Q. At any time while you represented Libby or Shapiro did you receive any! compensation from Becker? A. 1 did| not; I am sorry to say no one has com-| pensated me for my work. Q. Did Becker retain you to defend Shapiro and Libby? A. He did not. The Court—Questions and answers ex- cluded. Levy was then permiied to leave the witness stand. A number of witnesses, Including Magistrate Appleton and James W. Os-| borne, were called by the defense, but) they fatled to respond. “May It please the Court,” sald Mr, McIntyre, “these witnesses are all un- der sibpoena to be here to-day. I do not know why they are not here. May I ask for a delay of half an hour? The Court—Request declined. Call the next witness. Mr, McIntyre then asked permission | to recall witness Samuel Goodman for further examination, but Justice Goff reftised to allow the witness to be re- called, The defense sprung a mild sens: tino when Mr. McIntyre arom “I ask now,” he said, “for the privi- lege of calling Rose, Webber, Vallon and &chepps for further cross-exam- ination upon newly discovered facts and evidence. The Cour Attorney to “I will not produce those men with- out positive orders from the Court,” Whitman sald emphatically. Justice Goff—The witness Rose was | on the stand for ten hours and every What has the District- BECKER FIGHTS IN’ VAIN JATH COUNSEL TO GO ON ‘STAND at Ha: him. dued CROS! the ‘an: opportunity was afforded for cross- Goff surprised the defense | Then Justice by announcing: “The Court desires to notify the | defense that tt will allow the recall | ing of ‘Jack’ Sullivan and the wit- | ness Pitt to the stand for the pur- pose of aiding the endant in es | tablishing his conte tion that there | was motive for a consipacy against | the defendant. “Evidence adduced since those witnesses were on the stand make tt only fair to the defense that questions which hai | while they were on the stand, | There was a delay of ten minutes be- | fare the King of the Newsboys came | swaggering up to the stand and slumped | down into It, After smiling at Becker | he turned with a broad grin at Justice | ff, This grin brought no answering grin. Instead, the Judge opened up on the witness with a sharp curtain lecture. | COURT GIVES SULLIVAN .A SEVERE LECTURE. “When you were on the stand the }last time,” sald Justice Goff to Sulll- ‘van, “you were very disorderly, The }Ceurt wishes now to admonish you) that any further outbreaks from you | jere going to be followed by summary | punishment, You must exhibit no more of your explosiveness. Simply | answer questions as they are put to| Mr, Har yw, Your Honor, the| defense objects to this examination of | the witness unless the defense 1s permit: | tid to follow up questions.” The Court—Overruled, Q—(By Mr. Moss)-What aia ‘Webber say to Rose? A. Me said he would give Rose $1,000 if he would not implioate me, Rose sald, anything said on that oc sion about the murder of Herman Ros- thal? A. No, that was all at— Innoce: | to cori wu der. away “Whi asked in shot We've is a you, th murde you d ts, gake if yor Police Commissioner and told him ali | up $25,000 1f Jack would say Becker wau| Mr. Hart fon, about that row, didn't you? A. No, 1{ {implicated In the homie: of Rosen-| Q. Was anything said on that occa- didn't, 1 thought Lieut. Becker was | Mal? A. Not in those wor \aion concerning the murder of Hern enough to tell. | a What did he aay? A. Webber said | Rosenthal? A. No, but Rose said to me ? he told the District-Attorney he had | that he and Webber had a stipulation Q. Was he then under arrest? As! soon Jack with Becker, and that Jack | from the District-Attorney that he was Jought not to stick to him, Jack said, going to get them out if they testified Q. Well, he was arrested and ine) +] did not see him. Mow can 1 swear net Becker, They tried to get me dicted for murder after that, wasn't) to what you want me to?” to Ko in with them: he? A. You, sir, | "Did We say to Jack that he Q. Was anything more said at Q. Did you then tell any public of- wanted Jack to swear he was Becker's! ghat time? A, ¥es, you bet there | fclal whatever of what you had heard? | Culloctor | was, I sala to Rowe: Why you A. No, air, a Het ink bald-headed you in — wir. pber ask Jack In your first, Then ® it 4 pad Rypkar. aps. zne a9b te tell | presence to say that he bad oeen there, to get owt of bere and it gon't of in Forty-second street when Becker Q@ After he was in prison did you! came to them after the murder? A, No. | er ay to Jack, "Why then tell any one of what fipgas sald?’ But J heard Wi The Parson’s Advice “"Galw Bed Cross + Cough Drove,” Be, @ dos. LONDON, Oct. Mariborough, derbilt, who was ordered by her phys! clans last week to take a month’ is about to undergo an operation for appendicitis, The vpera-! by Justice and even his profanity came mildly. CAUSES ing you freedom? {s only one way you can get out the District-Attorney knows you in Forty If you don’t corrobora will be indicted and you'll spend six months in Jail care if I have to spend six years in|: jail—Z won't swear any man’ brought up here so that nobody get to you in Jews here together and w Duteh — Jew haters and eve We get out, Just ask for it, or any sum you want— just name your price, but for God We're in bad, a eet pease Duchess of. Marlborough Who Is Victim of Appendicitis eS ‘DUCHESS 2 MARLBO 22.—The Duch formerly Consuelo rrogate, make any difference how we do it. If we've got to testify against Becker, we've got to testify against Self-preservation,’ he s: ‘Me the first law of human nature.’ Sullivan had been thoroughly sub- admonitions Goft's }8-EXAMINATION MANY WRANGLES, Mr. Moss had to get his questions out lof the record, and about every other question brought on @ wrangle between the lawyers over the manner in which awer should be made, Q. Where did you go from the Garden Restaurant? A. To “Bridgie* Webbe Q. What did he say? A. Webber says: “I am the happiest man in the world and my wife will be the happiest woman in the world. A. He s nt as his baby—but he wan ys that Becker wa: rond street afte roborat I answe for you liars. SAYS WEBBER INSISTED THEY STAND TOGETHER. at did Webber say after Mr. Moss, ber said to m rt, choppy senten: mE hi the Tombs. W all got to help each other. If you say you didn't see bad, we're in go« we're all in id see Becker do ae we want you, I'l gi 000 to set you up in business after! men who were then in you it $1,000 now | Valle If you wi corroborate jown about have happ ‘1 stopped uu had only vould wouldn't let me in on this one. As Sullivan got this long speech by fore the jury a smile broke out on the faces of Becker's counsel and the oner himself seemed highly Mr. Moss, went on with ¢ questions that had been rul | Q, What was eald about [A Phey sald there wasn't any ity for me, All T had to do wa for ‘em and prroborate * . wiee Td go to jail. And 1 did. a \ Malt w sot through the of Q. What was the proposition im Diatrict-At talhet to ney’ every A. Th ™ to name my pr so did Rose, W n say to you. A,On A jeiter from the District-Atte an hour later called me in his cell. the mur- 1 “EZ don't fd Sullivan, se ess of Van- es) ay OUGII t ¥ as tx you! ss with s, you that?” ad you could! eal! in bad, ufe! | a jecker | od, TS you it the ene ons pris a old a he out. tmmunit nuns | 1 8 to He Other- four When ers tools it up. rand Rose Webber and his Webber in front of my place after the| drove his é If you Te) left tt. | | , Sehepps or W Y 8 Q. Where did you stop your ©: : In front of Cohan's Theatre, on the it|south side of Forty-third str across | | appendicitis in 1911, but it was decided | that an operation was not necessary ot that time. Said: “Rose has gotten a letter from Mr. Whitman saying you were going to be indicted.” Rose sald: “Now, Jack, it 1s up to you, “Z've got a lawyer looking after my in- terest yoursel all the money in the world.” th Mr, amination of Sullivan, A. Rose sald to me: to this point—that —— had talked about my wife and children. his body now. | thoute! @ulliy to answer 4) | out. gan its testimony In rebuttal by tion was to have taken place day, but was postponed for a few day The Duchess was threatened with Won't you cor- porate us and save yourself?" I said: md yon are trying to.save I wouldn't Ue for you for This ended the reading of the ques- ‘ons that had first been ruled out. Then McIntyre took up his second ex- Q. What other talks did you have? “It had come down 1 hate him even I'd like to have a look at Webber sald: “I'd lke 0 lay down beside that —~ in his grave. fe tried to have me killed. I'm the hap- in his grave, tt to me: j adopt that | Honor dis ftarlum, Ontario fired, The men ran to my car and/Clifton Springs San jumped in. One held a revolver in his| County. Death came the rely hand, He put it to my head and|of breakdown caused by overwor ordered me to drive awa: Q. How long did that take. to thirty-five second: “Waa the name Becker mentioned in your presence by any of those four men?’ Objections sustatned. Q. Have you taiked to Jack Sullivan in the tombs? A. Yes. Mr. McIntyre cross-examined. Q. Mr. Shapiro, after you stopped your car in Forty-third street and when A. Thirty r you started up again, did you see Schepps and Vallon? A. No, air. Q. Isn't it a fact they ot in your car and rode away? A. They did not. Shapiro was excused. The prosecutor's effort to connect Becker with the murder of Rosenthal through the téstimony of Shapiro had failed and {t was not apparent that his testimony was of any value to elther the people or the defense. PLITT COMES BACK AT THE ORDER OF GOFF. Louls Putt, brother of Charles Plitt was then recalled to answer ques- na which Justice Goff had once ex- ded but which he now was willing ty ave answered, The defense declined ) ask the questions and the Court or- 1 Mr. Moss to read Mr. McIntyre's mer question: The first question dealt with Rose's talk to Pitt in the T Rose told me then ld Plitt, “that ut, Becker had nothing to do with t $1,500 loan to Rosenthal. Rose said Us a bankrupt and had to © method of lending that Becker had noth- money to Rosenthal. ing to do with the loa “Later,” continued Plitt, “I asked Rose if he (Becker) had anything to do with the killing of Rosenthal. Rose got down on his knees and said ‘By the grave of my mother, Becker had nothing to do with it’ Now, Judge, there are ladies here and I don't want to repeat what else Rowe sal The Court—What wi Pitt repeated vile names which he | had applied to Rosenthal. § responsible for all his own trouble,’ Plitt said Rowe declared. “It tt | had not been for him I would not be nere | That ended Plitt's examination. As Plitt was dismissed Mr Moes said | he did not know of any other witness | to call. Justice Goff asked Mr. MeIn- tyre if he desired to call any other wit- | ness in rebuttal, Mr, McIntyre asked to have Cavoner Feinberg called, The Cor. oner took the stand and was asked if he started to say that he was when the | Court Interrupted and sald that any evi- | Justice Spring was about sixty-twr years of age. the Appellate Division, fourth depart- ment, Justice Hamilton Ward of Buffalo, and has was the second mem o bee anking: Peter _B. Mcl BABY LOVES _HIS BATH CUTICURA | No other keeps. the skin and scal se clean and clear, so sweet an! healthy. Used with Cuticura Oin: ment, it soothes irritations whic: | often prevent sleep and if neglecte ;become chronic disfigurement Millions of mothers use these pur. |sweet and gentle emollients f jevery purpose of the toilet, bat” and nursery. o Cutloura ® tment throughout t ~ was in the West Forty-seventh street word. Liberal moon et i free, ‘ station on the morning of July 16, He | 82p. book. Address “Cuticura,”” Dept. 4P, F-Tender-tnerd men shave in comfort with Cut. mura BoaD Bhaving Stick, 25c, Liberal sample free He was designated tr n Jan, 19, 1889, succeediny noon the b tie tr Presiding | Justic next SOAP dence relating to the West Forty-sev- | enth street station was not in rebuttal, Becker's lawyer sat down wearily and | said that was all for bim. “I have n Ise to call” sald the | lawyer huskily, “I'm through. BOTH SIDES REST—NOW ron| THE ARGUMENTS. “Both sides rest then,” announced Justice Goff, “Does the defense care to sum up now? How long will {t take you to sum up, Mr. McIntyre?” ‘Mr. McIntrye—I shall be as expeditious as I possibly can, But I think tt will take five hours to sum up, as I feel I should for my client The Court—How long will it take the State? Mr. Moss—Not more than three hours. The Court—Have you any mottons to make, Mr. McIntyre? Mr, Stryker will make them," MelIntyre. Mr. Stryker then urged that Justice Goff advise the fury to acquit Be under Section 419 of Criminal Procedu “We fur he said, “that Your Indictment upon the said M «rounds the testimony for the People has been testimony of accom- | plices, without corroboration, ask you to dismiss the indict- | ment upon the grounds that to permit | this case to go to the Jury would be a | violation of the rule that accomplices | not corroborate accomplid We ask further that the Jury be advised to acquit on the grounds that the testimony of the people's witnesses | examination, “I will deny the motion, | piest man tn the world, and my wife ts Mr. Mclntyre—Does the same apply) pie Ml ae haa my Cee ma and pplest woman In the wor! Val-| to Webber, Vallon and Schepps? Did R gore |!on said, “I always hated that —, I fhe Court—It dose. mattis pores Be eine ard Bell tried to brain him with a bottle once, | ecket jawy . i oe b he » a Le ee, See ee permitted swear I saw Becker with them after| rama “Pe Me o% Tm sled he's | "rhe defense then asked for an hour's | tM ane ap Aa ag GE ae aaah said once: ‘Schepps will cor- | recess until three of Becker's witnesses aiceg ite's cro: - Ms Wl roborate anything I tell him to cor-| reached the courtroom, This request #.*©* § croaked and now It's P| roborate.’ That was when I told Rose to us to get out. Now, you've got to| + . t OW waa denied, Mr, Meintyre went over |{0,U8 fo Bet ou CREE | Lwoulda’t le for him, “Well, T said, and sat down benide Becker, The two) yven* 7 eg Tae, chance nued Sul: | ‘Schepps ts a lobby gow: he'd corroborate whispered with their heads close to- | YA0) at aid Rose ‘vay fo you in prison | "ody in anything,’ wether for a full minute, ‘Then Beoks|i, the counsel room? 7 0) SAYS THEY TALKED EVEN ee Uh heals “the defense| ObJection sustained. AFTER HIS REFUSAL, rests,” let bbe: ae * tne oy st Q. (by Mr. Moss) When Rose was , |prison, did you hea’ ose, We saying these dreadful things about | jUOTIGR | GORF Beret DOWN |Vation aise ing Hecker Rosenthal, was that at the time you | Rosenthal case? A. Yes. ‘ © refusing to corroborate him? A. | The Court then asked if Mr. Mosa| Q, What did they say? A. They ‘would have witnesses to call In re-|they were going to | @. And Webver and Vallon? A. Yes, buttal, The Prosecutor replied in the|they were in bad @ atibattine affirmative and spoke for a short delay. | get ou Q. And, although you refused to Join Q, Did you take any part in the mur-|them and denounced them, tney con- der of Roventhal? A. T did not, edb) Galli dou these, things? CAL Q. Were you in any conspiracy to par- age ticipate im this assassinati A. NO. these ried one got through the Q. When you were in aid Dig uoumawln gle male® ber talk to you of the or of} Hert ae Bp ecveon cates A. Sure. | nthal? A, Not unt!) we Into} pho ¢ wee | the counsel room in the West Side}; shouted Sullivan, “lem'me tell | prison. \ 6 | Q. Referring to the Tombs, give me all | it tell that story you'll know that conversation, A.T do not know | 8° He what conversation you are talking | Serjeant te ae Q. With “Rrtdgie” Webber, about giv- |» etter ant ask you if you re- Court—E r. Melatyre The Court— “Aw, that's look at the paper. | luded. | 44 threatening letter,” | who was then ordered | rom the Justice then ordered a_ recess, elling Mr, MeIntyre that if Charles Plitt ould be found he could go to the stand ons erroneously Other wi: at an end, DRIVER OF THE MURDER CAR) ON THE STAND. At the afternoon session the State be- ailing papiro, chauffeur of he r car.” It was expected that Shapiro | would give subsiantional testimony and | lawyers made many objections. » movements of the the night Rosenthal er the same ground He finally | * Webber's gunmen | mite was ki ax Ros place to the pot Q. (By Whitman)—Were of the Ro’ the Q the Dia, from the Metropole, passengers get out of see again that night? Q. What Mapp re fifteen im these A. Yes. ned? A. They stood nutes, Then shots wer: yows men FULL WEIGHT. GUARANTEED INSIDE, EVERY PACKAGE. | aentea. has been so shaken that their te timony should not go before a jury. The Court—All your motions a‘ After a prolonged discussion Justice Goff satd: ‘ourt will now recess | until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. Mr. McIntyre will have until 2 o'clock to sum up. Court will reconvene at 8.30 and Mr. Moes will haye until 7.30 atiaea rid night to sum up. will charge the jury Thursday Bonita + JUSTICE SPRING DEAD. ROCHESTER, Y., Oct, 22.—S8u- preme Cour® Justice Alfred Spring of | Franklinville died early to-day at the oleo. LAVIN.—Oct. 20. FRANCIS LAVI {oved husband of len pos al nee Hathe), native of leh The S Gawthee| Squnty slg Tring sth OF Geoven Funeral from his | residence. 31 Rest 11st wt: then to Bt Cectila’ in (64 an R, C, Chureh, 100th at, Reauiem. mas Wednesday at 9.40 A M, Intermen Prevents Disease ~ Bold Everywhere. Write Henry B. Platt, | 42 Clift St, N.¥,, for Mustrated booklen OVER-STOCK SALE The bi retail BaF mo} Tome advance. vt lena th ally handing you ca lume OTHER PEEL St FIFTH AVENUE FEATHER CO, 501 FIFTH AVENUE, Aint & 42d Sts, Bet. 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