Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-23
FLAYS GUNNER IN
BECKER'S DEFENSE
Attorney Mcintyre Makes Bit
ter Attack Upon Jack Rose,
PoIiceman's Accuser.

f1OnItnuGO IF0Eu lfbt a8Es1
the company of crooks and all be-
come wise, so rapid is the c~ontagion
I'VE balance n man with his op-
posite-Becker of good character,
Rose, a self-confessed assassin"
Mr.. Mcintyre then began to review
the evidence, beginning with the tes-
timony of the States eye-witnesses
He declared that, before Becker could
be found guilty, the jury must find
that the four gunner were the actual
slayers OF Rosenthal; otherwise the
proof of conspiracy was not valid.
IF others did it," said Mcintyre,
Becker is not guilty, and you must
find beyond reasonable doubt that the
gunner did it. If you have any
doubt about it, the cas- fails"
Mr.. Mcintyre spoke slowly and
evenly, hardly raising his vice above
the ordinary conversation tone at
first, but pitching 1t in a higher key
as he proceeded. Justice Golf closed
his eyes as he sat on the bench.
From without the railing, a corner OF
the court room hidden by the jury
box, sat District Attorney Whitman,
his chair tilted against the wall, his
hand on his chin. his eyes on his op-
ponent.
Becker Does Not Show Emotion.
: The jurors settled down comfort
ably in their chairs. Their eyes were
fixed on the lawyer, intently at first,
but later taking In other details OF
the court setting. Becker sat at the
table, about which were grouped his
other counsel. If he felt emotion or
anxiety his face failed to mirror his
thoughts.
A score or more women, scattered
throughout the court room, gave close
heed to Becker's lawyer and watched
his every gesture. The wife of the
prisoner was weeping before Mr.. Nc
Intyre was fairly launched on his
address.
81 am not defending these four
men," continued Mr.. Mcintyre, "thei1
day will come. But is 1t not mos
abnormal that we find Charles Becker
here today charged with murder,
while these four gunner are I'M
tried?
"Why weren't they tried first? II
you should convict Becker today
three months hence these gunner
would be tried before this bar
Should they be acquitted, what then?
Why, you would have Becker in the
death house and these four men
walking the streets of New York.
mot a single person who has testi-
fled here, save the self-confessed
murderer, Jack Rose" continued Mr.,
Mcintyre, 'has ever connected Becker
with these gunner. Krause, the
waiter, is the only man who identlf1ed
any of the gunner, and he said that
he was unable to see their faces at
the time of the murder so that he
could tell who they were.
Ryan, the chauffeur, testified that
he was about fifteen feet from the as
sassins when they killed Rosenthal;
vet he was unable to identity any oil
the GUNNER when they were brought
In here"
Mr.. Mcintyre then took up the evi
dence of other witnesses for the pros
ecution and told the jurors why they
should give no credence to their testi-
mony.
Mr.. Mcintyre attacked especially
HaIlen, the disbarred and convict
lawyer. who was brought from Sing
Sing by the prosecution to testify as
to an alleged discriminating conversa-
ton of Becker he overheard in the
Tombs.
white. the policeman with whom
Hallen says Becker was talking, de-
MES the conversation, and two prison
'ers from the Tombs deny it. Haven't
we. then, overcome this felon's testl-
mony?" Mr. Mcintyre demanded.
what a clumsy job that murder oil
Rosenthal was" he added. d you
think a skilled detective like Becker
would have instigated such a bun
Cling AFFAIR.""