The Detroit times., 1912-10-23
TO
PUT BECKER ON
WITNESS STAND
Attorney Mcintyre Springs SEN
sation When He Announces
Defense Rests
THEN JUSTICE GOFF
ORDERS CASE REOPENED
Jack Sullivan is Recalled to Tes-
tify Regarding Alleged
Conspiracy

NEW YORK, Oct 22.-Sensations
came rapidly in the trial OF Police
Lieutenant Becker, accused OF the
murder Of Herman Rosenthal. gam
Ller, today. After vainly sparring for
sine, just before noon Attorney John
Mcintyre suddenly announced:
"'fhe defendant rests"
Justice Con seemed amazed, as did
the district attorney, the latter, how
ever, being plainly disappointed be-
capse he had expected Becker to take
the stand in his own behalf and had
made elaborate preparations for his
cross-examination. Justice Con, how
ever, was plainly more concerned
about another phase OF the case. He
fumbled with papers on his desk,
read over typewriter sheet he had
in front OF him and suddenly address
I'd the senior counsel for the defense:
Mr.. Mcintyre" he said. in justice
to our client, desire that this case
30 far as the defense Is concerned be
reopened. | desire that you recall
Jack Sullivan to give evidence fur
ther along the lines OF the conspiracy
which he alleged while on the stand
exists In this case. will have him
brought here at once"
Mcintyre, who had tried hard to
get into the record the letter he al
legged was written by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Moss TO Sullivan warn
ing him that he would be prosecuted
as 4 principal II he did not take tho
stanu for the state, sat back In his
seat astounded while the sheriff hur-
ried TO the west side prison to get
IA T,f h.. hn aou ne
ed q sensation last week.
h Mcintyre and his associates had
differed decidedly over the advisable.
ity of calling Becker. All OF the other
lawyers, and Becker himself believed
the accused officer should take the
stand. But Mcintyre. realizing the
elaborate preparations the state haG
made TO cross-examine his client final
iy decided that the risk was too
great.
The examination OF the last few
Witnesses prior to the announcement
that the defense rested had dragged
and II was plain that the defense was
Lsparring for time. Mcintyre called
Charles Reich, who is Jack Sullivan's
brother, to the stand shortly before
noon and demanded whether Jack
Rose had told him, when he went TO
see his brother in prison, that when
he testified before the grand jury he
Iln.ended to frame" Becker TO save
/ lInseif.
No" answered Reich "he said
that he was sorry he had to do what
lhe did TO Becker, but self-preservation
Twas the first law of nature
II The witness said that Bridgie Web
Der told him that he would put up
lS25,0G0 hotel for his brother Jack and
lgive him % per cent of the profits,
liz Jack would come through" with
him.
"Webber told me that he wanted
Jack to say that he saw Becker at
ISixth-aye. and Forty-Second-st., the
morning after the murder" said the
witness, but Jack could not do il as
Ihe did not see Becker there"
1 When the witness was excused, Nc.
Ilntyre demanded that he be given per
mission TO further cross-examine
Rose, vallon, Schepps and Weber
Ibut Justice Con- refused to allow 10
|and the defense then announced that
liz rested, Mcintyre first noting his
exceptions TO the courts rulings.
The state was about to call the first
Iof its witnesses in rebuttal when Jus.
Itice Con- took matters into his own
hands and reopened the case.
Sullivan. when he took the stand,
Twas admonished by Justice Con thai
demonstrations such as marked his
Iprevious appearance would not be
Tolerated.
The defense demands that he be
permitted to answer all questions that
will deal with this conspiracy" broke
lin Hart.
THAT is why Il recalled this wit
mess" sharply answered Justice Con.
The court then directed Assistant
District Attorney Moss to put the
questions to Sullivan which had been
unanswered when he was last on the
'stand.
What did webber say to you in
Nthe prison." was asked. ~.
He said: I know Becker . is not
|guilty. but Rose Is running this. and
he'd frame up Waldo or Gaynor IL
he had to-
Rose told me the district attor-