Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-12
Maurice Luban and Brother Confined at Newark
 on Alleged Frame Up' Case of Forgery
CONNECTS BECKER WITH ROSENTHAL MURDER
eses to Hearing Police Lieutenant Make Death Threat Identifies Lefty Louie' and "Gyp the Bood' as Two of Gang Who Fired Shots-Coupe Agrees to Return From England State Insuring His Life For $1O,OOO

New York, Oct. 11--First testimony duplicating Charles Becker in the murder of Herman Rosenthal was giv- D en at today's session of the trial of the former police officer accused of in- Etigating the staying of the garnb- Ter. It was testified by Maurice Lu- ban, a hanger of the underworld, that Becker had said to Jack Rose about three weeks before the murder If that d. Rosenthal is not croaked, ] will croak him myself"
 Luban, who was also an eye witness of the murder, identified in. court "Gyp" the Blood' and Lefty Louie" as two of the men that fired the shots that killed Rosenthal, and William Shapiro as the driver of the murder car.
 Important Witness Found in Jail.
 "Gyp" and Lefty" he had known for more than year, he said, and he also swore that "Dago Frank" likewise an acquaintance, was in the group when the shots were fired. The witness all so knew Rosenthal and had seen Becker in a gambling house. He prov ed to be such an important witness for the state that John F. Mcintyre, chief counsel for the defendant, spent two hours and a half trying to break down his testimony. .Luban was only discovered by District Attorney Whit man a day or two ago. He was fouId with his brother, Jacob, in jail in N1w- ark, N. J., on a forgery charge. The brothers claimed the cases to have been framed up" by somebody. The New York prosecutor secured their re- lease on parole and according to Maurice, the witness, promised "to help them in every way if they would prove their frame up
 Asked if it Was Becker.
 Luban said that he heard Becker utter his alleged death threat against Rosenthal in the steam room of the Lafayette baths and that he stood within two or three feet of the police officer at the time. He did not know Becker well, he conceded but had seen him in a gambling house on Allen street. r.J
 How did you know it was Becker you saw in this gambling house?' shouted MT. Mcintyre.
 Because I asked. T thought it was strange that man of his appearance should be in such a place, "rejoinet the witness.
 Luban added that Becker was talk ing at the time with Denny Sly Fox an underworld character who is eX' pected to be witness in the trial
 Chauffeur Ryan Gets Cold Feet.
 Was Mr. Becker making a raid 9 pursued the attorney.
 No, he was not" replied the wit ness.
 Luban's Identification of the gun men was made without hesitation When they were brought in for hi inspection it was their third appear ance in the court room during the day Giovanni Stanich, another eye-wit ness, had previously Identified "Whitey' Lewis and they had beer lined up also before Thomas Ryan, :; chauffeur, who disappointed the prose cutor by refusing in a frightened man ner to identify any of them although he, too, had seen the murder.
 The gunmen on their third appear ance made protest.
 Lefty Louie" Wants Square Deal.
 We don't object to being identified