Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-23
DRAMATIC CLOSE
70 BECKER CASE
EVIDENCE COMPLETED IN THE
TRIAL or BECKER MURDER
CONSPIRACY.
DEFENSE'S Case STRONG
Court Against Wishes of Defense Al
lowed Star Witness for Becker
20 Tell His Story.

NEW YORK, oct. 22.-The case Of
the state against Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker closed abruptly and
dramatically this afternoon with tho
district attorney at the courts com
mand, reading into the record a flood
Of testimony from Becker's star wit
ness. Jack Sullivan" for whose ad-
mission Becker's lawyers had fought
long and hard when Sullivan testified
before.
Amid tho vigorous protests Of Beck
ors counsel, who had objected as Wig
orously when Suliyan's testimony
was barred several days ago the
king of the Newsboys" unloosened
his tongue. He told his story belig-
erently and excitedly in his own way,
Just as he had asked permission to
tell It when he was on the stand be-
fore. His testimony was in direct sup
port of the defense that Rose, Webber,
Vallon and Schepps informers and
state witnesses. had oDnspired in Jail
to send Becker to the electric chair
by their own perjury.
Counsel Opposed II.
John p. Mcintyre. Beckers chief of
counsel. had declared his case rested
when Sullivan was recalled. He said
frankly that he did not want Sulil-
vans testimony. The court ordered
the case re-opened and instructed an
, attendant to call Sullivan to the wit
mot utn nd IL,
question him and Justice Goff, lean
Ing over the bench. instructed the dis
trict attorney to ask the witness las
part of the case OF the Defense" GER
tain questions which the court had
excluded during Sullivans previous
testimony.
These questions had to do with con-
yersations Sullivan said ne had In the
West Fiftythird street jail with
Rose and Webber.
Ross told me that he and Web
ber Vallon and Schepps were going
to frame-up Becker" Sullivan declar-
ed He asked me to corroborate his
testimony. They all asked me-kept
at me day and night. When one left
Off. the other began. Rose got let
ter from the district attorney one day.
and after he had read 1t, he came TO
me and said: Jack. the district attor-
ney writes me that he wants to
know II you are going to oorrooorate
us. He says If you do. 1t will be all
right; If you don't youIl be indicted
Swear to lie.
"Webber said to me: The only way
you can get out is for you to do as
Mr.. Whitman says. and swear that
you saw Becker with Jack Rose and
mo "A few hours after the murder. If
you do that. youll get out like we
viii after the trial. If you don't.
you'l be indicted and spend six
months I'm JAIL once Webber said to
me: Jack, for Gods sake say you
saw Becker. as we will testify. II
you want money III give YOU $1,000
now and when you get out wen go
into the hotel business. I'll put In
$4,000. and weu divide the profits
even. All you have TO Do is to lie
for us. If YOU lie, It's all right. If
YOU don't youl go TO JAM"
To all these opportunities. sullivan
said he replied that he would spend
SIX years In JAIL IL necessary rather
than swear a mans life away
Louis pitt brother Of Beckcr's So
called press agent, was another Wit
ness for the defense who was forced
ON the stand by Justice Goff after Mr..
Mcintyre had declared his case closed.
Mr. Mcintyre refused b. examine
Pitt and again the district attorney
read into the record evidence against
the states case:
Jack Rose told mo-" Pitt testified.
chat Becker didn't have anything to
do with the murder. lie said.
swear 10 you pn my mothers grave
that Becker didn't have anything to
do with this lie is innocent but rvo
been talking too much and I've got to
testify against him"
Sums Up Today.
There was but one witness IN re-
buttal and none in sur-rebuttal Tho
case was closed for both sides at
o'clock and adiournemnt was taken
soon thereafter Tomorrow viii bo
devoted to summing up. Justice Goff
will charge the jury Thursday morn
ing.
William shapiro driver and part
owner Of the gray murder car which
carried the gun men to the Metropole
and in which they made their escape
after shooting Rosenthal. was the Wit
ness In rebuttal. lie added nothing