The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
EXPECT BECKER'S
Wife To help HIM
NEW YORK. SneeInI-

NEW hOhhs Special Extra
<Ulrdinary precautions are being
A(ken to prevent any tampering
with jurors I'm the trial of Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker, for the
, murder of Herman ROsenthaI.
This became known today when
the third weeks session began.
fThe suspicious actions OF man
believed to be a Jury fixer'' about
the court have been Worrying
District Attorney Whitman. De-
tective have for several days been
Accepting close watch on man
Formerly well known about the
courts. In other days he was
credited with taking "A significant
interest i'm the influence that
might affect prospective Jurors.
The district attorney himself
saw several things recently, and
pad others reported to- him, sug-
YSesting Efforts to reaCh the Jury,
and Immediately put private de-
tectiVeS TO watching this man.
This week is likely TO wind up the
trial, and a verdict Is expected
early next week. Becker and his
vile are expected to testify We'd
neSday.
Among the rumOrS "a Circula-
ton today was one that William
SChapirO and the four indicted
gunner will testify for Becker.
SchapirO drove the murder car
and. is under indictment. IL has
been reported that Schapiro, de-
spite his affidavit I'm the hands OF
the district attorney that he could
not identify any of the men i'm his
car, is ready to swear that SCheppS
and WALTON were among them.
: The gunner, according to- the
same rumorS, are eager TO testify
that they were not i'm the car,
and an alibi will be their defense
in their own trial.
1t will materially help their
case IL they can prove that the
State witnesses were i'm the car.
SHEPARD TESITETES.
Becker leaned forward expect
antly when Joseph Ii. Shepard, a
former member of his strong
arm squad, was recalled for
croSs-eXaminatiOn by Assistant
District Attorney Frank Moss.
shepard was questioned TO
throw further light on Bccker's
raid of Herman Roscnthal's gam
Ia ing house last spring.
The contention oil the defense
~ that the raid was legitimate;
Becker was charged with con-
Quoting a framed raid by the
prosecution.
MIR. Moss read and dissected
the affidavit made by Shepard, on
which the policeman declared the
KoScnthal raid was made, at
lacking its truth and motive.
The witness declared that he
spent $50 in the gambling place
furnished by Becker. He didn't
sec ROScnthaI when the raid was
made and had no warrant for
him.
James w. White, another for
MGR member of Bcclcr's ''Stron-
arm squad and a medal man in
the police department, followed
shepard. White is one of the po-
liccmcn under indictment for per-
jury in the alleged 'frame-up"
of Big Jack" ZcIig, the gang
leader who was recently assassi-
mated.
White testified TO the Rosen-
thal raid, which was made April
10Th last. lie took part in il and
corroboratcd Shepard's story.
White denied that the raiders
were accompanied by Max Mar
Solics, the cN-rcpOrter. who tes-
tilted last week that lie got the
evidence for Becker upon which
To make the raid and had ac-
tompanicd the plain cIOthesmen
when ucy entered the RoscnthaI
DENIES STORY.
White natIy denied the story of
James Ilalicn, the convict, who
TESTIFIED that he overheard Becker
and White talking together i'm
the Tombs, when the latter cali
cd TO see his former chief in Au-
gust, and that Becker had said:
'Sit tight, Jimmy; they have
only the word of crook, and
when the excitement has died out
they will give me II pension for
killing that - - crook, Ro-
scnthaI."
VI hite SWOre Becker had never
made such statement 10 him.
4. {. Stcinert, another former
member of BcCkcr's "strOng arm''
squad, and who is under indict-
mcnt with White in connection
with the alleged frame-up of
ZeiiS, next took the stand.
Stcinert was "a member of the
squad which raidcd Rosenthars
place last April, and he also con-
tTtdiCtcd the testimony OF sam
80 hCppS regarding conversation
between Becker and Mrs. Rosen-
thai OH the night of the raid, but
lie was largely disCreditcd when
CrOSS-cNamined.