The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-13
Long Hours of Cross Examina-
ton Fail to Shake His
IA Tale.
ACCUSES LIEUTENANT
Says Former Police Official
Tolk Him to "Croak"
!. Gambler Rosenthal.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press DlSpatcn.
New York, Oct. 12.-Long hours
OF ross-examiuation by supperless
lawyers, before supperless court
and jury. failed, tonight, to make
"Bald Jack" Rose vary his story OF
the part he played and the part he
says former Police Lieut.. Charles
Becker played in the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, the gambler.
Becker told me- he said that he
wanted Rosenthal murdered, shot,
croaked or dynamite6. At his bid
ding, got the gunmen to kill Rosen-
thai ] hid after the murder. ] saw
Becker that morning and later
talked with him over the telephone.
] paid the gunnen $1,000 for Beck
er and told them he said not 10
worry, but to lay low
II gave myself up and became a
states witness because Becker de-
serted me like dirty dog and was
getting ready to throw me to the
wolves
Justice Goff convened the after
noon session of court at 2:15 o'clot k.
Shortly before O'Clock tonight he
declared it adiourne until Monday
morning, after John F. Mcintyre,
Becker'y attorney, protested he was
on the verge Of collapse.
Goff Most Refreshed.
Court. jury, counsel. witnesses and
the accused had been without food
since noon luncheon. Justice Goff,
white haired and of venerable ap-
pearance, seemed to be the least
fatlgued of all IN the court room.
Becker, cool and stGlcal leaned on
the table at which he sat, his chin in
his hand, his elbow on the table,
during that long cross-examnation
Bald Jack" Rose, thick-lipped,
wide-carcd and without hair on his
glistening head, was unruffed by the
ordeal Once he faltered when
Becker's lawyer hurled question af-
ter question at him, ending eaclr'
with "and when yo1 said that you
lied"
Once he leaned forward, buried
his face in his hand and tottered on
the stand. He seemed about to faint
and the court quickly ordered a halt
in the proceedings and the windows
were lowered 20 revive him. With
in few moments he was refreshed
and the cross-examination was con-
tinued.
Rose admitted time after time,
that he had lied and periured him
self, had been gambler and had
been engaged for twenty years in
illegitimate business. Without emo
tion, in slow drawl, he said he
had deliberately planned, at Becker's
behest, to put Rosenthat where he
would never worry anybody else. He
knew, he added. that it was ter
rible deed to plan.
Inquiries About Meeting.
Becker's attorney inquired about
the meeting between Schepps, Val
Ion, Pitt and the witness at the
home of Dora Gilbert, Rosenthals
former wife, on the Sunday before
the murder
Didn't you suggest to Dora Gill
bert some of the hard things she said
In her affidavit against Rosenthal?"
II suggested few adates, but the
affidavit was al drawn up when I
got there"
Rose said the party drank cham
payne and that he had paid the bill
---s35. The party then adjourned
to Scharke's residence and had more
champagne.
Did Vallon get drunk "
HE looked like It."
did you say at that time that
Rosenthal was going to be killed."
"At no time did ever say that"
but you knew all the time that
there was to be frame up to kill
him?"
Yes"
"And did you ever. during
all this time, give warning to Rosen.
thai
Telephones Mrs. Rosenthal.
Il telephoned to Mrs. Rosenthal
fCOltinued on Pcgc Five.)