Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17

and deny everything. l tell you when all this sensation is over the public will give me pension for killing that d-m skunk Rosen- thai. AaIIen's Writing Offered as Evidence. Halien placed big pad of yellow paper in his lap and wrote slowly from Mr. McIntyre's dictation. When he had finished he gave the pad to- an attendant, who handed 1t to Beeker's lawyer.
 The paper was offered in evidence for use as a standard of comparison. MT. Mcintyre indicated that he would attempt to prove that Hallen had de- nied his own signature.
 Where is the disputed writing?' asked the court.
 Mir Mcintyre handed a document to the bench.
 MT. Whitman asked to see it, but MT. Mcintyre objected and was sustained.
 MeIntyrs Mss HaIien's Lawyer.
 Mir. Mcintyre asked the witness if he had forged several names to checks, mentioning the names
 No, T. never forged" began the witness.
 "ohi I know you" exclaimed MT. Mcintyre.
 Yes, you ought to-" responded Hal len; you were my lawyer"
 What" exclaimed Mr. Whitman. twas Mir Mcintyre your lawyer?"
 Yes, and never got paid for my work for him." MT. Mcintyre admitted
 Denied Alleged Ferssriss.
 That's not so," snapped Hallen. You were paid $500. and l got a long term in prison" The tilt over, Mir. Mcintyre read name after name and asked the witt ness If he had forged them to checks. Never" was Hallen's stock reply. In response to further questions, the witness said that he was in one shower bath and Becker in the other when the alleged conversation occurred Unable to Describe Man Who Talked With Becker. Describe the man who talked with Becker instructed Mir. Mcintyre. T couldn't do it in the slightest de- gree" the witness admitted. Becker, who had been watching the witness intently, frightened up at the table, looked back at the reporters and smiled when Hallen said this The witness declared that he had made his memorandum of the alleged conversation in his cell an hour after he heard it.
 Alleged Note to Becker.
 The note which Hallen denied sign ing and said was not his handwriting reads as follows:
 Becker:
 Of course, this is utter non
 sense. No such rot would be of any use to anyone. Someone is trying to injure you or me. As for myself, I have troubles of my own.
 T. D. HALLEN."
 Police Officials Called.
 Hallen was dismissed and William H. hpp, chief clerk at police headauar- ters, was called. He identified memo- randa showing that just previous 10 the murder Becker was assigned to the central offices of the police depart ment.
 Chief Inspector Schmittenberger then took the stand and said that on July 15 Becker was in charge of "Cen- tral squad 1,' consisting of forty de- tectives.
 Deputy Police Commissioner Testifies. Deputy Police Commissioner Dough- erty was then called.
 
 at the West Forty-seventh street po- lice station, where Rosenthal's body was taken on the morning of the mur- der. He saw him again the day of the murder at police headquarters, when Becker told him of his movements on the night before the murder, mention ing his visit to the prize fight at Mad ison Square Garden with Jack SuIli- van and visit to his attorney, John Hart.
 Becker did not fix the time he ar- rived home," Dougherty said. - l Asked Becker About Jack Rose.
 T asked him when he had last seen Jack Rose. Becker said Friday or Saturday, on the street." Dougherty said that Becker told him of Harry Brown (Sam Schepps alias) calling him up on the night of the murder in reference to a visit to Dora Gilbert, Rosenthars former wife.
 Becker said, according to the wit ness. that Harry Brown had told hin that if he (Becker) would send a rep tresentative to the Lafayette bath h, would take him to Dora Gilbert; lhouse.
 | After Justice Golf had excluded tquestions of MT. Moss intended appar. ently to determine what efforts hat been made to arrest Jack Rose, Dough, erty was excused without cross exam. Iination.
 Becker Wanted Resenthai's Affidayi,
 Isaac V. White, . reporter on a >'-, York newspaper was called. He toll Of meeting Becker and his attorney John ". Hart. at his office the Satur day night before the murder. "Mr Hart orEod v,,a Q catE tho ness, whether my newspaper had ob tained an affidavit from Hermal Rosenthal. told him that we hai MT. Hart said that he wanted to us that affidavit for the arrest of Rosen thai on charge of criminal libel"
 White said that he had show Becker and Hart the printed proofs c the affidavit which his paper wa about to publish.
 The witness then identified the afi davit and the proofs were put in evi ldence.
 Beeker's Denial Published.
 What further conversations did ye have with Becker and Hart?'
 T told Mir. Hart that we were willin to publish any denial of the affidav for any statement he cared to make i our second edition, our first havin gone to press. MT. Hart then pre- pared a statement"
 The witness identified copy of th statement referred to, adding th. Becker had written part of it.
 The statement was discussed nara graph by paragraph, MT. White said. Becker Made Statement on Night ,
 Murder. Il T suggested that they might nal H more detailed statement for publics tion in Mondays paper" continued u witness. "On Sunday I had anoth, conversation with Becker at my ofit and Becker said he had not thought
 advisable to make any further stat ment.
 r "On Tuesday, the night of the mu a der. Becker came to my office al made statement as to his moyemen of the night before'
 The witness said further that du
 ing this conversation Becker had sa . that Rosenthal had a very bad re N ord," and had asked him for any c1i