The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-28

was about 6 p. N. again and Mrs Pol
| lok was there-she who celled herself
Mrs. Pollok-Mrs Rose and. as I rccol-
lect. the Gleckcns girl. From the in
which was in a hurry. We reided Sam
| PauIs place on July q. but il wa nothing
like what they said in the trial, don't
you know. That looked like regular
family AFFAIR"
Then Becker went on to tell about his
movements on the night Of the murder
lie said Mr. Hawley called him up and
told him he had better come down.
1t was the first | had heard OF his
working nights Becker said. he always
worked In the daytime AT Headquarters.
and thought he had been ont with the
really convinced that the death OF Rosen..
thai WAS true. asked him what he would
advise me to do. didn't want 1t to seem
a. IL l had gone down to gloat. Then
Hawley said that IL didn't evince any
interest, IL would be just as lad. so !
told him | would be right down. and
hung up the receiver.
| Il went down in the subway to Times
Square. and when ! got out there lmet
him and saw that the whole street was
a blockade around Forty-second street.
All the hacks and cabs had driven there.
| when | got 100 feet from the Forty
seventh street station house Hawley
stopped to talk to some newspaper men
and l went on alone. Dougherty and
Hughes were there when l walked into
the room. was there two or three MN
utes and then went out to the rail OH the
stoop. Inside they were just bringing
out Libby and putting him in line.
| ] went in and the lieutenant saw me there
for the first time. II was around clock.
He said to me over the blotter. As long
as you're here. IN put you down / said
! All right.
Il went out with Coroner Feinberg,
Whitman and Hughes when they were
vestigating the engine OF the car
| The Coroner put his finger in the
water tank TO test its temperature Tor
its bearing on the speed and other things.
was in the crowd unnotiCed."
linen he said that Whitman had gone
out with Jonn Rieser, a barber friend OF
Rosentnal, and when he came back. saw
| Becker.
Il can account for every minute Of
that ! saw Rose and Webber between
4 and 5;3U-well. We were blocked on that
when we tried to introduce evidence to
the contrary"
Then Becker branched out into the
visit Hart made with the notary to Pol
lok + apartment. where Rose was staying
after the murder
1T is very easy to explain the j. II '
signal which was made so much of in
the trial he ss id Pose had been pes>
tered by reporters. who he knew were
looking for him. and how was ne to know.
he asked me. that was not a reporter
The peculiar part OF Roses story was
where he had said he had been in con-
stant communication with me after the
murder. and if he had isen. why did he
send Pollok to tell me where he was?
In the suit for libel that l was insti-
Ituting against the morning newspaper
I wanted the affidavit. | rang up Rose
lat 500 Audubon. and Mrs. Pollok came
TO the wire and said Rose was ILL.,
MIR. jerome heard me call him UP. and
finally get him. and the circumstances
of it, but We were blocked on that. Rose
wanted him TO make the afiidavit that
might. He asked me il it was very i'm
! portsnt | said no. but il was at the
suggestion Of counsel. MIR. Hart.
Il never saw any Of the gunmen in my
life until they were under arrest. All
conscious of the danger l was running
from dealing with men of the stamp Of
gamblers and their kind.
Il knew Of the policemen who had been
compromised before Ipe--Driscoll. Cody.
Murphy, and Others. II Commissioner
would have told Of three different requests
had made to him at different times to be
transferred TO some other line OF work.
Il don't like to think OF that trial. Any
thing that would do me any good was
blocked, anything in favor Of the defence
: was ruled out. It's awful when you
think Of it; all in favor Of the other side.
nothing to Offset. or show defence. What
/ say doesn't cut much ice now.
!, As for those gunmen, l do hope some
thing develops in their testimony to
! show that the things l say are true. II
i, ! they tell the truth. it will help me with
a new trial. if they don't. il will injure me
, Yes. I've heard what they're saying
. about Sha piro and the gunner. II would
|. be better il he went little further and
told the truth about Schepps and Vallon.
Il Becker took each hand as II was offered
/ TO him and turned away. The keeper
, had come up.
-All right Fred. he said simply.
, Good night. Charlie, cheer up. said
; kindly Michael Meehan as he led the
newspaper men away.
Mrs. Becker had come to see her hus
a band at 3 o'clock in the afternoon by
!. special permit from Commissioner OF Cor
y rection Patrick A. Whitney, to visit hin
on Sunday
= The convicted lieutenant was brough
, down to the counsel room Just inside tn,
4 first white gate of the lobby, because
: as Keeper Cummings explained, TT
o quiet down here, and they're all marching
\ upst airs.
"a All through the afternoon she va
pressed against the grating. kneelin
4 | rOIiietlIueS upon tIiAU. InOTe Oite
n standing with her two hands beatin
3 a gainst the bars in emphasis, Few @
the curious noticed her Keeper Cum
mings saw that they didn't.
, Pull down tnat window and let ont thi
foul air." came tine soicitous request oftel
10 TRUSTEES. kept far in front. and the boy
who brought food from restaurants an
packages and newspapers were KEEP
away. 1t was dark back there; onl,
the light from within tine counsel rooT
snone on Mrs Becker's face.
II was past O'Clock when Warden
Fallon. who had come in. sent a keeper
to the door. Outside. Becker embraced
his wife three times. For just a momen
1 he lowered his head upon her shoulder
into the lights.
He turned then and followed the keepe
back into the pn son.