The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-19
FREEDOM TO Be
REWARD GIVEN
-FOUR GAMBLERS
,Whitman's Promise of I'm
munity to Accusers Of
| Becker Made Public.
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gotten Into trouble the gambler would
hr". s""n murdered before that.
witness said that the statement was
m.ss ".eii rtosenthal passed by chem.
in addition to being a contractor. he
was partner with his brother, "who
might be In the gambling business"
put he refused to admit, however, that
he was a gambler. - ~
Angered By Woman's Name.
Smith said that for twenty years he
both bred and raised horses. g..
Are YOU not the husband Of Grace
Holmes7" demanded whitman.
Il refuse to answer" angrily replied
Mcintyre demanded that a Juror be
Withdrawn and the trial ended forth
With because Of this question by the
district attorney. but was overruled by
Justice Con. Whitman tried to show
woman in question, intimating that she
was prominent In tho white light dis
trfct, but he was unable to develop
this line Of Interrogation.
Smith stuck to his original story
under q cross-questionins by Whitman
which was long drawn out.
Matthew Ryan. keeper at the West
Side prison. where the chief witnesses
prisoners met at exercise the same as
Police Lieut.. Patrick Shea testified
that he and Mrs. Shea visited Becker
a shs MINT s ~ of J ri The % home on
10. This 10 the time Schepps swore he
was at the Becker house at the request
OF Rose. Mrs. Shea gave similar testi-
mony. ~
Tells of "Frame-up."
Jack Sullivan. king Of the news
boys" indicted with four gunner, for
the murder Of Herman Rosenthal. tried
unio'o on the witness stand at yes
reuays session OF Pohce Lieutenant
oeeker uiai MS version OF an alleged
.onsp""eJ oy sahoiers 10 XIII Hosen-
'hai anu frame up becker Tor the
murder. Through him the defense
ra a' 10 70 tar IN proving It's con-
tenion that Becker had nothing 70 do
Win the murder but was himself the
victim OF conspiracy.
But much OF suiiivans story was un-
told. That part which Justice Gor ad-
initted was based upon testimony al
and schepps. Sullivan not only denied
portions OF their testimony, but declared
that after the murder Weber and Rose
told him they were going to frame
trict attorney" MN ''' ~ '"' o'''
They told sullivan. according to his
, ,sstsinon y1.,t that they would frame
ssIE to save their own lives.
Becker's counsel turned him over to
Sns STATE Secs Tor SE,Ssssnamination. sul
Did you ever collect money from dis
You might AZ well as ask me-" sulh-
from the Standard OIL or Archbold.''
Talked With Rose In Tomb.
sullivans story Of the alleged plan to
frame up Becker was told after the
court declined to permit him to answer
Questions relating to conversations
with various ones OF the accused gun
men.
Did you have q conversation in the
iomps with Jack Rose on July 2s?"
asked Mr.. Mcintyre.
yes
DID Rose say to you that the dis
s Tiot attorney ,tun was willing to sign a
stipulation Tor leniency or immunity to
any one who would squeai on Becker"
lie aid, sullivan replied.
"Did he tell you that Vallon. schepps.
ana Webper were In bad and facing the
eieetric chair unless they gave Becker
npH ,,,,
"b bS R Ria s.v .o van ,,,. .s.v
going to saueal on Becker.
Yes"
.n Did y Rose say 70 YOU then. You
know whitman Is after Becker. and we
are going to squeal on him."
frame Becker lin ""'' "e'' s'ihs 70
Did Rose say to you, that is the
ohy way Tor US 70 get out Of here.
,rovnr t ne. up neSKer, Waioo' or the
yes. he did, e'''
1y
Wanted finance TO TAX.
This was ordered stricken out. and
Sullivan turna., ann.aiin 1,,, .. a.
,,1', .'u appeaiihsS 10 tne court
Just give me u chance, judge he
said. Il can tell this thing in ten min
utes II you'll let me-"
while Rose Webhsr ,,d v.u.,
a.. ,,n ~ "u sahon
were IN Ia', ,ney were always rehears-
ing what they would say In tho court
room.'' Sullivan volunteered. This
statemept too was strjcLon o.,
..r,td W.hSo s, ~. 'u,
III WToDrr say 70 you. nave
pioahsea SaSk Rose $<'oU not 10 impli-
oats men
ne toIu nie 'nat IN tne romps.
~ Dlo you say 10 Wepoer' Bridgle, for
Soq sake, 40 not irane up. ana DID
,Sase say ! am going along on the
yanu WaEon, anu wouIu frame up
~ seeker. ~, Wsido' or the mayor In order
Yes"