The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19

Der, WALTON ana ScheppS Tor aDout
eighteen years. and had been acquaint-
ed with Becker for about seven years.
Concerning the events of the night OF
July i1tA, he said he ana Becker and
a newspaper reporter had attended
light at Madison Square Garden, and
that afterwards they had gone in
Beeker's automobile to the Pennsyl-
vania station where the reporter. who
was en- route to his home in New Jer-
sey, left them. Becker, he said, LETT
him at Forty second street and Sixth
avenue. at el:l6, going up town.
He said he didn't see him again I'M
Il! the next day in Mr.. Harris office.
The witness told OF going up to the
PROSTATE body of Herman ilosenthal
He said he had not observed Lewis
krRuse, the peoples witness, who tes-
tiled that sullivan was present "a me
time Of the shooting.
Immediately after the shooting
Relish said he went tn the Cadillac and
telephoned To a newspaper. and then
went to the Garden restaurant, and
from there to Forty-second street and
sixth avenue. where he saw Rose,
Weber. WALTON and Shepps standing
In front Of Il cigar store located Just
under Rridgey Webber's gambling
The time was fixed at about 5 A. NJ.
Did Rose. Webeer. WALTON or
Schepps ask you at any time, either
together or singly, to say that Becker
was in front Of Webber's place that
morning.
The witness answered Yes" be-
fore Mr.. Moss could interpose an ob-
lection.
Ibid Rose say to you on one occa-
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lawyer Sullivan have written "a stipu-
lation that if Rose, WALTON. Weber
and yourself would 'squear that he
would turn them out"'
Yes"
did he say that Harry WALTON and
Wehber were facing the electric chair
and TO save themselves they would
have to implicate Becker
Yes. sir =
Mr. Mcintyre claimed not to hear
this answer, aud looking straight at
the Jury required the witness to re-
peat the reply three times. until the
district attorney objected To such tao
ties.
Ibid Rose say that the only way for
himself and others to get ont of this
screpe was by framing up Waldo, the
mayor. tho city administration, ara
| Becker"
| Mr.. Moss made frantic objections
| to this question, but sullivan stood up
as IL to emphasize his answer, and
! shouted: Yes" in reply.
| All questions asked by Mr.. Mcintyre
/ concerning the position, location and
| conversations with sullivan. Weber,
! WALTON and Rose in the West Side
/ prison were overruled by Justice Con,
| who also refused TO permit the witness
| 70 answer question intended to show
! that Webber had told Sullivan two
! weeks before the murder that he in
! tended 70 have RCsa"thA1 Killed.
Displays Temper.
/ Reich displayed an ugly temper
from the moment he was turned over
to the district attorney for cross eX-
animation.
/ Questions as to whether or not he
| had ever collected protection money
from disorderly houses had the effect
Of a hot iron on the witness He
shouted his answers. banged the arm
! OF the chair with his fists, and Gre
eted a scene generally.
He repeated the assertion that tht
| district attorney was endeavoring &c
confuse his name with that of an
other Individual who was very vel
known to Mr.. Whitman. he said. II
; the same excited manner, Reich de
D
! for a gambling house.
! Reich got very badly confused II
his testimony regarding the ride with
Becker. once saying that he had
never ridden in au automible bu
three times IN his life, and again tina
he had riden hundreds Of times. ant
! finished his furry of answers by say.
ing that he had never seen Becker
D but three times.
Many of the jurors laughed out,
right at some Of Reich's answers, ant
seem to take no heed of his raving.
/ At the close of the day nine wit
nesses had been placed on the stant
by counsel for the defendant. The
I testimony Of no one Of these made any
serious inroad on the peoples cas-,
after the cross-examination had beer
: concluded.
Mr.. Mcintyre announced that tn,
defense would proba bly, have twenty
additional witnesses. but he said hs
! hopes TO have all his testimony in b.
the close OF Monday
/ Lawyers Confused.
/ Despite this statement Becker!
lawyers seemed 10 be much confused
as to the next step to take at tn,
time of adjournment, and were no
able to say what witnesses would b,
/ brought forard tomorrow. The i'm
! preston prevailed with lawyers anC
| others who have folded the trial
closely that the defense may go to tn,
! Jury at any time now and plead FOL
/ the liberty of Becker on the GROUND
that he cannot be convicted on tn,
/ testimony of seif-c0nfessed accom-
pitces.
! Thomas Coupe. the former nigh
clerk of the Elks' club. who fed tt
England after 1t became known tina
he was an important witness agains
Becker. returned today with Assist.
ant District Attorney w liam A. De.
Ford. Coupe will not be called at the
trial of Becker, unless the identified.
ton already made of William Shapiro
and the gunner are challenged. lie
II be an important witness. how.
ever. in the John Doe proceedings in
TO graft conditions which are to be
conducted before Justice Golf at the
close of the trial.
Becker seemed almost jubilan,
when he was lead from the court
: room after adjournment He de-
clined TO comment on h 8 case. but
stood for several minutes chat na
pleasantly with group OF friends be-
fore kissing his wife goodbye for the
night.
Former District Attorney william
Travers Jerome was the first person
called tn the witness stand for
Rocker but Justice Goff ruled out
his testimony as immaterial.
Police Commissioner Waldo met q
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