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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
BECKER HAS COPS FIXED,
SHAPIRO SWEARS MAN SAID
William Shapiro being duly sworn deposes and says

William Shapiro, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
"On the evening of July 15 1912, was the chaueui o
automobile No. drove the said to 4oth street
The passengers whom took 145t street were jack Rose
Harry Vaon and Sam Schepps. Another was taken on
street returned AID street and Sixth avenue
where my passengers aghted Soon afterward tour men, o
Of whom had brought down the entered my car anu
ordered go 43d Sixth avenue 10
Add Broadway order to turn the Car
around AS reached Broadway heard of passengers
say:
Becker has the cops fixed 1t is clean getaway Every
thing all right Becker has told them turned around at
Broadway 4d they told and stopped front OF
George Cohns Theatre facing the east lhey got out
of the remained in my stood there about fifteen
minutes when heard shot looked around saw the tour
whom had brought my from AID street running
from front of the Meropo Hotel toward my One had
pistol his hand When these four into the car began
hesitate and raced my engine but made speed IN the nope
that would overtake My moved very slowly
Then told by Of them You boob hurry along! and
with that the barrel Of pistol grazed my forehead causing 1t to
bleed Then started along, and off by trolley car
Sixth slowed down mile hour until the car
passed Then of them sad Don't threaten him so much
Nobody will after U.S.. While going up Lexington
heard to the other We knew
we had clear getaway. Nothing could happen
Since have the Tonbs prison Jack Sullivan has
urged begged that Harry WALTON and Sam Schepps
away from the Metropoe with pistol in Harry
Valon hand my head Neither Sam Schepps Harry WALTON
my did them the night after left AID
and Sixth go 43d street.
"(Signed) WILLIE SHAPIRO"
Sworn before this I'D day of October 1912
Joseph T. Regain, Notary Public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
SCORNS ENGLISH TITLE
President of 500 Lines Would
Remain an American.

Minneapolis, Oct 22-"Some day 1
may inherit the estate and title Of Lord
Muncaster, master Of an English es-
tate" said Edmund Pennington, presi-
dent Of the 500 lines. to-day. Mr..
Pennington added that he would not
attempt to obtain the title, but would
remain an American.
The story became known to-day on
receipt Of a dispatch stating that Lord
Muncaster was searching for the de-
scendants of a branch Of the family
which came to America many years ago
ard asking concerning Mr.. Pennington's
ancestors.
Il have known about this for years"
said Mr.. Pennington. MY niece has
visited the estate Of Lord Muncaster,
and members Of my family tell me
there Is no doubt that 1 am the legal
heir to the title and estate. L am not,
however, interested in investigating
the matter, nor in communicating with
Lord Muncaster. I have received let
tiers from England about the matter
and so has my brother in Texas"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
FAILS TO SAVE BABY
Father Hurled from in Front OF
Car and Child Is Crushed.

Seeing his baby daughter in danger
Samuel Goldfeder, painter, or NO
80 East 103d street, flung himself IN
front of q trolley car at 10th street
and Lexington avenue last night IN an
attempt to save her. The baby was
killed instantly, while the father was
struck and hurled to one side. He was
taken to the Harlem Hospital with IN
ternal injuries.
While a crowd was still gathered
around the body Of the child Mrs. Cold
FEEDER came up and learned of the death
of her baby and the injury OF her hus-
band.
The accident happened near the bot
tom OF Duffy's Hill, one that Is most
dreaded by motormen. Once started
down this incline brakes are OF little
use. It was impossible to take the
childs body from beneath the wheels,
although large crowd Of volunteers
attempted to lift the car. 1t was nee
essarv to call a wrecking crew from
the barns at Tooth street before the
body could be removed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
SECOND SLEUTH ARRESTED
Doyle Accused of Aiding Seleske in
Alleged Extortion.

Following the arraignment OF Detective
Seleske I'm court yesterday. Lieutenant
Daniel Costigan made a second arrest in
the alleged eXtortlon case. The second
man was arrested IN Commissioner
'Waldo's office at Police Headquarters. He
is Patrolman James Doyle, at present act
ing detective in the Stagg street station
in Brooklyn, and is charged with being
implicated with Seleske in the alleged eX-
tortion.
After making the arrest OF Doyle. Leu
tenant COstigan took the prisoner TO the
stage street station, where he was locked
up. The complainant against Doyle Is
Victor Filmon, the same man who made
the complaint against Seleske.
II was said last night that Lieutenant
Costigan conducted a secret investigation
after the arrest Of Seleske on Monday, as
a result OF which he placed Doyle under
arrest. Nothing was found on Doyle or
nature which would tend to show he
was implicated in the alleged eXtortion
Doyle would make no statement. beyond
saying that he would be represented by
counsel in court
Seleske was arraigned in police court
Yesterday, and held I'm sl,Oco bail. II Is
alleged he got 800 from Filmon to save
him from arrest on a larceny charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
HOTEL WORKERS PLAN 4
NATIONAL STRIKE NOV. |
Union Also Organizing Elevator
Men in Business and Apart.
ment Houses.
MASS MEETINGS CALLED
Effort Also Will Be Made tn
Close Restaurants-Ap.
peal Made in All
Languages.

AS forecast in The Tribune seyer,,
weeks ago, preparations are being MAD.
for national strike OF hotel employee,
including cooks, walters, chamberralss
vember l. Representatives Of the un,or
said yesterday that two mass meeting,
have been called to organize the hotel
help.
The elevator employees are also being
organized as a branch of the Interna.
tional Hotel Workers Union, under whose
auspices the movement has started. Ths
first of the mass meetings will be held
tomorrow evening at Bryant Hall, No
725 Sixth avenue. 1t will be addressed
by Jacob Panken, Il. RossonI, w. Bsse-
man, J. Elster, u. Dumas and H. Nor.
ris. The call to this meeting, which Is
printed in English, Greek, Italian and
French, says;
The hotel men have their union, but
they deny the right 10 their employees 10
belong TO a union. 1t shows that they
want TO keep you In slavery with low
wages, long hours and bad food. Come
and join our ranks. We are organizing
all over the country. Every worker must
belong to an economic organization which
Will protect HIS interests.
The second mass meeting, which will Do
made up of the downtown restaurant
workers, will be held at the Manhattan
I,yceum, No 6S East 4th street on Tuss.
day evening, October 20. II. Morris, who
is organizing the elevator runners, said
that the strike would involve the elevator
men and the hotel and restaurant en-
ployes at the same time.
THE employees Of the hotels he said,
ARE ready and eager to come OUT and
while We would prefer that the STRIKE
would not take place until after the com
ing ball Of the International Hotel Work
ers Union, on October 81, they are 80
eager to strike that It VIII be hard 10
hold them back. In the mean time, no
are rapidly organizing the elevator run.
ners In all hotels, restaurants, apartment
houses and office buildings. There Will be
two branches Of this part Of the union
the colored and the white elevator run
ners. There are more colorcd men than
white men in this branch at present"
The following call has been issued to
the elevator runners:
The elevator men, Ike all the rest or
the working class, must organize, Just
az the employers are organizing into one
strong solid body. The employers or
ganize in order 10 increase their profits
so as TO keep in subsection and still more.
Cypress the workers. 10 is therefore q
the utmost Importance 20 the workers 20
organize also, 10 be able 10 oppose the
q. D.. Oh 90
go up 10 them like men and make de-
mands, knowing that they can force the
granting of these demands. Don't wait
for the other FLOWS TO join. Prove that
you are man. =, d the other fellow Will
do the same.
Morris said last evening he was re-
Gently In Rochester and Buffalo, and the
elevator runners have been organized IN
those cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23

former witness for the defence, was
called. Pitt went over the story in sub
stance which he told on the witness stand
when he first testified. He related the
conversations with Rose. in which ne
said Rose told him Becker had nothlns
to do with the killing of Rosenthai ana
they were going to frame 1t up on Becker
Israel l.. Feinberg, the coroner beiore
whom the prisoners In the Rosenthal case
were first arraigned, was the only VIII
ness called In rebuttal by the defence
In answer to Mr.. McIntyre's questions
the coroner said he was near the Metro
pole on the night of the shooting ana
went to the West 9th street police sta
ton soon afterward. He went to the
station when the body Of Rosenthai was
removed there, he said.
The witness was then asked II he saw
Becker at the station about 3l5 or S:2o
am. The question was ruled out ana
Coroner Feinberg was excused. That
ended the taking OF testimony at the trial.
Mr.. Mcintyre told the court he had been
busy preparing testimony and had not
had a chance to prepare for summing up
and could not go on.
II ask your honor TO give me until to-
morrow morning so / can present the
facts in a chronological order" he said.
II throw myself on the mercy OF the
court / must say, in all sincerity, that
/ am physically and mentally unable 10
sum up now"
Justice Goff wanted to know how long
1t would take counsel for the defence to
sum up and Mr.. Mcintyre declared he
expected to occupy at least five hours.
Assistant District Attorney Moss said II
would take him about three hours, but II
depended somewhat on the argument OF
Mr.. Mcintyre. Justice Golf asked the de-
fence to make whatever motions they had
in mind and Mr.. Stryker moved for the
dismissal of the indictment on the ground
that the principal witnesses for the state
had all been accomplices and their tesu-
mony had not been legally corroborated.
The motion was denied.
Justice Gofr finally ruled that he would
sum up beginning at 10 a. m. to-day. He
would charge the jury and give the case
to them the following morning. he said.
Asked after court why he did not put
Becker on the witness stand Mr.. Mcln-
tyre said:
81 didn't put him on the stand because
the people did not make out case They
only presented the testimony OF accom-
plices and two convicts."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23

Q.-Had you heard It was a reputed
gambling house? A.-No; not at that
time.
Q-You were then a member OF the
strong arm squad Ayes.
He said he knew Mrs. Rosenthal
through her being a customer Of his wife.
who was then in the hair dressing bust
ness.
Ben Moses. who sells shirts IN Park
Row. was called az character witness
for Becker. lie said Bccker's reputation
for peace and quiet was good. but he ad-
mitted on cross-examinatlon that he nevsr
heard any one say so.
Michael y. DeIagi. n. Joseph slicklen
and Louis Abrams. who defended Charles
Pitt, press agent for Becker. when he
was on trial for murder growing out Of a
Becker raid. were called 10 testify that
Mr.. Becker had not given them any
money Mr. Delagl and Mr.. Abrams said
they were paid by the state. Mr. Slick
len never received any money.
Charles Reich, brother Of Jacob
Reich. alias Jack" Sullivan, testified TO
ovcrhcaring Rose and Weber urging his
brother to join them IN swearing against
Becker. lie said he heard Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Smith tell his brother the
men upstairs meaning the District At
torney's stan, all knew hts brother was
innocent, but wanted him 10 Corroborate
Weber and Rose In their story that Beck
er was with them near Weber's poker
room the morning Of the murder.
Mr. Moss did not cross-examine the wit
ness.
Aaron J. Levy was called by the de-
fence and IN reply TO questions said
Becker did not send for him to defend
Shapiro when the chauffeur OF the muir
der car" was arrested. lie was not cross
examined.
The last character witness for Becker
was man named Charles Lachussee.
who Is associated with police paper. He
said Becker had a good reputation for
peace and quiet
When the defence rested they asked
permission TO call Charles Pitt. who
could not be found when a court officer
went TO look for him. Justice Con said
the defence could call him or any other
witness who had not responded 20 his
name any time during the trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
SHAPIRO, AT OWN REQUEST,
GIVES DETAIL S OF MURDER

down to Sixth avenue and i2d street, to
BRIDGE" Weber's"
Q.-What happened them A.-The men
got out and went upstairs Four men soon
came down and got In the car and 1 was
told TO drive around TO i3d street
Q.-Was any one OF the men who got
into tho car at Sixth avenue and i2d
street Rose, WALTON, Weber or Schepps?
A.-No.
Shapiro told Of driving his car into 43d
street and coming TO n stop Just east OF
the Hotel Metropole on the south side
Of the street. lie was told to face his
car east. lie said the man be brought
down from 1i5th street C'Dago" Frank
CironcD was In the car at the time. Mr.
Whitman asked
Q.-Was anything said to you as the car
stood on iSd street? Ayes, sir.
Q.-What was said2 A.-Mr Mcintyre
objected ana was sustained.
Odd you see the four men in your
car do anything? A.-No. sir.
Odd they get out OF the carr A.
Yes, sir.
Odd you see the four men after they
got out of the car? A--Yes sir.
Q.-What happened then? A-They
were out OF the car about twenty min
utes, and then heard shots and the men
ran back 10 the car, one OF them with a
revolver In his hand. He placed II at my
head and ordered me to drive away. I
didn't want TO drive away. They forced
me TO drive on.
Q.--How long did II take after the men
got into the car until your car was in
motion? A.-About thirty or thirty-five
seconds
Odd you hear the name Of Becker
mentioned by any OF those four men in
your presence that night?
The witness answered in the affirmative
before Mr.. McIntyre's objection was sus-
tained by the court.
Odd you have a conversation with
Jack" Sullivan In the Tombs prison? A.
Yes.
Q.-What was that conversation?
Mr.. Mcintyre objected and was sls-
taned.
Shapiro was turned over TO the defence
for cross-examInation. Mr.. Mcintyre
asked only two questions
Q-Shapiro after your car stopped on
43d street, nearly opposite the Metropole
or when you started, did you see Rose
Schepps or Nallon? A,-No.
Q.-fsn't 1t a fact that Schepps and Val
lon got into your car and were driven
away by you? Alt is not.
Shapiro was excused. and Louis Pitt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
That was prior to the

getaway" That was prior to the
shooting.
The chauffeur further stated in MS
affidavit that since he had been In the
Tombs Jack" Sullivan had beggeu
him to testify that WALTON and Schepps
were in the car and ordered him 10
drive away from the Metropole with
a pistol at his head after Rosenthai
had been shot.
The answers to questions suggesting
these statements were not allowed by
the court when Shapiro testified on
the ground that It was not proper re-
buttal testimony.
Shapiro corroborated the story OF
BALD jack Rose in regard to the trip
uptown on the night Of the murder
10 the home Of "Dago" Frank Cirof1ci,
with Rose, WALTON and Schepps as his
passengers, when they were rounding
up the gunner. Though it is under
stood the chauffeur could identify the
four gunner, he was not asked to do
so in court. Fear for his life has led
him to deny persistently their identity,
it is said. He stipulated that ne
should not be confronted by the gun
men in court when he testified.
No immunity Offered. .
No immunity was offered TO Shapiro
if he testified, the District Attorney
said. Mr.. Levy declared his client had
testified without hope of reward. He
said he had not gone over any Of the
testimony in the case with Shapiro, but
simply urged him TO tell the truth
after he had expressed a Willingness
TO testify for the state.
Shapiro made one request Of the Dis
trict Attorney which was granted. He
asked that he be transferred from the
Tombs to the West Side court prison
after he had testified. That has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23

the home Of Rose, Weber, WALTON and
Schepps since they turned witnesses
for the state. The chauffeur told the
District Attorney he feared the close
proximity Of the gunner in the Tombs.
1t is understood the case against
Shapiro on the murder indictment is
not considered strong one in the Dis
trict Attorneys Office. 1t is thought
probable that he will never be brought
to trial
Justice Goff had Jack" Sullivan and
Louis Pitt, both witnesses for the de-
fence, recalled yesterday to answer GER
tain questions which had been excluded
by the court when they testified The
purpose OF recalling these two Wit
nesses was TO obviate any possible
grounds for an appeal on the strength
of the questions which had been previ-
ously excluded, it was said. There APP
peared to be some reason for the con-
tention Of implied bias by the de-
fence in the rulings Of the court in ex-
Guiding certain questions.
When the defence declined the OPP
portunity to examine Sullivan further
Justice Golf instructed Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Moss. not as prosecu-
tor, but as an officer of the court, to
put the questions to the witness.
Under strict admonition by the court
that he should conduct himself in an
orderly manner Sullivan did not dis
play the explosive attitude which char
acterized his first appearance on the
witness stand
The defence called several witnesses
for Becker during the morning session
and then suddenly rested their case.
Shapiro was the only witness called in
rebuttal by the prosecution, and Cor
oner Feinberg was the lone witness
called by the defence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
Witness Glories In Story.

Reich leaned forward, his head sunk IN
his shoulders, his hands opened wide
palms downward. like the talons OF a bird
OF prey He seemed to gloat over the
morbid phrases he credited to Weber. He
assumed his normal appearance when Mr..
Mcintyre resumed the examination:
Q.-Was he referring to Rosenthal? A.
Yes.
Scheppsc A.-No; only Rose said Schepps
would corroborate anything.
Odd WALTON say anything else? A.
WALTON said: Il tried TO brain him once
at the Hesper Club with bottle. lie
said. wait till you see what Schepps
says" said: Sure, Schepps. is lobby
cow. He would say anything.
on re-cross- examination Mr.. Moss
asked:
Q.-And Notwithstanding that you re-
fused TO Join them they told you these
things every day? A.-Sure, every DAY;
When one stopped the other started Ia.
told them l wouldn't have 1t on MY con-
science for anything.
Odd you know Jack" zelig? A.
Odd you pay $40 TO get him out on
bail? Al you'll let me tell all that
story, you will know something.
JuSliCt NOllt NlNliOuN ptiiiiNNiilb Aii' WV
ness to tell il, ordered him from the stand.
The day opened with a reverse for the
defence. Mr.. Mcintyre as soon as court
opened offered the minutes Of the trial 4
Morris Luban, showing the witness for the
prosecution had been convicted Of fell
ony before Judge Dixie. in Brooklyn. Jus
tice Goff wanted to know what more
weight the minutes had than the certi-
fed copy Of the conviction which he ruled
out on Monday. Mr. Moss spiked the
guns Of the defence by conceding that
Luban was convicted. and after the papers
were admitted in evidence brought out
that the conviction was set aside on the
same day by Justice Dixie.
The first witness Of the day was Pa
troIman John ]. Dougherty, formerly a
member OF the Strong arm" squad. He
testified 10 what other "strong arm" men
did about the raid--that Mrs. Rosenthal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
"CHAOS IN POLICE FORCE"
Vachris, Retired, Says Mayor Is
the Real Boss.

Anthony +. Yachris, who was retired
on Monday from the police force as lieu-
tenant on half pay. by Commissioner
Waldo, on a court order after contempt
proceedings we're threatened because the
Commissioner had ignored the order, felt
sufficiently free OF Waldo's power yes
terday to express himself somewhat
freely on the police force and It's admin
istration.
The men Of the force are good men,
and compare favoraby with the police
Of any city In the world" he said, but
they are not willing to work because the
department Is not In good hands. Waldo
Is as much Police Commissioner Of New
York to-day as he is King OF Abyssinia.
The man at the City Hall is boss Of the
force. The trouble with the police force
is that every little while some ne"
civilian Is put in charge OF II, and there
IS chaos. Put shoemaker in charge OF
an ocean liner. and see what mess ne
will make Of II. There Is chaos In the
force now"
yachrls went on to say that Italian
crime In particular was greatly on the
increase, but the public was not aIloweu
70 know about IT, KIdnappings, murders
and bomb throwing were rife in the ltai-
ian quarters. he said, attributing the fall
IRE TO make Roadway against them 70 the
fact that Commissioner Waldo had broken
ND the Italian squad, Of which VachrlS
was formerly head. and dispersed the
,won,y-dve Italian detectives on the force
throughout the city, where they could no
longer work as a unit in handling the
problems they were particularly fitted to
cope with.
The result, he said was that blackmail
was being levied extensively on the poor
or Italians. who were I'm fear Of the con-
sequences should they refuse tile demands
made upon them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23

Expecting that there would be several
witnesses called In rcbuttal by both sides
and further sensational testimony brought
out. the courtroom was crowded at the
opening of the afternoon session. The
unexpected appearance Of William Sha-
miro. chauffeur OF the murder car" as
witness for the prosecution, made up
however, for the lack Of other witnesses,
end furnished one OF the most exciting
periods OF the whole trial.
ITnbeknown to the defence or any one
outside OF the District Attorneys staff,
the dark skinned, stocky, little chauffeur
WAS waiting in an adjoining room for
the word from Mr. whitman to take the
witness stand. An unnatural pallor over
spread his face as he neryously took the
oath and seated himself in the chair.
Justice Goff cautioned the witness that
as he was under Indictment for murder he
could decline to answer any questions
without giving his reasons. Shapiro
waived the privilege. Becker Strengthened
himself in his chair and glued his eyes
on the witness. The defendants counsel
leaned over the table as If DESTROYS Of
catching every word the witness said. In
answer to Mr.. Whltmans questions the
witness said he had been the chauffeur
of the gray car used on the night Of the
murder. He described the automobile,
and the District Attorney went on:
Q.-Were you in the office of the Dis
trict Attorney to-day? Ayes.
Q.-On July 10 were you part owner OF
an automobile No 4l3lS? Al was,
O-How was your car engaged that
night? Al received telephone call at
the Cafe Boulevard to come 10 sharkey' s
on nth street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
zEIJG INDICTMENT DISMISSED
Court Actions Over Gang Leader Re-
Gently Murdered Come to End.

The last court action over big Jack
Zelig. the gang leader who was recently
shot 10 death by Philip Davidson, was
taken in the Criminal Branch OF the su-
preme Court yesterday. DIR. Wasser-
vogel, Assistant District Attorney. moved
before Justice Blanchard that the indict-
mert charging Zelig. whose right name
was William Albert. with carrying con-
ceaed weapons be dismissed. The court
dismissed the indictment.
Zelig was expected to testify for the
state In the prosecution OF Lieutenant
Becker and tell OF the alleged frame
up" by which the latter caused his ar
rest for carrying concealed weapons, upon
which charge he was indicted.