The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-11
Eyewitness of Rosen-
thai Murder Is Star
Witness.
SIGNAL GIVEN
TO KILL GAMBLER
Points Out Accused Gunner and
lack Sullivan and Sticks to His
Story Despite Vigorous Cross
Exarnination-Jury Is Com
pleted and Trial of
Becker Begins.

i ~SS0S4 AS6AA4Ss
New York. October lo-rhs trial Of
Charles Becker. former police ieuten-
ant. for the murder Of Herman Rosen-
thai the gambler. began in earnest 10
day. The jury was completed. District
| Attorney Whitman made his opening
| was begun.
| Louis Krause. q Hungarian waiter.
was the star witness He was called
by the State ~ an eyewitness of the
murder and identified in the courtroom
"'Gyp the Blood" Lefty Louie and
| Whitley Lewis as the actual slayers
Of the gambler. AZ to "Dago Frank"
the fourth Of the gunner indicted for
| the murder, Krause was not certain.
but he positively identified Jack Sui
Ivan. one Of Becker's alleged tools. as
| the man who bent over Rosenthafs
dead body after it lay on the side
| walk in front OF the Hotel Metropole.
Although John Mcintyre, counsel tor
the defense. spent two hours IN cross
examination. the waiter stuck tena-
ciously to his story. Justice Go6 HIM
self finally stopped the lawyers aues-
tons
Il do not think It IL conducive to
the interests Of justice further to ex-
anime this witness" declared the JUS
tice. II will permit no further Ques-
| ton and discharge the witness"
Krause's Identification of the three
| gunner made q dramatic scene In the
| courtroom The waiter told u having
been attracted into Forty-third Street
about o'clock on the morning of July
| Is. the day Of the murder. by several
! groups Of men standing In the street..
In one group. he said. was "Bridsie
! Weber and In another the three gun
j men. who were standing near aourinE
car.
! 7 saw a man come out Of the
Metropole and give . signal" said the
I witness He raised his hand. An
other man came out Of the hotel right
after this one. and then four men
crossed the street. from the automobile.
At least three Of them had revolvers
and fred
while Rosenthal was lying on the
sidewalk. saw Jack Sullivan bend
over him. Sullivan looked up and
smiled at the other men,
| The four gunner and Sullivan were
then brought into court Krause. who
j later testified that he has received
!! letters threatening his life. who. ever
since he testified before the grand jury.
has been guarded by . detective. walk
I'd over to the bar where the prisoners
were lined up
i That Is Lefty Louie" said Krause
! touching the gunman on the shoulder.
successfully he identified the other
prisoners, with the exception Of "Dago"
| Frank. and met their angry glares
! without fiinching.
/ Then MT. Mcintyre began his cross
| examination. That II was his pur-
/, pose to try to discredit the identifca-
/ ton OF the gunner soon became evil
/ dent. and this caused . stir. 1t had
i been generally supposed Becker's at
j torney would make no effort to defend
| the men charged with the actual STAY
/ ing.
/ DO you remember saying to Henry
i Shea. a special ofaeef. that you did not
i see a single person who did the MUIR
] der!" asked As. Mcintyre.
/ Il did not"
"You say you saw three men whom
you thought did the shooting!"
! NO. three men who did the shoot
! Ing" corrected teh witness.
i when you say you saw these three
i men in the group near the touring
/ car" Numbered the lawyer. don't you
| know that you are committing de-
lberate perjury
Il do not returned the waiter.
WSSe SesVe - state.
That the state would he allowed
/. wide scope in introducing evidence
bearing upon graft In the police de-
partmcut was indicated when Justice
Coz overruied an objection to refer
epces by the district attorney in his
address 10 the jury OF the alleged
gambling housc partnership between
Becker and Rosenthai. 1t is per
fectly eviden; tina, the states case
depends upon circumstantiai evidence"
! remarked Justice Coz. and the field
for proving conspiracy mus, he wide.
I will allow all evidence tending to
show q motive.
Two mysterious new witnesses for
IN. prosecution were brought to the
district attorneys ONCE .handcured
lat. to-day They are Jacob and Nor
rio Lutan. brothers. who hav. been
under arrest tn Newark y. J.. for al
legged connection with a band of
xxindIcrs.
While Mr. whitman would not dis
! close tonight what he expects TO
rrov. by the two men. ~ was reported
that they had been eycwifnexs~s TO
4 the Killing Of Ecscnfhai. and would
! he called On to identify the sIayers.
Mr.. whitman. upon the arrival Of In.
men sen, for Jack Rose. one cf hts
! inporsan, witnesses. who remained IN
the prosecutors once for half an
hour.