Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-17

| of the Tombs prison, he heard a con-
| versation between Becker and Detec-
| tive White, formerly of the police
| lieutenant's Strong Arm" squad OF
gambling raiders White had beer
locked up on a charge of framing up
| Jack Zelig
White said" the witness testified
" Chief. ] have been looking for you
l have it straight that they have ar
| rested Louie and he has given the
whole ting up Becker stepped out
of the bath room
oh, hell Becker said. that's only
| one more crook. Thep have only
crooks to testify against us. What OF
| that? No jury on earth will believe
| them
Becker said: sit fast, Jimmy; af-
ter this is blown over theyll be Civ
ing us pensions for killing this d.
gambler Rosenthal'"
Hallen corrected his testimony to
say Becker exclaimed the public
would give him (Becker) a pension
for killing that d. crook Rosen-
thai
You've been a crook long time,
| haven't you?" demanded Mr.. McIn-
tyre, on DISCRIMINATION. No, sir"
How often have you been convict
ed Twice, once about IA years
ago-for forgery. | was sentenced to
serve eight years for forgery. Recent
Il l was sent to states prison by
Judge Crane for larceny.
And You are now in states PRISON.
Not now, l was brought here week
ago"
Hallen, who was lawyer before his
conviction and was employed at one
time by the government of Haiti as
fiscal agent, denied that he hoped to
obtain clemency through his testimony.
Mr.. Mcintyre asked the witness if
he had forged several names TO checks,
mentioning the names.
mo, never forged" began the
Witness
oh! I know you" exclaimed Mr..
Mcintyre.
Yes, you ought to-" responded Hal
len You were my lawyer"
What" exclaimed Mr.. Whitman,
was Mr.. Mcintyre your lawyer"
Yes, and l never got paid for my
work for him." Mr.. Mcintyre replied.
That's not so.'' snapped Hallen.
You We're paid $500 and 1 got long
term in prison.
In response to further questions the
witness said that he was in one show
er bath and Becker in the other when
the alleged conversation occurred.
Describe the man who talked with
Becker" instructed Mr.. Mcintyre. Il
couldn't do it in the slightest degree"
the witness admitted.
Becker. who had been watching the
witness intently, Strengthened up at
the table, looked back at the reporters
ami smiled when Hallen said this.
Hallen was dismissed and William
II. Kipp, chief clerk at police head
quarters, was called He identified
memoranda showing that just previous
TO the murder Becker was assigned to
the central office of the police depart
E1ent.
Chief Inspector Schmitt Berger tes-
titled that on July Is, Becker was in
charge of Central squad L. consist
ing of 40 detectives.
Deputy Police Commissioner Dough
erty was then called. Dougherty said
ne saw Becker at the West 47th street
police station, where Rosenthaps BODY
was taken on the morning of the muir
Ger. He saw him again at police head
quarters, when the lieutenant told him
oil his movements the night before the
murder, mentioning his visit to the
prize at Madison Square Garden.
Becker did not fix the time he ar
rived home" Dougherty said. 4 ask
ed him when he had last seen Jack
Rose. Becker said Friday or Satur-
day, ON the street. I"
Dougherty said Becker had told him OF
Harry Brown (Sam Schepps) calling him
up on the night of the murder in refer
ence to visit to Dora Gilbert, Rosen-
thars former wife
Becker said. according to the witness
that Harry Brown had told him that il
he (Becker) would send representative
to the Lafayette Baths he would take
him to Dora Gilbert's house.
Isaac White, reporter on New York
newspaper. was called. He told of meet
ing Becker and his attorney. John W
Hart at his Office the Saturday night be-
fore the murder. Mr.. Hart asked me.
said the witness, whether my newspa-
per had obtained an affidavit from Her
man Rosenthal. / told him that we had
Mr. Hart said that he wanted to use
that affidavit for the arrest of Rosenthal
on a charge of criminal libel"
White said he had shown Becker and
Hart the printed proofs of the affidavit
which his paper was about to publish
and told Hart the paper was willing to
publish any denial of the affidavit Oh
any statement he cared to make Hart
then prepared a statement.
u suggested that they might make
a more detailed statement for publica-
ton in Mondays paper" continued the
witness. ION Sunday l had another con-
versation with Becker at my office and
Becker said he had not thought it adj
visable to make any further statement.
ION Tuesday, the night after the muir
der, Becker came to my office and made
a statement as to his movements the
night before
The witness said that during this con-
versation Becker had said Rosenthal had
a very bad record, and asked him for any
clippings in the possession of the newspa-
per bearing upon raids on his gambling
house and other police cases Rosentha
| had been involved in.
| Mr.. Moss then read into the record
| Mr.. Harris statement which was a gen