Connecticut western news., 1912-11-21
Cl,N,'v''EN C",',LTY
 IN FIRST DEGREE
Takes Jury but Twenty Minutes
 to Render Verdict.
PENALTY IS DEATH CHAIR
Second Chapter In Famous Rosenthal Case, Which Shook New York Police System" to Bottom, Ends - Gang ,sters Are Hit Hard.

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 Guilty in the first degree was the verdict found against the four gunmen, ~Gyp the Blood," Lefty Louie" "Whitey" Lewis and "Dago Frank" accused of the actual murder of Her man Rosenthal, the gambler in front of the Hotel MetropOle July 16 last.
 The jury was out exactly twenty minutes.
 Thus ends the second chapter in the famous Rosenthal case which shook the New York police system" to the bottom and put the underworld in turmoil of fright.
 First Police Lieutenant Charles Bee ker, head of the strong arm" squad. was found guilty of procuring the as sassination of the gambler and is now in Sing Sing prison on sentence of death. Now the four gangsters who were accused of being his actual tools Mn the consummation of the dastardly crime must face the death chair. It is &aken for granted that, they will ap- peal, just as Becker has said that he will do. But the law has placed its seal of death upon five men, and 1t remains to be seen whether justice as thus meted out will prevail.
 When the four gunmen were ad- mitted to the courtroom to hear Jus dce Golf charge the jury they were bright eyed and smiling. They could not have looked happier if they had just been turned out of jail. The yer: dict came like bolt from the blue sky
 "Of course they feel confident" said C. G. F. Wahle, their counsel. MT. Moss didn't answer the points that l made. He had to tear up half his speech and try again after he had heard me. One thing that MT. Moss could not explain was why, if the dis Grict attorney had no information that Rose, Webber or Vallon fired shot, was that clause put in their stipula dons that they were not to be prose, cuted provided they had not fired shots. And then again, why did Rose write to Schepps, The electric chair is staring us all in the face?'
 MT. Wahle submitted to Justice Golf schedule of seventy-seven requests for, charges to the jury on specific points. He also submitted a 4,OOO word abstract of the defense. In the Becker trial counsel for the defendant was taken by surprise when the court asked for brief on the case and did not have one ready.
 Justice Golf delivered his charge to the jurors, defining the law and sitting the evidence for the consideration of the jury. He commented first on the rcommendable dispatch with which the case had been conducted and said that ff was gratifying that there had been no clashes between counsel and that the trial had been conducted fairly and impartially.
 ~@In the exercise of your power you are not to be swayed by expressions of counsel on either side.'' said Justice Golf. "On all questions of law you must accept the instructions I give. You are the judges of, the facts It is flor you to say where the truth lies. En the determining question of ere dence to be given a witness you may Gake into consideration the demeanor of the witness according to his or her surroundings and intelligence. The whole matter of the credibility of wit XeSses must rest with you"