Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-22
Jack sullivan Recalled.

jack Sullivan Recalled.
BY the courts direction jack
Sullivan was recalled.
What did Rose, say to you in the
tofneS Il j 81 saiijiiivan. III ~ ''3''s' 3
"He said Misrepresentation is tho
first law of nature; | had to testify
against Becker to save my life.'
What did Bridgie Webber say?t
He said Tn the happiest man IN
the world. That Rosenthai il
dead, and I don't have to worry about
his getting me now. Now, Jack, it's
all been fixed up by the district at
torney for you to corroborate us when
we testify. We are all Jews, and
what do we care about that Dutch
- Becker, anyhow?''
did Rose say anything else to
you?"
Sullivan Accuses Rose.
Yes. he said that he and Webber
and Vallon and Schepps were going
to frame up Becker, and said Why,
you bald-headed-what do you mean
by this He said Well, you know,
preservation is the first law of
nature"
Sullivan said he took no part in this
assassination of Rosenthai nor in ths
alleged conspiracy of Rose, Webber.
Vallon and Schepps to assassinate
the gambler.
Bridgie Webber said to me the
only way you can get out of this Ia
to do as Mr. Whitman says, and
swear you saw Becker at Forty-sec-
ond street and Sixth avenue a few
hours after the murder If yoh do
that you will get out, like we will.
after the trial. IL you don't you'll
be indicted and spend six months IN
jail.'"
Did Webber offer you money to
eorroborate him y
Refused to Swear Mans Life Away.
Yes he said, For Gods sake,
Jack. say that you saw Becker, as
we will testify If you want any
money I'll give you 81 900 now, and
when you get out We'll go into ths
hotel business I'll put in $4,000 and
we will divide the profits evenly. All
you have to do is to lie for us: Is
you lie it's all right. If You can't
you'll go to jail.
II told him I'D go TO jail. and ha
asked me to name my price. l told
him | didn't have a price when It
came to swearing a mans life away.
Did you hear from the district
attorney through Rose?"
Yes. Rose got letter from Mr..
Whitman. He read it and came 70
me and said. Jack, the district at
torney writes me that he wants TO
know if you are going TO corroborata
us. He says if you do it'll be all
right; If you don't, you'll be in-
dicted
Rose said he had written Mr..
Whitman to come up or send an as
sistant to see me and not to indict
me.
Rose said one time when he was
talking about Rosenthal. 'that--that
slandered my family and I hate him /
in his grave. If | knew where no
was buried | would go there, IL
could, and be sure he was dead.
What else did Bridgie Webber
say?"
Would Laugh at Corpse.
"He said, I would love to lie down
in his coffin with him and laugh at
his corpse and say, Now you.
you tried to get me killed, and see
where you are now, cold and stifs
while | am the happiest man in tho
world and needn't be afraid now
that you will ever get me. /"
'What did you tell Rose about
your testifying for the State %
81 told him | would go to Jail sir
years. let alone six months. rather
than swear Becker's life away. Rose
said. Wen, just wait and see what
Schepps will testify to- ] said, oh
that don't matter. Schepps is lob
bygo and win testify to anything 4
.Nhen were all these talks"
.The priest 10 his book, the peasant