Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-19
Witnesses Against Lieutenant
Becker Guaranteed Against
Prosecution for All Crimes
Save Actual Murder.
ORIGINAL DRAFT OF
ROSES CONFESSION
Testimony Shows That Bald
Gambler Declared Accused
Policeman Innocent of Com
plicity in Killing.
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ny Leased wiIS 90 EVentnE HsFsidl
New York, oct ~ Jack Rose and
"Bridgic" Wrhbcr, two OF tho state
witnesses against Lieutenant Charles
Becker IN his trial Tor murder Of Her
can RosCnthal, themselves made
threats against the lIrr Of the gambler
NJ least II month bolQrr the murder, 1t
was testified today
Webbcr according to the testimony
Of Robert \. smith, said.
II could cut RuSenthHrs throat and
then sleep with him all night" Rose,
according to another witness said: II
am going to have Roscnthal killed"
II was testified also that Rose de-
clared after the murder ION the mem. il.
ory Of his dead mother" that Becker
had nothing to do with the killing Of
the gambler.
The testimony was elected by the
defense IN It's efforts tu prove that
lBcckur ia the victim Ct IA conspiracy
on the part of the four informers.
Rose. Wrbbcr. Harry Vnllon aud sam
Schcpps.
At the request OF John H. Mcintyre.
iBecker's lawyer. District Attorney
whitman produced, when court con-
vcned today, stipulntlons signed by
tho state with Jack Rose, "Bridgic"
WvlIbrr, Harry Vrllun aud sum
Sch"pps. They were placed In owl
dunCc.
The FipulntiOns provide that if the
four mrn would testify before the
grand jury in the Roscnthnl case. they
should not be- prosecuted for the
crime, "fur gambling, extortion or for
any crime disclosed In tho testimony
they should give provided that they
had not 'hrod shot into the body
OF RoscnthaI." The stipulation pro.
vlded further that they should tell
the truth"
Mr.. whitman also handed Mr. Ne
Intyrc the original draft OF Roses
confession, written In Jail. II was
read and placed IN evidence.
Louis PINT, DrUtnor OF Charles
Pitt, Jr,. lrckrr's Eo.called press
agent, testified hu had visited Jack
Rose In thr TuIuns nt Roses request
"Dld Rose get down on his knees
In the TOmbs aud say to you: ON the
grave and un tho memory OF my dead
mother, say mat Becker had notn.
ing to do with ihls affair?'" Mr.. Nc,
lntyre asked.
"Ycs, no did" plltt replied.
"Did you have another cOnVcrsa
tlon with Rosu about a month before
the murder
yes, Rosr told me he wns going tr
have ROscnthal hllled."
Did you tell Hrcker about this con.
vcrsatlon? PM was asked on cross
examination,
mo, sir"
what else d,d ltose say2"
"Ruao snid UIt Booker had moth
INK to do with mat $500 mortgage
" Ith ROscnlhal. lIo said: 'Roscntha
| owes mo II lot of money. He's trim
med me Then no said he was golnt
TO have ROscnthal killed"
Robert \. smith, a contractor, tes
| tifed tnu he met Jack Rose at
prize fight AT Madison Square GardoI
on June 2S nnd rhut on that occasion
Rose said to him that II Jack sells
| had not got In trouble he would hnv'
had Rosenlhal killed before.
Smith said he mad seen Becker
| the metropolis hotel a few days latel
| ana had "A conyersation with hin
while Roscnthal was standing nea
by.
"DId Wsbber say TO you, I cnul'
| KIN TINT ----- -- Roaenthnl?'"
yes, no said hO could cut hi
throat and lie down and sleep will
him all night WebbeF came up 4
| me and nut his hand on my ShOulde
and said that"