The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

would have been killed months before
now,
"Dsd you talk with .BriAsy' Web
Der about four days before the murder
Of Rosenthai!' asked Mr.. Mcintyre.
IT did,
ibid Weber say to you on this oc-
casion that he hated Rosenthal 30 much
he could lie down beside his dead body p
He said he could cut Herman Ro-
senthal's throat and lie down and sleep
with him all night"
On cross-examination District Attor-
Eey Whitman. succeeding in confusing
the witness badly. forced an admission
that he was q partper with his brother
In an East Side gambling establishment.
not 80 very long ago.
Louis Pitt. q brother Of Charles B.
Pitt jr., the former Becker press agent
snd tenderloin tipster. swore that Rose
said to him on Broadway. near Forty
third Street. some time during the month
Of May. that he intended to kill Her
man Rosenthal.
The witness said he did not see the
bald gambler again until after the latter
! fad been arrested and sent to the Tombs
IL the prison. he said. Rose got Gown
OH his knees and said:
Absolved Becker.
"Plitt. by the grave Of my dead mother.
or on the memory of my dead mother.
Becker had nothing to do with this af-
fair
Pitt was made to say on cross-ex-
animation that he had never told any
enc except his brother about the threat
made by Rose in May to kill Rosenthal
Louis Smith, jr.. the notary who at
tested the signature to the af7davit made
by Dora Gilbert defaming Rosenthal at
the request Of Becker, was permitted
to tell Of the Incidents of the visit made
by Rose and others to the home OF
Dora Gilbert on the night Of July l.. a
few hours before the murder.
Mathew Ryan. keeper Of the West
Fifty-fourth Street prison, was intro
duced to tell for the defense that Rose.
Weber. Vallon. and Schepps. and Jacob
Reich had enjoyed free communication
by direction OF the District Attorneys .
once. His testimony was excluded by
Justice Gof.
was on duty with Beckers strong arm"
squad at the time Of the raid on Rosen-
thal's gambling house last April. was on
the stand and had just completed his
direct testimony when the adjournment
was taken until Monday.
Appear. in Usiform.
SHSppdIu was oIcbSSu
mans uniform. and was plainly en-
deavorins to help Becker's case. Some
Of his answers even made Becker smile.
He would make quick replies. like Jacob
Reich. before the District Attorney
could make an objection.
The witness claimed to have been only
the length Of an elbow from Becker and
Mrs. Rosenthal when the accused is al
legged to have told the gamols::s wife he
was compelled to make the rai, to save
himself at headquarters. Sheppa-J heard
none OF this conversation. lie swo-e lie
also denied having heard q .cx-- saw to
Mrs. RosenthaI: Tell Hermen II Is el
right about that note for S.JU He
does not owe me anything now. and he
can go down town and get the mGlt-
gage"
When court opened some time was o.
cupied with reading into the recorC for
the benefit of the jury the original state
ment of Jack" Rose. Of how the crime
was planned and carried out Under orders
from Becker.
The stipulations under which Ress.
Weber. vallon, and Schepps agreed -
become witnesses for the grand Jury
were also read and made a part y: the
record. These documents were worded
alike except in the case of Schepps. who
is not charged with being an accom2lice.
They state the conditions under which
the four men get immunity.