The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-21
Accused Police Lieutenant is to
TRY to Put Blame on
Harry vaIlon
POLICEMAN SHEPARD
ON WITNESS STAND
Prosecutor Cross Examines Him
In Effort to Clinch Case
Against Becker

NEW IOnhs OCl. 81 WIN hAS
own life at stake. Police Lieutenati
Charles Becker, win take the stand
this week.
Realizing that the state. through
Rose. Weber. WALTON and Schepps
has woven strong web about him.
the former head OF the strong arm
squad Will testify In his own behalf.
And both defense and prosecution ad.
mitted today that on his own story
viii depend whether he wins an &C
Quitfal or conviction verdict.
That he will expose his client TO
grave danger OF another prosecution
even though he should be acquitted
on the murder charge was admitted
BY John +. Mcintyre. chief counsel
Tor the defense today. But Mcintyre
hopes to be able to prevent the dis.
trict attorney dealing with the graft
allegations under the guise OF cross
examination. The prosecutor, 1t Is
known, plans 10 introduce the certi-
Ned copies OF the Becker bank de-
poslt records II the defendant takes
the stand, although Justice Con re-
fused TO permit their Introduction
while the prosecutions case was be-
Ing presented.
Whether Mrs. Becker will also take
the stand has not been determined.
The chief value Of her story would
10 to corroborate her husband. II Ii
doubtful whether IL would be pos
sibie TO get her story TO the jury al
though the moral effect her presence
on the stand would have may induce
Mcintyre to call her.
The defense, IL was learned, when
court opened today, will make an eff
fort to show that the shot which kill.
cd Rosenthal was actually fred by
Harry WALTON. one OF the states wit
nesses, who has been assured i'm
munity. The defense will try to show
that $4,000 was raised TO get Rosen-
thai to leave town with another gam
bier, who had agreed to corroborate
his story to the district attorney;
that this money was actually paid
over; that both Rosenthal and the
other man refused TO live up to the
agreement and the killing followed.
shapiro, chauffeur OF the murder
car, and also under indictment will
be witness this week.
When the trial was resumed today
Policeman Shepard. OF the strong arm
SOUND, was under REORGANIZATION
BY Frank Moss. assistant district at
torney.
Just before the opening OF the trial
Attorney Mcintyre announced he
would place Becker on the stand TO
day. William Shapiro, driver OF the
murder car; Lefty Louis" "Gyp the
Blood. whitley Louis" and Harry
WALTON. Mcintyre said, would prob
IN - An Lad y {
One OF the gunner, Mcintyre init
mated, has expressed willingness 20
testify for the defense.
In the continuation OF his cross
examination. Shepard first denied
that he had made an affidavit regard
ing the men arrested In the Rosen-
thai raid, naming Herbert Hull as
"wheelman No. g" at the roulette
produced by Assistant District Attor-
ney Moss, Shepard reluctantly admit
ted II ~ his own. This effort TO dis
credit Shepard was to prove the
prosecutions assertion that the raid
was framed up and that Becker had
Fever sent his "strong-arm squad"
into Rosenthars place to get evil
dence. H
ouCpuEu bOetcu NC Qlu not Know
whether he had warrant describing
Rosenthal or not. He did not ever
know whether he was In the house
when the raid was made.
Detective J. G. White. another OF
Becker's strong arm squad, testified
concerning the raid made on Rosen-
that's place under Becker's orders.
He said Becker had never described
to him any inmates OF the place
whom he particularly desired ar
rested.
0ficer George w. O'Connor, an
other Of the Rosenthal raiders, testi-
fed he had seen Lieutenant Becker
and Mrs. Rosenthal talking together
on an upper floor OF the gambling
house. Mrs. Rosenthd was pleading
With Becker, witness stated, To take
waiter Instead OF arresting her
nephew, Hull. O'Connor was excus.
I'd without cross-examination