New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-18

of Liberty, Fraternity and Equality and
then to the middle panel, showing
heroic figure Of Justice. scales In hand,
and the Stars and Stripes drapins one
shoulder
Only a second he looked at this. and his
eyes then fixed themselves upon the third
panel The Fates. He stared, es IL en-
tranced, at the srinning skull at the feet
Of the oldest Of the sisters, who srimly
cuts the thread Of life that the artist
showed falling against the skull
For some time Becker glued his eyes on
the skull. TILL with a shudder, he rose
with the rest Of those in the courtroom
when three loud raps announced the ar
rival OF the black robed Justice.
The first two witnesses were telephone
operators-one, John Carney, the switch
board operator in the Times Building,
who testified to calling up the apartment
house in which Becker lived shortly after
the murder, and the other, Lucius Hay
wood. the operator in the Belleclaire, VINO
swore that he received the call and con-
nected the caller (Rose) with the Becker
apartment
Carney. who lives at No. % Grove
street. Jersey City. gave his testimony
over the repeated protests OF Mr.. Mcln-
tyre. But Assistant District Attorney
Moss succeeded in putting on the record
all that Carney knew.
Tolls of Call for Becker.
Mr.. Moss first showed him the official
sheets OF the telephone company. made
out by him on the morning Of July l6, as
the witness had no independent recollec-
ton of the event. In answer to MT
Moss he said he made a certain connec-
ton for some one who called at the
Times Building pay station at 2:S7 g. m
on the day in question.
What connection did you make at
1852? asked Mr.. Moss
Audubon 6sa4," replied Carney.
did you discontinue that connection
later"
Yes, at 3 o'clock"
The cross-examination was proftless,
and after Carney was excused Haywood
bright negro, was called. Intercepted
by Mr. Moss, he said he was employed
In the Belleclsire apartments when Rosen-
thai was murdered. His examination con-
tinued:
Odd Becker live there7 Ayes, SIR.
Q.-What was It's telephone NUMBER
Audubon 1884.
Q.-Was there telephone call for
Becker on July l6? Ayes, sir.
Q.-What time was III Al don't
know.
Q.-Wlth respect to midnight. what
time was It? Al can't say, sir.
Q.-Was It daylight or was II yet dark?
A.-Dark, cir.
Q.-What did you do when you got the
cali? Al connected with Mr.. Becker's
apartment
Q.-What did Becker do after that? A.
He went out
Odd you see him after that7 A
No, sir.
Mr. Hart cross-eEamined at the start
and tried to discredit the witness by
showing II was impossible for him to re-
member any particular call, but Hay
wood said something happened, referring
10 the murder, that fixed the cali in his
mind, but Mr.. Hart would not permit him
10 say what It was that so impressed
the call on his mind and proceeded with
tho cross-examination as follows:
Odd you get three calls for Mrs.
Becker on Sunday? Al don't remember.
Own YOU swear you didn't? Al
will not swear because I don't remember.
Q.-What calls did you receive Tuesday
night2 Al don't remember.
Q.-So that you can only tell us about
that one call A.-Well, / remember
dates better than days.
Dwell, what were you doing July Is?
Al reckon I was sleeping.
This answer created a great deal OF
laughter, in which the witness Joined, and
he added. when order was restored:
II see what you mean now. No. don't
know what was doing"
Mr. Mcintyre asked the witness where
he vas working now. He said he was
chauffeur for a business man in Prince
ton. having been employed there for about
q month.
did you mako your statement about