The sun., 1912-08-10

be offered as ccrrobora.Ion Of detail:
Of Roses confession duplicating Becker
Sullivan First to Body.
The story of Giovanni Stanich still
further involves Jack Sullivan, the for
rner newsboy. who was on friendly terms
with Becker. Stanich who il a man OF
40. of good birth and education. came
here from Prague as the representative
OF a business firm Of that city. A little
before A. NJ. July 10. he was standing
in front Of the Hotel Metropole talking
to a young woman.
"While we were talking" said Mr..
Stanich. Il aaw five men standing In the
middle of Forty third street. almost in
front Of the entrance To the hotel. An
ant oh.obile with one nan in II was across
the strect. One of tho five was the man
identified yesterday. Jack sullivan.
| saw four men run forward and shoot
at q man who came out OF the hotel. The
NTH man. sullivan. WAS the first one to
reach the body. heard him say: He's
dead Then this man Sullivan walked
slowly to the automobile with the four
men who had done the shooting
And that automobile" said District
Attorney Whitman. after IL got started
did it go rapidly or slowly"
Not In q Harry.
1T went slowly said the Austrian
II watched 1t for some time as it went
eastward. The men in IT did not appear
to me to he in n hurry"
did YOU see any policemen"
"Oh, yes. saw number Of gendarmes
Three or four came to the front Of the
hotel soon after the shooting. hut they
did not seem 10 do ANYTHING One man
hnh hot. .,,I
revolver.
did YOU sec policemen start To chase
the murderers?' the District Attorney
asked.
II saw three men enter taxicab. Two
Of them were in uniform. The taxicab
did not move rapidly. II went out of the
street in leisurelv way"
The District Attorney said after oues-
tioning Stanich that he believed the wit
ness had been telling an exact and accu-
rate story.
He is man Of clear intelligence. said
Mr.. Whitman, "and he is one of the most
valuable witnesses l have"
Jack Sullivan May Tell.
Word came 10 Mr.. Whi,man's Office
vest erdav that Jack Sullivan, who ia now
auartered with Rose. Webber and Vallon
in the West Side court prison. IL about
ready TO make statement. Jack Sulli-
van yesterday retained James NJ Sullivan.
the lawyer who has been acting for Jack
Rose. Jack sullivan had long talk with
his new lawyer. after which James NJ.
sullivan went to see District Attorney
Whitman.
The lawyer asked the District Attorney
il Sullivan would be accepted as witness
for the people. Mr.. Whitman replied tina,
If Jack Sullivan had had no part in thr
actual murder and Duld furnish material
evidence be he might willing to extend
lcniency But he would only make terms
after hearing Jack Sullivan's story.
Rose said vest sterday that Sullivan could
tell something about the murder and that
he could identify the murderers. Rose
Mebber and Na!lon have been urging
Sullivan to make a confession. Rose says
that sullivan will event ually Join them as
States witnesses.
The District Attorney does not think
there is any likelihood If Lieut. Becker
himself as a witness for the state.
In none Of my talks with John 4. Mcln
Tyre Becker's counsel. has there been any
suggestion that Becker was willing to
make a confession" said Mr.. Whitman.
:" have not ion that before We are through
with Becker he will tell ms who got the
graft money that the police collect ed.
But haven't any reason to think that he
will implicate himself in the murder. !
that MIR. Mcintyre is already
nj work preparing defence for his client.
Lieut. Becker was angry Yesterday
after he had read in some newspapers a
story that he wac breaking down under
that he had wept, and
that he was ready To confess. Certainly
his appearance bore out none Of these
stories He looked as firm and steady
as usual He said: II want il to he under
stood once and for all that ! will make
no confession because I have nothing to
rhat ,.,,n Ix,, ola, Il
to the satisfaction of all when have my
day in court. Physically never felt
better in my life. Any one who has been
permitted to see me can testify to that
fact.
The lieutenant declined to discuss the
information received by the District
4 u rney that he had been depositinG
/, - ly last spring and this summer.
II. said that his case was in the hands
Of his lawyer. who had told him 10 do no
talking in so farias charges against him
were concerned.
Wcbbrr Preparing IA Statement.
Bridge Webber is expected hv the
District Attorney TO furnish the names of
police officials and their collectors who
were active among the gambling houses
Nebbcr has sent word that he is pre-
pairing a statement. He knows more
han Rose. Mr.. Whitman thinks about
he general operations Of cro oked police
men. Rose had to do apparently with
)nly one policeman, but Webbcr was
under the thumb Of an inspector and was
familiar with more details of the opera
lions of the police ring than Rose had
of,
District Attorney Whitman knows now
why Jack Rose made up his mind to turn
informer. Rose has told MIR. Whitman
and his lawyer that he had recei we'd assur-
official at Headquarters would protect
them. Rose supplied the name that
Becker gave him. He believed until the
Wednesday he gave himself mp that he
was safe, no matter If ne walked into
Police Headquarters, and then the word
came that the official had declined TO do
anything for him and that he would have
to shift for himself.
Harriet Lund Saw BccLrr.
Harriet Lund, young woman who
Jack Roses story that he
and Bridgie Webber had talked TO Lieut..
Becker outside of the Murray Hill Baths
4 few minutes after the murder of Herman
went to the District Attorney
and told him that she had been
from her place as cashier in
restaurant in West Forty-second street
near the baths. She was the night
cashier on duty in the restaurant when
Rosenthal was shot. At about 2:3O A. NJ
hat Tuesday Miss Lund was standing
At the restaurant door She saw three
men in close conversation near the en-