Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13
Friend to Schepp and Vallon.
On Witness Stand Ten Hours.

But you We're Becker's graft collec-
| torso you say?'
| Il was
On Witness Stand Ten Hours.
Not once during the day, however. were
Roses methods of collecting alleged
| graft the subject of a question.
| He had been on the witness stand for
ten hours.
| Mr. Mcintyre asked that Rose be kept
| from communicating with Weber. Val
Ion and Schepps and that he should be
sent to the TOmbS instead of the uptown
| station where the men named are locked
\ UP.
| District Attorney Whitman objected,
| saying the suggestion was only made to
prejudice the jury. Justice Golf granted
| the first request, but declined to order
| Rose locked up in the TOmbs.
Jack Roses Testimony.
There was great interest in the crowd
ed courtroom as Bald Jack" Rose, chief
informer against Becker. began to testify
Rose said he had known Rosenthal for
twenty years and Becker for several
years.
| did you ever have business relations
| with Becker?" he was asked.
| Yes, / collected money for him.
| Rose then said he met Becker at the
| Union Square Hotel. when Becker told
| him the details of the alleged partner
ship in a gambling house between Beck
| err and ROSenthaI
| Becker made a proposition to allow
| Rose to take a % per cent share in the
business of the proposed establishment.
| Becker took a $3.50 chattel mortgage
| on Rosenthals property and arranged for
a dummy to hold the mortgage.
| The witness told of a demand made by
| Becker that Rosenthal send him $500.
was refused by Rosenthal because he
| thought he had not had square dear' on
the mortgage. Becker then made several
| threats to raid Rosenthars gambling
| house. 1t was raided.
Rosenthal to Make Trouble.
Rose testified regarding conversations
with Becker after the raid in which
Becker declared that Rosenthal was try
| ing to make trouble for the police lieu
| tenant and was going to print it.
- guess Rosenthal means to do what
he said he would-to squeal and break
| me- Becker said.
What do you want done with Rosen-
| sation," Rose testified
| ~ want him murdered. shot. croaked,
dynamited or anything. Becker replied.
Il want him put where 1 will never
Il
| Rose told of events Immediately pre-
ceding the murder. He went to Bridge
| Webbers gambling place and thence to
the Lafayette baths, where he met Jack
| Sullivan.
II remained at the baths until that
| night and had dinner with Sam Schepps,
WALTON and Pitt
Pitt had been described as Becker's
press agent.
Rose testified that WALTON, Schepps and
| himself went to 18th street and I'd avenue
and got an automobile. Then they went
| to 'Dago Franks" house.
II asked Frank where the rest of the
| crowd was" Rose continued.
Meeting of Murder Crew.
| He said they had received message to
come down town to Bridge Weber 8
place. We went there and saw Bridge,
| 'Gyp the Blood Lefty Louie and
Whitley Lewis on the sidewalk We all
went into 'Bridgie's' place and had drinks
Bridge said: Herman Rosenthal is at
the Metropole.' Everybody got up then
| and went out
| 'Who went out?'
Lefty .Gyp,' Whitley and 'Dago
Frank and Bridge stayed behind and
Vas waiting when word came in that
| Rosenthal had been shot,
| Rose said he then went to the I,afav-
cite baths and telephoned Becker
| Did you hear the news l asked
| him. Yes Becker said, i congratu-
late you"
Are you coming downtown~ asked
| him.
I'll be right down. he replied.
said
met Rose on the sidewalk with Bird
gle" Weber near Bridges" gambling
place.
~ am glad it's DONE Becker said.
| Don't worry. Jack Becker told me-
1.-The only thing to do now is to Law
low till it blows over"
| Mcintyre vOlleyd objection after OBJ
| lection during Roses testimony until
he was reprimanded by Justice Goff
Cross-Examination Of Rose.
Rose was then put through a severe
eross-examination by counsel for
Becker. Rose said he came here from
Poland when he was two and one half
years Of age. He was now thirty-seven
he addeds
You will have only today to cross
examine Jack Rose Justice Goff noti-
fed Beckers counsel. You will finish
his cross-examination tonight if / have
TO sit here till midnight
Rose. are you a murderer" was Mr.
McIntyre's first question.
Were you ever convicted Of any
crime?'
objection to this question was sus-
tanned.
Other Murders Recalled.
Did you procure the murderers OF
Spanish Louie?"
Il did not"
Were you guilty of that murder?"
No" shouted the witness
did you kill Kid Twist?"
No"
Did you ever see him."
No: I've heard of him."
Did you procure his murderers?"
NO"
What did you do for living in 1902?
Il was an expert poker player"
Did you not swear, in law suit
against Rosenthal, in 1907" demanded
MIR. Mcintyre, reading from a printed
record, before a supreme court justice
that you were not interested in gambling
houses?'
II did
Did you tell the truth them"
Yes"
Golf Excludes Questions.
Further questions as to Roses occu.
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