The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
COUNSEL FOR
+ BECKER FLAYS
| GUNMEYS STORY
Attorney Mcintyre Produces
Witnesses Who Attack
Story Told by Rose
WHITMAN INSISTS
HE HAS CLEAR CASE
Defense Forces Him to Admit
That Freedom Was Prom
ised Accused Accomplices

NEW YORK. Oct. 19.--The defense
IN the Becker case continued today tc
attack the structure built up about
aheaccused police lieutenant by the
state. II showed that whitman. in
order to get Rose. webber. vallon anc
Schepps TO testify that the former
head OF the strong arm squad was
the real instigator of the murder OF
GamDler Herman Rosenthal, had to
shpulate that the four should 60 scot
free as soon as the case was con.
cluded.
The defense also produced witness
es to testify that Rose had threaten
ej to have Rosenthal slain; that Mrs.
Rosenthal had not been told by Beck.
er at the time he raided the gambling
mouse that 1t was either Herman or
lne. and that Schepps had not visited
seeker at his home Immediately at
ter the murder as he swore on the
stand.
When court adjourned for the day
mcintyre said he was well satisfied
with the progress made and both
s,des said they expected the case will
get to the jury next week.
Matthew Ryan, keeper at the West
Side prison, where the chief wit.
hesses against Becker are detained.
said the prisoners met at exercise
the same as all other prisoners.
Police Lieutenant Patrick Shea tes-
Lined that he and Mrs. Shea visited
Becker and his wife at the latters
home on the night of July II, between
$50 and IL. This Is the time Schepps
swore he was at the Becker house at
he request OF Rose. Mrs. Shea gave
pimilar testimony.
District Attorney Whitmans stip-
uaticns made with Rose, Weber,
Schepps and Vallon were placed In ev-
pdence when the trial resumed. They
Especially provide that lin view OF
tne confession and their statements
conecting Becker with the murder OF
Rosenthal, and their agreement to
tell their story In open court, they
nall not be prosecuted for the crime
pr murder or for any other crime In
cidental to the Rosenthal expose, or
Tor gambling, or any other crime which
The trial OF the Becker charge shall
dicclose."
The Rose. Webber and vallon stipu-
ations were exactly alike, that or
Schepps providing immunity when in
lot Springs he told all he knew to
The district attorney.
After the stipulations were read Nc
ntyre demanded Jack Roses written
confession and II was produced IL
numbered 100 written pages and it's
contents were already known as Whit
.lan had permitted IL to become pub
lie at the time he first ordered Beck
|er's arrest.
Lous Pitt testified that when he
visited Jack Rose in his cell in the
|rombs the gambler dropped on his
knees and said to him:
by the memory of my mother,
Becker had nothing 70 do with the
Essential murder"
A month previous to the murder
Pitt said, Rose told him that he was
|yoing to have Rosenthal killed This
|was at Amidst. ans Broadway, he
bald.
On cross-examination Pitt said
said that he was a warm friend and
|ldmirer OF Becker's. Whitman de-
handed whether the witness was not
testifying In Becker's behalf, because
|the lieutenant had aided his brother
|when he was accused OF murder, but
he said this was not SO. He admit
he'd that he had never told anyone OF
tne Rose murder threat.
'T was afraid to tell of It," said the
witness, because was afraid that
WOULD be arrested as my brother was
when he went to the district attor-
hey's office with statement last
year"
Whitman managed to make the wit