The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-19

reporter on the Evening Telegram? A.
Yes.
q. When did you tell Morris? A.
About fifteen minutes ago.
Didn't Think II Important.
Q. why didn't you publish that In your
paper? A. I was writing the Rosentha
murder and didn't think that had any.
thing to do with the case.
Q. Don't you know that that was one a
the biggest news stories that you coulc
have gotten? Didn't you know that yo,
could not have had IA bigger story? a
didn't think SO.
=. Why. II you knew all this didni
you come to the District Attorney ant
tell him? A. I didn't like his attitude.
Recess was taken aftt the cross-e1.
The first witness at the afternoon ses-
sion was Charles Monahan. who il ir
charge OF the mailing department of tn,
New York World. He was called to tes
tify that the first edition of that paper
| was in the street at l:i8 A. NJ. on July 10
Mr.. Mcintyre then called District
| Attorneylwh who was considerably,
surprised at being summoned to testif,
for the man he was prosecuting. Tn,
important art Of the testimony was,
Q. On July 16 you were District Attor.
ney Of New York? A. was.
=. On that day you We're in the station
house where Herman Rosenthars bod!
was? A. Yes.
Q. What time did you get there7 A
| About 2:45.
! =. Did you see the defendant there
A. No.
q. Did sou see him in the captain.
| room? A. Not at that time.
=. Did you see the witness Hawle,
| there? a. don't remember.
.. Did you see the defendant come in
A. Yes.
q. What hour would you fix that I,
be? A. About $3.50.
q. Did you see Lieut.. Becker in
motor car? a. did not.
q. VIII you state about the time yol
| last saw the defendant about the static,
| house? -. ! should say about o'clock.
q. Did you see him outside? a. No
I did not.
q. Did you see him inside? a. did.
.. Do you remember going to the hous
| of Mrs. Rosenthal IN a taXicab?- A.
| remember going there. yes, sir.
q. DO you remember the hour? 4.
\ can't say exactly It was about s O'Clock
Q. At the time YOU started to Mrs
Rosenthals. did YOU see Lieut.. Bccke
in the station housc, inside Of II or IL
front of 1t? a. l did not
Asked About Immunity.
Mr., McIntyre's next questions con
cerned the stipulation which granted
immunity to the informers on condition
that they told the truth and that il wa
not shown that they had fired a shot
| The document was produced and ad
mitted in evidence. Mr.. Whitman didn'
want to cross-examine himself, and Mr.
Moss had no questions to put TO him.
Jack Sullivans testimony followed.
He said first that his hom was at 81
West l4sd street; that he had WORKED
for various papers in their circulation
Newsboys Home. 1t had been shown
he continued under Mr. Mcintyre,
questioning. that 90 per cent. OF the
newsboys went to the bad. 90 he founde,
q home In 1905 to make good cttizeni
OF them. Whenever he could Sui livai
with the Ncwsboys Home. He WORKED
that institution into many replies tina
were wanted on other matters.-
MIR. Mcintyre asked him how he mad
his living rs child but the court We lidn
permit him to answer. although the word
were ready to leap from his mouth II
said he had known Webber, Rose, Vallo
that his acquaintance with Lieut. Becke
had covered seven years.
Mr.. Moss was making frequent objec
Itions and Sullivan was getting excited
He began at about this point to turn I
Justice Goff and demand that he be g.
lowed to answer in his own way. Afte
u few admonitions Justice Gof pal
no attention TO Sullivan s explosive az
peals. Now and then the Just ice trie
to frown the witness into silence an
rest rained beh avior. but frowns an
gentle reproof were OF no avail with, tina
witness. He continued to yell and shou
that he ought to be allowed to answer an
and all questions in his own way.
"Where did you see Becker on the nigh
Of July l5th9' asked Mr.. Mcintyre.
IL went to tho tights at Madison Squar
Garden with friend of mine. newspape
man, Deacon Terry. As we went to ge
drink we saw Becker. Then came bac
and sat in a box next to sam Harris an'
George Cohan. After the fights wer
over my friend DeaconI Terry and
lstarted out. We met Becker and wen
over to the Prince George Hotel. wher
We had n lot of drinks
Before you met Becker on that nigh
did you meet Deputy Asst stant Distrio
| Attorney James T., SMITH
IL don't remember. said Sullivan.
DO you remember dining with him.ha
aNot that night but I had dined wit
him before then, ! went TO the theatr
with him. too, with his wife and my wife.
Drove to FOrty-second street.
Stringing out his answers. Sulliva
raid that he had sat down a. the Prime
George Hotel nth Becker and Terry. an
that after they kad TALKED prissaGhtin