Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
BECKER VICTIM OF
DIAB0LIGAL
CONSPIRACY:
DEFENSE
Attorney for Accused Police.
man Declares Gam blers
Plotted to Rid Themselves
of Two Most Hated Foes.
CLAIMS CLIENT IS
INNOCENT AS BABE
my Leased Wire 60 evening Hers,


New York. oct. Is. Police Lieu
tenant Charles Hrckcr's dcrrnsr tn
the rhurg" of instigrtiuE the murder
OF Hcruun tuscnthHl, the gambler. ls
that Roscnthnl was murdered at the
behcst or other gamblers, who hated
him as a Incddlcr and inrurmrr tn
the police. John II. Hart. lockers
lawyer, In presenting HIS case to the
jury ~ declared today, adding that
n" would prove IiCCkDr mot only Is
not guilty hut absolutely inuocont.'
"Wc will prove" MIR. Hart said.
"thnt wchbrr. Rose. Vnllon and
Schcpps Cunspircd Independently OF
Becker, Hnd with independents mo-
tlvcS. to murder RuAcnthul. After
Ruscnthul was murdered and they
woro rid Of one of tho two men thcy
hItcd most In the world. they con-
spircd Ia get rid of BCrkcr. tho othor
man they hated, by fulsu evidence and
perjurcd testimony"
Mr., Start added that the defendant
had no connection with tho gunmcn.
ana that ROsr, Walton Hud other al
legged CunspiratOrA had admitted
Bcckcrs innocence.
As To Jack Rose he declared the
defense would prove that he had
lied on tho stand IN every particular"
Five witnesses for the defense were
sworn within an hour after MIR. Hart
concluded his address. one OF them,
Alexander Lubnn, testified thnt he
would not believe "undcr oath" his
brother Morris, II state witness.
Attorney Hurt in his opening state
ment said:
''rhc defendant denies any pHrtici-
patton IN IN" death OF Herman ltos-
cnthal nnd viii prove that tho owl
dcnCG submitted against him ~ nbsO-
lutciy false.
"AS tO LlIhan. who claims 10 have
this murder. wO Will prove
that LiihHn never Huw the murder
That hc was IN BruOklyn at tho time.
We viii prove this by Iubun's own
brother We will prove that Wehbcr,
RIOS" aud Walton ana SchuppH con
Spirrd to Kill HOsnnihal Independently
pI Becker. each with his own indie
pendent motive for 80 doing.
rs tn tho day and night Of the
We shall provo whore Becker
wns every minute or tho tImO and
that pr0nf viii dlscrcdlt tho state's
witnesses who have testified IN to his |
"Wo win SHOW" Mr.. Hart said, |
thu I went Ia the bar association
win former District Attorney Jerome
Al nj a Ia.
Becker "" talked of RoAn, too. |
li"ck"r went tO the telephone nnd |
nll"d up i;os", und II was al that |
conversation that Becker gave Rose |
he Initials i, ~ ns the password |
- admit Iiuso at the home uf Harry |
I'"ll"rk, W. win pruyr Rose He'd IN |
um"s every particular white hr was
~ the stand,
I'VE shall slow tha there wHE a
public bidding TOR men tu IoNifS |
,Rainst Irckor We shall show these
at the ImIrdcrcrH, who |
nave already testified. determined on |
Iuly - tu Hvn their own llyrE aud |
hrOw Becker over a. the district at |
Orncy.
"Thht nIun is Ju"k sullivan Ne
lnS helped the ncwBbuSs an The mra |
II the underworld
1--WE shall show TINT these ruuYpir,
ltnIS had already gotten rid of Her
nHn ltuscnthHl, one Of tho two men
hey hated most of all in tho world, |
ma that they planned 10 get rid of |
h" other man they hated. houteh.
Int Becker"
william r. jerome. former district |
4 4 l.aU l.. ~.
Witness for the doiousr, llo said no |
Ind Mr. Hart the evening after the |
murder went 10 tho bar association,
where they engaged u private room.
"BeCkUr CHnu in about \ O'Clock"
aid Mr.. Jerome,
Did you hear the defendant men
ION tho initiRla u. ~ 10 Bnyb0dy
'Vor tho Telephone" asked Mr. Hart.
The question was not allowed, nor
yns Mr. Jerome permitted 10 testify |
hat he had heard BECKER hold toie-
,hone conversation with anyone or
all Jack Rose on the telephone.
did you hear him say, NO, you
nay right where You are until you
loar from me, asked MIR. Hart.
Justice uOff sustained MIR. Moss
objection for tho state, and instructed
dr. Hart TO discontinue this limo Of
The court then dismissed Mr.. Je-
ONE.
Police Commissioner Waldo teHti-
led next
did you direct Becker 10 reid
Herman RoscnthRls gambling house
n April Of this year," WIS asked.
a.l.
Ience against tOsonthal ana others.
nd he raided the place"
1T ~ stated that after the RAID
AID Mr.. Mcintyre. "a policeman was
tatloned ~ ROsonthals place"
yes directed that man be Hla-
l0ned there"
Mr. Waldo was excused.
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