Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
Sheppard Cross-Examined.


will fight as he has in the past to ex-
| cludc anything of this nature.
Sheppard Cross-Examined.
Joseph Sheppard. Il police lieutenant.
! who was Il member of Beckers : strong
arm squad" was cross-examined by the
prosecution this morning. He gave direct
| testimony Saturday purporting to show
that raid on Rosenthal's gambling es-
tabliShment. conducted by Becker. was
n legitimate affair and not Il ''frame-up'
as the prosecution has contended. Moth
ing of much impor. .ance was brought to
light in the croSS-eXamlinatiOn.
Policeman James c. White. who was
with Sheppard. when the alleged evidence
against Rosenthal was obtained, was the
next witness White is under Indictment
with Policeman Steinert for perjury in
connection with the arrest last June of
Jack Zelig, the gang leader, who recently
was shot to death
White testified tnat he Went to RoSen-
thals place with a "steerer" who met
Sheppard. Steinert and himself at the
Hotel Cadillac He corrOborated Shep-
hard's testimony concerning their en-
trance to the gambling house by the base
ment and losing $50 playing roulette.
The witness said he did not see Rosen-
thai there nor did he know him.
Denies Conversation in Tombs.
Mr.. Mcintyre read from the testimony
of James ID. Hallen. the convict lawyer
who said he had overheard a conyer-
sation between White and Becker in
the Tombs.
Did you say. Chief. I have been
looking for YOU / have tin that
rose mas given up to the district at
tcrney. and did Becker reply, oh. hell,
what OF it? That's only one more
crook to testify against us No iury
ON earth would believe such witnesses
When this thing blows over the pub
lie Will give me a pension for killing
that :" - crook, ROsenthal:' did
any such conversation occur theng'
No. 1t did not. / never told Becker
or any one anything remotely resem-
bling it,
an honest. genuine raid. made on evi-
dence. honestly obtained" concluded
Mr.. Mcintyre. 1t was" replied the wit
ness emphatically.
Herbert Hull was brought into the
courtroom and identified by the witness.
Tells of Zelig's Arrest.
White, did you arrest Jack Zelir Nav
~? Mr.. Moss asked. suddenly.
Il did. with Steinert"
AS a matter of fact asked Mr.. Moss.
did you?'
Il did find a loaded revolver in his
pocket"
Didn't You place that revolver there
and swear falsely against him.
Il did not"
On redirect examination White testified
mat "nen he arrested Zelig il was at the
direction OF Police Inspector Hughes
Steihert the next witness, corroporated
lite 5 testimony about the Rosenthal
raid.
Did you see Mrs. RosenthaI and Peck
er IN conVersatIon?' Mr.. Mcintyre asked
II aid not 49,
Stewart Corroborates White.
On discrimination Mr. Moss nlaced
IN evidence Steinerts affidavit, made lust
peiore the raid. In this document also
Hcrper, Hull was described as "Jobn
"heeinan No. -" Steinert corroborated
Shepnard by declaring that an error had
been made in the affidavit
Steinart said when LeIiS was arrested
n pistol was found in his pocket
Jusuce Con refused TO allow Nr Nc
intSre 10 examine the witness on the
Zelig arrest, in effort TO show thai
| White and Steinert We're not then under
| Beckers command. and that therefore
! Becker had nothing to do with this AL
legged frame-up.
! Policemen O'Connor and Carmichael
| testified that Mrs. Rosenthal had he.
| rad, not to arrest her nephew and Becker
| had refused to step aside with her when
| she said she wanted q few words with
him.