The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-18

mently 8e&crUnE tVot not one OF tns
four had the mentality to Invent such Q
story.
Can any one believe" said tho law
yer sadly, that 0yp the Blood has
tine mentality Of the genius to invent
such n story? Could ignorant whitley
Lewis. with HE LANGUAGE of the Bow
cry and his manners Of the highways,
no n "r;csl such story? No. and
Daro Frnnk coul1nt nor Leftv Louie.
These boys have told you the truth,
t.. wtoi rum and no hlns out the
truth. You have heard from them q
onnerent !rask and simple story. And
thew stuck TO that s,ory under FIRE. nor
could all the skill OF the prosec utor
wring from them Q single contradic-
ton.
, The attorney then left the evidence Of
his client to 70 80 the defense OF MARY
Ellen HYDE the nged chewing gum wo-
man who had sworn she had seen the
shooting and vac certain thr gunmsn
wc-, moi the siayers Mr.. wahi. spoke
bltterl, OF the efforts Of the Prosecutor
to discredii Mrs HYDE lie Iikened his
attack upon the eai ulOus woman to an
assault upon n canary bird with . gat-
ling gun.
/ Coming 10 the ANAL stages OF his ad-
drcss Mr.. Waite rend to the jury tho
Weber. Rose. Schcpps and WALTON I'm
munlty stipulation and the letter Jack
I Rose wrote 10 Schepp~ In which ne said:
THE electric chair Is staring US al IN
: the face and ! am ured Of being
/ hounded.'
SAYS RoeE's LETTER SHOWS
ALL ARE GUILTY.
"Thh letter" said the lawyer. "shows
how guilt, the all were The alectric
chair staret ths-s al. I nthe fsce-ail.
say---Rosc webber. vsff ano echepps
yea. the miserable. wriggling. runs way
Schepps. too"
In concluding counsel for the Zeiig
rsngs,sr aid vigoross emphasis on me
Fact that none Of ''the boys kncw
Herman Rosenthal or had ever seen aim
he fore In their iivcs. Hc implored the
jury TO believe that the defendants could
nut have had any motive 60 kill . man
utterly unknown to them.
But that other four" proclaimed
la vyer Wahie With q finni outburst Of
'mpassIoned oratory. knew Herman Ro-
seminal and wanted him load. They
had all the motive IN the world. and they
are the murder quartet" wno should he
on trial for their lives.
Nov. gentlemen, my argument 10
oone. and Z am going 20 ask you not to
convict these boys on their 1ecords.
'onvict aimit are b,d. 7 toll YOU -ha'
they arc the victims Of a lark and
dsstRrdly conspiracy. esmewter saere
are -four NJ them. one-'hi-f of your
number. and that every me II them Is
younger 'hnn the youngest one ~ you.
The youngest 10 n boy II rwcnty-one.
They are hsd--yes. ut not 80 wicked
a. some would have Won believe. You
give those bovs to me ana will make
men OF thern. 10 no. g''. ham death.
AZ
what Rose. webbcr. Walton snd schepp~
are p~aying for. rent,rwsn Of NJ
jury. ere Won EoinG "a ~ mariners II
four such men ~ they are and send
these boyY To- the electric rhai~~
Mr. wahie sat down. A recess was
taken until o'~iork when Mr.. aoss
viii close the states case.
oUNMEN ARE THE MuR0eRgHS,
MOSS TELLS THE JURY.
Il vse g O'Clock ~hen Mr.. Ao0 bsgan
his address.
Tho evidence" he sAid. "shows that
the actual murder Of Herman Rosenths'
~ committed by these -four Defendants
acting IN concert. Though n d"e' me-
show which Of the four actually pu' fhs
bullets into Rosenthnfs head, n shcwr
that they all attacked him: that oUme
-
! than. and neitAsr thu Ne nor cos,DD,
sense requires ~ 10 show Westuh man
het6 the particular pistol that Uas the
| fatai Instrument.
while these four y are the actual
murdere = Il 10 clear from the evidence
that othe-s participated win them IN
accomp 4 hing u. The controlling centre
Of the murder plan ~Ns Lirut Charles
Becker. Tie was the man who needed
to set rid Of Rosenthd and II was he
VINO. through Rose webhe~ and Vsiion
mo ~ upon these fou- gunner. and bv
recon OF his power over them and their
fear OF him they became willing and
eager tools In the hands OF Rose. Web
Der and WALTON, who were The tnstru-
ments Of Charles Beckers will.
Shapiro was ! 'int'y indicted with the
others because the Grand Jury was sat-
isfied that he drove the mu derers to
the scene OF the murder and enabled
thorn to es-a g by taking them away In
his car. The Grand Jury had evidence 30
satisfy II Of the connection Of Jack
Sullivan In the murder plan. but the
evidence related 10 him d,d not appear
upon this trial.
SAYS BECKER WAS THE d.
REcrlNc WILL IN PLOT.
30 on the evidence IN this case We
have Lieut.. Charles Becker rs the d.
rectinE viii Of the murder conspiracy.
Rore. w~hber and WALTON as the brains
| and subordinate to the controlling will
Of Rocker and inteillg"ntiy directing
the four gunner. who may be iikened
o the han 's--t'e hands which held the
ins ruinents OF death.
"Becker, Tor his par In the consotr-
a"y. has been tried and convicted Rose,
Webhe- and WALTON were accepted nv
the state ne witnesses without whose
| Information and testimony II was Inn
| possible to secure the know ledge OF the