Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-23
BECKER CASE REOPENED--SUL-
L|vAN'S EVIDENCE ADMITTED,
Justice Golf Makes District Attorney Read
1t into Records, Mcintyre Refusing to
QneStiOn==TendS to Show Con-
spiracy Against Becker.

New York, Oct. 22.-The taking of
| testimony in the trial of Police Lieu
| tenant Charles Becker, charged with
| instigating the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, closed abruptly and dra-
inatically, this afternoon, with the dis
trict attorney, at the courts command,
reading into the record Hood of tes-
timony from Becker's star witness.
Jack" Sullivan, for the admission of
which Becker's lawyers had fought
long and hard when Sullivan testified
| before
Amid the vigorous protests Of
Beckers counsel who had protested
as vigorously when Sullivans testi-
mony was barred. several days ago,
the King of the newsboys' unloosed
his tongue. He told his story bellls
crantly and excitedly, in his own way
just as he had asked permission to
tell il when he was on the stand be-
fore. Sulliyan's testimony guided by
the unwilling hand of the district at
torney, was in direct support of the
contention Of the defence that Rose
Weber, WALTON and Schepps, had con-
spired in jail to send Becker tG the
electric chair by their own perjury.
John Z. Mcintyre, Becker's chief Of
counsel, had declared his case rested
when Sullivan was recalled. He said
frankly that he did not want Sullivan's
testimony.
The court ordered the case reopen
ed and instructed an attendant 10
bring Sullivan over from his cell ia
the Tornbs and put him on the wit
ness stand. Mr.. Mcintyre refused to
question him and Justice Golf, leaning
over the bench, instructed the district
attorney Ia ask the witness "As a
part of the case Of the defence" Ger
tain questions which the court had
excluded during Sullivan's previous
testimony.
These questions had to do with con-
versatioas sullivan said he had in the
West sd street Jail with Rose and
Weber.
@Rose told me that he and Webber
and WALTON and Schepps were going to
frame up Becker. Sullivan declared.
He as!sed me 10 eorroborate, his tes-
timony They all asked me-kept at me
day and night. When one LETT OFF. the
other began. Rose got letter from
the district attorney one day and aft
er be had read it. he came to me ane
said: Jack. the district attorney writes
me- that he wants to know If you ARE
going to corroborate US He says if
you do. it will be all right; if you
don't you'll he indicted
"Mebber said To me: The only way
you can get out is for you To- do as
Mr.. Whitman says and swear that you
saw Becker with Jack Rose and me
few hours after the murder. If you
do that youll get out, like we viii.
after the trial. If you don't, you'll be
indicted and spend six months in jail.
zone day Weber said to me: JACK,
Tor Gods SAX say you saw Becker, az
We will testify. If you want money
iii give you $1,000 now and when you
get out we'll go into the hotel bust
ness. I'll put in s25.G30 and we will dt-
vide the profits even. All you have &c
10 is to lie for us. If you he, its all
right; if you don't, you'll go to jail
To all the opportunities Sullivan re
piled that he would spend six years II
jatl, # necessary, rather than sWeai
mans life away.
Louis Pitt a brother of Becker's So