Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
PROSECUTION MISLED
OR Deceived, HE SAYS
Rose, He'll Of the Assassins," De-
clares Attorney for Defense.
HOLDS WITNESSES SLAYERS
Jury Must Find Four Gunner
Guilty of Killing Before
Convicting Defendant,
Says Lawyer.

NEW YORK. October 23.-"Not single
person save the self-confeSsed murderer,
Jack Rose. has ever connected Becker
with these gunmen-Jack Rose. the hell
Of the assassins, the hell of robbers, who
boil and kill men,"
In these words John F. Mcintyre. chief
counsel for Police Lieut.. Charles Becker,
on trial for the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai. the gambler. today sounded the Key
note of an appeal to the jurors to acquit
his client of the murder.
He told the jury that in the first place
they must find before convicting Becker,
that the four gunmen were guilty OF the
killing otherwise, the case Will 1aH-
Rose could not be believed, he charged.
because he was testifying to save his own
life Sam Schepps. Bridge Weber and
Harry Vallop he denounced as murder
ers" with the same object in view he
attacked the credibility of the states cor
roborating witneSses-Luban ana Haheh-
and charged that the district attorney
"actuated by ambition" had fathered
prosecution framed up by Crooks
Mr. McIntyre's Address.
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Nc
Intyre said:
Around this man some circumstances
have been woven, easy. however. OF sat
isfactory explanation. They point toward
innocence, although by the district at
torney they may be tortured In the d.
rection of guilt. l beseecn you 10 ap
proach the final moments OF this case
with care and scrutiny that no mistake
be made.
I'VE ask that the proofs be looked into
with microscopic inspection In oroer 70
prevent error Of judgment creeping IN.
The defendant has endured the peitins
of a merciless storm from conspiracy
hatched in yonder prison. The prosecu"
ton has partaken too much or tho ma
ture of a private proceeding.
ct will call things and persons by their
right names-I will deal harsh blows, and
after a full and candid discussion OF this
case I will not then fear that will bring
down upon myself the censure OF this
"Accusers Are Vile"
II am defending an American, not a
murderer IIis accusers are vile; law
less and degenerate set, reeking In nitn
and infamy: they have tarnished the
fair. fame of a great city-a city more
philanthrophic and generous than any In
the world
The district attorney has been mis-
leo. perhaps ueCSiNcO. he may UC az
tuated by ambition. and ambition often
becIouds good judgment: but. in the emo.
he has fathered prosecution framed up
by crooks
This trial had its birth in the hearts
Of four murdererS-Rose. Weber, WALTON
| and Scnepps-self-con assassins-all
Of whom when Ii is over will be free men
again in this city, and murder again II
they please. Rose. as the evidence shows,
Hcherished animoSity against Rosenthal,
as / will show. His feeling toward him
was bitterer than gall. He despised the
ground upon which he walked. he con.
nived at his murder, and when detected
d link had to be forged connecting some
one higher up. The public mind had been
| infamed: hysteria prevailed. public clam
| or was rampant. The evidence shows
that the district attorney did not want
small fry but the big fish. Rose saw his
er then starts
Excoriation Of Rose.
| Rose exclaimed Mr.. Mcintyre in
dramatic tones; ''he is the hell of the
| itgglers the hell of the assassins. the
hell of robbers. and who boil and kill
men: the Internal tun of the deceitful-
! the excrementitious hell-the hell Of the
revengeful-and every thought of that
monster comes to his associates as a
rnagnetizer and each thought of his has
heen impaired to his fellow-murderers.
Nothing was cooler than his head
" hen the iightnings Of his imagination
'yere playing in the sky.
There was no weapon in all the ar
,uory of fiction which he did not possess
and use in his effort to incriminate the
defendant.
There needs but one wise man in the
| company Of crooks and all become wise
| - rapid is the contagfon.
We balance one man with his opposite
Becker. OF good character; Rose, a self
confessed assassin
IF Any Doubt, Case Fails"
IF others did it, he asserted, Becker
is not guilty. and you must find beyond
reasonable doubt that the gunmen did it.
II you have any doubt about 1t the case
falls
Mr.. McIntire spoke slowly and evenly
hardly raising his voice above the ordi
nary conversational tone at first bu,
| pitching IL in a higher key as he pro
| ceeded. Justice Con closed his ewes a.
. he sat on the bench. From without the
railing a corner of the courtroom hidder
by the jury box, sat District A.torney
Whitman. his chair tilted against th,
wall. his hand on his chin. his eyes on hi.
opponent
The Jurors settled down comfortably in
their chairs. Their eyes were fixed or
taking in other details of the court set
ting. Becker sat at the table about which
were grouped his other counsel. II III
felt emotion or anxiety for the outcome
MS face failed to mirror his thoughts.
Women Watch Speaker.
A score or more women, scattered
throughout the courtroom. gave clos,
heed to Beckers lawyer and watched
his every gesture. The wife Of the pris
oner was weeping before Mr.. McIntyr,
was fairly launched on his address,
81 am net defending these four men,
continued Mr.. Mcintyre: their day viii
como Bur is 1t not most abnormal tina
we f1nc Charles Becker here today
\ charged with murder, while these fcul
gunner are untTied?
why weren't they tried first? II yol
should convict Becker today, I-.re<
econtnued on Second Pasel