Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-13
"B\LD JACK" ROSE, ON WITNESS
STAND GIVES STARTLING
~ TESTIMONY IN CASE.
he COLLECTED GRAFT MONEY
TALKED OF CONVERSATIONS AND
MEETINGS WITH PRINCIPALS
IN POLICE SCANDAL.
never saw HIS conscience
Told LEFTY Louie" II Want You to
Kin Herman ROscnthar
He Says.
He COLLECTED Graft MONEY

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Long hours
Of cross examination by supperless
lawyers before a supperless court and
jury failed tonight to make Bald
Jack" Rose vary from his story and
the part he says former police Lieu.
tenant Becker played in the murder
of Herman Rosenthal the gambler.
Becker told me-" he said, that he
wanted Rosenthal murdered, shot.
croaked or dynamited. At his bid
ding, | got the gun men to kill Rosen-
thai / hid after the murder. I saw
Becker that morning and. later, talked
with him over the telephone. 1 paid
the gun men $1,000 for Becker and
told them he said not to worry, but
to lay low.
81 gave myself up and became
states witness because Becker de-
serted me like dirty dog and was
getting ready to throw me to the
wolves"
Justice Goff convened the after
noon session Of court at 2:15 o'clock.
Shortly before 9 o'clock, he declared
it adjourned until Monday morn
ing. after John F. Mcintyre. Becker's
lawyer, protested he was on the vergs
of collapse. Court. jury, counsel,
witnesses and the accused had been
without food since luncheon.
Bald Jack" Rose, thick Tipped,
wide cared and without hair on his
gllstenlng head, was unruffled by tho
ordeal. Once he faltered when
Becker's lawyer hurled question aft
er question at him, each ending with
and when you said that you, lied.
didn't you?" once he leaned forward,
buried his face in his hands and tot
tered on the stand. He seemed about
to faint and the court quickly ordered
halt in the proceedings and windows
were lowered to revive him. Within
"a few minutes he was refreshed ana
the cross examination continued.
Rose admitted time after time that
he had lied. had perjured himself,
had been gambler and had been en-
gagged for 20 years In Illegal business.
He admitted that he was testifying to
save his own life, but said he was tell
ing the truth. now. He said he had
consented to become a states witness
only when the electric chair stared
him in the face, and added that he
was not ashamed of his determina-
ton.
Without question, in a slow drawl.
he said he had deliberately planned,
at Becker's request, to put Rosenthal
where he would never worry anybody
else" He knew, he added, that it was
terrible deed to plan"
where was your conscience"
Numbered Becker's lawyer.
II never consult my conscience
he replied slowly and evenly. without
a tremor or a break In his voice.
Have you got a conscience?" de-
manded the lawyer.
Il don't KNOW" he said. measuring
his words and facing the lawyer
squarely. II never saw It."
"Do you now intend to lead a re-
spectacle life?'
Yes. but not In this community.
| value my life too much and l would
not be free man here.
With words tumbling over each
other in their haste, Rose declared he
had been true friend to Sam
schepps and Harry Vallon, and had
interceded for them with the district
attorney.
Time and again Mcintyre quoted
alleged conversations between Rosen-
thas and men Of the underworld ap-
parently in an attempt to prove that
Rose himself desired the death of the
gambler.
mo such conversation ever occur
ed was his stock reply to the ques-
tions.
But you were Becker's graft coll
lector, SO you say?"
II was"
Not once during the day however,
were Roses methods of collecting al
legged graft the subject of question.
Before going on the stand Rose
said.
II am going to make good. /
know what I'm going up against.
but I'm going through with 1t. l
don't care what happens have
only one regret in going on the stand:
I have met and known some decent
people and now. through me, they
will be besmirched. wish that no.
body but myself need be dragged into
this. but suppose 1t is part of the
IL. -
the most awful plot that was ever