The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13
DEFENSE FAILS TO
CATCH HIM IN LIE
Men and Women in Courtroom
Shudder as Former Friend and
Collector of Police Officer
Relates Plot Which Ended
in Murder of Rosen-
thai.
Especial to The Times


made terrible witness against Lieu
tenant Becker. Without hesitating.
without stopping to weigh his words.
without the slightest emotion. ne swore
that Becker ordered and contrived the
murder of Herman Rosenthal to prevent
exposure as a blackmailer: that Becker
zloated over the dead body as il lay In
the West Forty-seventh Street station.
and that Becker paid for the murder
and tried for a time to protect the
murderers.
The climax OF probably the most re-
markable and coherent confession OF
crime ever heard in this court was
Rose'r recital OF what he swofe were
Becker's own words. when the lieuten-
ant. coming from the West Forty-sev-
enth Street Station to meet him and
Weber at sixth Avenue and Forty
second Street. made this reply to
Roses question as to whether or MT
he had seen the BODY:
Tt was a pleasing sight to me to
look ard see that squealing -
there, and IL 1t was not for the
presence Of the district attorney
would have reached down and cut his
tongue out. = = warning to future
squealers."
ne0B3O ShAs
Il In the simple truth that neaI1y
every man and woman In tine court-
room shuddered. Rose had spoke In .
quiet, absolutely expressionless tone
which intensified tho dreadful ACCUSE
ton he was making before justice ana
Jury. Lieutenant Becker did nit
blanch or quail. But he was yisioly
exertinx tremendous seH-control Hi
rlu Won could ae0
the muscles @s3zRen. Sweat streamed
from his face. One hand gripped his
chair. the other the table in front OF
him.
AT this crisis he had to sustain the
6xed inspection OF the Jurors. No
human being could have been sub
iected to q worse ordeal. II ID only
fair to say that the accused man faced
without dinching the estimation OF
500 pair OF eyes.
Tho direct examination Of Rose by
Assistant District Attorney Frank
Moss gave tho States star witness an
opportunity to volunteer narrative
grim and s6rdid and horrible, and
which was scarcely ever ughtened by
4 touch Of real humanity. It was a
tale OF Rrafters and thieves and bad
women. . tale Of treachery and rob
berry and murder. The principal char
actsrs Of his story were men outside
the law.
Perhaps the best estimate Of Rose.
himself - he told his story on the
staud was that of Willism Penny.
clerk Of the Supreme CourA who said
that In thirty-two years Of experience
in criminal trials he had never heard
suoh amazing testimony and that no
had never listened to 30 marvellous
witness. What Mr.. Penny and many
others meant Wes tnst rose w. e'Inei
telling the truth or else No was tne
most IMAGINATIVE resouree1ui ana
rapid thinking nar that ever SAT In
witness chair. It u . TACT now
ever. that the testimony made Q deep
impression upon the closest listeners.
CalD - He Tells Story.
Utterly self-possessed, grave At ~!
times. - calm ~ il telling story
to friends In q gambline parlor. new
er excited o. frustrated or taken back.
dsfereutisl d Justice and counsel
wnoAAS w'"o1s -S, 80.
taIAeo 10. ~ ,N IN:
never faIte9snG. nefoiy pevsne
scrutiny OF 500 people oio NOT q.
feet him az all The steedy stsfs OF
Becker. who was seated whore no
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eS - n. a. - ehrou~h
main 'ueN .,S,s 80 -,
WITH q soon =. psoe'
wear1ee MN Inese 49, .s
his whole impassive manner tnsk w.
OCT his own boasts that ne ves one
NJ the hest poker players In New
york- One became certain. somehow.
-. ehs nnfv ming that would haxe
49, =, - III. cosnnosurs
1sHo -,.w,,. srnlo~son
WouH nsSe 49, ~
set on neeE n
The maan points ot
hsd been public new ouu 20 49,
ana eoIored al OF them wsth the AZ
nc %m,ser he amprns1 amasine-