The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-12
Directly duplicates For
mer Officer With Muir
der of Rosenthal.
ALSO WITNESSED
GAMBLERS DEATH
Maurice Luban Identifies "Gyp
the Blood" and Lefty Louie"
as Two of the Men Who
Fired Fatal Shots-Defense
Seeks to Discredit
Testimony.

Seeks to Discredit
Testimony.
New York. October. 1i.-First testi-
nony duplicating Charles Becker IN
the murder OF Herman Rosentnai was
given At to-day's session Of the trial
Of the former police officer accused OF
insti 3 attng the murder OF the gambler.
1t was testified By Maurice Luban that
Becker had said to Jack Rose ABOUT
three weeks before the murder: IL
that Rosenthal Is not croakeo
will croak him myself"
Luban. who also was an eyewitness
of the murder. identified In court TO-
day "Gyp the Blood and LEFTY Louie
as two of the men who fred the snoes
that killed Rosentha1. and "lilA"
Shapiro as driver Of the murder car.
"Gyp" and Lefty" he had known
for more than a year. he saao. anu ns
also swore that "Dago" FRANK hke-
wise an acquaintance. was IN tne s.oup
when the shots were hreo- ne A"e"
Rosenthal, and had seen Becker, ne
nrovad 10 be such a strong witness
for the State that John F. MCINTYRE.
chief counsel for the defendant, spent
80 bonrx and a half trying to break
down his testimony.
~Frame-Up, Claimed.
I.uhan was only discovered by LIS
+r;c, Attorney Whitman = day or Two
ago He was found with his orotner
Jacob. held in jail in Newark on
forgery charge The brothers oiaameo
+o have been FRAMED up by SOMEBODY
The prosecutor procured their release
ON parole. and. according to MAURICE
the witness promised to help them
An every way II they would prove the'r
frame. up"
On the stand Luban said he heard
Rocker utter his alleged death thte3'
apainst Rosenthal in the steam roo"
Of the Lafayette Baths, and tnat no
.tood within two or three feet OF tne
nolice oficer At the time he d.o NO.
know Becker well, he CONCEDED, oos
had seen him In gambling 1see 0''
Allen Street p.k.r
xon saw in this gambling house.
asked Mr.. Mcintyre.
"Recause I asked I thought It was
..-.nre that a man Of his appearance
should be in such a place, IeJo'heu
the witness. ..u-;,1
He added that Becker was taking
AZ thu time with Denny Sly FOX. an
underworld character who Is expecteo
TO be a witness in the trial
I.uban's Identification OF the gun
mon was made without nesN.t'on
when they were brought In LOT nus 'n-
snection it was their third apPea'anee
in the court room during the ods
Giovanni Stanch, another witness nau
identified Whitley Lewis. ana
had also been lined up before
ch.ufreur. who declined In frightened
m.nner TO identify any OF them al
.hough he. TOO. had seen them.
Gun Men Protest.
III. 1un men on the third appear
49, made a protest. I'VE don't oo-
iect to being identifed. but we tnInA
ne ought to have a chance IKE eSes
bodv else to be lined up win MOI.
men said Lefty Louie. we van.
,nt. thing cleared up, but we want
a square deal"
TSs testimony OF Luban a. to how
the shooting was done closely eo'too
Grated stories told by other watnesses
he ala he had gone to the Aetropo'e
with a woman he knew only - ANNE
who also had seen the shooting.
MI. Mcintyre dwelt long upon ene
fact that Luban had been In jail on .
f0YHerv
,acIai Tho character Of the with -ss-
Ism, IL a fact" shouted the attor-
new that you and your brother OF
tered to come over here and TESTIFY Tor
ecker il he would get you out on
ball.
Il did not: don't know about my
brother" said the witness
Although the lawyer produced let
tiers purporting to have been written
to him BY the brothers. the witness
s,outlv denied he made any such over
lures. He had seen Jack Rose In the
dis,ric. attorneys ofiics yesterday. he
said. ana Rose had told him 10 tell
the truth and tell all you know" The
defense to-day subpocnaed the wit
nesss brother.
Jack Rose. fhs states most frspor-
tant witness largely upon whose testi-
mony before the grand jury Becker's
Indictment was based. was called 10
the stand. the last with - Of the day.
hut did no; testify. Justice Cot adj
journed court when he was Informed
by counsel that 70 would take At Ieas;
ave hours to comple.t Roses sxamina-
ticn.
Thomas Ryan. . chauffeur. and an
eyewitness to the murder Of HERNIA n
Ros~nthel. refused when called 90
the stand by the prosecution q. the
r-iaI to-day. TO identify any Of the
four men involve! In the shooting
They were lined 40 before him. but
the witness declined to swear chat ne
had seen any one OF them IRE Q shot
He even rspudissed Q story he 10 al
legged TO have previously told Assis-
tan, District Attorney Moss. Justice
COZ was unable TO jog the witnesss
memory.
COUDe Do 0ssUsuoU1.
London. October ii.-Thomas Coupe.
v6o saw Herman Rosenthal the
gambler. shot down sad Killed BY gun
mon IN New York city July 10 last.
viii sail for New York Tomorrow on
the steamer Maurctansa 10 testify at