The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-20
Joseph T.5haphard.

that he had met Rose. Ballon and Schepps
at the Lafayette Baths on the night Of
July Is and that he had later gone to
Dora Gilbert's home, where he saw Rose,
Schepps and Vallon.
Questions a. To- to whethsr Or not Rose
were excluded. Mr.. Mcintyre tried to
get in evidence the afiidavit that Smith
had taken. Justice Goff excluded IL
Mr.. Mcintyre fumed little with an eye
on the jury and then tried to get an ad-
journment at noon. The court wouldn't
have it.
witneses I'm AdjoininE Cells.
Matthew Ryan, a large and positive
Court Prison. was the next witness for
the defence. IL was perfectly obvious
that counsel wanted to get fr ON him
admissions that Rose. Webber, Schepps
and Vallon had been permitted to enjoy
each Others society constantly and that
for concocting a story against Becker.
Mr.. Mclntyre's anger, or affectation
Of anger, was 30 intense whom the court
began to rule out these questions that no
made several little speeches. all tending
to impress the jury. that the defence had
IN the West Side Court Prison had had
all the opportunity necessary to manu-
facture Il story. Justice Goff. quite
unimpressed. finally overawed the law
yer.
with another speculative glance at the
jury. There is hardly minute of the trial
that the sharp, apPraising eyes Of tn e
chief counsel for the defence are not
turned toward the jurors, as Mr.. Mcintyre
estimates the way the twelve have been
impressed by this or that bit Of test imony
All that Keeper Ryan was allowed to say
was that Rose, Webber, Schepps and
Vallon occupied adjoining cells, -one
after another, as Ryan put Il.
The next witness was the most effective
Of the day In tho cause OF the defence.
This was Police Lieutenant Patrick b.
Shea. Mr.. Hart examined him.
Q. Do you know Charles Becker3 A. Yes,
for twenty years.
Q, Were You at the home Of Lieut.. Becker
on the night OF July III A. Yes.
q, Who was with you' A. My wife.
Q, What time did you 60 there7 A. About
8 o'clock.
O. What time did you leave, A. Abou I
lia5.
O. Was Lieut.. Becker there? A. Yes.
He came in at about twenty minutes to II.
Q. What were you doing there1 A. It
was social call.
Q, The house was llt up them A. Yes.
Q. In what part OF the house were you?
A. In the parlor and dining room.
y, Did any one else come there while
you were there? A. No. sir.
.. Did man named Schepps come there2
A. No. sir,
Q. How did YOU fx the time when YOU
left2 A, took out my watch and told
my wife that It was getting late. II was
flve minutes to IL when we got to the sub
way station.
Mr. Whitman in cross-examination
worked up to an admission he was after
and got it--that Shea hadn't mentioned
this visit before. although the information
was very helpful to Becker, his old friend.
Q, You knew that Becker was accused
OF the murder? A. | read something about
it in the newspapers.
q. What was IL you read? A. Something
about Becker having been to Far Rockaway
that night to see Rose.
.. And you didn't inform the Police Com
missioner that you had been with your
friend? A. No. sir: didn't think II was nec-
essary.
., Did you ever inform a police ofYicer
of that? A, No. sir.
Y, Did you tell anybody about III A.
Well. Mr. O'Farrell came to me and talked
to Mr.. Stryker.
O. Had you been at Becker's house before2
A, fes. about two weeks before.
=. Have you ever been on Becker's souad,
A. No.
q. Have YOU been In a station house with
him' 4. ies. for about a year
Y. With him at any other time? A. Yes
several years ago when Becker was a plain