Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-10-23
ATTACKS STATES WITNESSES
SAYS THEY coNsPlRED ToGETH-
Err TO CAUSE BEcKER's
CONVICTION.
BITTERLY ARRAIGNS ROSE
ASSERTS THE GAMBLER PLAN
NED PLOT TO ENTRAP
TINE POLICEMAN.

New York, Oct. 2S.-"Not a single
person, save the confessed murderer,
Jack Rose, has ever connected Beck
er with these gun men," In these
words, John f. Mcintyre, chief coun-
sci for Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker, on trial charged with the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, the
gambler, today sounded the keynote
of an appeal to the jurors to acquit
his client Of the murder.
He told the jurors that in the first
place they must find, before convict
ing Becker, that the four gunner
were guilty of the killing otherwise
the case will fall Rose could not be
believed, he charged, because he
was testifying to save his own lie.
Sam Schepps, Bridge" Webber and
Harry vallon he denounced as 'mur-
derers" with the same object in view
He attacked the reliability of the
states corroborating witnesses
ban and Hallen, and charged that
the district attorney "actuated by
ambition" had Hfathered a prosecu-
ton framed up by crooks" Becker
sat With closed eyes during the adj
dress. His wife wept The state
sums up this afternoon.
4 am defending an American, not
a murderer" said Mcintyre. His
accusers are vile; a lawless and de-
generate set, reeking in filth and in
fanny; they have tarnished the fair
name Of a great city-a city more
philanthropic and generous than any
in the world.
'eThe district attorney has been
misled. perhaps deceived. He may be
actuated by ambition and ambition
often beclouds good judgment; but,
in the end, he has fatnered prose-
cution framed up by crooks.
AThis trial had its birth in the
hearts of four murderers-Rose,
Webber Vallon and Schepps-
self confessed assassins, all of whom,
when it is over, will be free men, to
murder again if they please.
Rose, as the evidence shows,
cherished animosity against Rosen-
thai. as I will show. His feeling was
bitterer than gall He desplsed the
ground on which he walked. He CON
nived at his murder, and then, when
detected, a link had to be forged con-
Meeting some one higher UP. The pub
lie mind had been inflamed; hystera
prevailed; public clamor was ram
nant. The evidence shows that the
district attorney did not want small
fry, but big fish. Rose saw his op-
portunity and the framing up of
Becker then started"
Nothing was cooler than his head
when the lightning OF his imagination
was playing in the sky.
zone needs but one wise man IN
the company of crooks, and all be
come wise, so rapid is the contagion,
we balance one man with his oppo-
site-Becker of good character; Rose,
q confessed assassin"
Mr.. Mcintyre then began to review
the evidence, beginning with the tes-
tinony Of the states witnesses. lie
declared that before Becker could
be found guilty, the jury must find
that the four gunmen were the actual
slayers of Rosenthal; otherwise the
proof is Of conspiracy ana not valid
III the others did it," Mr.. Mcln
tyre asserted, "Becker is not guilty
and you must find beyond reasonable
doubt that the gun men did it. i
you have any doubt about it, the case
falls"
Mr.. Mcintyre spoke slowly and
evenly, hardly raising his voice above
the ordinary conventional tone al
first, but pitching it in a higher KEY
as he proceeded. Justice Goff closed
his eyes as he sat on the bench.