New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
BRINGS IN
UNKNOWN SHOOTER
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On two or three occasions during the
days sessions there was a near riot IN
the corridors leading TO the courtroom.
Several hundred men and many women
had gathered and were determined to
get into the courtroom. At the open
ing Of the afternoon session the crowd
attempted to rush the doors, and Cap
tain Tierney, OF the Elizabeth street
station, and his men had hard time
driving them back.
A scattering Of people in society were
noticed in the courtroom during Roses
testimony. Mrs. O. II. p. Belmont sat
with the wife OF District Attorney
Whitman. Miss Inez Milholland, the
ardent sufTragist, was also in Mrs. Bel
mont's party Several other small
groups of richly dressed women and
well groomed men occupied the choice
seats at the left Of the court bench.
Rose was on the stand for the greater
part Of the day. His direct and cross
examination occupied about four and
half hours. He duplicated his astOund-
ing story Of the Becker trial of the
murder plot itself, without going into
all the long details Of his relations with
Becker. He was the cold, inscrutable
gambler, and narrated his part In the
crime without the least show OF emo
ton.
Counsel for the defence tried hard.
but Intellectually, TO discredit his story
on REORGANIZATION. The gunner
showed a spirit Of ridicule toward Rose
while he was on the witness stand.
They made his hairless pate and Pc
culiar features "A subject OF jest among
themselves while he was tcstifying. He
looked at them calmly. however when
they were inclined 10 laugh at him.
Weber, Vallon and Schepps had been
brought down from the West Side
court prison. but they were not called
upon to testify in support or corrobora-
ton OF Roses story. Mr.. Moss rested
the case Of the people with the exam
nation of only three or four witnesses
after Rose had been excused. Giovanni
Stanish, the Austrian inventor. repeat
ed his Identification Of Whitley
Lewis in court as one Of the men ne
had seen fire at Rosenthal, as ne had
done at the Becker trial He also
pointed out "Dago" Frank, but was
not positive In his identification OF the
latter. George S. Dougherty. Deputy
Police Commissioners, testified In re-
gard TO conversations with the de-
PENDANTS after their arrests. william
NJ Reilly, superintendent of the fiat
bouse at No. 2729 Seventh. avenue,
where "Dago" Frank Cirofici lived.
identified the latter as his tenant and
recognized the other men as callers on
.Dago" Frank at various times. That
constituted all the witnesses for the
state.
District Attorney Whitman and his
assistants were not perturbed over the
possibilities OF the line OF defence as
outlined By the gunmen's counsel. They
had had no inkling Of what II would
he It was said, but were not In the
least startled by the sensational dis
closures" that had been promised.
Hinted at in Becker Case.
Jt appears not at all unlikely that
IN. defence now will try to show that
the strange man mentioned was the
one who fired the fatal Shots SAID
one Of the prosecutors. THAT wouid
moan that the actual murderer OF Ro-
senthal was still without the pale or
,ba law. an almost ludicrous sugges-
zion which was limited at In the Becker
case"
When the prosecution had rested and
eve,v one thought that court would
adjourn for the day on account OF inc
,ateness OF the hour. Justice Con- re-
ouested Mr.. wahle to open for his side.
Justice Goff said afterward that no
was anxious 10 have the case In the
hands of the Jury by Saturday night.
He would hold an all-day session
Saturday 10 that end. II II proved
necessary, It was said.
Mr.. wahle first made the usual
motions for the dismissal OF the In
dictment on the ground that the people
had not made out case against the
defendants. The motion was promptly
| denied.
In starting to outline the defence
counsel called attention to the fact that
| a great deal had been written and SAID
about the four defendants in deroga-
tory manner, and he sketclied the lives
| of the defendants in as far as the court
would allow him, so that the jury might
understand that they were not he
monsters in human form that they
were said TO be. Mr.. Wahle described
! his clients in their true colors, he said