The Washington times., 1912-10-23
WITNESSES ARE
ACCUSED AS THE
REAL SLAYERS
Becker's Counsel Calls In
p, formers Assassins of
Rosenthal.
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panel OF twelve men be called for his
trial Mr.. whitman asked that Davi-
sons case be set for october 90. adding
that he hoped to have not only Davi-
sons trial out of the way before Christ
mas, but also those of the gunmen In
the Rosenthal case. "Gyp thes Blood"
Lefty Louie" .'Dago Frank" Cirohci.
and Whitley Lewis. Zelig is alleged
70 nave furnished the gunmen who
When Dawson was arraigned he
stood at the bar within four feet of
Becker. shaking like a leaf. As the
brief proceedings went along, Dawson
He was on the verge of collapse when
led from the room.
plea Of not guilty was entered for
Dawson by his lawyer and Justice
panel for his case next Wednesday.
Then Dawson was taken back to the
Tombs and Mcintyre resumed summing
up where. he had broken Off.
thing psn Tse ary Susbt assr one ts
acquit Becker or send him to the death
chair. Mr.. Mcintyre declared that the
district attorney had eithes been misled
or else his ambition had clouded his
Judgment.
"Law Seeks No Victim"
Mr.. Whitman cried the lawyer.
has been led to father a conspiracy of
perjury to swear Becker's life away"
and he cautioned the jury In these
words: ''The law demands no ven-
geance and seeks no victim"
Mr.. MsIntyre hurled every shaft in
his quiver at Rose.
Rose is the hell of assassins," he
shouted; '.the hell Of robbers who kill
men, the hell of the revengeful and
every thought of that monster comes
to his associates as u magneuzer."
The lawyer pointed out to the jury
that Becker was being tried for murder
and not for grating and he cautioned
the jury that they must eliminate all
thought Of Beckers morals In determin-
ing his guilt.
In the case was duly pointed out Mr..
Mcintyre explaining that II the court
made an error It could be rectifed by
reversal, whereas II the Jurors erred in
Judgment the mistake would have to
"The defendant will live or die by
your verdict: He VIII be allowed. the
delights of liberty or in the short time
churchyard. II is Just as you rule"
Becker followed his lawyer closely
and seldom took his eyes from the jury.
Bitter Attack On Witnesses.
Mr.. Mcintyre made a bitter. attack
on all the witnesses for the prose-
cution and then turned his guns on
the district attorney.
"My friends" cried Mr.. Mcintyre,
stretching out his arms to the jurors,
"the office Of district attorney Is a
great office. 1t Is an office that can
be used for good or evil. 1t can make
q man sometimes. 1t can elevate a
man to the highets point OF human
but, my friends. the district at
torney should be quasi judicial. He
should be non partisan, and II Is just
as much his duty to protect this ac-
him. The district attorneys duty be-
gins when he learns the truth. and
when he deviates one jot from that
line he on fs shst mr Whitman
rs a fool? Do you believe that
Brother Moss doesn't know a crook
when he sees one? Is there man
on this jury who believes word OF
ney has used his knowledge. He Is
q crook.
Shapiro a State Witness.
Just before the close OF yesterday s
session. District Attorney whitman
.prang his last dramatic surprise In the
person Of Willie Shapiro. the little
car"
In the last two weeks Becker and
the State have been battling for the
testimony of Shapiro, who is the only
man outside the actual passengers who
knows who fired the shots that killed
Herman Rosenthal and who were the
men who disappeared in the fugitive
car.
Mcintyre was confident last Sunday
that Shapiro would break down the
entire case OF the State. He expected
that the chauffeur would tell the jury
that Sam Schepps and Harry WALTON
Ned from Forty-third street a few min
utes after the crime on the running
board OF the motor car.
However, yesterday when the defense
had said all It could in Becker's behalf,
Shapiro was not called. He came into
the case as the prosecutions main wit
ness in rebuttal, and with few words
pulled the main props from the Becker
defense.
Schepps Not In Car.
He corrobOrated Rose about taking
on one of the gunmen In his automo-
bile In Harlem, he related how he had
waited in Forty-second street. opposite
the Metropole. until the gunmen ordered
him to go to the Metropole, and he
testified that he carried the four men
away under compulsion. More impor-
tant than all else, he said, was the fact
that Sam Schepps did not ride in the
gray touring car after 1t started to