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

CLOTHES man. We were in the old Nine
lteenth precinct under Capt. Chapman.
We were appointed together and became
acquainted in the school Of instruction.
Q. And you have been intimate ever
since3 A. Yes. sir.
missioner. Q Deputy Commissioner or any
other police oficer that you were with
Becker in his homo on the night Of July i72
A. did not.
Mr.. MoIntyre wanted to try his hand at
allow It. Mrs. Clarissa Shea. the nsut-
enant's wife. testified almost word for
word to what her husband had said on
direct examination. She was sure that
It was twenty minutes to II when
Becker had arrived at his house and that
Shea left. She testified under cross-ex.
animation that the two policemen and
the policemen's wives had not discussed
the murder Of Rosenthal that night.
The last witness Of the day was Police
man Joseph B. Sheppard; one Of ths s
TO tho Comptroller expense accounts which
professed payment for several lunches
and numerous dinners and frequent sup
pers all In one day. Sheppard had been
one OF Becker's right hand men until the
Rosenthal explosion shattered Squad l. :.
examination, hardly pausing for breath
at times When he had finished telling
about an alleged conversation between
Becker and Mrs. Rosenthal. Mr.. McIn-
tyre prompted:
is that all you heardf Was there any
.Oh, yes I forgot said the police
man. and there was laughter In the court
room He added another detail or two
to the alleged conversation In which
Becker sternly withstood Mrs. Rosenthal' 9
spPealss that her 1ePhsw be not sssted sbed
hard was testifying in about the same
tone he would have read page out OF
dime novel.
RaiA Uader Becker's Orders.
Tho direct examination In its essen
tials was:
O. What is your occupstion1 A. Police
man.
O. How long have you been in the de-
partment3 A. Since May. 1905.
Q. Did you know Rosenthal2 A. No.
Q. Do you know the defendant A. Yes.
| Q. On April Is. 1917. what department
Of the police were you inf A. Special squad
No. I.
Q. How long had you been in that sousd'
| A. About one week.
Q. On April is. this year. did you have
occasion to 60 to tho premises OF Herman
Rosenthai? A. Yes. SIR.
O. Who did you 60 there With A. Of
ncers James c. White. Charles Steinart
| and an unknown man.
O. Under whose direction did you go
there? A. Lieut.. Becker's.
Sheppard said that he went to the
gambling house and arrested two men.
He went over the details OF getting into
the house He said that on his first visit
he bought $50; worth OF chips and played
the wheel The other officers. he said.
also played the wheel.
o. Will You give us some idea of how
long you gambled? A. We started to
gamble soon after l got In and lost my
chips. IL was half pnst 1 when l got to
Sixth avenue.
Q. What did you do the night Of the raid'
A. / met Lieut.. Becker and Oficer White
and some others at Columbus Circle and then
went down to tho Rosenthal place. As
soon as got In rushed up to catch the men
l had warrants for. l caught two out OF
the four. After We got In there was general
racket and q lady came down and talked
to Becker.
O. What was said between themi A.
Well, Lieut. Becker said. Get tire men you
have got warrants for. and did. And she
said. That's my nephew: take somebody
else Lieut.. Becker said to me. Have you
got q warrant for this young fellow" I
said Yes" Then he said. IF you've got
a warrant. take him.
| q. Did you hear anything else? A. No.
q. Did you see Mrs. Rosenthal 60 down
stairs with Lieut.. Beckerf A. No.
q. Did you hear Lieut.. Becker say to
Mrs. Rosenthal. IF you've got anything
to say. you will have to say 1t here2" A..
Oh. yes: l forgot about that.
Q. At that time OF the raid was Max
Margolls presentf A. No:
Q. At any time when the raid was dis
oussed was Max Marsolis present-the time
when the warrant was orderedf A. No. sir.
Honest, Legitimate Raia.
O. Was this . straight. honest. legitimate
raid made by you and your brother ofdcersi
A. Why, certainly. II was legitimate raid.
| O. Al any time when the prisoner were
arraigned was Lieut.. Becker In court?
A. l don't think so.
Sheppard then said that ne never heard
Mrs. Rosenthal say: For goodness
attempting to break into the house: Nor
did he hear Lieut. Becker say: sSh-sh-
1t had to be Herman or me-"
Shephard swore that he was with Becker
and Mrs. Rosenthal and that Becker did
not say what Mrs. Rosenthal had said he
did. After he had said that the raid was
a straight. honest raid. Mr.. Mcintyre
turned him over to MIR. Whitman and MIR,
Moss, who were very eager to get at him.
But Justice Goff interviewed. 1t was by
then 1880 p. NJ. past the time the court
had set for adjournmrnt.
The next session of the trial will begin
at 1890 tomorrow morning.