Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-22
BECKER ARRAIGNED
FOR MURDER ASKS
TIME TO DECIDE
UPON PLEA
Courtroom Thronged When
Alleged Murderers of Gamb.
Ter Rosenthal Are Hailed
Before Bar. 4.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY TO
PROBE GRAFT CHARGES
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New York. Aug. 22.--Polico Licu-
tenant Charles Becker and four OF his
alleged underworld accompilccs wero
arraigncd In the court OF general ses-
sions today 10 plead 20 an Indictment
charging them with tho murder Of
tho gambler, Herman Rosenthsi.
Counsel for Becker said that he was
not ready 90 plead today aud tha
court set next Tuesday for tho plead
Ing. Tho other four prisoners all
pleaded not guilty. with permission to
withdraw or change the plea by Tuess
day.
The courtroom was packed 20 suf-
location when the prisoners entered.
BECKER lowered above the others nko
"A giant The first case called was
that Of Becker The clerk read ths
indictment charging murder In tho
first degree. John Mcintyre, Beck
cr's counsel. announced that he was
prepared a. plead a. the Indictment
which the grand jury handed mp soms
weeks ego
nut that indictment has Deen su-
pcrseded by the present one" said
Judge Mulqueen
Then We refuse TO plead" said
Mr. Mcintyre
He then asked for postponcment
ana Tuesday. August %. was the date
set
The cnse Of Whitley" Lewis was
quickly disposed ~ by his plea OF
not guilty and was followed hy sim
ilar pleas from "Dago Frank" Jack
sullivan and william shapiro chauf-
four of the so-cnilod murder car"
Court then adj 80. ded
The nve men nrrnigned today In
ciud"d an the prisoners so FAR arrest
Cd in the Hosonthnl ease. but not al
those Indicted
"Gyp the Blood" and Lefty"
Louie. the two remaining gun men
involved In the shooting. have not
been captured although they have
been Indicted
Tho arruignmcnt uf Becker VAS
preceded hy the coroner'a inques,
which had been adjourned Daniel
Fruhmnn was foreman Of the jury.
which after hearing the evidence re-
turned "a, verdict that Rosenthal had
come ~ his death by means Of bul-
lrt wound Boo the brain. caused by
some person or persons unknou n."
Tho fury recommended that Louis
Libby pnrt owner ~ tho gray "mur-
der car be discharged from Gus
tody This viii be- dome
The inquest was brief and perfume
tory ana was confined merely 90 de-
termining the cause OF Rosenthars
death
Policeman William J. Filos. when
criticized for hia failure tu capture
the 9asassins. testified that ne was
dining In the Metropole az the time
nnd when he heard the shots he
pulled his Hun and ran out on the
sidewalk Ho and other officers
Jumped into the taxicah and gave
pursuit to AN automobile going east
fhis automobile, he learned later.
was not the onr In which the assnssins
escaped
The pouccman's most interesting biz
ut testimony was q statement that
he had seen Bridge" Webber IN the
Metruuole shortly before the shooting
and had seen him again In front of
the Cadillac hotel when Rosenthal
was dead
District Attorney Whitman gave out
the Information this afternoon that
he had unohrtbcd six more bank nc-
counts of Police Lieutenant Becker
showing deposits of about Si2.50O
The prosecutor has nov located
sums ef money aggregntlng tl25. 900
held on deposit in several banks hv
the accused police offiyer.
4 sealed indictment charging per.
jury was handed up by the grand
jury today against Charles SteinaTt
and James White. former members
lot Lieutenant Rockers strong arm"
squad They are charged with
Training gun carrying Cass
against tho gang leader. Big JACK