The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-23
District Attorney Asks
Questions by Orders
of Judge.
DEFENSE MAKES
STRONG PROTEST
King of Newsboys" Supports
Contention Made for Becker
That He Is Victim Of Con-
spiraey-Case Is Closed
and To-Day Will Be De-
voted to Summing Up.

New York. october 22.-Tke case OF
the State against Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker closed abruptly anu
dramatically this afternoon. With the
district attorney at the courts COM
mand. reading into the record nooo
of testimony from Becker's star Wit
ness. Jack sullivan" for whose ad-
mission Becker's lawyers had fought
long and hard when Sullivan tesu-
fed before.
Amid the vigorous protests OF Beck
er's counsel. who had objected as
vieorou.ly when Suilivan's testimony
was barred several days ago. the
king Of the newsboys' unloosed MS
tongue He told his story beiiiser-
entity and excitedly. and In ms own
way. Just as he had asked permission
70 tell 4, when he was on the staho
before. His testimony was In direct
support OF the contention OF the de
Tense that Rose. Weber. WALTON anu
Schepps. informers and State WIZ
nesses. had conspirSe in jah 10 senu
Becker to the electric chair bE t-ei'
own perjury. -.
counsel. had declared his case fesea
when sullivan was recalled. He saia
frankly tina. he did not want SUM.
vans testimony The court ordered
IN. case rsopened and instructed an
.tt.ndan, TO call sullivan TO the wiz
meas stand. Nj Mcintyre refused 10
question him, and Justice Con. lean
ing over the bench. instructed the cis-
,Yic, attorney to ask the watneQs' as
mart Of the case OF the defense'
tain questions which the court hao
excluded during suliivans previous
testimony"
conversations - Jsti.
These questions had t. do with con-
xsrsat,on. Sullivan and he had " tne
IVES, Fi!,h-third Street JAN WIN f.ose
and Weber.
Rose told me that he ana "eooe'
and WALTON and Schepps
,-ams un BECKER Sullivan de-
ciared. He asked me to corfooot1"
thjs testimony. They all asked me-
ken. At me day and night Wn<h one
left of. the other began Rose got .
,s,,sr from the district attorney one
day. and after he read IL he came Z"
re and said. Jack, the dist!ict az
,ornev writes me that he wants 10
k,ow II you are going to corrooofate
He says II you do, IL will be all rien''
IL YOU don't. you'li be indicted
weber said 10 me. The only way
Won can set out IL for you 20 q" a.
Mr. whitman says ans swear that you
- Becker with Rose ana me a few
hours after the murder. IL you 90
that. you'll get cut like we VIII. AFTER
the trial: IL you don't. you'll be VI
dic,ed and spend six months IN JAZZ
Once Weber said TO me. Jack. iof
Gods sake. say you saw Becker as
ne will testify. II you want money
I'll rive you 81. 900 now, and when you
get out we'll 80 into the hotel ousi-
ness TIL put in 32s.ooe and We will
divide the profits even All you have
10 do 10 to lie for U.s. If you lie. its
all tight: II you don't you'll 60 TO
3ail'"
To all these opportunities Sullivan
said he replied that he would spend
six years IL Jail II necessary rather
than swear a mans life away.
LouIs Pitt. brother of Becker's So
called press agent. was another wit
ness for the defense who was Forced
ON the stand BY Justice Con after
Mr.. NcIntyre had declared his case
closed Mr. Mcintyre refused to ex-
amine Pitt. and again the district at
torney read into the record evidence
against the states case Jack Rose
told me-" Pitt testified. that Becker
Sid not have anything TO do with the
my mothers grave that Becker didn't
have anything TO do with this He is
a. Innocent a. he can be: but I've been
talking DO much. and I've got to tes-
tify against him."
Csse ID CIeoe6.
There was but one witness called In
rebuttal and none in sur-rebuttaL The
ease was closed for both sides At
O'Clock. and adjournment was taken
soon thereafter. Tomorrow will be
devoted 70 summing up. Justice Gotr
win charge the Jury Thursday morn
Ing.
william Shapiro. driver and part
Owner OF the gray murder car which
carried the gunner {, the Netropole.
and In which they made their escape
after shooting Rosen;hal. was the wit
ness IN rebuttal He added nothing %
published versions Of bis story except
his statement that thirty or thirty-hvc
SECONDS elapsed after the shooting be-
fore he was able TO start his car. with
the gunner inside, In flight
What 10 said - have been an elev-
en:h- hour ehsnee of mind On the part
q Mr. Mcintyre KEEP; Becker from the
witness stand
Il d.dn'e put Becker IN the stand
said Nr. Mcintyre. simply because
q not care 20 dignity the opinion
that the charge Of murder had been
eorroeorated By credible Witnesses
me Law Ia that there can Be no con-
vscsson on the testimony % accom-
p,Icss without ecrroboratioa- 7, have
out Becker on the stand would have
appeared to be IN acknowledgment that
me testimony Of HsIIen and Lsesn
ewoureed 20 CREDIBLE testimony. where
o q appeared before the Ssry thss
0ayeu had served twelve years "
States prison. and Lubaa vas srought
d shsckies from the New Jersey sssss
0vssoe into the courtr ,om-"
Becker said: Il wanted TO 20 On the
oessA, bot ny counsel advised agssasS
q I ODoy bssl0vs oay jusy Wosee
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