Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-10-20
TRYING HARD ID
 SAVE BECKER Witnesses Testify That Rose Had Threatened Life of
 Rosenthal
CORROB0RATE STORY
Witnesses Tell of Rockers Animus Against the GambIer-Schepps
 Gives More Evidence.

New York, Oct 19.-Police Lieu tenant Becker, on trial for the slay- ing of Herman Rosen,thal, through counsel today, made determined ef- fort to break down the testimony of Sam Schepps and that given by the widow of the murdered gambler and Max Margel s. These witnesses cor roborated the story .old by Jack Rose of Becker's animus against Rosenthal
 Two witnesses also told in Becker's behalf that Rose had threatened to kill Rosenthal several months before the ,rime was actually committed On cross examination. however, ad- missions were wrung from the wit nesses which would wholly nullify the advantage claimed to have been ga ned by the defense were it not for the questionable character of the witnesses wiao formed the basis fLf the peoples case.
 The jury listened with profound at tention to the testimony of Lieutenani Patrick B. Shea and his wife, both of whom swore they visited Seekers home on the night of July IF, re- majn:ng there from 10:40 until il :45 They did not see any other visitor: thera.
 Scaepps testified that he visited Becker at the request of Jack Rose on the night in question. He said he left Harry Pollock's home where Rose was hiding sometime after 10:3( o'clock, accord ng to his best recol- lection. He was certain however that it had been nearly, if not an hour after midnight when he left Becker The interview, he said, lasted more than half an hour.
 ] On cross examination Lieutenant Shea said that he had subsequently, read of Schepps visit to Becker bu he had not informed any of the de. partment officials that he had beer 1 there on the same night.
 Robert H. Smith, a contractor sait he had attended fight at Madison 1 Square Garden on the night of Jun' i 2S. at which both Rose and Rosen thai were present. Rose, he said pointed to Rosenthal saying:
 There's lucky Jew. If Zeli; had not got into trouble and beer sent to jail he would have beer killed "a month ago."
 On cross examination District At torney Whitman succeeded in con fusing the witness badly and got hin to admit he was a partner of hi' brother in an east side gambling re sort not' SO very long ago.
 Louis Pitt, a brother of Charles Pitt, Jr., the former Becker pres' agent and tenderloin tipster, swor' that Rose said to him on Broadwa! near Forty-third street some time during the month of May that he Tn tended to kill Herman Rosenthal. Louis Smith, Jr., the notary wh' attested the signature of the affidav' made by Dora Gilbert defaming Ros enthal at the. request of Becker, wal permitted to tell of the visit made b! Rose and others to the home of Dor' Gilbert on the night of July 15. fev hours before the murder. Matthew Ryan, keeper of the Wes Fifty-fourth street prison, was intro duced to tell for the defense tha Rose. Webber, vallon and Schepp and Jacob Reich had enjoyed fre' communication by direction of tn District Attorneys office. His testi mony was excluded by Justice Goss
 Joseph E Sheppard, policeman who was on duty with Becker's strohi arm squad at the time of the raid ol Herman Rosenthals gambling hous 1 in West Forty-fifth street last Apr. was on the stand and had Just com pleted his direct testimony when tn adiournment was taken until Mon day.
 Sheppard was dressed in his police man's uniform and was plainly en aaovoring ao help Becker's case.