Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-23

ing to frame up Becker" Sullivan de- clared. He asked me to corroborate his testimony. They all asked me kept Ut me, day and night. When ont left off, the other began. Rose got letter from the district attorney one day and after he read it he came to me and said: Jack, the district attorney writes me that he wants to know if you are going to corroborate us. He says if you do. it will be all right; if you don't, you'll be indicted
 Says Webber Urged Him to Lie.
 tWebber said to me: The only way you can get out is for you to do as MT. Whitman says and swear that you saw Becker with Jack Rose and me a few hours after the murder. If you do that you'll get out, like we will, after the trial. If you don't. you'll be in- dicted and spend six months in jail One day Webber said to me: Jack, for Gods sake, say you saw Becker, as we will testify. If you want money, I'll give you s1.o00 now and when you get out we'll go into the hotel busi ness. I'll put in $25,000 and we will divide the profits even. All you have to do is to lie for us. If you lie, it's all right; if you don't, you'll, go to jail.'"
 l To all these importunities Sullivan said he replied that he would spend six years in jail. if necessary, rather than swear mans life away.
 Declares Rose Said Becker Was Inns- cent.
 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 Golf after MT. Mcintyre had declared his case closed MT. Mcintyre refused to examine Pitt and again the district attorney read into the record evidence against the states case.
 Jack Rose told me-" Pitt testified "that Becker did not have anything to do with the murder. He said: I swear to you on my mothers grave that Becker didn't have anything to dc with this. He is innocent, but I've beer talking too much and I've got to testi- fy against him."
 There was but one witness called if rebuttal and none in sur-rebuttal. l Jury to Be Charged Tomorrow. l The case was closed for both sideG at o'clock and adjournment taker soon after. Tomorrow will be devoted | ~ up. JubltCo JOu VII charge the jury on Thursday morn ing.
 William Shapiro, driver and par owner of the gray murder car whicl carried the gunmen to the Metropole
 and in which they made their 'get away after shooting Rosenthal l. . | death, was the witness in rebuttal. H added nothing to published versions 0
 his story except his statement that
 or S5 seconds elapsed after the shoot
 Ing before he was able to start hi
 car, with the gunmen inside, in fiigh i What is said to have been an elevent
 hour change of mind on the part c MT. Mcintyre kept Becker from tn
 witness stand.
 . Why Becker Did Net Testify. - T didn't put Becker on the stand,
 MT. Mcintyre said, simply because
 did not care to dignify the opinio
 that the charge of murder had bee corroborated by credible witnesses. Tn \ law says that there can be no conviC
 tion on the testimony of accomplice
 To have put Becker on the stan
 would have appeared to be an aS
 knowledgment that the testimony s HaIlen and Luban amounted to cred ble testimony; whereas it appeare
 before the jury that Hallen had serve
 l2 years in states prison and Lube
 was brought in shackles from the Ne
 Jersey state prison into the cour
 room"
 Becker said: T wanted to go on ti , stand, but my counsel advised again it. I do not believe any jury wou
 convict me on the testimony offered - this caSe.'