Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-19

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are going to squeal on him% " No.
he said they were going to frame
Becker up"
Did Rose say to you: That is the
only way for us to get out of here. l
would frame up Becker, Waldo or the
mayor to get cut of here % Yes. he
did"
! This was ordered stricken out and
| Sullivan turned. appealingly, to the
court. Just give me chance, judge"
he said. Il can tell this thing in 10
minutes if you'll let me- Justice
Goff ordered Mr. Mcintyre to proceed.
Did YOU write Mr. Moss a threaten
| ing letter from the West 53rd street
| iaiI?" YES" shouted Sullivan. Mr.
| Moss objected and this, too, was
| stricken from the record. Read my
| letter to the court" Sullivan instruct
| ed Mr. Mcintyre. Il will later the
| lawyer replied.
while Rose, Weber and WALTON
| were in Jail. they were always re-
| hearsing what they would say in the
court room,s sullivan volunteered. This
| statement, too, was stricken out.
Did you take any part in the muir
| der of Herman Rosenthal?' Ask Mr.,
Whitman, he knows" Sullivan replied.
Rose, Weber and WALTON gave him
an affidavit, saying | did not know
any more about it than his own baby"
"Krause. a witness for the state.
says YOU leaned over Rosenthal's body
| on the sidewalk and laughed. Is that
so?' No
He says you spoke to others about
l. this 90 g s hGn-
lutely no.
Did Weber say to you: 1 have
promised Jack Rose $4,000 not TO i'm
plicate me- ," He told me that in the
Tombs."
Did you say to Weber Bridgie.
for Gods sake do not frame me up
and did Bridge say: am going
along on the band wagon and would
frame up Becker, Waldo or the mayor
| in order to get out - Yes"
Did you say to Bridge Weber;
I am an innocent person. and did
Weber say to you: Yes; you are in
nocent of this?' " Yes
Did Bridgie Weber say to you
| that he was willing to sign an aftida-
Wit that you had nothing to do with
| the murder of Herman Rosenthal?'
Yes"
Did WALTON say to you; If you
don't corroborate us, you'll never get
out, for Mr.. Whitman will have YOU
| indicted for murder in the first de-
gree p Yes
Before you were indicted did Web
| Der say to you: You'd better come in
and get the benefit of immunity?
| He didn't say that; he said OBJ
| lection to the question was sustained.
What was said, substantially?
Sullivan made several attempts to
answer the question before Mr.. Moss
could state his objections.
There wasn't ever any immunity
| for me-" he shouted. HE said"
Watt waitI wait! interrupted Mr..
Moss in loud tones, which drowned
| Sullivan's reply
| Sullivan Grows Anxious.
| At this point a brief recess was
| taken and Sullivan turned to the JUS
| tfce and in a low voice said Your
| Honor. may / go out and have
| smoke?" Justice Goff smiled and de-
| MED the request. After the recess Sui
/ livan was asked about conversations
| he had had with Sam Schepps.
you've got it all mixed up. Mr. Me-
| Intyre," the witness advised the at
/ torney.
| Mr.. Mcintyre abandoned the Schepps
| matter and asked a question about
| an alleged conversation with Harry
| WALTON. 1t was ruled out by the court.
| Sullivan turned to Justice Golf and
said: Your Honor, please let me ex-
| plain this thing. not only for my
| sake, but for Gods sake" The court
| raped for order, when the specta
| tors Uttered. Il will ask your honor
! to instruct the witness that he is not
on trial. said Mr.. Moss. THAT is not
| necessary" replied Justice Golf.
| do you know of any plot to kill
| Rosenthal at the Garden restaurant,
on July 1872" continued Mr.. Mcintyre.
No; if they'd killed Rosenthal that
| night they'd killed me-"
| Did Herman Rosenthal ask you
| that night to swear to false state
| ment against Becker"
| Again Sullivan was not allowed to
answer and again he appealed to the
| court
| "Aw. Your Honor" he said, why
| won you let me explain TINS. 1t
| would only take five minutes. If we
keep up this foolishness it will take
! two hours
This outburst was not noticed by
| the court.
! Did Bridge Weber say that he
) had $4,000 and that he would give
YOU half if you'd stick to him?" Yes
and $1,000 more"
| Sullivan testified that his brother
was present at some of the converse
tons he had with Rose, Weber and
Vallon.
+ Did you receive any message from
: the district attorney" Yes. last
night" roared the witness before Mr.
Moss could get in an objection. The
answer was stricken out and Mr. Nc
Intyre was instructed not to ask any
other questions on the subject.
! Did Bridgie Weber tell you. two
months before the murder, that he was
going to have Herman Rosenthal muir
f, dered?' The question was also strick-
J en- out and Sullivan made another APP
peal to the court.
1 Everything / want to tell has been