The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-24
ACCUSED MAN SAT SILENT
Dl RING PROSECUTORS PLEA
Both the Defense and Prosecution
Made Their Pleas 10 the
Jury Yesterday.
Becker Pictured brains Behind
the Gunmen" and Victim
Of Conspiracy"

NEW N'Lk. p,t. 90. TN. fate ot
Polio" Lieutenant charles Recker.
VINO i~ 'harrrd with th. murder of
IN" gambler. Herman Ros.nthai. will
rest WIN th. Jur, Q, morrow Cuun-
SrI Tor t"fh slides ,ompl.t.d their
summing up arJ al that remained tn
ti"s' tho 'a-,. ~ it-u adiuurnmrut WAS
taken t"-u.=li wa. Justice Gnfr-
'hdS' @" th" llTy tomorrow morn
i"st"r sat ,lr"n.r.u. with almost
lmm"hil- suut.F..4att.. a.. h.ard
aims"t 'LIra''rriz.i Do, John T. Nc
'nt'r'. hlS chief counsel aS an. Victim
"l "a conspiracy plotted I, Jack Rose.
IT,. Won "f fh. NS~a~~IuS. and b,-
N~Sistaut District Sttuiu,., Moss az
Ih. brains behind fh, puuucu. with
" 't"m'nd"u- W"tIt" Tor murder
What emotion Do. may hnv, frit
W"t' ina~hr" n uvtf,,t control Of his
feature.
Ih' Gsf'u~" ..ut'..j itS attack on
th. state "a-. almost wholly on
Roses testimony. which Mr. McIn-
i.i' denounced .s unworthy OF be
4"i h"'aus. 'JH', Ho~.. testified -
~ft' himself ff.u 90. electric chair
u" ru"t.t t'rtzrl fh- torrphsratinf.
WHINE a. "'ru"k- ami murdcrtrp'
I'd" Sfat".- 'a-r h- summed ut with
d"'iarat."u that iistri,t Attorney
Whitman "a'tuat-i nt ambition" had
i'"in rcd prosecution framed up
ht cro~k-."
Nj. Moss wsrmi. resented the i'm
phrAtiuu that Mr. Whitman had any
other motive than duty Tor seekinl,
th" com igttou pt Be, her. and de-
n"uuc"d "fh" tiiliicatiuu OF counsel
for tl- dairus.r as revealing the
desperate straits to which o.. has
come
Nfr A. ....,.....f A. ,,,. d.
misrepresenting the evidence 10 the
jury. impeiiing Becker's attorney 10
jump To his feet and shake his fist
ia the fact ~ his opponent as he en-
tered an indignant denial.
Flay Becker.
The lawyers spent four hours each
In summing up the evidence. "If
Becker did not have a motive for the
murder. why did nc want To get an
affidavit from Rose two days after
Roscuthal was dead" Mr. Moss
asked. The truth Is Becker did not
know how things would go. lie saw
the possibility that Rose might be "A
witness against him. and he got an
affidavit from Rose 10 silence him.
He Eut Rose to swear his own life
away. So thar hr couldn't testify
against him iu this case
sam SChepps. Mr. Moss conceded.
was an accessory after the fact. tH.
had come ,orward 10 testify because
Heck"r had thrown His pal. Rose. 10
the doEs
Why asked the prosecutor. IL
Becker had 10 interest ben the murder
did he visit the police station where
Roscnfhals body VAS lying. Becker
was or duty. What reason did he
have to 90 there?
Mt Moss DECLARED that the dcf,ns,
had d"st throughout the trial Ipon
nn alleged conspiracy 20 murder Ros-
'nthal. founded on She hatred of ths
underworld a. its reason Tor the mur.
der. bat had uo- Introduced q shreI
o' proof that any s'I.h conspiracy had
existed. Mr Mcintyre had examined
Jack Rose. l'rIdlir No5ber and Harry
NlilOn as 90 couycreation~ with varI-
Gus persons concerning This alleged
plot. buf had failed 20 produce these
persons as wituessCs Mr. Moss de-
ciarcd
Answering Mr. Nclutyrcs declare
ton that the found cuumpn yef to be
rifd might go free. even if SIR Beck
Or were convicted Mr. Moss said.
Haf" - fear thar you VIII ever
meet these four men on HroadRay
We hat" nor disclosed our entire case
against them ycf. and you needn't De-
afraid 81 meeting Rose. Wcbbcr ard
fcoHtiHu'd from Tenth PAE,1