New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
NEW MURDER VERSION
GIVEN BY BECKER
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Rose a trimming. Kelly, who was en-
ployed at Rosenthaps as a waiter,
| begged Rose to have some one tele-
| phone Rosenthal that he had beaten
him up, saying that if Rosenthal
learned he did not beat him up he
would be without a home. Rose had
some one telephone Rosenthal that
Kelly beat him up.
RosenthaFs Affidavit False.
That affidavit Rosenthal made about
me was false, He told one man that
he had never given me a cent, the night
before he was murdered. He told re-
porter for a morning newspaper that
inspector Hayes wanted $1,000 from
MN to let him keep open, and when
the reporter began TO ask him ques-
tons Rosenthal cut in with What
DO you care II it's true or not? I'm
willing to swear to an affidavit that he
did, The reporter told him he did not
care for an affidavit If 1t wasn't true.
When Rosenthal first made his
charges, on July 10, although my name
wasn't mentioned. the stories made it
plain that l was the man he accused
or graft That day went to Louis j.
Grant, my lawyer, and tried to get him
TO get out a warrant for Rosenthars
arrest on a charge of criminal libel
But he was sick at the time and didn't
take as much interest in IT as he should
have. That's how came TO have Mr.
Hart for my counsel.
ION the 14th there came so many
calls at my house on the telephone that
and my wife gave instructions to the
superintendent Of the Belleclaire not to
permit any connections with my apart
ment. These instructions were repeat
ed in our presence to the switchboard
operators.
Rose might have called me up, as
he says he did, short time after the
murder, but does It seem reasonable
that he would have called me up
through the switchboard at the apart
ment house when he had my private
number, TO tell me OF a murder? / see
no reason, unless he began planning
then to get out Of It and shoulder the
murder on me-"
Denies Telephone Conversation.
Did you talk TO Rose that night|'
Il didn't" exclaimed Becker emphat-
ically.
Did you think Rose was so Vicious as
TO have a man killed.
Not until he told his story. And on
the stand he showed he had no regret for
his crime, and he proved to be con-
scienceless"
Continuing, Becker said:
Take a man like Rose, who has been
all around the world. DO you think 1t
reasonable to suppose that he would take
the mere word Of police lieutenant as a
sufficient reason to go out and kill? And
Weber-he declared on the stand that
when | told him l wanted Rosenthal
killed he said: AN right, Charley. as
long as you want It done Now, II Rose
feared me, as he said he did, what would
have been easier for him than to COM
plain 10 Bridge Weber, who could have
gone to his friend, Assistant District At
torney Jim Smith, and have the plot
brought to the .atter ion Of whitman?
What good would that have done?'
We'll. IL would have meant that Rose
got In his crack first. and before you
could say il | would be arrested and
bound hand and foot But I'll go on the
stand at the second trial, If 1 can get
one"
Don't you think you'll get one?'
We'll. the newspapers nave influenced
every one against me-
But the newspapers cannot influence
the Court Of Appeals"
The judges OF the Court OF Appeals are
but human. 1t is just case OF railroad
ing me to the chair.
FaIters, but Resains Nerve.
Becker drew deep sigh, and 1t seemed
for a second US II he might break down
But he quickly recovered his iron nerve
and in reply to a question II he knew
Weber. said:
Yes. | know Weber. l met him once
heard he was running a poolroom. He
invited me up, and l saw card tables, but
no evidences OF a poolroom, such as
charts and blackboards.'
How does Schepps come into the caser'
Il don't know much about Schepps
met him only once"
How would you have explained your
large hank deDosits"
We'll, in the first place, the money was
not entirely owned By me. II was mostly
my wife's. She foolishly followed Gus
tom Of her father, and never banked any
money. My sister, Laura. died on May
is Before | married 1 lived with her
and my sister, Katie. at No. 237 East
3Oth street when l was In the 18th Pre-
cinct, the old Tenderlon. AT that time
my uncle, John Jackson, bought the house
for $4,000 and gave 1t to Laura, who
was his favorte. 1t Is now worth about
$4,000 When the Pennsylvania came
In she was offered $4,000 for the house.
my mother and my brothers. John and
Jackson, lived there, too. Jackson and l
did not get along together, as frequently
happens between brothers" jackson, by
the way, married Becker's first wife when
she divorced Becker, and is now living in
Denyer) my uncle told my sister TO
give me $4,000 or $1,000, rather than have
any contest over her will. She took Ill in
April and gave me $4,000 cash.
MY wife received large sum OF money
from a man named John f. Finnlgan, who
had been brought up In her family. she