The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-24
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mans life In order to avoid serious con.
sequences for themselves.
Mr.. Mcintyre read from Luban's tes-
timony the part in which Luban tod
of seeing Becker and Jack Rose in the
steam room Of the Lafayette Baths and
that he heard Becker there say that he
wanted Rosenthal "croaked."
That man never saw Becker but once
before. according to his own admission. and
then he W as in street clothes But he comes
here and tells you that he was able to iden-
tify nude man in room filed with steam.
This is the kind of men the ST ate brings
here TO bolster up their case. This rascal.
this felon. this liar and perjurer they bring
from Jersey prison to swear away mans
life.
Oh God. forbid that such testimony as
this shall ever he heard again in this court
room. or that a case such as this shall be
based by such damnable lies.
Calls Testimony Perjary.
Gentlemen. we brought this mans own
brother, his own flesh and blood, who came
here and with his right hand raised to God
swore that he would not believe him on ath.
Gentlemen. I tell You Morris L,iban lied
and perjured himself in every bit of his
testimony and yet tho District Attorney
Oh tnlb county, 10 Senu TpeCker 10 tUe tndlT
produces this putrid. despicable example
to corroborate Rose. Vallon and Webber in
their diabolical Vaccinations.
Why, gentlemen. You would not hang
a dog on this testimony. when he was
brought here from the Jersey Jail he was
Immediately put under the tutelage OF
Jack Rose. the murderer. 80 that Jack Roe&
might tell him all the details OF his story
Jack Rose. the tutor who was the man
who FIRST concocted this lie. Is there a
man in this jury box who is going to believe
that story which Luban told in the face
of all this contra diction? i don't believe
you will
Mr.. Mcintyre came then to a fierce
characterization of James Hallen IA
convict. who testified that he had heard
Becker in the Tombs admit the murder)
and to another attack on Whitman:
What does the District Attorney do,
recognizing that he has no case? Am
not justified in saying that he is misled
and actuated by some ambitlon2 God
knows. ] hope not. The Office of District
| Attorney is a great office. ! was there for
many years. The community stands in
| fear and dread of that Office. Its power is
great 1t can break "A man or elevate him
| to the highest pinnacle OF human ambition
| The District Attorney shoEld not be a
partisan. 1t Is as much his duty to protect
| the accused man as to aid his prose cution
lis duty Is to ascertain the truth. and when
| he steps one jot beyond the line OF that
Iduty he debauches his great Office
| He brings Hallen here. From time i'm
memorial our courts and the English courts
have said that you have a right to attack
tho character OF witness. Now, Hallen
| ba ok in my term In the District Attorney q
office was convicted in the Court of General
Sessions and he was sent to State prison
for eight years and two months. Iha,
will not be denied.
| Knows He 10 Crock.
| Tho District Attorney knows that he
10 a crook, and on his testimony the Dis.
trict Attorney seeks to execute the defend.
ant He would take him from his cell ia
the chamber of horrors where the electrode
would be put upon his head This woulo
be a judicial murder. There was a time
when the judges had the power OF life and
death. and often they made mistakes.
The jurors were paying the closest at.
tention. Mr.. Mcintyre seemed to be ad-
dressing himself particularly toward the
right side OF the box, where sat Jurors
and 6 (Mr. Ward and Mr. Becker).
The lawyer then took up Roses con.
nection with Becker as their relations
had been shown by the testimony. He
said It wouldn't be denied that Rose was
Becker's stool pigeon and that there.
fore the testimony of waiter al
Luchow's that he had seen money pass
between Becker and Rose was Of no i'm