The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11

pointing To LEFTY Louie, without hcsI-
tation.
Did you see any other man fire
at Rosenthal?" thundered Mr.. Nc
Intyre. with the evident hope that
the Hungarian waiter would make a
mistake under such q trying ordeal.
Yes. sir. | saw this man also"
continued Krause, placing his land
on the lapel of tile coat worn by Gyp,
the Blood.
Treat Matter as joke.
There WAS IA deathiike stiffness in
the court room while these identiiica-
tinns We're he!ng made Whitley Lewis
snickered like a schoolboy when he
was picked out as one of the assas-
sins. Lefty Louie was more serious
and az soon as the witness started
in his direction. he glared at krause
with a snarl that displayed two even
rows Of white teeth tightly eIcnched.
Gyp the Blood, like Whitley Lewis.
treated the whole matter as something
of a Joke.
Dago Frank. who was not Identified.
merely looked pleased The prisoners
We're in the trial room less than ten
minutes. Mr.. Mcintyre then contin
ued in his effort to shake Krause on
the testimony given on direct eXami-
nation. At no time was he success
full, and this witness, who has been
considered by all who follwed the pre-
liminary examination, to represent the
weakest point in the district attorneys
case against Becker. could not be
shaken on anything.
Twelfth Man Accepted.
The twelfth juror Was accepted at
1880 O'Clock, after The defense had
challenges District Attorney Whit
man Immediately opened with an out
line of the case that has Seen prepared
against Becker. ana described the
charge as the most atrocious and cum
ming crime ofAnX- country and Ally
time.
IRE icfettzc tuok objection n inc
statement that Becker went to 'Jack -"
Rose and told him 10 tell Jack Zelig
II want him TO have his gang croal5
Rosenthal," Justice Golf oyerruled
I the objection.
! Mr.. Whitman proceeded In the face
! of Interruptions, charging in ring n g
tones and repeating many times with
emphasis. that he would show tina the
defendant had committed heinous
murder. When the district attorney
began to speak. Becker assumed a
pose OF attention. Aut absolute iudtf-
( ference. He sat sideways in his chair
with his hands folded and his chin
elevated. lie betrayed no sign OF emo
ton and looked steadily at the jury
until his own COUNSEL opened their
/ battery of objections
Then he grew red in the face. swal-
lowed repeatedly and nervously push
ed his cheeks cut with his tongue. as
he did when arrsgned on the night
Of his arrest.
The first five witnesses called in the
order in which their names are men,
toned. wefa Policeman rafln T.. BradY.
who was on fixed post duty in the
center Of Times Square at the time
Of the shoot ng: Pol ceman William J.
File, who was dining in the Metro
pole restaurant. and made fruitless
effort to capture the actual ASA ssins;
Ambulance Surgeon Dennis Taylor, OF
Flower hospital, who answered the
emergency call, ana who was the first
medical officer 70 examine the body
of the murdered gamsler: Coroner
Physician otto II Sehultze, who per-
formed the autopsy, and Jacob Hecht,
a waiter in the Metropole on duty 81
the time Of the killing. Then fol-
lowed Kranse
The testimonv Of The first I'VE wit
neases dealt with purely perfunctory
facts. tending To establish the fact OF
the crime