Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-19
Re WAR0.
FOR JACK ROSE
AND 3PALS \,
Contract Granting Freedom for
Witnesses Against Becker
in Court Record.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1g-Freedom is \
be the reward of Jack Rose. HAIRY Va =
Ion, Sam Sehepps and Bridge" Wen
Der, the stete's Big Four" for tn, nv,
against their former friend. Por,A
Lieutenant Charles Becker. and TESTIFY
ing for the prosecution. according f.
agreements between them and Distrier
Attorney Charles S. Whitman. read in,..
the record today when the trial of tha
accused policeman for the murder of
Gambler Herman Rosenthal. was r.
sumeG
The stipulation between Rose and
Mr., Whitman. which is identical with
the agreements between WALTON. Web
her and Schepps with the district a..
torney. in part, said:
The district attorney. with the
knowledge and consent Of the cour.
agrees that Jacob Rose (Jack Rose,
snail not be prosecuted for the crime ~
murder or any crime which NAV be in
cluded within the testimony which h.
may give, with this promise. however
that the said Jacob Rose did not dgs
any shots at the body of Herman Ros-
enthal and provided also that the said
Jacob Rose remain in the city prison or
ANY other prison in the city Of New
York until said Charles Becker shall
be tried for murder or the indictmen.
disposed Of"
These agreements were drawn in,the
form Of civil contracts
Says Rose Exonerated Becker.
Louis Pitt, who described himself IA
a newspaper man, took the stand and
testified that Rose had sent for him
while he (Rose) was a prisoner in tne
Tombs in July.
When Rose saw you" asked Mr. Me-
lntyre did he not set down on his
knees and eXclaim: BY the grave of my
dead mother Becker had nothing to do
with this mu1 der?'"
He did" replied Pitt
The witness declared that he had
talked with Rose before the murder
/ and Rose had declared his intention Of
having Rosenthal killed. Pitt said he
had known Becker three years. both
being members Of the Masonic frater-
nifty
Upon cross examination by Assistant
District Attorney Moss, Pitt told the
following story. although parts of ir
were disconnected, owing to sudden
shifts in the line Of questioning:
1T was in May, ! think, when | saw
Rose and he told M that he had de-
signs on the life of Rosenthal | hal
been to the Astor theater and met him
later the same evening. After some
conversation Rose said that Rosentha'
, owed him lot of money and he intend
ed to get him. [ was afraid to reveal
Roses death threat because my brother
went to Assistant District ATTORNEY
Strong and made a statement and was
locked up on charge of mu der. I toll
my brother next day about the threat,
but didn't breathe word of it to an
other soul"
acquaintance of Rose, was next called
70 SHOW the hostility existing between
Rose and Rosenthal. Smith said he
knew Nebber. but not Vallon.
"Wcbber Threatened Rosenthal."
Il saw Rose shortly before the Ros-
enthal murder" said the witness, and
he made prophecy that Rosentha.
would soon meet his end. About -four
days before the killing I was talking to
Weber outside the Mettopoe We
got to speaking Of Rosenthal and Web
| Der angrily said. 1 could cut the throat
and kill the --- and lie down
and sleep all night beside his body.
on cross examination Mr.. Moss an
gered the witness by nquiring into his
/ domestic affairs. Upon being asked
what his wife's occupation is the wit
ness flew into a rage. The court sus-
tanned the objection to the question.
"On June &C. continued the witness.
after his ruffled feelings had ben
soOthed Il met Rose. He said, Tina
guy. Rosenthal. is pretty much jew
and | would have killed him before If
Big Jack Zelig had not got into trou,
BILE I told several other people OF
Roses threat"