The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-23

the advisability OF putting the defendant
on the stand. but that they decided the
risk OF letting the District Attorney get
IN his graft evidence was too great. MIR.
Mcintyre then stood up and made the
announcement expected:
Your Honor. the defence rests
II was just noon.
Permitted 20 Recall Sullivan.
Justice Goff surprised the Becker law
yers by informing them that they could
have an opportunity Of putting to Jack
Sullivan questions that were excluded
when Sullivan testified last week The
Justice said:
The court desires to notify the defence
that II will allow the recalling OF Jack Sulli-
van and the witness Pitt to the stand for
the purpose Of aiding the defendant in es-
tablishins his contention that there was
motive for a conspiracy against the do
| fendant.
Evidence adduced since those witnesses
were on the stand make II only fair to the
defence that those particular witnesses he
| recalled and bs allowed to answer uues-
tions which had been excluded while they
were on the stand.
The Becker lawyers whispered. heads
l
| nice OF the court but that they didn't
want to requestion Sullivan. Justice
Goff directed the District Attorney TO
read the questions that Mr.. Mcintyre had
put. In this Mr.. Moss. who performed
the task. was active merely AZ an officer
OF the court. not as prosecutor. .Sulli-
van was brought over from the Tombs
and took the stand sullenly. Justice Goff
turned to him and said:
when you were on the stand the last
time you were very disorderly. The
court wishes now to admonish you that
any further outbreaks from you are going
I TO be followed by summary punishment.
You must exhibit no more of your ex-
plosiveness. Simply answer questions
as they are put to your
"Aw. can't you let me tell me story in
me own ways Sullivan interrupted.
BE quiet. sir" said the Justice. Il
warn you that the court still has power
to punish you for contempt" Sullivan
subsided and was comparatively tractable
for the rest Of his stay in court. Mr. Moss
read from the record the questions that
had been marked by Justice Goff The
examination was in part:
Q. Where did you 20 from the garden
restaurant? A. To Bridge Webber's.
| Q. What did he say? A. Webber saws:
= am the hapricst man in the world and my
wife will be the happiest woman in the
world That - had my jaw broken and
now he IL To be croaked
| Q. Did Rose say anything after the muir
der' A. Yes He said II ! did not swear
| saw Becker with them after the murder
I would be indicted. What do you care
| for the Dutch -" he asked He a
croaked and now it's mp to us to get ont.
Now. you've got to take your chance. and
! took my chance.
Q, What did Rose say to you in prison
In the counsel room'
| Objection sustained.
! Q. Now. referring to the West Side prison,
did you hear Rose. Webber and Vallon dis
cussing Becker and the Rosenthal case?
A. Yes.
Heard Becker Was "Framed Up.~
@. What did they say? A. They said
they were going to frame Becker: that they
were In bad and werc going To get out.
Q, Did YOU take any part In tho murder
of Rosenthal2 A. I did not
ticipate in this assa sassination? A. No
Q. When you were in prison did Webber
talk to you Of the murder of Rosenthali
A. Not until we got into the counsel room
In the West Side prison.
O. Referring to the Tombs. give me all
that conversation. A. l do not know what
conversation You are talking about.
u O. With Bridgie Webber about givins
vou freedom A. He said. There IA only
ono way you can get out-and the District
Attorney knows you are as innocent as his
baby-but ne wants you TO corroborate us
that Becker was with us In Forty-s cond
street after the murder " you don't cor.
roborate us you will be indicted and youI
spend six months In Jail" ! answered, Il
don't care II have TO spend ak years In
jail won't swear any mans life away
for you liars"
O. What did webber say after that3
A. Webber said to me. Il had you brought
up here 10 that nobody could get to you In
the Tombs. We're all Jews hero together
and we're all In bad. We've got to help each
other Becker In a Dutch - They
are all Jew haters and everything depends
on you. II You say you didn't see Becker
there In front Of my place after tho murder
we're all In bad. IT you say you did see
Becker we're in good If you do as We want
you I'll give you S25, 900 to set you up In
! business after we Gee nut. '1f you want 100
! now just ask for It or any sum you want -
Just name your price, but for Gods sake
corroborate US! We're In bad, but II yo,
had only known about it the murder would
never have happened" "Yes."I said. :"
stopped one murder and that il the reason
you wouldn't let me In on this one"
q. What was said about immunity
A. They said there wasn't any immunt,
for me. All had to do was To lie for 'cn
and corroborats ON. Otherwise I'd 20 &c
jail And I did.
Q. What was the proposition made b!
the District Attorney. A. Those four mcr
talked to me every day. When ono go
through the others took 1t up, They tolc
me TO name my price
shaptro Then Called.
: recess was ordered at p. M. unit
2i5 p. NJ. When the afternoon session
: opono<1 tho sonaatio of tho dav waa n -