The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-14


poets however. with the aid of the
clearing house officers. to unearth
bank accounts ui all four OF them
which are expected 10 disclose some
surprisingly large fortunes. IN one
case an accumulation OF nearly $1,000
600
Jury Held speIlbOund.
The expected murder Indictments by
the grand jury were not handed down
today owing 10 the time taken up
by testimony OF various Witnesses who
appeared before tnat body. one OF
these " as Jack Rose. who. 1t was
learned held tho jury spenbound for
two hours when le repeated in an ora
torical flow OF excellent English. the
confession of his part IN the murder
plot and his alleged graft relations
with Lieutenant Becker which he had
already made To- District Attorney
Whitman in writing.
one OF the jurors Is reported to
have remarked that he had not heard
the equal of the story portrayed in
any melodrama or saffron hued dime
novel. The one additional fact OF i'm
portance which the little bald headed
gambler added 20 his previous accu-
stations against the police lieutenant
was IT WAS Learned, that Becker him
self was in effect the paymaster OF
the murder crew when Becker
"Bridgie" Webhes ana Rose met in
front of the Murray Hill baths OH the
morning of the murder. according to
the testimony % the witness. Becker
borrowed from "Bsidgie' Webber the
$1,000 blood money in large bills.
handed 1t to Rose. who handed it to
schepps, who then passed 1t on to
Glib the Blood" and his three thug
companions
Becker, according to Rose. said TO
" eooer, Bri1gie. owe You $500
already. Lend NJ, another $1,000 and
/ make it all night with you"
Two days later Rose testified.
bridsie' sent Jack Sullivan to
Seeker to get the money back. but
he never got it. and ne has not got it
yet"
Rose also said In telling the story
OF his career as graft collector FOR
Becker. that he sometimes made the
police lieutenant bank deposits for
MIN.
Rose also to-day told the jury tho
specific part wn.h he CHARGES that
Jack sullivan. The former King of
the Newsboys." pilyed IN the murder
plot He said taAt on tnc night OF
the murder. SULLIVAN. after riding
around town with Becker. went to
prlugle W eopcrs gambling mouse,
where the murdor crew gathered ana
tnen to the Hotol Metropole with d.
recuons to find out whether Rosen-
thai was dining 40 the hotel. This
uiilvan did. Rose said. and reported
TO the men who Shortly afterward com
mittei the nurder where their intend
ed victim could be- found
Weber who was also a witness,
testified. it was learned. that this was
his Understanding OF sullivan's duty.
but said that he eould not swear that
the former newsHoy had performed it.
Both Rose and Weber told OF the
assurances wnlch they said Becker
gave them Of protection after the muir
der
IF we mad not known that Whit
man had the number OF the gray auto
mobile said Rose. I'VE would have
ielt al right Becker said Don't
worry about Whitman: We can fix him
all right but it did not look to us
much Ike ne could be fixed when we
know that he got up out OF he'd less
than an hour after the murder, and
was on the scene"
More witnesses are 10 be before the
grand Jury tomorrow. and it Is not
likely thar The murder indictments VIII
be reached until Thursday.
skull Fractured by Brick