Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-17
JEROME MAY AID
BECKER AGAINST
ROSES TESTIMONY
Expect Former Dis
trict Attorney to Be
Star Witness.
DEFENSE WANTS PRIVATE
ROOM FOR WITNESSES
Police Lieutenant May Take
Stand in Own Behalf,
Says Counsel.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE State
had but a few remaining witnesses
to call when the trial of Police Lieu
tenant Becker for the murder of Her.
man Rosenthal was resumed today,
and it was expected that the defense
would be well along before the close
of the session. A tentative outline of
the defense called for the appearance
in Becker's behalf of William Travers
Jerome, former district attorney of
New York.
John f. Mcintyre, chief counsel for
Becker, would neither confirm nor
deny the report Ii was said, how
ever, that Jerome would be called to
refute Jack Roses testimony feon-
corning his (Roses) last telephone
conversation with Becker after the
murder. Rose in telling of this con-
Versation quoted Becker as having
knowledge of the murder.
Jerome, it WAS said, having been
present at the Bar Association with
John w. Hart, of counsel for Becker,
will say tnat Becker did the tele-
phoning there and said nothing to
indicate any connection with the mur-
der. Rose swore also that Becker
telephoned from a public pay station.
To Sacrifice Becker.
The defense will also try to show
that the State seeks to sacrifice
Becker and let the informers go scot
free. and that, as a matter of fact,
Rosenthal was the victim of a gam
blers' conspiracy. A mass of evil
dence will also be introduced, at
taclxing the character of the States
witnesses and supporting the eonten-
ton of the good character and repu-
tation of the defendant.
Shortly after the opening of court
Mr. Mcintyre was asked il Becker
would take the witness stand in his
own defense ,.-e.-.es-,
sS
John f. carney. relepf,Dfi- opera
tor. was the frst witness ealled by
the State today.
Wants Room for Witnesses.
Before Carney's testimony began
John f. Mcintyre, Beckers lawyer,
had a whispered conversation WITH
Justice Goff The talk lasted several
minutes, and at it's conclusion Mr..
Mcintyre said that he had asked the
court to set aside a room for wit
nesses for the defense. He did not
say whether his request was granted.
Carney said that he was on duty
the night of the murder. From rec
ord of calls made that night he iden-
tilted one made at 257 a. m, July 16.
"What call was that" Assistant
District Attorny Moss asked Carney
TO this question the witness was
requested to withhold his answer Tor
the moment to enable Mr.. Hart. for
the defense. to cross examine him to
determine if his memory~~ere really
refreshed by the record of telephone
calls. or whether he depended upan
the record solely.
''If it weren't for that sheet or rec
ord you couldn't recall a single num-
ber' on 1t, could you?" Mr.. Hart
asked
"I don't believe l coulds Carney
replied
Objects to Testimony.
Mr. Hart sat down, after objecting
to further testimony from the wit
ness.
What connection did you NAL e at
2:57 a. m. ?" asked Mr.. Moss.
audubon 1894 :
"Did you disconnect the call after
wards?"
Yes"
The number is that of Becker's
house telephone and the time cor
responds TO that at which Jack Jose
testified he telephoned to Becker APP
prising him that the. job had been
done"
Remembers Phone Call.
The next witness. Lucius Haywood,
a negro telephone operator at the
Belleclaire apartments, where Becker
lived in July, testified that Audubon
1894 was the telephone number of the
apartment house He remembered
the telephone call to which the
previous witness testified.
"Left Louie's" wife on stand.
Mrs Lillian Rosenberg, wife of
Lefty Louie" one of the four gun
men charged with shooting Herman
Rosenthal to death. was called as
witness for the State. The district
attorneys intention to place her on
the stand was unannounced, and
Becker's counsel made vigorous but
futile attempts to bar her testimony
from the record.
Mrs. Rosenberg's testimony was
corroborative of portion of the
story told by Bald Jack" Rose on
the witness stand last Saturday. She
said that Rose had come with Sam
Schepps to her home on May u ITO
Zee Louie" about helping to get bail
for Jack Aelig, the gang lender Killed