The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-19

UnStto0 by the court % oey tnet N0
met Hart and Becker at the Bar As
ISOLATION at about 8 o'clock onVhe Sec
ond night after the murder. but he was
not permitted to answer questions as
to what he heard Becker say over the
Telephone to Rose. About all that Mr..
Mcintyre could get before the jury
was that Mr.. Jerome had heard Becker
mention the initials -. H." (Hart's Sc
same to the Pollok apartmento
An carly witness was Police Com
missioner Waldo. but the watchfulness
Srd persistent objections on the part of
yle District Attorney excluded the most
significant questions he was called on
10 answer, whether or not he had or
dered Becker to raid Rosenthal and
whether or not Becker had any au-
thority to station a uniformed police
man in the suppressed gambling house
Defence Lays Grounawork.
The defence laid the groundwork for
its case at the opening of tho court In
the morning. when Mr.. Hart. who made
the address to the Jury. described Lieut.
Becker as a farmers hoy OF German
blood. who came to the city and who
made an excellent record: who was
in fact. SO unswerving In his duties
that the gamblers. and Rosenthal In
particular. had cause to hate and fear
him.
Counsel for the defence had been
very careful to inquire when examining
talesmen for the jury II the talesmen
were country born. and Becker and
his lawyers had tried to get as many
citizens Of German blood on the jury
as possible. Mr.. Hart told the jury
that the only witnesses connecting
Becker with the murder Of Rosenthal
were three criminals. Hallen. Luban
and Mareolis. and that the testimony
Of Rose. webber. vallon and Schepps
was the perjury Of murderers who had
conspired to put the guilt on an limo.
cent man.
Mr.. Hart's address was not long. A
good part Of It he devoted to an e1-
PLANTATION OF his own acts a. Becker
counsel before and just after the nur-
der. The opening address and the char
acter Of tho testimony submitted to the
jury revealed the line Of defence-tha'
criminals who have felt the weight CT
Becker's hand are trying in revenge
to send him to tho electric chair.
The defence's nrst day In the tria
was a day Of surprises. q day that
produced episodes moro sensational
than occurred even when Rose and
webber end vallon were giving to muir.
der q new dreadfuIness by their heart.
less narratives. or when witness afteI
witness was laying his hand on the
raging gunmeR or when Schepps. the
Jester Of the gamblers. was lecturina
lawyers and preening his vanity.
Sullivan vindictive and Raging.
1t was the appearance on the witne,.
stand Of Jack Sullivan that con
fused all orderly procedure ant
loosed such vindictiveness and rage al
have been seldom witnessed In n Grim
inal trial in this city. Innocent OF
guilty. he was a roaring defender o.
himself. and his shouts ceased Onl!
when he was led back to his cell n
the Tombs.
Called late in the afternoon as a sta
witness for the defence. Sullivan, who's
real name Is Jacob A. Reich. threv
his. short. heavy body into the witness
chair, thrust out square and rugge'
Jaw, cast defiant glances around tn
room aud set himself for examination
Mr.. Mcfntyre did the questioning
Sullivan was SO determined to answe
every question put to him by tn
Becker lawyer that he shot out his re
plies before Mr.. Whitman or Mr.. Mos
had time to interpose an objection. An
many times he roared out answers de
> optic Justice Gons orders for him 4
be silent. This happened continual,
throughout the direct examination. an
the witness. evidently pleased with him
self, turned often to the Jurors. VIII,
were at times startled. at other time
laughing.
But It was under cross-examinatiol
that Sullivan cast aside all restrain
and 50 conducted himself that Mr.. Moss
after suggesting to Justice Goff that tn
witness was not-in a At condition to b
questioned. finally gave UP questioning
altogether. 1t was when exposed to tn
IRE o: the prosecution and compelled I
reply to questions as to whether or no
he had offered the Newsboys' Home a
bail bonds and how no had made hi
money and whether or not he was him
self interested in disorderly houses tina
SULLIVAN bHOutcus
There amt no Justice. If there wa
dustice I wouldn't be In jail" ..
Robbed Of Home! He SAeuts.
you've robbed mo Of my home an
now you're trying to frame me up!
he yelled at Mr.. Moss.
you've got me wrong!" he shoute
at another time. "Mr. Whitman know
] didn't have no more to do with thi
murder than his baby"
The first day OF the presentation q
The case for the defence began at 1898
A. NJ. with Mr.. Hart's address to tn
jury. He spoke about thirty minutes
He began:
An sven week ago yesterday the Dill
trict Attorney opened his case and be
gan the taking Of testimony. which ha
proceeded both day and night. This tel
timony has now reached moro than tw
thousand pages. The law OF the land RI
quires that the crime must be proved bs
yond a doubt. The defendant intends I
put in a defence to prove that be Is nc
only not guilty but that he Is an innocer
man.
The defence will be divided into fou
parts: First. with relation to the fur
men, with whom we have little to d.
Second. the testimony Of Luban and MAJ
gois. the self-confessed perjurer. Nov
what is the defendants defence here?