The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-15
BECKER ORDERED MURDER WEBER SAYS
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COWNucu from FnSt rage.
because he carried 5000, collected for
Becker. to the Harlem conference; gave
IL to Becker who In turn handed Weber
$500 out Of it. When Rose was finally ex-
cused there wasn't a doubt in the world
that he was glad the ordeal was over.
Weber, arriving late from his manu-
featuring business in New Jersey, delayed
the court fifteen minutes and showed his
face at II 80 A. NJ. Mr.. Whitman spent
little time over his most opulent witness.
merely drawing from Weber testimony
as regarded Becker ordering the murder
at the time OF the, Harlem meeting and
testimony rs to what Becker said to Rose
and himself In Forty-second street two
hours after Rosenthal was beyond telling
tales to Mr.. whitman. But Mr. Manton
devoted three hours and "A half to the task
OF stripping Bridge of credibility. He
hadn't "a rag TO cover his soul when MIR.
Manton finished at 1850 +. NJ.
WALTON Takes the stand.
The last witness of the day was Val
lon. a sort of East Side vassal OF Baron
Wcbber OF Gangiand. In the ten minutes
that remained Of the session he supported
Rose and Weber AZ TO Becker having met
the three of them Mt Seventh avenue and
l24th street on the night OF June 81, 1912.
and as to Becker supplanting Rose with
Weber as the director OF murder.
The serenity OF the trial was upset in
the afternoon by clashes between Mr..
Whitman on the one side and Mr.. Manton
and Mr.. Marshall oil the other. In the
first OF these alterations Manton accused
the District Attorney OF ''beckoniug" while
Weber was on the stand. Justice Sea-
bury froze the quarrel ard reprimanded
Mr.. Manton for making such statements IN
the presence Of the jury. Subsequently
Mr.. Marshall uprose in court to his full
height of six feet two and insisted tina.
the court give him the right to take the
stand and testify to correct insinuations
made By Mr.. Whitman and Weber There
was n tornado of words before Justice
Seabury again convinced the counsellors
that there was only one master In that
court.
Miss McAdoO . Court Visitor.
Even with Rose virtually disposed OF
there was no abatement In public In
terest or curiosity. Once more Berwind.
chief of the District Attorneys house.
hold troops and Police Captain Falconer
nature and tact. The crowd surged
toward the court room hundreds at time
and nobody save Justice and jurors and
lawyers won a way to the room without
getting the shine taken of his or her
amiability.
Among tine visitors OF the morning was
Miss Mona McAdoo. daughter OF the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury. and In the af-
iernoon Phoenix Ingraham escorted Prince
Dorneberg hereditary Grand Marshal Of
Hanover. Among the women visitors were
Mrs w Seward Webb and Mrs. II. T..
Swopc.
After Rose had corrected h!s testimony
there WAS a short delay until Webber
appeared. This was al 4 20 A. VI. Mr..
Whitman rapidly established the neces-
sary technical facts.
e. What l. your business A. Making
paper boxes in Passalc.
- What was your business prior TO
July 10. 1912? A. Gambler
=. You lived in New York NJ to the
time OF the Kosenthal murder? A. Yes.
Z. Your poker club was in the build
ing at Forty second stree, and Sixth ave-
nue.? A. Yes first foor up.
=. Did you ever have any business re-
lations with Rose? A. Yes l used 10
collect money from gambling houses for
him.
.. Did you ever have any personal
dealings with Lieut.. Becker A. Yes.
G He freQu.nteu So4r poker rooms
4. Yes.
.. Did Becker ever raid your place
A. No.
= Did sou ever have conversation
with Becker about Herman Rosenthal'
a. Yes. al Seventh avenue and l@ith
street.
Webber's cold voice Went on In an ex-
PLANTATION that Becker through Rose had
. sent word for him t. appear at the up
town corne- and that he had gone 20
Harlem with Scheips. and that he had
met Becker. Rose and WALTON on the
corner specified.