The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17
TWO BECKER AIDS
WILL ACCUSE HIM

Rosenberg would tell what s!.s heard Jack
Mrs Rosenberg IL Intelligent and has
very fine sensibilities. know how she
felt at the thought Of going into the court
room. She was under enormous strain.
The impression might have been
created that Mrs. Rosenberg was revenge
ful that she had determined to get even
with Becker because he had failed to free
the gunner. That should be corrected
Al no time did Mrs Rosenberg express
any hatred for Lieut. Becker. She hated
TO think that she might injure him.
On the other hand. 1t Is to be remem-
Dered she had no special liking for Mr..
whitman. She testified In spite OF her
feelings as regards the prosecutor Of her
husband. But she had promised to make
a clean breast Of her knowledge Of the
case and ! think that is what she tried
sincerely to do"
1t can be said authoritatvely that no
man or woman Will be permitted to tee-
tify as regards the circumstances of Daso
Franks so-called confession. Shapiro,
chauffeur OF the murder car was allowed
to tell that he heard one OF the gunner
say, Becker has the cops fixed every
thing IL all right" but that was admitted
because Shapiro was testifying about an
| incident previous to the murder. an In
cident tending TO establish Becker's part
| In the conspiracy to murder, not In the
actual killing.
Testimony as to what the gunner did
| or didn't say after the murder Is wholly
inadmissible' Therefore Mary ClroHei.
Dago Franks sister, cannot be called to
testify that Cirofci did not eSonerate
Becker and Father Cash,n and Warden
Clancy cannot be called to testify that
| there was hearsay exoneration.
rosa. 20 ,,acn ,,o 80, go ,ba .,..sar
| in IN. .,i,nsss cha,r Lnon,,ng ,noy 90 ~,
| sneak but seeking Tor nm ee,sc, On tha
| iurv fror, ,heir we've annearanco en-. Di..
! trict Attorney will counter nv letting the
| fury see Mary Cirofci apparently ready
| 10 sneak for the State
| But after ali the states climax its bie
point Of attack, win be produced to-mor-
row and Tuesday, when the District At
torney will attempt to show by the testi-
! mony OF police officers that Lieut. Becker
| was at Seventh avenue and I24th street
| on the night OF the conference between
Becker. Rose. Webber and WALTON. and to
prove by reputable witnesses that Becker
was seen talking with the nformers.
Mr.. Whitman has Ave witnesses who
can swear they saw Becker there at the
time specified by Rose. Weber and Val.
| Ion. Among these witnesses. all new. are
two young men who were waiting for their
sweethearts In front Of Loew's Theatre al
Seventh avenue and l24th street. They
stood just across the street from the va
cant lot, the scene OF the conference. They
recognized Becker, Rose and Weber be.
cause all three had been pointed out Il
them as Tenderloin celebrities. Besides
they were personally acquainted with
Weber. They didn't know the fourth
man, WALTON.
WIN C.II T,xo R.cL.r Ala.
In additlon To these are James Marshall
Beckers stool pigeon aiid the colored Lac
who signed the complaint on which a war
rant was issued for the raid that Becker
had planned upon negro crap game II
the vicinity OF Seventh avenue and l2$tf
street The signed complaint will be pro
duced so as TO give Marshall defnit,
standing. a1d then he will be asked to dc
scribe his brief conversation with Becker
a conversation that was held in the pres
ence OF Rose, Weber and Vallon
Marshall reported TO becker that night
II Is said. that there were only two mer
in the house to be raided and so Becker
postponed the raid. Marshairs testimon,
became Of additional ir- portance when 4
was discovered that Harry WALTON. testify