The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-19
DAMAGING EVIDENCE GIVEN
AGAINST FORMER POLICE
LIEUTENANT.
Cclored Youth Tells of Harlem
Conference - State Rests.
Defense Opens To-day.

NEW YORK. May is-District Al.
tornoy Whitman to-day completed his
case against Charles Decker by placing
on the witness stand two men whom -
considered his star witnc>sss--
Charles II. Pitt. Jr. the former police
mans friend. companion and pres
agent and James Marshall a nsgro
youth who said he saw Becker nnd
Jack Rose talking At the "Harien 60
Terence Which was declared by The
Court oi Appeals to have been the
heart OF the conspiracy" 20 murder
Herman Rosenthal.
The gamblcrs widow and several
other persons also testified before the
prosecutor declared his case ended
Pitt swore that Becker had asked
him while on board train on the way
rom New York to the death house nj
sing Sing prison. following his con-
Niction. Ia XIII Jack Rose. Pitt also
said Becker had made him carry mes
sagcs to Jack Rose both before Rosen-
mars murder and after Rose was
locked up in the Tombs charged with
having taken part In the crime
Marshall went fully into the details
OF his allegod operations as a stool
pigeon" for Becker.
lie was placed on the stand as the
lem conference" which the Court OF
Appeals said was essential TO conyice
Becker legally as the instigator of the
Plot mat resulted In the killing of the
gambler.
To Establish AIibI.
Becker warned Pitt before the MUIR
der To keep away from Times Square
the night IL occurred and also 10 es-
tabltsh an alibi for both Pitt and him
self. according 20 Pitt Until two
months ago Pitt had been considered
by Beeker's counsel 10 be one OF
Beckers best friends. and. in fact, he
made several affidavits calculated 10
help the former policeman's case. His
testimony today was a complete sur
prise To the defense.
The defense will open its case To-
morrow morning. Whether Becker
VIII De called as witness his attor-
neys refused TO say. They asserted.
however. that the former police lieu.
tenant has demanded that he be given
an opportunity TO speak for himself.
MIS- Becker VIII positively 70 on the
stand and try 10 save her husband
IRON the electric chair. She Is cx-
pected to contradict much OF the ,es-
llmony given by witnesses for the
state who swore that Rose and her
husband were very friendly. II is
Understood that she will also attack
II Becker testifes IL is understood
ne VIII admit that he met Rose on
nlahy occasions but will assert that
.ne Ielauons between them were Fim-
Ply those that exist between evry no.
Icnlan and his stool pigon" which
rose admitted he was. There are
ABOUT thirty witnesses under subpoe.
ma 10 testify in Becker's behalf
Soon Go 10 Jury.
Inc case may be in the hands of
the Jury by Saturday night
Ater recess the defense read IN
the jury a copy OF the testimony he.
Iore the grand jury that indicted
Becker. In this record Pitt swora
9scker ns- was innocent and had been .
framed by Whitman.
Did you ever use the name Hiram
Charies asked Mr.. Manton. pitt
hald ne had on several occasions. inif
refused TO say why.
Letters written Becker In the death
mouse at Sing Sing prison and after
ne was brought back 10 the Tomha
Mheh n new trial was granted him
We're Produced by Mr. Manton Thaa
Ruers were addressed TO NV Dea
ial Charles" and throughout there
ran numerous assertions that Recker
was innocent. Pitt was extremelv
reluctant TO admit that he had writ. !.
zen any OF the letters. although half
ot them. he finally confessed wpre
IN ms own handwriting
fIltt stuck TO his story about be. ,
tcontinued on Page xleven)