The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-19
JUDGE TURNS DOWN
MOTION TO QUASH
BECKER INDICTMENT
King of NewsbOys Swears He
Was With Police Officer
on Night of Rosenthal
Murder.
IRY LEASED WiREi

Lieutenant SudIl bCShCA WYNN NV
AXE the witness stand in his second
rial for the murder of Herman hos
enthal. This decision is said to have
oeen reached over the protest or BECK
ar and his wife.
After making this announcement to-
lay Attorney Manton moved to dis
MISS the indictment against his client !
IN the ground that no evidence cor !
laboratory of the stories told by bald |
Jack" Rose, BRIDGE" Weber and !
Harry Vallon had been presented by
The state Justice Seabury denied the !
notion and refused to discharge Beck |
er from custody.
Manton then made his opening ad- ,
dress to the jury in which he asserted
that the evidence presented by the
state had not weight enough to con-
vice Becker.
Believes Evidence Weak.
Under our present system OF Jurls-
prudence it is necessary for the state
TO offer positive proof Of the guilt of
the defendant said Mr.. Manton. Il
believe that the evidence so far has
not been sufficient to establish the
guilt of the defendant, Charles Becker.
I'VE will admit that Rose was an
Intimate friend of Becker, that he was
a stool pigeon and that Becker used
him for that purpose, and gave him
money with which to collect evidence
against gambling houses.
"Rosenthal was murdered in a
gamblers fight. We will show it was
planned and carried out by Rose and
that Becker had nothing to do with
the murder"
Charges Double Cross.
According to Manton, Rose then
% oft O
Rosenberg in the Bronx and repre-
scented that Becker wanted the uss of
gunner to "croak' man.
Rose was double crossing these
men as he has crossed everyone since
the day Of his BIRTH declared the
attorney for the defense.
Manton said that Becker would be
able to prove an alibi on the night of
the murder.
jacob A. Reich. alias Jack Sull-
van" King of the newsboys, was the
first witness called for the defense.
Sees RosenthaI.
while in the store, said the wit
ness. II heard shots. | ran up to the
corner Of Forty Third street and saw
Herman Rosenthal, man | had known
for % years. lying on the pavement. |
bent over him and said Herman,
what's the matter? Answer me- Then
[ went into the Cadillac and called up
I newspaper on the telephone after
which / went around "Bridgie" Web
oers saw Rose, Vallon. Weber,
Schepps and crowd of fellows in
cigar store on my way. | stopped in
TO ask what had happened. Bridge
pinched me on the cheek and said:
This is the happiest moment of my
life. I can go home and see my wife
now without any fear You know that
Rosenthal was going to have
me croaked but / thank God he got it
first"
Reich said he did not see Becker
again that night. Reich then spoke of
a previous occasion when Rose secur-
ed a loan of $3.50 from Weber.
When Weber and / went away in
taxicab Weber was SORE" said
Reich He turned to me and said:
i would like to get rid of that bald
headed Rose He and Vallon
and Schepps are bleeding me to
DEATH
Manton then had Reich tell of his
arrest in connection with the Becker
case.
Sees Rose in Tombs.
Reich. upon whom the defense is
pinning it's strongest hopes, told of a
conversation he had with Rose in the
Tombs.
Rose asked me what I was doing
here said Reich. Then he went
on: It's Becker that Whitman wants
and I am going to see that he gets
him.
Did you talk with Weber while
YOU were in the West Side prison p
asked Manton.
Eyes Weber said to me: Jack
Whitman wants Becker, and if we
won't deliver him, we will lose our
lives. Self preservation is the first
law of nature and I'm going to deliver
Becker l said to him: You dirty
skunk, you had better stop or | will
tell all Then Rose chimed in and
said: Jack, if you will corroborate us
we will get out tomorrow | turned or
him saying: Why, you bald headed
---, why don't you go and punch
your brains out in your cell. You're
the dirtiest cur l ever knew
"Another time Rose said to me:
You must corroborate us and say
YOU saw us talking to Becker Their
said: You bald headed - - -
won't swear to anything | did no
see would rather rot in Jail first
Reich then told of further converse
tions during one of which Rose Offered
him a diamond ring and $1,000 if HI
would corroborate the testimony o
himself (Rose), Weber, WALTON ant
Schepps.
Peeved Under Fire.
When he began his cross-examina
ton. District Attorney Whitman com
menced by attacking Reich's past. H
wanted to know if Reich had no
been a white SLAYER; then he rea,
from records to show that Reich ha,
formerly bailed out q number Of WON
en- of the streets after they had beel
arrested.
Reich half arose in his chair an,
shouted that he wanted to explain. Hi
naturally hoarse, coarse voice ram
through the room.
Justice Seabury cautioned the wit
less, who promised to guard his be
1avior in the future.
Later Reich again grew angry at tn
questions hurled at him and bega
snarling his replies in q sarcastic mar
ner which called for a second rebuk
from the court.
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