The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-18

agent.
New York. May lS.-Charles %.
Pitt. one time press agent and ad-
wiser Tor Charles Becker on trial for
the murder OF the gnmbler Herman
Rosenthal took the witness stand for
the state today and cOrrOhoruted IN
many details the stories OF Jack Rose
and others that Becker WAS the insti-
gator of the murder plot
After Rosenthal had been murder
ed. the witness swore. he met Becker,
who was Indignant az the way tho
Milling had been accomplished.
What Is the matter with Jack
Rose and the bunch p" Pitt quoted
Becker as haying said. To pull the
stunt the way they did was very bad
You would suppose ID was being done
for the moving pictures.
ON July 10. the day before tho
murder, Pitt said he saw Becker al
police headquarters.
"Becked told me" said the wit
ness. that he and l had To have an
|albi for that night Keep away
from Times square tonight, he told
me-"
what's coming on asked.
Never MIND. said eBcker. DO
as you are told We've got To have
an alihL Tomorrow you1l know
why
Pitt showed signs of nervousness
durlng his testimony. The witness
said he called on Deputy Police COM
missioner Dougherty aud did the best
he could TO estaoish an alibi for
Becker. lie saw Becker later. and
Becker sent him TO see Rose. then
under arrest. He sent In "A note to
Rose with reference To- the employ
ment Of counsel
Returning To Becker said the wit
ness. he reported that Rose had
agreed to allow Becker 10 select his
lawyer Becker then dispatched
Pitt the witness swore. to Roses
house on Long Island.
The next day, sunday. Pitt assert
cd, Becker said: u wonder if that
bunch viii squeal on me"
Then Becker told me to see Rose. 80
said Pitt. "and advise him he was
DOING everything he could for him
ana for him TO say nothing"
The next time Putt saw Becker
was in Tombs prison. after his ar
rest
Becker said, according 10 Pitt:
Didn't ! tell you they would squealY
! want you to go out and get every
thing you can on Jack Rose. Get
hold OF the men In my squad and
have them testify I had NO converse
tiOn with Mrs Rosenthai ON the
night Of the raid"
Pitt said he saw Becker many
times In the Tombs after that lie
visited him every day FOR three weeks
after his arrest until Becker went 10
the death house at Sing Sing. once
he told Becker, he said. that friend
OF the gunnten had told him TO tell
Becker the gunmen wanted $500 and
thar II they dint get II there'll bC
trouble.
We'll" Becker said. according to
the witness tell them / have not
sot q now, but as soon as | can get
my hands on $500 the sunmen will
get a."
PUT said he wrote Becker almost
constantly after his conviction and
that Becker wrote 60 him from the
death house. After Becker's Convic-
ton aud sentencing he said he jour
neyed With the party up to the pr!s-
on. Il gave Becker drink on the
train, said the witness. "and said II
probably would be the last Tor some
time. Becker put his arms around
inc and started To cry.
"old pal" he said. IL I do go OF
In the chair, want you To do me one
favor. Kill that squealing JacA
Rose"
Here the witness was turned over
| 10 the defense FOR cross examination
Mr.. Manton asked Pitt II he had ever
been In Jail. The witness admitted
he had been locked up once since
necker's first trial lie was qucs
toned closely about the killing Of 3
negro who was shot during one oi
Beoker's gambling raids. Pitt ad'
mitted he had been suspected OF th'
mans death 4 typewriter state
ment by Putt which was turned ovel
10 one OF Beckers former lawyers
was read To the jury. In this state
ment Pitt said Becker had beer
framed up" about the gambling sit
uatlon and Rosentnal had told hiH
he was going 10 de- II.
Here recess was taken untll 2 81
O'Clock.