The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20

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rooms. the woman was middle aged. sad
raced ana pent she was Fischmans wife
Tier nose looked as II 1t had been broken
She waited quietly behind the jury box. and
1t was expected that Mr. whitman would
show her to the Jury and ask Fischman
| TO Identify her He did not take this step.
Fischman, who had not enjoyed himself
on the stand. was excused.
The third witness was Morris NJ
| Beecher "a lawyer of 3Og broadway who
testified that he had heard Blfdgie Web.
Der say in his office that Becker did not
| known Rosenthal was to be murdered and
that ne would giyo wears OF mis- life To-
right the wrong done 10 Decker. Under
| cross-examlnatiun he admitted no hal
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| hoss W hytock' reporter Tor the Eve
| H"O "orid' described an interview ne
! han win brldgle Webor when Weber
/ returned IRON Havana on December H.
| l'ls Webber told hin that he knew
hothlns apout police graft ana that the
only man ne had PAID Eraft to was dead
| Webbtr SAID also that the plotters never
| intended To nave Rosenthal murdered, but
that TWO OF the gunner got drunk ana
pulled trlskcis ~ was only meant TO
| scare MN said Webber. "but a couple
Oh the Klds got drunk.
| thder MI Delehantys cross-examina-
ton Mr. Whytock explained frankly and
| unhestaongly that Weber had also told
MN thst Becker wanted Rosenthal
scared on ana came 10 me ana asked me
what ! was doing about IT,. Mr. Whytock
| asked Ntpper u an OF the men convicted
| We're guilty ana Webber replied That they
| We're but that II was tough To send men
to the chair.
|
Whytock, that he wanted me 10 have
| Rosenthal croaked. lie said too that Jack
| Rose had told the gunner that they would
get away with 1t because Becker had the
| cops hSed.
The District Attorney was plainly de-
! lighted with the unexpected admissions.
Rlchard IL. Rooney. reporter for the
ozone, gave testimony similar to Mr.. Why
locks save that Rooney could NOT remem-
Der so many details OF Webber's CONVERSE
ton. lie did remember that Weber had
| said that Schepps was the rat In the case
and that the murder had cost him. Web
! Der, S2o00O
| Charles Reich Jack Sullivan's brother.
corroborated the principal Becker witness
as to the conversations In the West Side
prison. lie testified:
! Il heard Webber promise Jack Sulll-
van s26'OOO II he would swear Becker
met him and Rose In Forty-second street.
They said they needed corroborator.
Jack said he wouldn't commit perjury for
anybody.
After the first trial | heard Webber
say that he was sorry for Becker and
that he would confess II he could. but
that he would then have TO take Becker =
place in the death house.
! "Webber said he didn't eat for two
days after Beckers conviction and that
he hadn't been able To sleep OF nights
He said he would take ten years In prison
" he could show Becker's innocence. but
that the immunity stipulations required
them to stick TO their stories or be tried
themselves Tor murder.