The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
GUNMANS WIDOW ACCUSES BECKER

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wanted before Rose surrendered and that
Becker did not give Information against
Rose until after he had ascertained that
Rose was In Dougherty's office.
Young said that while Rose was with
the Deputy Commissioner the latter sent
him to get Becker, who was on the
floor below in Police Headquarters. Young
met Becker coming out OF Beckcr's Office.
lie took Becker to Doughertys private
office. Becker opened the door and saw
who was inside. Dougherty told him to
wait a minute and Becker backed into
Young's office. Mr. Delehanty asked:
Did Becker say anything to your?
He did" replied Young.
What did he sayT'
lie told Inc he was glad they had got
Rose. that he was about to havo told
Dougherty what he knew about Rose and
where he thought Rose could be located.
1t was brought out that Becker had
told Young OF reading early that morning
in one Of the morning newspapers that
Rose was wanted for murder.
The tenth witness Of the day was Mrs
Rosenberg. Anna Glcttner. sister of Jack
Roses wife. followed, and testified that
she saw Becker at Roses house very often
in June. teIe She knew Mrs. Becker,
who had been her teacher In the public
schools. MIR. ana Mrs. Becker arrived at
the Roses on one OF these visits at 3
T. VI. and were still there at r. NJ.
when Miss Glettner left. The only cross
question Mr.. Manton put was: "You are
"A sister Of Mrs. Roser'
Mary Storer. servant In Roses house
before the murder, testified that Becker
came there often, and that 1t was Becker's
custom to take meals at the Rose home.
Mr.. Manton asked her II Rose hadn't told
her to 10 10 the District Attorney with
that story. She said mo. he told me TO
a.. . .s.4.. III.
tell me what TO say"
Threatened, says Chauffeur.
Becker's chauffeur on the night of the
murder. otto AverE, created n mild SEN
sation by telling Mr.. Manton that AS
slstant District Attorney prochl had
threatened to indict him for an offence
outside OF the Rosenthai- Becker case II
he refused to testify that he heard Becker
say that tho car went through Forty
third street past the Metropolis Just be-
fore the killing.
Under further questioning he admitted
that Groehl had demanded the truth from
him and had threatened to indict him II
, he didn't tell the truth.
The facts about the telephone messages
to Becker immediately after the shooting
OF Rosenthal were next put before the
| jury. John Carney. telephone operator
I
/ trance, Identified call sheets that showed
| two calls were made one for Becker =
| private phone, Audubon 1858. at Al A. Nj.
| tRosenthal was murdered at :5I a. NJ =.
: and the other for the Belleclaire apartment
: house number. Audubon 66ai, at gas A.
| NJ. Rose had testified that he tried to
! get Becker on the private wire. found
| that Il was busy and then got Becker on
the apartment house wire. Carney was
! IA new witness In the case.
| Lucius Haywood. negro telephone opera
tor in Beckers apartment house. testified
: 20 having made Il connection with Becker y
| apartment very late that night" nc
after Becker came down In the elevator
and left the house.
| Identity Anonymous Letters.
| Grant Crabtree. n clerk at Police Head
quarters. and Winfield II. Sheehan. for
| m,rly secretary to Commissioner Waldo.
| identified complaints that had been made
| against Becker Just prior to the murder
and affidavits filed by Becker as hts own
Investigator OF tho charges that he was
| a CRATER.
The defence fought hard against the
admission of this evidence, particularly
against the admission Of anonymous COM
plants But Justice Seabury ruled that
the prosecution had a right to show that
complaints had been made, although the
Jury must understand that the complaints
were not to be taken az evidence.
In one OF these letters an anonymous
person wanted to know from Mayor Gay
nor III there was any Justice IN the
| world. with Rose collecting money Tor
Becker and Eosenthars gambling house
permitted to run wide open. These vari'
Gus complaints were given to Becker him
self To Investigate and he reported. some
what naively In aridavits that there wa'
no truth In the charges.
Mr. Delehanty Informed the court thai
the state had called all Its witnesses
summoned for the day. hut that It be
lIeved II could complete Its case In an
other full day. Justice Seabury told thu
Iurymen that he had hoped to have
Saturday session, but that better prog
rcss could be made. no doubt. bv ad
tourning until Monday at 1880 A. NJ.