Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-16
WOMAN SWEARS
AGAINST BECKER
Widow of Lefty Louie Says
Rose Negotiated Deal; Saw
Blood Money Divided.
LIED FOR HUSBANDS SAKE
Like a Bomb in Camp of Defense
Prosecution Offers More Evil
dence Against Accused.

New York, May 16.-Before Lefty
Louie" Rosenberg went to the electric
chair he made his young wife promise
Herman Rosenthal.
So she took the stand in her widows
black yesterday in the trial of former
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and
told the jury that the gunmen knew
they were working for Becker when
they shot down Rosenthal, and that
she saw them divide the pay for the
murder.
Martin Manton, chief counsel for the
defense, on cross-examination, did all
that any lawyer could to blunt the ef-
feet of that story when he asked Mrs
Rosenberg if she had not testified in
the trial of the gunmen that she had
not heard.a word of the talk between
her husband and Jack Rose at the
time Rose went to hire the gunmen,
but she turned her eyes on the fore
man of the jury and spoke 10 words:
We'll, lied to save my husband at
that time
Mrs. Rosenberg entered the court
room in the late afternoon. The first
impression one got of her was that she
is an unden:ably pretty woman. She
didn't weep. She found no use for the
wisp of a handkerchief that she
showed in her black gloved hand. She
needed no supporting arm. Her voica
was clear and steady and her gaze
upon the jurymen was unfaltering.
Tells Story duplicating Becker.
Mrs. Rosenberg testifying under the
direct questioning of District Attorney
Whitman said:
81 was the wife of Louie Rosenberg
until April 13. when he was electro
cuted. Jack Rose came to my house
many times. On one occasion, about a
week before the murder of Rosenthal,
he came in and saw the boys, Louie,
Harry Hornwitz, Whitley Lewis, and
Frank.
HE said to my husband: Becker
is sore at Rosenthal, and he is sore at
you boys, too. He is alsc sore at Jack
ZeIlas The best thing you fellows can
do is to stick inside the house. The
first time you poke your heads outside
the door he will get you for carrying
guns
Feared Frameup.
Then my husband said: But we
don't carry any guns To that Rose re-
oiled: But he'll frame you up; he'll |
put guns in your pockets Well said /
said Louie, 'well do anything we can |
or Becker. but we don't want to be |
framed. What can we do? Then |
Rose told Louie: You four fellows kill |
4osenthal for Becker and everything
will be all right
After the murder of Rosenthal the
our boys were in my apartments. 1 !
saw them dividing a roll of money. I
hink there was $1,000 in the ROLL
Mrs. Rosenberg's testimony dis
counts the confession alleged to have
'een made by 'Dago Frank Circofici,
ust before the gunner were electro
uted. In the confession he was quot
ID as saying he never heard the name
# Becker mentioned in connection
With the murder plot.
Comes as Bomb to Becker.
1t is difficult to picture the scene. as
Lefty Louie's" widow dropped her
rords into the utter silence of the
ourt room. Every man of the jury
ent toward her. Justice Seabury
Missed no syllable of her story. Beck
T, from whatever emotion, it may
ave been simple astonishment,
ripped hard the tab,e in front of him.
lis lawyers, what time they were not
bjecting. sat with sober faces.