The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
Whitman Has Six New Wit
nesses Against Former
Police Lieutenant.
CHAUFFEUR IS TO TESTIFY
Court House Rumor Says Pris-
Oner's Counsel Will Ask
Change Of Venue.

before Justice Seabury In the Criminal
Branch Of the Supreme Court this morn
ing for the second time on the charge OF
conspiring to procure the murder OF Her
man Rosenthal few hours before Rosen-
thai was to have gone to District At
torney Whitman and accuse Becker Of
grating
II was rumored last night that Martin
7. Manton, counsel to Becker. would
make a motion for IA change of venue
when the case Is called. He will base
his argument, 1t is assumed. largely on
the ground that stories printed in the
last few weeks In regard to the alleged
buying OF witnesses tends to prejudice
Becker's interests. The Court OF APP
peals In its opinion referred to the ar
ticles that tended to create atmosphere
prior to the first TRIAL.
No notice OF such a motion was made
on the District Attorneys Office yester-
day. The motion. II made, will be ar
gued at once. Justice Seabury can deny
II at once and there is no appeal from
the decision Of the court on such a
motion.
one OF the six new witnesses who have
been found by the District Attorney since
the Court of Appeals reversed the verdict
of guilty against Becker in the first trial
will be Moe Levy. whose right name is
Cohen. chauffeur OF the taxicab which
carried Sam Schepps and Bridge Weber
to the meeting place in Harlem, where
Becker is said to have arranged the las.
details for the shooting of Rosenthal.
Heavy Weapon for Prosecution.
Levy already has made an affidavit
in support of Becker and now is said
to have repudiated that affidavit. which
Mr.. Whitman has locked in his safe
Levy's FIRST affidavit. supporting Becker
ana incorporated by Joseph A. Shay. for.
mer counsel TO Becker. In his argument;
for the reversal OF judgment, denied tina,
he drove any of the alleged participants
In the shooting to the Harlem meeting
place. The new affidavit Is said to cor
roboraie the testimony OF Weber.
Schepps. Jack Rose and WALTON concern.
ing the meeting
Inc exact date of that meeting at which
Becker is accused Of conspiring for the
death OF Rosenthal was never fixed in tn b.
first trial by any of the witnesses for the
prosecution. Whether Levy can do 1t was
4 question not answered Yesterday hut
he was regarded In ;he Criminal Courts
Building as an important witness for tn.
prostc ution.
According 10 the story told at the frs;
trial Becker had arranged with Jack Rose
10 have Rosenthal 'croaked." lie AMI
Rose had several meetings, the testimony
went and Rose had two men waiting at the
Garden restaurant one night. presumably
with the purpose of killing Rosenthal. but
the men thought detective was waich-
ing them and the work was delayed.
At the meeting in question Rose said
he did not have the nerve to do the job
and then Becker is said TO have arranged
with Weber to do the work. Webber
being assigned to get the gunner to-
gether. Weber was one of the conceded
accomplices lie with Rose, WALTON ana
Schepps received immunity on the under.
standing that he had fired no shot and
was telling the truth.
Roses Accusation of Becker.
Roses version OF his alleged converse.
ton with Becker was az follows:
Becker said to Weber. Brideie. why
don't you help Jack tRoseI in that thing
and have that fellow croaked? Ana
Weber said he didn't want TO lay him
self liable to those fellows There Is no
laying liable to anybody or anything
that is Becker's reply to Webber. There