New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-16

you that night that he wished he would
see Rosenthal and he would stand him up
against a wall and shoot him. asked
counsel.
"He asked me IL Becker said that and
I told him no. but he didn't threaten me
with indictment II didn't say So" said
Aversi.
Assistant District Attorney Delahanty
who examined the majority OF the
peoples witnesses yesterday. took some
OF the sting out of Aversi's admissions on
redirect examination.
Didn't Mr. Grochl tell YOU to go home
and think IT over, and tell the TRUTH
asked Mr.. Delahanty.
Yes" said Aversi
You were not indicted. we're YOU was
the next question.
NO" was the answer.
The prosecution called several witnesses
10 prove Becker's intimate relations with
Jack Rose Among them were relatives.
friends and servants OF the Rose family.
who swore that they had seen Becker al
Roses house many times within year
or SO before Rosenthars murder.
Becker at Rose Home.
Anna Glecken. the young sister OF
Mrs Jack Rose. who proved to be
a bashful witness. testified that Mr..
and Mrs Becker had como 10 the
Rose home at 3 O'Clock one after
noon and stayed for dinner and part Of
the evening. She said that Becker some
times took breakfast with Rose at the
/ latter's home, at that time at 5l5 West
10th 81.
DR.. David Freedman. who attended
Mrs. Rose in April. 1917. was called TO tes-
/ tify that Rose was at home during that
month. lie had made slip on the wit
ness stand on cross-examinatIon and said
that nc was in Chicago AT that time.
Richard G. Barter. the notary Who &C
knowledged the affidavit OF Jack Rose at
the home OF Harry Pollok on the night
following the murder. when Rose was in
hiding there was an important witness
, FOR the people. lie testified that Becker
and John ". Hart. who was his counsel
at that time got him TO so TO Pollok's
home from 18th ST. and Amsterdam av.,
and that Becker got out Of the taxicab at
l55th ST. and Amsterdam av. and left
them
II was the following day that Rose gave
himself up AT Police Headquarters.
Becker wanted Roses affidavit 10 the eff
feet that he CRose) put up the $3.50 for
Rosenthars gambling house instead of
himself, Rose testified
Saw Becker Pay Rose"
Two walters from the Union Square
Rudipor and Max SZrpll-
testified that Becker and Rose were fire.
uuent visitors 10 the hotel restaurant IN
the few months prior TO the Rosentna'
murder. Rudiger, who is still waiter at
the same hotel testified that on tS'o occa-
sions he had seen Becker sive Rose
money I'm the restaurant, and that ne saw
them together in front Of the hotei
week before the murder.
Winfield Shechan. formerly secretary 70
ex-Police Commissioner Waldo, was on
the witness stand to identify police rec
ords showing that complaints against
Becker for grating we're received ana
turned over 10 him, Becker. for invesu-
CATION.
Complaints Of his interest with Rosen-
thai in the West i5th ST. gambling house
and his reldlOHS WIN '"Nh ''N"~ 800
in 10 the Commissioner in April. 1872. ac-
cordinc 70 the records identified ny
sheehan. These were given 10 Becker 10
investigate himself
Tho telephone talk which Rose testified
he had with Becker AT Beckers home
from the Times Square subway pay sta
tion soon after the murder vas testified
n nv the telephone boys AZ the Times
Souare station and at Belleclair Court.
1e5rh st. and Edgecon,b ay. where Beck
or then lived.
Check Up Phone Calls.
John s. Carney. the boy at the Times
Square paw station, identified his call
lists OF that night upon which call
500, Audubon. tho number for Belleclair
Court. was registered al 2:57 a. m. on the
morning OF July IS. Lucius Haywood.
Tho negro operator at Belleclair Court at
that time. testified that he received a
call for Becker that night
He couldn't remember the time. except
that il was very late, and he sa"
Becker 60 out afterwsrd. he said.
Pictures Of the corner 81 l2ith It and
Seventh av.. where Rose and the other in
formers testified :he Harlem conference
took place late in June 1872 we're put IN
evidence on the identification Of them by
Howard +. Cox. the photographer rho
took them. June q. 1872 They showed
deem excavation N the vacant lot on