Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-13
CRIME PACT is DESCRIBED
Relations of Rosenthal and De-
fendant Are Set Forth.
THEIR oUARRELS PART OF STORY
Plotting of Squealer's Death When
Exposure is Imminent.
CHAUFFEUR BECOMES CONFUSED
Testimony Does Not Altogether
Agree with story at First Trial
-Kose Says Becker and
ROsenthRl QuarreIed.

NEW YORK, May 12-"Baid Jack"
Rose, star witness OF the first trial Of
Charles Becker for the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, appeared in that role
again today, lie took the stand shortly
bfore noon and calmly told Of the part
he played in the events leading up to the
gamblers death. Substantially, IL was
the same story he told at the first trial.
Briefly Rose recited how Becker and
Rosenthal had entered into partnership
In gambling establishment; how they
quarreled; how exposure for Becker was
imminent, and how RosenthaIs death was
plotted
William Shapiro, driver of the gun
mems car, testified in the Becker MUIR
der trial today. lie said he knew Bald
jack Rose and Bridge" Weber. He
told of receiving call at his stand in
front of the Cafe Boulevard late at night
on July Is. He the went to Tom Shar-
Keys saloon, where lie picked up Rose,
Harry Nallon and Sam schepps. AT
Brldgie Webber's poker rooms the occu-
pants Of the car got out" he said. "Fif-
teen minutes later Dago Frank, Gyp the
Blood Witty Lewis and Lefty Louie
came out and 1 was ordered to go to the
Metropole hotel.
sees Man Fall
AT the MetropOle oago Frank ordered
me 10 turn the car around so It would
face toward Sixth avenue. The four men
got out and went to the other side of the
street. In fifteen minutes l heard a shot
and then four more.
Il looked toward the Metropole and saw
a man fall started my machine. 1
was going to get away from there. 1
had gone about fifty feet when the four
men caught up with me and jumped on
board
Il hard Whitley say: Make the chauf-
feur turn around and wait The cons
are slI fixed. Everything is all right.
Becker has fixed them -r--..-... -.
After the murder l took the four men
10 One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street,
where they left me-"
Where were you last night?" asked
the district attorney.
In your house" answered Shapiro.
How much money have you received
from my officer"
Fifty dollars for expenses out Of the
city"
What did you say was the conversa-
tion in your car before the murder?"
asked Mr.. Manlon OF Beckers counsel.
Whitley said, Everything is all right;
Becker has the cops fixed
Mr.. Manlon read a copy OF the testl-
mony Shapiro offered at the trial of the
gunmen. In that Shapiro said, Frank
said everything is all right Becker told
me So" Under a fire of cross examina-
ton the witness got badly confused and
was unable fully to reconcile his testi-
mony OF today with that of the previous
trial
Rose Takes stand.
Jack Rose took the stand. He gave his
occupation as a lecturer and writer. I'm
der questioning he told how he first met
Becker In 1911. He talked in low tone
and persons in the back of the room
could hardly hear him. Rose described
New Years eve banquet at the Elks'
club. Becker" he said, went up behind
Rosenthal, who was sitting next to his
wife. He placed his arms around Rosen-
thai and said TO Mrs. Rosenthal, You
don't have to worry any more. I'll take
care OF him from now on. Everything is
all right
Rose also told of alleged meetings be-
tween Rosenthal and Becker at the lat
ters home and at other places