The Detroit times., 1914-05-13
Scathing Verbal Attack Leaves
Gambler UnmOved-Is Match
For Examiner
TESTIMONY SEEMS
UNIMPAIRED BY ASSAULT
Becker's Lawyers Will Use Rec
ord of Conversation in Prison,
is Report
BY FRED J. WILSON

AS'uN Correspondent tHttfit FFChN.l
NEW YORK, n. T., May 10
SlaShing. tLrusting ana stabbing with
keen inyective, battering with alleged
facts Martin Il. Manton, chief counsel
for Charles Becker. fought today TO
save his client from the chair by a
bitter attack on Bald Jack" Rose,
chief witness for the state i'm Becker's
second trial for the murder OF gam
bier Herman Rosenthal.
The attack was evaded at every
point. Rose, slim. collected. calm,
ssnk back in his chair after each on
slaughL untouchedi untrapped
Fdricus attack was met by appar.
emily unmoyed calm In the first hour
OF mis- cross.examination Rose resisted
every EFFORT TO entangle him. and
Becker, leaning over his counsers
table. looked grave as he saw the I'M.
shaken attitude OF the man whose
story may send the expolice lieuten.
ant TO his death
Reports we're current about the
court before It's opening that the de-
Tease plans to introduce dictagraph
records OF various conversations he
tweeE Rose, Vallon and Webber,
While the three were in the
Tombs after Rosenthal's killing.
These. it was said. would show that
the three rehearsed and arranged
their plan TO place on Becker's shoul-
d""s the blame for the gunmen's
crime.
Inside the court room for half an
hour before the trial reconvened,
those who had with difficulty won
their way through the outer door,
squabbled with the court attendants
for just one more seat" hut the or
ders of Justice Seabury were strict
and barely half a dozen persons with
influence we're able TO sink thankfully
into chairs in odd corners OF the room.
Hundreds OF disappointed ones never
passed the outer doors OF the court.
room
The jury filed In at 1920 and they
smiled and chatted while awaiting the
appearance OF the court Justice Sea.
bury mounted the bench few mo-
ments later
Then Rose entered wearing a
brown suit, with Ale 10 match. With
his usual nonchal6nce he took the
stand, apparently ready for the fray
Rose. you were Jew at the time
of the last trial, weren't you?" was
Manton's opening thrust
Yes" came the chesty monotone
from the witness
Your true name is Jacob Rosenz.
weig, isn't it"
yes"
"lIow long have you been masquer-
adm under the name OF Jack Rose ."
Whitman objected vigorously and
the question finally was allowed In an
other form.
II have been known as Jack Rose
for FIVE years. Rose answered, calm.
ly, when the legal squabble was over.
His voice fairly cracking with ag.
gressiveness, Manton then attacked
Roses record as a denizen OF the I'M
derworld, accusing him as panderer,
d white SLAYER, police stool pigeon,
ruiner OF young girls and a Fagin
who taught boys 10 steal and gamble.
t. every question Rose replied in
a monotonous voice:
Never did" reiterating the phrase
With seemingly tireless persistence
and decision
Leaning his head away over his left
Rose leaned forward when
asked IL he was in Chicago in April,
1872. He said he was
Then why" Numbered Manton,
did you tell this jury you were In
New York gambling raids at that
time2"
Rose lodged the implication OF in.
accuracy by refusing to name the
month in question, saying loudly:
III | said | was in New York at the
time OF the gambling raids, was in
New York"
Manton then changed his line OF at
tack. baffled in his hrst attempt to
entangle the willy little man.
Becker's counsel then turned 10
Roses acquaintance With the dead
Rosenthal. The witness answers dc.
tailed at great length the story OF
their first acquaintance. Becker, chin
in hand, leaned over on the counsel
table and showed keen interest.
Manton tried to make Rose admit
that Rosenthal had forced his expul.
sion from a gambling club known as
the Hesper. but this the witness 'tlatly
denied
Manton then tried to trip up the