Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-18
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LIEUTENANT olvEs DAMAo.
ING TESTIMONY.
ACCUSED MAN ASKED PlTY
TO FIX UP All8l ron leloo
Made Effort to Do So-titness oavo5
Becker Predicted the "1unch" Would
Squeal on Him and Wanted Jack
Rose Killed IL hs Went 70 Electric
Chair.

Now York. May 1s.-Charies i.
Pitt. one tim~ press agent and adj
wiser for Charles Becker. on trial for
the murder OF the gambler, Herman
Rosenthal, took the witness stand for
the state today and corroborated In
many details the stories OF Jack RoAe
and others that Becker was the instis
gator Of the murder plot.
After Rosenthal had been murdered.
the witness swore ne met Becker, who
was indignant at the way the killing
had been accomplished.
What is the matter with Jack Roso
and the bunch?" the witness quoted
Becker as having said. ITO pun the
stunt the way they did was very bad.
You would suppose 1t was being done
for the moving pictures"
On July Is the day before the mur-
der Pitt said. he saw Bevker al pos
lice headquarters.
Becker told me-" he said, that hs
and l had to have an alibi from that
night Keep away from the Times
square tonight he told mo.
Whats coming ofrc' asked.
Never mind said Becker. DO as you
are told. We've got to have an alibl.
Tomorrow you'll know why
Tried to Establish Abb.
Pitt showed signs of nervousness
during his testimony.
The witness said he called on Deputy
Police Commissioner Dougherty ard
did tho best he could to establish an
alibi for Becker. He saw Becker later
and Becker sent him TO see Rose, then
under arrest. He sent him with q note
10 Rose with reference to the employ
ment of counsel.
Returning to Becker said the WIT.
ness, he reported that Rose had agreed
to allow Becker to select his lawyer.
Becker then dispatched Pitt the witt
ness swore. to Roses house on Long
Island. The next day, 40 asserted,
Becker said. Il wonder II that bunch
vii! squeal on mA?' ss@
Then Becker told n,e to 80 N0aa.~
said Pitt, and advise him ne waa Do
ing everything ne could for him ana
for him to say nothing"
The next time the witness saw Beck
er was in the Tombs prison after his
arrest Becker said. according to thU
witness:
Didn't tell you they would squeal.
want you 10 go out and get every
thing you can on Jack Rose. Get hold
OF the men in my squad and have
them testify had no conversation with
Mrs Rosenthal on the night Of the
raid"
Dunned For Gunmens' Pay.
The witness said he saw Becker
many times after that. He visited him
every day for three weeks after his
arrest until Becker went to the death
house at Sing Sing Once he told Beck
er. he said. that a friend OF the gun
men had told him to tell Becker tho
gunner wanted $500 and that if they
didn. get it quick there'd be trouble.
We'll" Becker said. tell them I
have not got It now. but as soon as {
can get my hands on $500 the gunmen
viii get IT.
Pitt said he wrote Becker almost
constantly after hia conviction ana
that Becker wrote him from the death
house. After the conviction he said
he tourneycd with the party TO tho
prison.
"I rave Becker a drink on the train.
he said, "and said II would propapIy
be the last for some time. Becker put
his arms around me and started TO cry.
Asked to XIII Jack Rose.
".Old pal he said. 'if do 60 OFT in
the chair ! want you to do no onS
favor. XIII that sduealing Jack Rose.
Hero the witness was turned over 10
the defense for cross-examination. MT.
Mnnton asked him II he had ever peen
in tall The witness admitted he had
been locked up once since Beckers nrss
trial He was questioned closely abouS
tho killing of a negro. who was shof IN
one Of Rockers gambling raids, ie al
mitted that ne had been sued fof oeos'