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to them that Rosenthal was a traitor I,

to them that Rosenthal was a traitor
and had furnished evidence against
them to the common enemy. the police.
These are only selected details of the
story that Rose was three hours In tell
ting. So far as those who listened with
unbiased minds could tell his second APP
pearance was not less effective than his
FIRST The man is extraordinarily gifted,
not merely with precise and photo
graphic memory but with definite intui-
lions Of the artistic and the dramatic lie
never spells good effect by shouting.
Ungrammaticai. often coarse, he has
something in him that draws and fixes
attention. They used to say of Jack
Rose down In the Eas, Side that IL YOU
had $50 needed by a starving family
Rose could talk you out of 1t In ten
minutes. Whatever he Is teller OF the
truth or spinner OF lies. he is always
impressive.
This man, upon whom rests the complex
structure of the states case. began TO
talk at 1850 A. NJ and kept nj II until
1 =. NJ He took up the thread OF ms
story and spun IL out until J.. NJ Mr..
Whitman permitted him. in so Tar as Jus
tice Seabury would permit to tell his
story In his own way.
Martin T. Manton. chief OF counsel for
becker. fought persistently but unavai-
ingly against the essentials OF the tesu-
mony. He made scores OF exceptions nut
he was overruled by the Justice on every
important objection.
enc word Picture LackiHs.
Rose was allowed to narrate his con-
versatlons with Becker. with Rosenthal.
with the gunner. with all or the main
figures In the case. and that covered pretty
much all OF the circumstances OF the CON
spiracy and OF the murder. All that
Roses story against Becker lacked was a
word picture of the murder. which Rose
did not see since he was trembling on a
distant corner waiting for the colder,
less impressionable Weber.
All that Mr.. Whitman wanted from
Rose was obtained yesterday. II Will he
Mr.. Man,on's turn to-day. and the man
around whom the whole case swings VIII
be subjected to an attack more savage
doubtless than that John + Mcintyre
directed in the trial OF 1912. Then after
ten hours and a half Mr.. McIntyre's fury
broke and collapsed against Roses pas
s,ve resistance. II Is unlikely that the
strain will be as prolonged to-day, but
Nanton has a plan TO show by Rose =
own answers that Rose lies when he
accuses Becker.
n the whirl Of crowds outside OF
the Criminal Courts Building and the
crush within are indicative or public
interest then yesterday demonstrated that
there is even more concern or curiosity
over this trial than over the former one.
The crowd OF yesterday was larger and
more difficult to handle than On any day
Of the two trials. At the morning session
and In the afternoon police ana court
officers had to buwark the court room
doors against the rush. had even to
fight and throw back the unreasoning
al To tax IT al
the days sensation.
Jurors Had to Squeeze Through.
There was not space in the room for a
tenth Of the people who begged for admis-
, sion, Jurors and men with actual bushes,
at the trial were forced to squeeze
through the narrowest Of passages or
remind the induisitive that crowded
court room Is no place to take Jealous
corn.
. With the preliminaries and the dull
business Of establishing technical matters
out OF the way there was diferen.
atmosphere than on any day since IN
commencement of the trial The buzzlng
and murmuring subsidized when Justice
Seabury entered from his chambers
bowed formally to the Jurors and opened
owns a trumpeting voice. called for Will
lam Shapiro.
The chauffeur Of the murder car. a
short, squat youth OF dark complexion,
whose shock hair grows low on his fore
q head. slumped into the witness chair
darted a keen glance at 8ecker. who was
regarding him steadily Chat Is Becker
habit with every witness). and looked ex-
pectantly toward the District Attorney
He was a new witness He was not per-
mitted to testify in the former trial.
He said that he was acquainted wit
all Of the principal figures in the case
except Becker-Ross. wehber. WALTON ard
the gunmen. He said no had been called
by telephone on the night OF the murder
and that ne drove his gray car from tbs
Cafe Boulevard. his s,rrd, 20 Ton
Sharkey's in Fourteenth street. where
Rose. vallon and Schepps were waiting
for him He took the party to Forty
second street,
FeIIs Of Ride n Metropole.
Wh srva nar p .sh s1se, and
avenue. which did and We stopped j.
man looked ou. ot window. After tha
drove Rose. Nalon, scheprs and Dag T
4 four got out there and went into the build
: ing AT Fortv-s>cond street and Sixth ave
| nue.. while drove 20 the opposite sias o
! minute. oyp the Blood, Dago Frank. white
and GO, ,ntc my car. and Jack Rose toll
me 20 drive to Forty-th third street and Broad
wav near the Netropole
Q. How did YOU drive 10 Forty-thlrd stree
and Rroadwav7 A Up Sixth avenue I
. Forty-third street. then west on Forty-th'r
street until 7 rot In front ~ the M'tropol'
when Dago Frank told me % stop an
7 drive 70 the opposite side Of the street,
Mr.. Manton was on his feet in boun
to protest against the introduction of an,
? testimony concerning what Dago Franl
may have said But Justice Seabury per
/ mitted Shapiro 10 repeat the words OF tn
! gunner Thereby the District Attorne
4 scored his really great triumph OF tn
day. with shapiro he not only connecte
Becker with the murderers. but he threN
doubt on Dago Franks last hour confeS
sion in Sing Sing that he Clrohcl. wa
not at the murder. Dago Franks con
fess!on Is inadm!ss!ble az evidence. bu
Il was assumed that the jurors must hav
read about II.
O What did you DO there. A. drov
TO broadway. turned around and drove bac
in front OF Cohan's Theatre. There the fol
got out, went across the street an
! almost Immediately heard four shot
The four men ran toward my car and
Z started and after ! had gone "a hundre
! feet they jumped in and drove east.
Heard Becker Named, lie Says.
, Then Mr. Whitman put the questlo
with dynamite In It.