The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-13


color and the minor dramatics had
faded. 1t is true that this mild man
nered, family man. who knew where
man killers were to he had for pay
or fear or favor. anplifed his former
testimony here, and condensed ii there:
that he left out some things he had
said before. and that he added quite
new Incidents and conversations; that
there were even striking points of diff
ference; but in no high essential was
-thsre contradiction variance.
He did not repeat parrot like. the
verbiage of the story he told the frst
jury. but he repeated the big points
from the time Hack -t4.aatl itiitee
there were people down at headouar-
ters who could pin q medal on the man
that pat Rosenthal al the earth. until
the time after the murder, that he saw
Becker. pale as q ghost. in headquar-
ters, Recker's eyes burning into him.
Jack Rose, as he sat with Commits
sioner Dougherty.
Interesting Fart.
One of the most interesting parts
of Roses fresh testimony part ut
terry new to the court. was that the
bitterness between Eecker andSRosen-
thal, and the resultant tragedy. was
very largely The outcome of Rosenthal g
mistaken notion that Becker was TO
blame for NIL of the misfortune that
fell on the Forty fifth street milling
house. RosenthaI. hot headed, suspi-
eious ef everybody. loving the sound
OF his own voice worked himself into
a passion over the closing o. the house
~ le4 West Forty fifth street. and the
posting Of uniformed men thrFe and
mid IL all to Becker. although the
lieutenant was not TO blame. Head
onarters-Commlssio Waldo - had
decided To squelch Rosenthal for good
and all. bat Rosenthsl few 10 Whit
man with tales against Becker, tales
Of graft and oppression. If partner
snip in gambling. or unbelievable du-
plieitH, ard Becker seeing ruin ahead.
came into the open rrroEantly. and
eontemptuousIy, and ordered the death
Of ~the squesler
Ii Was new testimony. also. that
RosenthAi had heen a stool pikecn. a
spy. and informer. for Becker. Rpsen-
thai admitted as much TO Rose when
ite ragged against BecsSers plan to make
friendly raid on the Forty fifth street
house, In this lag excellent material
Cor the defense who viii certainly try
10 show that the gamblers. not Becker
murdered Rosentha1. because It had got
TO them that Rosenthai was traitor
and had furnished evidence against
them TO the common enemy the 20
lice.
These are only selected details Of the
story that Rose was three hours IN
telling. SO far as those who lis
tened with unbiased minds could hu-
namely tell his second appearance was
not less effective than his first
This man. upon whom rests the com
plete structure Of the states ease
hogan TO talk AT II 80 a. NJ. and kept
g. ii until Y. NJ He took up the
thread Of his story ard spun II out
until 1 = NJ Mr., whitman eAntled him
along. permitting him. insofar as Jus
tice seabury would permit 70 tell his
story in his own way. Martin T. Man
ton, chief counsel for Becker, fought
persisteHtiy. but .unavRillnglv against
the essentials ~ the testimony. He
made not dozens. hut scores. Of excep-
lions, bat he was oVerrtled by the
Justice on every important objection
Rose was allowed to narrate his con-
versatien with Becker. with Posen-
thai with the gnnmen, with all OF the
main figures in the case. and that
covered pretty much all Of the circum-
stances Of the conspiracy 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 vos trembling on a distant
corner waiting for the colder. less
imprassionahie Wehhsr.
All that Mr.. Whitman wanted from
Rose was obtained today. 1t Will be
Mr.. Mantons turn tomorrow. and the