The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-26
YALLON SAYS BECKER
Is TRUCKING GUNNER
Policeman Trying to Keep
Them From COnfessing.
He Declares.
DENIES HE SHOT GAMBLER
Asserts Becker Accuses Him to
Lend Hope to Men in
Death House.

| Harry WALTON. the silent man Of the big
| four OF Becker witnesses. made his hrst
statement to the newspapers yesterday.
! following BeCker's statement that WALTON
| fired the shot that killed Rosenthal that
he got drunk in order to muster up suf-
| hcient courage.
WALTON had come downtown with Jack
Rose to the office OF his counsel. Bernard
Sander, where Sam Schepps had arrived
a short time previously. They were there
to have Mr.. Sander tell District Attorney
Whitman that he could call on them At
any time.
WALTON. prosperous looking. well dressed.
| was not smiling when the reporters
visited him. They were there because he
had insisted that he be allowed to talk.
| II have never talked outside about this
case before he said. but ! am not go
| ing to keep quiet about this latest thing
Becker has said about me.
81 am living straight, working hard for
my living and have d wife and two chill
dren. a daughter OF "a and a boy OF 3.
who do not deserve to rest under the curse
OF that charge. They have had enough
of j. II was bad enough as II was
sees Another PLOT.
Don't YOU see what all this means?'
he asked earnestly. Don't you see
through IL? Why Becker is only trying
to stirYen those GUNNER up in the death
house
He wants them to sit tight. just as a
lot OF people tried TO get us to do when
We were In jail. He doesn't want them to
talk, because he knows that they would
say they understood all along they were
doing that job for Becker.
Instead he wants to con them along,
and after they are gone. why. somebody
will show up with a signed paper saying
| II II confession from one OF them. and that
confession will exonerate Becker. Jack
| Rose and | talked II over together this
morning and we saw through It, We
know Rockers methods.
Becker said ! got drunk that night Of
July 10 TO get enough courage to do the
shooting. ] was intoxicated that night.
Everybody knows II. and Becker knows
that he put up the money for me to get
that way.
He had Jack Rose and I and the Pitts
go up to Dora Gllberts to get that am
davit about Rosenthal. who was her first
husband. lie knows he gave Rose 500
to buy wine and We did spend about $50
doing II. There were newspaper men
there because the Pitts telephoned for
them.
Then We rode down to Fourteenth
street. whore ! had "A gambling house. and
In front OF Sharkeys our automobile tire
blew out and wa went inside to get an
other drink. We had another bottle Of
wine there.
says BecLer knows slayer.
Rocker says he will devote his life to
running down the real murderer lie
don't need to 20 far nov. for he knows.
He knew that very night. for Bridxie
webber and Jack Rose told him over In
Forty-second street. He congratulated
them for the job. They told me that at
the Lafayette Baths.
"He says ne will run the man down.
| Well, II he means me. he won't have to
run far. | am going 20 stay right here
In New York and mind my own business
and ! defy him or anybody else TO show
that did it,
why. he's just fooling those poor devils
up there. He has them thinking that he
will come down to New York, put the
crime on some other man. get him con-
victed and get them out. He's picked me
out because he thought I'd stand for any
thing and never answer back. ! wouldn I
talk now II II were not that my family
would suffer"
Suppose Becker gets back on tho
1 forr.|' WALTON WA. asked He could
make II pretty hot for you"
I'm not afraid of any con that ever
lived" was the answer. "Bccker nor any
one OF them. They can't do anything to
me because they know | am onto every
move they can make. They couidn /
spring anything on me.
why, do YOU know I'd make tho best
Police Commissioner in the world ! know
all about cops ana they couldn't blum me
and they can't scare me either. The worst
they ever had on me was that gambled.
They can set all the satisfaction out OF
that they want.
Not Afraid Of GunmeW.
Becker says did It, Well. the gun
men ought to know they were there why
didn't they say 10. I'm not trying to
make them sit tight You can remember
that on the stand they were asked who
did the shooting. had been witness
against them and they didn't have any
love for me- They answered right on that
II was Itsky
who is ItskyT asked the lawyer, and
they said they did not know exactly.
"'Was II Vallon?' they were asked and
they answered no-that ought TO settle IT,
Me shoot a man Why. never owned
a gun. never shot a gun In my life. |
couldn't hit anything and that night
! couldn't have hit the Metropole Hotel.
had come around the corner from Bridges
and was in front Of the Elks Club when
the shooting took place and turned
arnund. As did the automobile whizzed
by me.
How about testifying aEain7' WALTON
was asked.
ANY time the District Attorney wants
me-" was the answer. Rose Schepps
and have all sent him word
How about Brdgie Weber,"
II don't know anything about him." was
the reply II don't know where he is
except hear he Ii trying to run a
gambling house somewhere. I've never
made up with him and never will. I don't
have anything to do with him"
WALTON was asked what he Ia doing.
II am working for concern IN ne
gas fixture business" he answered II
am working every day and just about
getting along. ] am trying to hold this
job and I hope ! don't lose It now"
just then photographer tried to
hashiight the man.
That's the thing that will cost me my
tob II they recognize my face" he said.
Through gamblinGT he was asked.
For good" waA tho answer. There
Is nothing in that old game and any
body that envies those people is foolish
in the head"