The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-18
MRS. ROSENTHAL NEW WITNESS IN BECKER'S TRIAL Widow Of Murdered Gambler Says Policeman Was His
 Partner. PRESS AGENT FOR
 LIEUTENANT TALKS Says Accused Man Ordered Him To Establish Alibi For
 Them.

New York, May 18-Interest in the
 second trial of Charles E. Becker for
 the murder of Herman RosenthaI to-
 day centered in. the probability of sew
 cral new witnesses being called by Dis
 trict Attorney Charles $. whitman to
 corroborate the testimony of Jack
 Rose, Harry va1lon and Bridgie Web
 Der that Becker had conspired with them to have Rosentna1 killed. Among those who are said to be waiting to testify is Charles B. Pitt. who was Becker's press agent when the accused former police lieutenant was head of the strong arm squad in
 charge of the suppression of gambling It was also expected that two former members Of the strong arm squad. Charles M. Steinert and James c. White would be witnesses today. MT. Whitman will question them re- garding the alleged conference of Becker with Rose, Webber and others who the court of appeals referred to as thef sheart of the conspiracy against Rosentha1 Steinert and White
 are also under subpoena, by the prose cution. Pitt testified for the defense at Becker's trial and his probable ap- pearance now for the state is a. sur
 prise.
 The first witness to take the stand
 today was Lillian Rosenthal, widow
 of the dead gambler. In reply to
 questions by District Attorney Whit
 man she said she was living in her
 husbands s gambling house when he
 was murdered.
 How long have you known Beck er?'s the district attorney asked.
 Since Thanksgiving eve before my
 husband was killed. replied Mrs Rosenthal.
 The witness then told how Becker at the EIks' club had put his arm H Mrs 7osenthaI, Herman is the best Isfel1oss In the szorld Any time can do any favors for either Of you am at your service
 The witness related that her hus- band had told her of a, proposed part nership between him and Becker and she bore out the story told by Jack Rose that Rose had been placed in the house to look out for Becker's share of the profits.
 She told of the raid on the estab- 1ishment by Becker and his men and said she had protested to Becker about damage done. Becker told her, shf ! continued, sto tell Herman we're square, that he had cancelled the $1, 500 mortgage he held on the place. 1 Charles B. Pitt, one time pres. agent and adviser for Charles Becker -corroborated many details in the sto ries of Jack Rose and others tha. | f1oCCrACI " e1S tA1c -i1lSIlS<dtO1- OI IL0 III l der plot As he testified he avoided looking at the defendant.
 1 After Rosenthal had been murder l ed, the witness swore, he met Becker who was indignant at the way the kill 1 ing had been accomplished. sWha l the - is the matter with Jack Ros, and the bunch?'' Pitt quoted Becker as having said. ITO pull the stunt tn,
 way they did was very bad. You woult
 suppose it was being done for tn,
 moving pictures
 1 On July Is, the day before the mur- 1 der. Pitt swofe, he saw Becker a. police headquarters and was told b. him that arrangements had been mad, l for getting an affidavit from Dors l Gilbert, RosenthaPs first wife, to b. used to blacken Rosenthals charac ter in an endeavor to offset his story 1 to the district attorney.
 1 Then Becker told me- said tn. l witness, that he and I had to hay, an a1ibi for that night. Keep ava. from Times Square tonight he toIt l me-. tss.What's coming off 2 I asked.
 Never mind said Becker, do a you are told. We've got to have al alibi. Tomorrow you'll know why Pitt said Becker sent him to tn, Lafayette baths to meet Harry yallo1
 and others and that they went to Dors l Gilbert's house where Pitt peEsonalIy l took the wonan's affidavit
 1 After the murder, said Pitt, Becke, l had said with reference to the afH 1 davit, sIt's not much use now.''