The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
SAW FOUR ASSASSINS
SHARE DEATH PRICE
Promised Gunner Before
Execution, She Says, to
Tell Truth.
Pitt, BECKER'S SPY,
WILL AID STATE TOO
Harry WALTON Repeats Tale Of
PlOt-Witncsses COrrObo-
rate Rose.

Before Lefty Louie went to the death
chair he made his young wife promise TO
tell the truth about the murder OF Her
man Rosenthal.
So in her widows black she took the
stand yesterday in the trial Of Charles
Becker and told the jury that the gun
men knew they were working for Becker
when they shot down Rosenthal and tina.
abe saw them divide the pay for the
murder.
Mr.. Manton did all that any lawyer
could do to blunt the effect OF her story
when he asked her II she hadn't testified
in the trial OF the gunner that she
hadn't heard a word Of the talk between
her husband and Jack Rose the day in
Juno Rose went 70 hire the gunner. but
she turned her blue eyes on the FORE
man OF the Jury and spoke ten words:
"WeII, ! lied to save my husband ae
that time"
Didn't Tell Jury Her Promise.
Her promise to her condemned hus-
band was not revealed In the testimony.
| but THE SUN was informed last night
that she told friends and advisers OF It.
! Not the first nor the second trial has
| produced an episode OF such dramatic
intensity. Lillian Rosenbergs testimony
gunner was surprise TO everybody
save the District Attorney and her law
yer and her rabbi. In the first Becker
trial she was permitted TO say merely
that she was present when Sose visited
Lefty Louie.
Her testimony was OF such compelling
interest that It eclipsed other sensational
features of yesterdays Developments
that Pitt, Becker's spy. had turned
| States witness and will speak against
his former master on Monday; that tho
State. according to the District Attor-
ney, established out OF the mouths OF
decent men that Becker was in COM
munication with Rose Immediately be-
fore and Immediately after the murder,
and that Becker. although he knew early
on the morning OF the second day after
the murder that Rose was wanted for
toward Roses arrest
Mrs. Rosenberg entered the court room
In the late afternoon. The first impress
sion you got OF her was that she was an
undeniably pretty woman-the pretti.
ness of a golden haired. blue eyed, pink
checked china doll. She didn't weep.
She found no use for the wisp of a hand.
kerchief that showed in her black gloved
hand. She needed no supporting arm.
whitman Questions Widow.
Her voice was clear and steady and
her gaze upon the jurymen was unfaL
tering Mr.. whitman himself ques'
toned her. the only witness yesterday u
whom he devoted his personal attention
The official record of her testimony u
as follows:
O. You are the widow OF Louis Rosen.
berg? A. Yes, sir.
O. Known as Lefty Louie? You know
| that he WAS sOinetlHlcs Ndltu A%Sit'
Louie? You were his wife UP TO the
18th Of April last? A. Yes, sir.
O. DO you know Jack Rose by sight'
A. Yes, sir.
O, Where did you live during June
1912? A. At 747 Southern Boulevard.
o, You were then the wife OF Louh
Rosenberg, were you not? A. Yes, sir.
O. Did you see Jack Rose In that apart
ment during the month of june. 1871
A. Yes, several times.
O. And did you see him In conversation
with your husband? A. Yes. sir
@, Did you hear him converse viii
YOUR husband? A. Yes sir.
O. win you state tho conversatlod
which you heard?
Mr. meteorological TO.
O. How nearly can you FIX the date
: A. June. 1912.
Mr.. Mantpn-I object to that.
, The Court-Objection overruled-
, Mr.. NATURALIZATION.
Hears Becker Wanted Murder.
O. state the conversation. A. Rose cam
up one day and says Hecker sent me n
10 tell you and the other boys that h
, and Louie saysi ave don't carry an
gun, Rose saysi .That don't make N
, difference II you carry any or not, rs 500
1 as you step on the street Becker Il goin
! 10 frame you up" so then Louie says
< "Cannot hN II mp any way with Becker
{ He saysi "yesi you know that RoseI
p thai Is appealing IN Becker and the ont
: way you can NIX II up with Becker Is n
4 you getting the other boys TO Nil Roses
{ thai.- At tho moment I lacked up at th
two sAd they seen me looking ct thei