The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
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TRIAL OF BECKER
Defense Has Between Twelve
and Sixteen New Witnesses
to Take Stand.
WILL MOVE FOR DISMISSAL
Evidence During Hearing Likely
to Prove More Sensational
Than Before.
WILL MOVE FOR DISMISSAL
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Especial to The Times -Dispa tch
New York, February 27.-The second
trial of former Lieutenant Charles
Becker for the murder OF Herman Ro-
senthal Is likely To prove more SEN
sational than the first
According to Attorney Joseph A.
Court of Appeals. the defense has un- :
covered between twelve and sixteen
new witnesses, whose testimony will
utterly discredit that of Jack Rose. Sam
Schepps, Bridgie Weber and Harry
Vallon. the four men who. the state
charged, conspired with Becker to
commit the crime.
I'VE have enough new evidence to
shatter the States case beyond repair
said Shay to-day. I'VE are now able
to prove. beyond any doubt that Web
ber. Vallon, Rose and Schepps lied at
the former trial ! am as confident OF
Becker's acquittal as / am OF the COM
Ing of another day.
After the prosecution has present
ed Its case. which will naturally come
first. Will move for dismissal of the
case on the ground that the evidence
is insufficient. and also on the ground
that the alleged meeting in Harlem, at
which tho murder was planned. took
place before the development Of tho
motive--Rosenthars squcal' This
point received much attention In the
decision OF the Court of Appeals
VIII Differ Materially.
IF my motion for dismissal Is not
granted. I Will proceed to present nv
case, and 1t will differ very materially
from that OF the first trial In the
first place, Becker himself will take
the stand and tell the whole story of
hc NJ
away his life. l expect his testimony.
under direct and cross examination, TO
be one Of the strong points of our
case.
Another difference is that our wit
nesses will be almost entirely new
ones. The most important of them is
Patrick Ryan. employed as n waiter In
the Metropole when Rosenthal was
shot.
HE saw sam Schepps holding open
the door of the sorcalled murder car
and saw Harry VGllon run across the
sidewalk and jump In His testimony
viii stamp Sam Scheups, at least as
an arcomplice and when il is proven
that the other three were actually pres
ent AT the scene OF the crime. they will
forfeit their immunity. One OF the
conditions unon which Whitman gave
It to them is that they were not pres
ent
''Schepps rode away on the running
board of the murder car and Vallon
was III IL. will not go on record now
rs saying that WALTON did the shoot
Ing, but think the testimony OF Ryan
and other eyewitnesses Will prove
sensational.
we also have witnesses who will
swear th't many of the alleged meet
ings OF Becker and the squealera did
not take place. Altogether our case
seems to me impregrable. Becker was
convicted before by virtue of popular
clamor against the SYSTEM not by
sworn evidence. This time wo will
show what tissue OF lies tho testi-
mony against him was.
"We don't intend to try to fasten the
Crime on VaIlon or any one else We
simply want to prove that Becker is
Innocent of the murder charge, whether
he WAS n CRATER or not. Graft mas
nothing to do with this care, and
don't believe Mr.. Whitman Will at
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