The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-15
GAMBLERS WIFE
STAR WITNESS
AGAINST BECKER
State Hopes to Send Former
Police Lieutenant to Chair
on Mrs. ROsenthal's Testi-
mOny.
{BY LEASED WIRE1

{BY LEASED WiRE]
NEW YORK, May 15.-Mrs. Her
man Rosenthal will be called by the
state as one of the chief witnesses
against ex-Lieutenant Charles Becker
for the murder of her husband. 1t be-
came known today that through her
testimony District Attorney Whitman
expects to prove the close business"
relations that existed between Becker
and Rosenthal, and that her story will
be corroboration of the tale of Bald
Jack Rose as to the quarrel and break
between the two men.
Harry Vallon, whose testimony is
relied upon in great measure by Dis
trict Attorney Whitman to convict
Becker, was trapped into many i'm
portant contradictions by Attorney
Manton, counsel for the defense today.
The cross-examination of Vallon, fol-
lowing his direct testimony in which
he corroborated in most points the
stories told by Bald Jack Rose and
Bridgie Weber, was the most salts
factory inning that the defense has
yet had.
In the meantime, Attorney Manton
is Strengthening his lines to put Beck
er on the stand and throw the whole
onus of the Rosenthal murder upon
Rose. He has already established the
basis for such a defense by showing
through Roses own testimoney that
the bald-headed gambler and Rosen-
thai were on terms of enmity.
VaIIon SeIf-composed.
Vallon showed no trace of nervous.
ness as he was questioned by District
Attorney Whitman. His composure
was in marked contrast with the nerv-
BUSINESS of Webber, who testified yes.
terday
In response to questions by Mr..
Whitman, Vallon launched into the
story of the trip made with Rose to
the house of Dora Gilbert, Rosenthars
former wife, for the purpose of getting
an affidavit that would hurt Rosen-
thai. 1t is the contention of the prose-
cution that Becker ordered this affi-
davit to be secured.
What did you do on the fifteenth
of July?"
"At $50 o'clock in the afternoon,
said Vallon, II went to a Turkish bath,
where l met Rose and Schepps, who
told me l was to go to Dora Gilbert's
and get an affidavit When I got
the affidavit l turned 1t over to Jack
Rose. We then drove down town, but
at Fourteenth street and Third ave-
nue. the tire blew out Schepps tele-
phoned for another car, and shortly af-
terward Shapiro drove us back to For
ty-second street and Sixth avenue. aft
er we had been up to One Hundred
and Forty-second street and got Dago
Frank"
"Who were in the car?'
Occupants Of Car.
Rose, Frank. Schepps and myself
At Forty-second street and Sixth ave-
nue., Rose. Schepps, Frank and myself
got out of the car. l saw Sam Paul
there and went across the street to
speak. to him. I saw Whitley, Gpy and
Lefty there. Then we went up into
Bridgie's place and sat at a table
Louie, Whitley, Frank, Gyp, Rose, Web
ber and myself were at the table"
What did Weber do?"
I "He went out and came back in
about fifteen minutes.
Where did you stop"
Il stopped in front of the Elks' club
and heard shots. Then l saw the car
passing ging west"
Did you see Schepps?"
"Yes; he came out to me on the
street"
did you see Rosenthals body that
night?"
mo"
Describes Night Of Murder.
Describing the night that Rosenthal
| was to be shot in the Garden restau
rant. Vallon said:
Rose met me down in Weber's po
ker parlor, and said that Becker was
complaining that Rosenthal had not
| been croaked. He said we had better
get out and do something. We got into
car and picked up Lefty Louie, Gyp
| and Dago Frank, and went up to a
chop suey joint on Seventh avenue
| Somebody came in and said that Ros
enthal was in the Garden restaurant
Lefty said: We will go up and gel
him now They left, and Rose and
walked up little later. Rose sale
he thought he saw detective across
the way and told Lefty Louie to cal
everything off that night. We wen
back and told Weber of the affair."