The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-25
JACK SULLIVAN MAY
GO ON TRIAL NEXT
Indications That Whitman VIII
Press Case Against Beck
er's Chum.
PROPHECY IN HIS SPEECH
Prisoner Has Loneliest Day In
TOmbs Since Returning
From Sing Sing.
PROPHECY IN HIS SPEECH

District Attorney whitman was away yes
terday. but will get down to work to-day
on his argument In opposition TO the
granting OF q new trial to Charles Becker
Another task that will engage him Is
consideration OF possible prosecution OF
Jack sullivan for murder The belief ts
growing that such course will be taken
and that sullivan. already under indict-
ment for murder but free on his own
recognizance, will shortly be rearrested
and put on trial.
The first lntimatlou that the District
Attorney proposed to get after sullivan
came in Mr.. Whittnans closing address to
the JURY at the Becker trial when he said !:
IF ] had known before that Rose had
taken sullivan to Madison Square Gar
den. where Sullivan met Becker. ] would
have called sullivan as a witness myself
And when am asked why. sullivan be-
ing under indictment 7 do not prosecute
him, will tell you tonight that | now
Intend To- do So
In another part OF his address Mr.
Whitman said. referring to sullivan;
words do not contain what that crea-
ture Is, Mauton's nohlcst product OF the
nation, ] confess that until July Is, 1912.
| did not believe he was murderer, but
do believe II now"
In addition to the possible prosecution
OF Sullivan for murder II IL likely that the
other witnesses. II was reported yester-
day that the Police Department had been
asked for the records OF several men who
have been concerned in the case. these
records to he used In the proceedings
against them.
Becker's first Sunday since his second
conviction for the murder of Herman
Rosenthal was spent In vastly diff
ferent manner from the other sundays
since he was brought back from Sing
Sing to the Tombs.
In the first place he was not allowed to
leave his cell. on previous Sundays he
has been taken to the Criminal Courts
Building for conference with his lawyers,
and In this way he has had both exercise
and advertisement.
Secondly he had. FOR the first time since
he had been "a Tombs prisoner, TO eat the
fare provided BY the Tombs caterer. on
other Sundays h. had his meals brought in
to him In the Criminal Courts Building by
an outside restaurant man.
Thirdly. he had no visitors His wife
spent the day at her home in The Bronx (:
his counsel--Martin z. Manton. Hartford
Marshall and John Il. Johnston-were
out of town recuperating from the effects
OF the trial strain, and his brothers, John
and jackson. did motto call on him. on
other Sundays he has been able to see a
number OF friends.
Lonely Day for Prisoner.
SO Becker spent a quiet day and a
lonely one. He read the newspapers.
studied his case and put In the remainder
of the time with three meals and sleep.
His health continues good and his spirits
have recovered their hsbitual poise since
the blow OF the adverse verdict. To re-
porters he sent down word that he had
nothing to say about his case at present.
To-day will probably witness re-
sumption OF activity on the part Of the
lawyers on both sides OF the case. Mr.
Manton will return from the country and
begin work on the preparation of the
appeal for n new trial. In which he will
Marshall.
Mrs Becker spent a quiet day at her
home. 323e Olnville avenue. The Bronx
Her brother. John Lynch was with hei
most OF the time and told persons who
called that she did not care to talk about
her husbands conviction.
Says Phone Wires Are Tapped.
limitations that the telephone wires L
tho Becker home have been tapped anC
that records have been taken of all con
Versations and calls for the last few
months were voiced yesterday by Johr
Lynch.
A friend OF the Becker family called III
the house on Saturday and was told L
come on up. that Mr.. Lynch and Mrs
Becker would see him. When he got Their
he found that neither had been there al
1ay that the knya had been In DossessiOI