New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-13

will come to-day. Mr.. Manton said II
would probably take both sessions OK
court. IL not longer. to complete MS
REORGANIZATION. The Becker lawyer
has shown himself TO be sharp and
efficient cross-examiner.
William Shapiro. the chauffeur OF the
murder car" was the only important
witness called by the prosecution YES
terday besides Rose. DR.. Dennis Tay-
Tor, the ambulance surgeon who an
swered the call from Flower Hospital
after Rosenthal was shot. went on the
stand at the opening of court and COM
Melted the proof of corpus deficit for
the state. Shapiro followed him.
"The prosecution won a strong point
I'm the ruling OF the court TO ADMIT
Shapiro's testimony that he had over
heard one of the gunner say as the
car was speeding away from the scene
OF the murder:
cts all right. Don't be afraid.
Becker has fixed 1t with the cops, just
as ne SdlQ IL NOulu bc.
Justice Gor did not admit this evidence
at the first trial. The lawyers for the de-
fence made desperate effort TO Keep IL
cut yesterday. but Justice Seaoury de-
o.ded against them. Shapiro also teshheo
that "Dago Frank told him to turn MS
car about and to go over to the south side
of West 43d St. near the Metropole. when
he brought the gunner to the scene OF the
shooting. Mr.. Manton objected to TINS
testimony on the ground that II was not
binding on Becker. he not having been
nresent and Justice Seabury sustained
the objection.
At the last trial the first time that
Beckers name figured In the testimony
as being implicated in the plot was when
Rose testified.
Shapiro told Of his trips uptown with his
car 10 round up the gunner on the night
Of the shooting, with Rose. WALTON ana
Sleeps as his passengers. Rose hired the
car. he said. Its number was H,Sl3. which
af,erward figured as the first clew the
police had to the identity of those IN the
murder plot.
He told Of the flight after the MURDER
when one of the gunner held a revolver
at his head and told him TO keep goins'
lie drove the gunner to Lenox av. ana
Isstb ST. where he dropped them, and re-
turned TO the Cafe Boulevard, where ne
had his automobile stand. Later ne went
home and told his partner what had nap
pened.
Identified in Death House.
The District Attorney also used Shapiro
10 identify the gunner, who were electro
cuted. as the same men he had driven the
night of the murder. In answer to ques-
lions Shapiro said he had been to Sing
Sing q few days before the electrocuuon
end identified the four gunner In the
death house as the men who had been in
his car.
The witness admitted that he had re-
ceiyed money from the District Attorney
recently-s5O in all-and that he had
talked with Mr.. Whitman about the case.
The District Attorney brought this out
himself. on cross-examination Mr. Man
ton asked:
Were you up TO Mr. Whitman's house
last night" The witness said he was
MIR. Manton questioned him closely about
what he heard one Of the gunner say IN
his car. Shapiro said he couldn't tell
which gunman II was who spoke. Mr..
Manton brought out that Shapiro had
testified at the gunmen's trial thsf II was
'Dago Frank" who said Becker had liked
the police" The witness said he thought
it was Frank, for he knew the other
boys, and IL was not their voices.
on redirect examination by District
Attorney Whitman Shapiro accused Har-
ford Marshall. associate counsel for Beck
er, for trying TO get him 10 swear that
Harry WALTON hit him over the head In the
murder car. Marshall was then counsel
for Jack" Sullivan. the witness said.
Mr.. Marshall wanted me to say that
WALTON hit me over the head, but there
was nothing doing" said Shapiro.
Rose was called to the witness stand at
HIS lie wore a dark suit OF clothes and
a dark tie. His hairless head, prominent
nose and thick lips suggested the human
vulture. His eyes are small and shifting.
but his manner of speech Is smooth and
convincing. He composed himself in the
witness chair, folded his hands in his
lap and waited for the District Attorney
10 start MIN OIL Oll MS 'Oh6 SNS'S ~NNSN
talked without much interruption by the
District Attorney whose questions were
short and infreQuent. Counsel for the
defence often objected TO them as lead
ing" and the court sustained the OBJ
jections occasionally.
UnruIy Crowd Storms Doors.
An unruly crowd stormed the doors or
the courtroom eager TO hear Rose testify.
The police had difficulty in clearing the
corridors of the building, which they had
10 do frequently. as the crowd grew. The
courtroom was packed. Several women
were among the spectators. Becker and
his wife both watched Rose closely as he
testified, exchanging. now and then, q
look of whitening disgust.
Rose first related the circumstances or
his early acquaintance with Rosenthal
on the East Side. when they were gam
bling partners. lie admitted that they
had had trouble at various times, but he
said II had never been serious He led
M TO the time when he met Becker as
head of the strong arm squad" and went
to work for him as his collector from
gambling houses.
He told Of the deal between Becker and
Rosenthal in the West 18th ST. gambling
house, when Becker became the gamblers
partner and lent him 81. 900 with which Ito
open up and do business he said. Rose
said he advised Becker against going in