The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-14
BALD JACK ROSE
GETS GRILLING

New York, May 14.-The crowd at
the second trial Of Becker heard Rose
get severe grilling on the stand.
Yesterdays Developments.
Bald jack Rose. chief witness for
the prosecution at the second trial Of
Charles Becker. charged with being
the lnstiSator Of the plot that resulted
in the murder of Herman Rosenthal.
came from the stand yesterday at the
conclusion OF five hours of relentless
cross examination bright eyed and
smiling. He unfalteringly answered
every question asked him by Martin
I. Manton, chief of Becker's counsel.
Even when Manton shouted accusa-
tons of murder at Rose and tried to
make him admit that he had made his
living by committing petty larcenies
and by selling opium to the slaves of
the habit OF New York's Chinatown,
the former gambler remained unper-
turbed.
Roses expression never changed
during all the grilling. He reiterated
his story of underworld intrigue and
murder with a calm and matter-of
fact air. He showed no fear, no emo
ton and no remorSe, except on one Oc-
casion. Then he said his conscience
pricked him when he thought over how
he had plotted to have Herman Rosen-
thai murdered.
Manton managed to get Rose to ad-
NIT that there were minor discrepan-
Cies between the testimony he offered
at the first trial and that which he gave
on direct examination Tuesday. Rose
said mis- testimony Tuesday was more
testimony. At the same time he said
he told some things at the first trial
he did not mention at this one.
II know so much about 1t, and have
talked so much about it," Rose said.
1T is impossible for me not to leave
some thing out now and then."
Manton put to the witness a series
of questions designed to show that
Rosenthal figured prominently in a
gamblers war and was hated. Rose
admitted that Sam Paul, a gambler.
and Rosenthal had a falling out soon
after the i&tter's house was raided.
Rose also said Rosenthal hired Span
ish Louie" to kill Sam Paul. Louie"
failed to dc 1t. He told Rosenthal. ac-
cording to Rose, that Paul had given
him $50, and he wouldn't shoot man
who was SO generous. Then. Rose
said. Rosenthal hired Bloody Mike to
J kill "Spanisk Louie. He did.
| The witness conceded that he had
!, broken with Rasenthal after the latter
| had sIread tales that Rose was a
| "squaler'' thereby putting Roses life
! IN DANGER
The defense read more extracts from
newspaper stories written under
Roses name. The witness admitted
| that many of the statements therein
were his. Including the declaration
that he could hire men to commit al
most any crime.
In reply to questions Rose came
down to the time he was removed
from the Tnmbs prison after he sur
rendered to the West side prison. There
he said, he was permitted to talk to
| Webber and Vallon and later with
| Sam Schepps whenever he felt so dis
posed. He told of many conferences
| he had with the district attorney. he
| described Schepps as his "lobbygoW'
| A lobbygow is. in the language of the
East side as Rose described it, "a pal
and a friend willing to do anything
almost he is rold." ~
| Manton read to the jury a letter
written by Rose to Schepps while the
latter was in hiding in Hot Springs
Ark. In this letter Rose said Becker
had Thrown him down like dog
! and that the district attorney hao
promised immunity to him (Rosel
| Schepps, Webber and Vallon. He
then asked Scherps, whom he address
ed as Dear Old Pal. to return to New
York and surrender.
Manton then picked up what ap'
/ neered to be an affidavit from JACK
/ Sullivan, known as King Of the News.
! bovs" Looking at his paper he asked
/ Rose whether he said to Sullivan while