Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-16
CLAIMING THAT BECKER WANTED HIM REMOVED
Whitman Declares it Proof Beyond All Doubt"
 Rosenberg Said She Lied Because She Wanted to Save
 Man She Loved from Electric Char-Beckers Chauffeur Says He Was Threatened by Assistant District At torney He Didn't Give Untrue Testimony Detrimental to Accused State Expects Complete Its Case Monday.

New York, May 15.-Mrs. Lillian Rosenberg, the pretty young widow of Lefty Louie, one of the four gum men electrocuted last month for the part they played in tie murder of Herman Rosenthal, today was a wit ness for the state al the trial of Charles Becker charged with being the instigator of the plot which her hus- band helped to carry out. In swearing that she heard Jack Rose urge her husband and his three companions to kill Rosenthal because Becker wanted them to, and that she saw the quar- tette dividing the money they received in payment for the crime, she direct ly contradicted the testimony which she had given at her husbands trial and furnished what District Attorney Whitman declared to be proof beyond all doubt that the witnesses for the state have told the truth.
 On cross examination the widow of Lefty Louis was asked why she had not testified at the trial or the gum men as she did today. With tears in her eyes the girl answered: T lied man loved from the electric chair
 Mrs. Rosenberg appeared to be on the verge of collapse. but she grasp ed the arms of the witness chair and quickly regained control of her emo- tions
 MTS- hOS6nDoTSsS statement us counts the confession alleged to have been made by Dago Frank Ctrof1ci. just before the gunmen were electrocuted In the confession he wars quoted as saying he never heard the name of Becker mentioned in connection with the murder plot.
 During the same session of court a witness, formerly a chauffeur for Becker. declared an assistant district attorney had threatened to have him indicted if he failed to give untrue tes- timony that would have been damag ing to Becker's case.
 Counsel for Becker expressed them selves as being highly elated over this admission. More testimony was taker today than at any previous session oi the court and the state said 1t ex- pected to complete it's case on Monday to which day the trial was adjourned
 Richard G. Barter. a notary public told of taking an. affidavit from Rose the day after Rosenthal's murder. IT this Rose swore it was he, and moi Becker, who had loaned Rosenthal the s1.500. Barter said he was employed by Becker to go with the latter's at. torney to obtain the affidavit. Becker waited in a taxicaD outside Rose. apartments while the document wal being written and sworn to. Bartel testified.
 Edward J. Coe. theatrical agen and . friend of Roses, said he had seer Rose and Becker together in the for mers home many times Bernard Ru dicer and Frank Screll. walters in tn, Union Square hotel, corroborate, Roses story that he and Becker helt ma y conferences there. Rudicer sai, he had seen Becker give Rose none. on four different occasions.
 Dr. David Friedman said he was at tending Roses wife during April 1911 The defense has alleged Rose was il Chicago during that month. Rose de nied il. Dr. Friedman corroborate Rose
 George H. Young, former, secretar. to Deputy Police Commissioner Dough eTty. testified he had brought Becke to the commissioners office while Ros was being examined there. He sai Becker looked into the door of tn commissioners private office at Rose shereb backing LID the story Rose toll sn the stand
 - Mrs. Rosenberg Testifies.
 Mrs. Rosenberg. the widow of Left Louie, the sunlnan. was the next wit saes She was in mourning. In an Swer to questions by District Attorne
 v shitinan. she said: T was the wife o l-cIie Rosenberg. until April 13, wile