The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-15
AIDED BECKER HUNT,
SAYS THIEF, ACCUSED
GDan the Dude" on Trial, Tells
of Help to Whitman in
Murder Case.
CALLS JUDGE HIS PATRON

whom Louis Harris. called pan the
n.4,, bv the police and others who know
t,,, ycI was IN General Sessions yester-
I',' an d, charge Of stealing 1891 worth OF
.fl from A messenger boy. he took the
,,,.ortupit, to tell Judge Wadhams and
t,,. all about himself. He said that
no gavc information TO District Attorney
Vhitmau when Mr. Whitman was In
aiming into the murder OF Herman Ro-
seminal, and that Whitman kept his word
not To hetray him.
nf course Dan Is innocent OF the
.t,rre now made against him. This man
c..s,..a from Police Headquarters,
v,n goes around picking up crooks, has
,,riy got him wrong. Dan has done
e,a nrison terms He moves in the un-
d,rvorld. He's "a gambler and thief
he admitted all that ye.terday--but
bop,s'. he's been on the level since 1911.
hasut done a thing but gamble.
Dan spoke with pride OF his under
-.,r,d career and when he came to the
to.rrtnaI murder he just exploded
,.... according to his own admission.
U'rcu he heard that Ro. enthal had been
...,rdrrcd he pondered deeply and then
ba ,sr,ph1ned to District Attorney Whit
Iu8r's secretary made an appointment
aud told Mr.. Whitman that IL he would
nro1U,c not to reveal his name or get
Im into the case he would tell what he
knew.
",;cntlom,u." said Dan. "I take my hat
OF IN the Governor. He never mem
t'or,d a. word about me. ! told him
VIII. had heard on that chowder party,
ard told him that | did not think that
any man ON that chowder party was a
marty to Herman's death. This was the
hest information ! had
Tn, chowder party referred 20 was the
Sam Paul picnic Just before the Rosen-
thai murder Harris says that he was
watching a poker game in which the
n,a,ors we're Jack Rose. Harry WALTON.
Rudsia Weber. Al Levy. Sam Paul and
others lie says he heard Weber ask
"pollar John" LANCER II he had read in
the ptpcrs about Herman going to
souawk on Becker and that he heard
Wehber answer "If you string with Her
man We will take you the same as we
ar, gong to take him
Harris then went on to say that he
didn't believe Jack Rose could have
MANNED Ruscnthal's death because Jack
had no nerve. According TO Harris ne
couIdn't Kill a Cockroach.' Friend Jack
Zelg also talked with Harris about the
murder. and SO did Weber. but Dan the Duo {
didn't like Weber and only talked to him
al Jack Roses suggestion. And so he
went on to elaborate on his fellowships
in the underworld.
lie next told OF the great friendship
existing between him and Judge Ottc
posslsky. whom he referred to as otto
He said otto offered to get him employ
mcut after he came out OF jail and asked
formcr Police Inspector William Me
I.augalu to set him a job.
and right then and there" said Har'
10 81 told him that | wouldn't he 4
stool .seon-that wanted work and moi
charity
NOW. gentlemen. otto meant well. and
n tried to pull wires TO get me work
cou.nued Harris Every time he saw
m, %, gave me money. and | told him
= don't want dough: ! want work We'll
! lost heart ana couldn't call L" see iiT
any more. | was broke | had to live
! wouldn't kill. hut | was thief. It's
my graft TO get what ! want"
Harris will continue his story this
morning.