Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-23
BALD JACK" ROSE Gives
ALL CREDIT TO SULLIVAN
star Witness Of Becker Trial Testi.
fles for American Minister to
Dominican Republic.
RESULT OF HIS CONFESSION
Frank J. n. Mitchell, President OF
Banco Nacfonal OF Santo Domingo.
Appears at acknowledgements
Wick, who Instigated Investigation

NE" YORK, January 2s-"R.,I
Jack" Rose. erstwhile gambler ana
star witnoss at Police Lieutcr,r,
CHARLES Becker's trial for the n,urJ.,
OF Herman Rosenthal. appeared ,o.aa,
c',,,, character witness for James NJ
nuiiVan. American minister to ~
dominican Republic, whose dtncs, ~
. once Is under investigation nv
ooeha'or-eicct Phelan In behalf or ~.
state Department. '"'
hoso. who said he was now ieoturin.
az nv Duty or Young Man to Live
an Upright Life" gave Sullivan crnd;'
Tor inducing him to COMES. Mi b. hna
scout the Rosenthal murder. and TO ha-
come the States witness sullivan
thnt titnc was his attorney.
me FORMER gambler declared Su,li.
van had been "besicged with tbrra,.
ana promises" because OF MI, ac,i,J,
In obtaining the confession and ~
gested that "the present attact"
me minister might be an aftermath az
this ''''h "i
Two letters from Sullivan -
James IS. MCGUIRE. In which III.
minister told OF his prixe-nght con.
were put in evidence In these Su,ii.
van said that to earn money 20 go Ia
law school, he had, with the brother NJ
the then Mayor Of WATERBURY. con
Quoted ono boxing match in that city
ana We didn't make kopeck out
It." he added.
Rose was followed on the stand nv
Frank ]. r. Mitchell. president OF tho
Banco Nacional OF Santo Domingo
which has been accused OF furtherinr
suiiivan'S appointment In connection
with alleged plans to exploit publ.,.
contracts on tho island.
ASKED SULLIVAN TO HELP
IN NAMING HIS BANK
Mitchell admitted he had asked Sui
Ivan to help iH getting his bank APP
pointed deposltnry or the customs re.
ceipts.
III there had been an honest Ameri-
can minister there. when We estab-
llshed tho bank. II would have been Of
fered to us without the asking" he
said. We were an American bank. and
the only bank In the country cstab-
lishcd under the banking laws"
Mitchell said he had had nothing 20
do with furthcring Sullivnn's candi-
dacy. but had promoted the candidacy
OF John y. Dewitt. OF Nashville. Tenn.
his intimate friend. who he knew
would be an importial man" Dewitt
mad Withdrawn for political reasons, lac
said.
Mitchell denied no had known in
advance who the minister was to be
Mitchell said II was by authority o.
tho Dominican government that his in
stitution was made depositary of the
customs funds. Sullivan" he said.
seemed more anxious to get the funds
away from Michelenn In private bank
er) than getting them into the Banco
Sacional."
Walker w Wick, former receiver
general OF customs. who resigned and
instigated the present investigation.
Mitchell denounced rs "disingenuous.
not to use shorter and uglicr word -
1t was Wick who brought about the
withdrawal OF customs receipts fTom
'he Bnnco NacIonal. He admitted he
had aided In procuring an affidavit
charging Wick with drunkenness and
disorderly conduct in Santo Domingo,
about month after the withdrawal
OF the customs receipts