New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
SULLIVAN LINKED
TO BECKER CASE
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been interested with him in the promo
ton of prize fights" In Connecticut.
lie said he first met Sullivan in Water
bury about twenty years ago, when he
Rose was active in promoting boxing
exhibitions. Sullivan was then sport
ing writer on "The Waterbury Ameri-
can" the witness said, and he frequent
lv came in contact with him. IL was
only in that sense that Sullivan ever
could have been referred TO as his
press agent"
Ran Baseball Club.
The witness said that he and Sulli-
van we're associated one season in run
ming the Danbury baseball team in the
Connecticut League.
did you share the profits" asked
Mr. Strong. -.
There weren't any; we broke even,
replied Rose, smiling.
"What can you tell us about a fight
in Waterbury on January s, 1900, be
tween two men known as Elbow and
Mystery az which 500 or $500 OF
the gate money disappeared, and Sulll-
vans property was attached for the
sum afterward?" asked counsel.
Rose said he could not recall that
fight. and reiterated his belief that
Sullivan was never engaged in pro-
noting such exhibitions on his own
account. Two letters from Sullivan to
James X. Mcclure, in July, 1913, three
weeks prior to his appointment as MIN
lister, which appeared to explain the
fight incident, were introduced in evil
dence.
"The beginning and end of my expe.
~ IN
wrote Sullivan. Edward G. Kllduh
was candidate for Mayor Of Water
bury, and | helped his candidacy by
speaking in all the wards OF the city.
Friends of mine had been urging me
TO become law student, but had no
means. As boxing was lawful in Con
necticut and Mayor Klduf had de-
clared that all future boxing exhibit
tions should be conducted by local cit
liens and not by professional promot-
erg. he gave me and his brother the
license for this boxing match. II
turned out to be anything but sue
cess. We hadn't money enough TO pay
all the contestants.
"Rose had nothing TO do with II.
Previous 70 that time he had run box
ing events in the state and was being
made much Of by editors, legislators
and respectable citizens generally. j.
was then as a newspaper man that !
first met him. and when he appealed
10 me in New York TO save his life !
had not seen him in ten years"
Rose Apologized.
"Did you impute any Interior motive
| 10 Sullivan in obtaining your confes-
sion ?" asked Mr.. Strong.
"0h. no." replied Rose, but | had
some doubt as 20 the sdvisability of
his persuading me 70 confess. | re
GREETED it sfterward, however, and
sought Mr.. Sullivan out to apologize. "
Declaring that all kinds Of threats
had been made TO Sullivan after il be
came known that he was BALD Jacks"
counsel, Rose added
"Maybe all these recent attacks are
IN aftermath of that"
The witness said that one Of the first
things Sullivan asked him, after he be
came his counsel, was: "Did you kill
Herman Rosenthal9"
81 said, NO and he said, That Is all
want TO know now" Rose asserted.
"But subsequently Sullivan said TO me,
Jack, | want 20 talk frankly with you
not as attorney 10 client, but as man
TO man He said 10 me that there was
a higher duty my duty TO my family
and my duty TO the conSnunity-to lind