New Britain herald., 1915-01-23
''bALD JACK" ROSE
 DEFENDS SULLIVAN
Denies Minister Acted as Prizt
 Fight Press Agent.

New York, Jan. 23.-"Bald Jack" Rose, former gambler and the star witness in the trial of Police Lieu tenant Charles Becker for the mur- der of Herman Rosenthal, appeared yesterday in the role of character wit ness for James M. Sullivan, Ameri- can minister to the Dominican Re- public, whose fitness is under inves- tigation by Senatorzelect Phelan in behalf of the state department.
 Rose, who said that he was now lecturing on "The Duty of Young Man to Live an Upright Lfe" gave Sullivan credit for inducing him to confess to the district attorney all that he knew about the Rosenthal murder and to become the states witness. Sullivan was at that time his attorney
 The former gambler declared that Sullivan had been "besieged with threats and promises because of his activity in obtaining the confession, and suggested that the present at- tack" upon the minister might be an aftermath of this refusal to be swerved from his duty. Sullivan act ed for him without pay, he said
 "All he got out of it was I thank you" remarked the witness.
 Not Roses Press Agent.
 Rose said that he had known Sul- livan for twenty years, but stoutly denied. as had been testified, that Sullivan had acted as his press agent In the promotion of prize fights at Waterbury, Conn. He explained this by saving that Sullivan was a sport-s ing writer on a local newspaper at the time and covered" some of the fights which Rose had managed. He had at one time been associated with him in managing baseball team, the witness said.
 Two letters from Sullivan to James K. Mcclure, in which the min ister told of his prize fight connec- tions, were put in evidence. In these Sullivan said that in order to earn money to go to law school he had, with the brother of the then mayor, Edward K. Killduf, Of Waterbury, conducted one boxing match in that city. He explained that boxing matches had been taken out of the hands of professionals and were con- ducted by local citizens" and that the mayor had given a license to his brother and Sullivan with the idea that they might make in a legiti- mate way, some money"
 Mitchell Follows Rose.
 And we didn't make a kopeck out of it." he added. Rose was followed l on the stand by Frank J. R. Mitchell, ! president of the Banco Nacional of | Santo Domingo, which has been &C., cused of furthering Sullivan's ap- | pointment in connection with alleged | plans to exploit public contracts on | the island and. securing for itself the | deposit of customs receipts.
 Mitchell admitted he had asked l Sullivan to help in getting his bank | appointed depositary of the customs i receipts. This he did not consider | asking a favor, he declared, because he thought the bank was entitled to | t "as matter of right"
 Matter of Honest Envoys.
 If there had been an honest Amer can minister there when we estab- | ished the bank, it would have been offered to us without the asking" he , said We were an American bank : md the only bank in the country cs- ablished under the banking laws"
 To virtually all other charges ! against the activities of the institution { le put in a general denial. He said i le had had nothing to do with fur herring Sulivan's candidacy, but had originally promoted the candidacy of ! Tohn N. Dewitt of Nashville Tenn. lis intimate friend, who he "knew would be m impartial man" Dewitt lad withdrawn for political reasons, le said.
 All he knew about Sullivan's can idacy was that Samuel A. Jarvis, owner of the Banco Nacion- IL, had written him that it was best | lot to push Dewitt. because Sullivan | eemcd to he the man President Will ! on had in mind"
 Candidate Named Robertson
 Mitchell denied that he had known | n advance who the minister was to | ,c. He said that he had heard the | National City bank. of New York had | candidate named Robertson, and |