The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24

time they were there. The day Dan
read that Rose. Weber and WALTON had
"sQuealed" he called again.
When I come up to the tier there
was Schepps. WALTON and Rose" he said.
They met me at the head OF the stairs
and Bridge was playing off insanity.
They grabbed me ARID sat me down on
the tier. WALTON says to me: Now
Dan. ! know you amt got much use for
Weber. We are not talking to him.
but 30 and shake hands with him y
Harris did, and later had a heart to
heart talk with Rose. about which he
said:
"He started to tell me how glad he
was to see me come up to see him. s..
| told him: Jack. you know why I
come up here | am not afraid of any
body. ! just wanted to find out what
you wanted He fairly cried. He said /:
Yes. there IL that wife OF mine and the
Kids. ! have gone this far and I've got
to go through with it,
II don't n whether IL was that day
or the day following that he told me
OF Becker being the cause OF II. I said.
is that so. No, Jack. on the level. how
could Becker influence you to do any
think like that
WELL he said, somebody has got
to pay for It. You know how a man
thinks OF his life when he is going to
put 1t over"
Seven or eight months after Becker's
hrst trial. Dan went to South Norwaik
to see Rose. he said. There was a ron
vivial evening. and at the Clifford Hotel
Jack and Dan got to talking.
Il said. Jack. YOU can't expect the
mon to he with YOU on a thing like this.
He said. We'll. you can't tell. The
chances are this thing will blow over.
Louie. you know that WALTON n Web
Der was going to run out on me
n few days before that squawk was
made, a fellow by the name OF McNa-
mara, who was there with another fell
low and were good friends Of Harry Pol
lock. who used to be down at the Tombs
every other day to see Jack Rose, and
finally one OF these fellows says to Jack
Rose that he heard Robin. the banker.
say. Jack. YOU are a friend of Harry's
and therefore "A friend of mine. | heard
to-day OF this gink that Webber and
WALTON is going to run out on you.
1T sounded plausible to Lack and II.
gave a screw $40 for Wehber To bc
transferred to his cell and when Web.
Der got in Jacks cell they sent up for
WALTON and the three OF them got to.
gether and Jack said. Listen. for God.
sake. We are in this thing together and
we will have 20 get out together n.
WV ''h' "ife ~ ~ 'ANN Nv Wv
me that two Of them really cried arc
said 1T isn't So, and we got IN hi:
thing together and We will get IL to
gether.'
They were down in that cell unti
about : or 3 in the morning. Jacl
told me that was the night they con
cocted to put Becker over on this thin.
land II was orly four days later tina
the sauawk was made. Five at thu
utmost.
Jack said II it wasn't for Web
Der ard WALTON trying to run out on III
| wouldn't have done what | did. VIII
man wanted some enc. he was cryin,
for some one. raving for some one. aU'
who could I hand him" And | handle,
him Seeker. because the story that
had made up didn't fit anybody bette
than Becker. He was like a wolf An,
/ handed him Becker.
"He told me that the second night.
, slept up there that night. | O. me HON
Monday in the afternoon to New York
|, I was there two nights. We talke'
. about the mob how he would get bacl
again. Rose told me ,nn, when Herman
was killed that he was TO w been h!
and not killed. As the word come Il
, the poker room where Rose was tina
night, when the word came in that Her
man was just took Rose keeled over o
, a sofa. I remember Black Al sayinI
, fnat ne remembers well tndt HlkUl
the word anne in that Rose got pale a
a ghost. Rose told me that when II
:, paid Lefty Louie that 81 1000 that Lett
. Louie says to Jack, If WALTON was her
I'd croak him II looked at that tim
as " WALTON was an a~ccomplice,
/ He told me more than once about tn
>, way they put Becker over. After
come out OF the Tomhs on the tth {
q May. it was the 9Th OF May that 7 Wen
, up to South Norwalk, and | see Ros'
and the way Hattie started to cry, an
, told me how Jack had tried to jun
7 through the window. and how she an
another lady friend had to hold JAG
back from jumping out OF the windo'
I the night OF the morning that the gur
!, men were electrocuted. Jack said to M
Now you know. in case you ever 60
a nailed again, you know what this thin
was. and IL YOU didn't know what
told you you don't think I could hay
N had Whitman do this. | can't go to I'll
, front for YOU again. Whitman wante
you to take a plea, and ne would ri,
you no second offence. | got him I
. give you that turnout. You know wha
:, that II worth | said Yes, | apprcciai
A IT."