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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1914
Page
9
Sullivan known as King of Newsblys reports a plot where informers promised money to ensnare Becker, a former police official, with threats and promises. A district attorney’s office wiretapped telephone lines since Thursday. Becker’s wife may testify today.
Jacob Reich known as Jack Sullivan the king of the newsboys testified Becker’s first witness that Jack Floss framed Necker and Roxe pressured him to corroborate the tale Webber and Wallon planned. He said Webber offered 835 dollars to testify as desired and Webber did not see Becker the morning after the murder. District Attorney Whitman later learned the office telephone line had been tapped since Thursday.
New York witnesses testify Charles Becker, ex head of the anti vice squad, may be framed to save Webber, Valor, and Schepps from murder charges in Herm an Rosenthal case. Defense presses for acquittal, with Sullivan and Fishman giving conflicting statements and Webber implicated in an alleged plot.
The interview and witness accounts challenge the claim that Rosenthal was the intended target. Webber denies any premeditated plan to kill, noting two gunmen drank and bungled their scare move. Hawley places Becker at the murder scene only after Rosenthal’s death, while Rose and others recount Becker’s statements about the body and threats to squealers.
Ten senators fell to a House team at the Columbian Country Club in a 23 to 7 defeat. Notable moments included Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska winning his match, while measures of fatigue and jokes about youth prevailed among the losers. A postmatch dinner featured alibis and playful banter as the two sides reflected on the 18 holes.
Chicagoan Robert J Kerr declares Private Samuel Parks killed by a Mexican federalist squad near Vera Cruz. Kerr, claiming Gen Funston’s report exists, criticizes U S policy and the White House handling. He recounts Park’s capture, firing squad execution, and calls for common decency amid international condemnation.
The Remington Typewriter Company explains its employment service origin in the 1870s New York office. It grew to place over 60,000 stenographers in the United States and similar numbers worldwide, noting free placement for applicants and employers’ pay only for introductions.
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