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Show PROMISED IMMUNITY State Witnesses in Becker Beck-er Case Not to Be Prosecuted New York, Oct. 19. "Jack" Rose and "'Brldgie" Webber, two of the states' witnesses against Lieutenant Charles Becker, in his trial for eth murder of Herman Rosenthal, them-solYes them-solYes made threats against the life of the gambler, at loast a month before be-fore tho murder, it was testified today. to-day. Webber, according to the testimony of Robert A. Smith, said: "I could cut Rosenthal's throat and then sleep with hm all night." Rose, according to another witness, eaid: "I am. going to havo Rosenthal killed kill-ed " It was testified also that Rode declared de-clared after the murder "on tho memory mem-ory of his dead mother" that Becker had nothing to do with the killing of the gambler. The teBtlmouy waB elicited by tho defense in its offorts to prove that Becker is tho victim of a conspiracy on tho part of tho four Informers, Rose, Webber, Harry 'Vallon and Sam Schepps. New York, Oct. 19 At the request of John F. Mclntyro, Lieutenant Becker's Beck-er's lawyer, District Attorney Whitman Whit-man produced when court convenod today, stipulations signed by tho state with Jack Rose. "Bridgie" Webber, Harry Vallon and Sam Schepps. Tho, wero placed in evidence In the Becker trial. The stipulations declare that it the four men would testify against Becker in tho Rosenthal case they would not bo prosecuted for tho crime, gambling, extortion or any crime disclosed dis-closed in tho testimony they should Give, "providing they had not firod a shot Into the body of Rosenthal " The stipulation "provided further that "tbey should tell the truth." Mr Whitman also handed Mr. Mcln-tyre Mcln-tyre tho original draft of Rose's confession, con-fession, which was written In jail. It was placed In evidence |