The San Francisco call., 1898-12-03
BECKER WOULD
 ADD MURDER
 ID HIS CRIMES Artist Stirs the Venom
 Within Him.
FoRGER CREATES A SCENE
ATTEMPTS TO HURL A HEAVY
 GLASS NEWELL.
Attorneys opportunely Interfere. One Accepted Juror Challenged and Five Added to
 the List.

The evil nature of Karl Becker, prince of forgers," manifested itself yesterday as it has not done since his arrest. The aged manipulator and raiser of bank pa per became angry when newspaper ar tist sat beside him and endeavored to transfer his features to paper, and had it not been for the timely interference of the attorneys Becker might have added murder to his list of crimes and the arr tist would have been the subject of the addition.
 During the morning session the time was occupied examining taIesmen, and D. Brune was accepted as juror. In the afternoon Becker took his seat by the side of his counsel. He was evidently unstrung and frequently shifted his po- sition and toyed nervously with a heavy glass inkstand on the desk. Again he would>. knit his brows and 'leer at the jurors and then settle back for mo- ments meditation.
 While thus employed he discovered that an artist was busily employed sketchlng him. He changed his seat and placed his hand over his face so that it's lines could not be followed. The artist changed his position likewise and finally, seeing that the prisoner was becoming angry, fndiscreetly approached him and stated that he hoped he (Becker) would not get angry, as no harm was intended. Becker wheeled in his seat and said that no man could sketch him. Becker then turned and in a gentle voice informed his coun- worrying him. McPike did not answer, but continued examining talesmen. Then Becker lost his temper, and seizing the inkwell' half raised and was about to hurl the heavy missile at the head of the ar tist, when Acting District Attorney Hinckle quickly rose and started toward the frenzied forger. McPike also turned and before Becker could accomplish his purpose the inkwell was wrested from Becker's grasp. With lips twitching with anger "the Dutchman" took his seat and Attorney McPike informed the court that his client objected to being sketched.
 Very well, if the prisoner objects" said Judge Wallace, "the artist will kindly de- sist." This closed the incident, and Becker settled down, his face flushed with sup- pressed indignation or joy over vanquish- ing the artist, 1t is not known which.
 ,r l. Lazarre, who was accepted as a juror pa1rsday after1oo9 Ssd was called after and questioned upon his relationship to Police Sergeant Lindheimer. Lazarre ac- knowledged that his brother was married to a sister of the wife of the sergeant named, and the juror was promptly. chal- lenged. The examination then continued, and at the close of the Aday,s proceedings and Fred Dassonville had been accepted as jurors. The following jurors were ex- cused during the day for various reasons: c. w. Kenitzer, Joseph Robinson, H. D. Pennell, w. F. Harris, s. Aaron, A R.. McFarlanda c. c. Carlton, F. w. Twiggs been excused or examined and challenged since the third trial of the case opened. Judge Wallace at the adjournment of court yesterday afternoon appointed Ben jamin Solomon, clerk of the court, elisor to summon talesmen to qualify as jurors to-day. Twenty jurors were summoned by Solomon, and to-day they will be ex- amined, and it is hoped the jury can be coTnpleted.