Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-14
BECKER Is SENT ON.
ADMITTED TO BAIL AND WILL DE
TRIED APRIL 4TH.
GOVERNMENT CASE IN A NUTSHELL
s,x Years Continuous Residence Ne
cessnry to -h"be"s
c..nc. Proceedings over the Dali
ponds-yr.. Bccl<cr's Letter.


! Moritz Becker. who stands chargeo WI"
obtaining n certificate Of naturalization
bv fraud. was concluded yesterday anu
the accused was sent on 10 the s'"nu
h,rv. Commissioner Peasants VINO SAT
in the case. held that there was 'propaDie
cause" and at the request Of the Dis
trict-Attorney, hail was required In the
sum of $1,000. The amount OF the pohd
was subsequently reduced to $780, and
Becker was released.
The case Will be brought TO trial before
q Jury in the United states District Court
on the first Tuesday in April. There was
no evidence Of startling" character H.
troduced yesterday. but the proceedings
were fun OF interest and there were sew
eral interesting tits between counsel In
the case.
Dlstrict-Attorney Allan admitted for the
government the identity Of Mrs. Becker
and stated that she had been deported
because one Of the children was aiiilcted
with "a loathsome disease" a letter from
Mrs. Becker TO Max. Kaplan, telling MN
of her arrangements 10 leave kussid ~
ioin her husband. was submitted III eN'-
dence and the two sides Of the case ana
what each expects to prove or dispioVe'
was clearly defined By counsel.
KAPLAN SIGNED PROMIsCUOUsLf'
The first witness called was Max Kap-
Ian. Of Baltimore. VINO was on the s'shu
last Thursday. Replying to questions put
bv MIR F1eTenheimer. through an inter-
prefer. he stated that he had been sent
for by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Robinson
and went 10 the latters Office In New
York. where he was questioned concern
ing Beckers antecedents, his marriage
&c witness could not recollect the ques-
lions asked or the answers he returned
to them Mr. Robinson questioned him
through an Interpreter, as witness cannot
speak English. Witness said Mr. Robin
son induced him TO sign paper, but ne
could not read what was written In that
paper. and did not know the purport OF
the writing when he attached his sigma
ture to II. After he had signed the one
paper. Mr.. Robinson produced four other
papers an hour and a half later, and wit
ness signed another paper. which MI.
Robinson said was a duplicate of the
first This paper was also signed In Mr..
Robinson's Office. He could not read this
second paper There was no one present
to explain by Interpretation the contents
Mr. Robinson assured him that il was
identical with the first. Mr.. Robinson did
not explain to witness that he was the
agent Of the immigration Bureau, or in
q. hose interest the examination was being
made.
MOLLOY EMPLOYED BECKER.
Mr. A. Molloy stated that he lived In
Richmond. and was employed as a fore
lt- Cfarac & T1IInp
He first met Becker about two years
ago. when he went TO Baltimore to get
hands. He employed Becker. who re-
turned to this city with witness. Becker
lodged at witnesses house one day, and
then sought q clearinghouse.
SAW BECKER MARRIED.
Mr.. Levi Kaplan. father-in-law of Mr..
Max KaDlan, was the next witness. He
lives I'm Baltimore. where is employed as
a tailor He had known Becker ever since
his marriage at Riga, about seven years
ago. He was present at the ceremony,
and the woman Becker married was re-
lated to witness. Kaplan left Russia about
six years ago Becker was then In Russia,
though he came 10 this country three
months after witness. He had not known
Becker before his marriage with his
niece. He did not know Becker's first
wife. but he had heard she was dead,
though Becker never told him so. He
had lived IN Riga for some time before
he came TO this country, but had never
known Becker.
DEPORTED WOMAN BECKER'S WIFE.
Mr. Max Kaplan was recalled. and
stated that he had met Mrs. Becker in
the Barge Office of New York; lie knew
her, and recognized her as his cousin.
lie had received five letters from her
before she left for this country.
Witness then produced q letter he had
received from Mrs. Becker before she
left for New York. The letter was then
translated by Mr.. Henry Schnurman. II
was address to the wife of Max. Kaplan,
and was as follows
Dear and Best Friend, First, ! send re-
CARDS TO yourself and your husband and
children. l am expecting to sail for
America, and / beg you TO do me the
favor and wait for me at the boat. When
| come TO Hamburg 10 take the ship
there for New York l will write you the
name Of the ship. so that you will know
the ship l travel on. I beg you dear
friend not TO fail, and God will bless you
for IT, When you 60 to the boat for me
my name will he Margolia Frank. ! had
to get a pass in that name, because 1t is
impossible for all to get "a pass in my
own name A friend gave me the pass.
so you will know that my name Is Mar
golia Frank. and ] go with my children.
II you can have IL so that my husband
will be at the boat, try To let him know
that this Will be my name, and let him
know why | do this. i send regards TO