The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-26

said that the convicted man went to
sleep shortly after o'clock In the
morning and that he got up at few
minutes after o'clock. 1t was not
considered necessary to keep special
watch over him. After exercise and
bath Becker ate a breakfast consisting
Of coffee and rolls and smoked cigar.
About $3.50 o'clock he came into the
corridor and put in time at more exer-
cising, following a system he has used
constantly, many times bending forward
with stiff knees. raising and lowering
his arms and using other simple calls
themes.
Mrs. Becker visits His Cell.
Mrs. Becker. who had tainted several
times after the verdict and who had
been taken to her homo ct 3sS2 Olinville
avenue. Williamsbridge. by friends. was
so much benefited by rest and the COM
forting Of friends that she was able to 90
to the Tombs at p. NJ and call on her
husband. She was heavily yelled. but
the traces Of weeping and worry were
plain.
She was taken to her husbands cell
II was then that Becker's composure
gave way. His eyes filled with tears.
His face worked powerfully. His voice
broke. Mrs. Becker put her hands
through the bars and clung to her hus-
band.
"It can't be true" she cried. Charlie.
II can't be true"
Becker mastered his own emotion and
did his best to comfort his wife.
ITS all right now." he told her.
Don't worry. I'm sure to get q new
trial. We've got to be patient. I'll be
free after a while"
Mrs. Becker talked to him for Q quar-
ter Of an hour and then left to visit
Mr.. Mcintyre. Passing through, the
Tombs she was overcome by weakness.
but recovered her strength after a ply
sician had administered a mild restora-
tive. The cheerfulness and calmness
which had characterized her through
the most trying moments Of the case in
court are lacking now. Mr.. Mc1ntyre's
| most difficult task yesterday was In re-
assuring Mrs. Becker.
Jack Sullivan yelled In the Tombs
yesterday that Becker was being "rail-
roaded." Sullivan had been telling the
gunmen that there wasn't a chance OF
conviction. The news that flashed
through the Tombs late on Thursday
night was greater shock to Sullivan
than to the gunmen even.
"Becker's conviction was wrong. II
was an outrage" he cried yesterday
Becker has been rAilroaded, that's
what's been done. There's an innocent
man. He's as innocent a. Mr.. Whit
mans baby. They didn't have nothin
on him any more'n they've got on me-"
G.nme. Moody a.a Silent.
The gunmen themselves sent word
that they were not allowed by their
counsel to talk about the case. But
prison keepers who had noted their ex.
pectancy and loudly expressed disap.
pointment on Thursday night said that
yesterday they were moody and silent
They are afraid that Shapiro will helI
the District Attorney draw the net
around them. and shapiro's willingness,
now to identify the four men that he
took to and from the murder justifes
their fears.
Efforts were made yesterday 70 obtair
from the jurors an outline Of the delib.
.erations which resulted in . verdict oi
murder In the first degree. But the
foreman. Harold b. Skinner. spoke fol
d, all when he said that they had made q
compact not to discuss their finding
The only news that came out as to theil
estimate of the case ~ they talked 4
over for nearly eight hours on Thurs
day night was that mainly they were in
huenced by the remarkable story tolt
by Jack Rose. They believed. as Justic,
GofY evidently thought, that Rose coulS
not have manufactured q three hour
narrative that would have held togethel
In seven hours REORGANIZATION.
1t was understood also that one o
the bits Of testimony which made {
great impression on the minds Of tn,
Jurors was that Becker had taken hi
wife to dine with the Roses and tina
Becker had breakfasted at Roses hous
frequently. Another convincing part o
the testimony was the proof that Ros
had called Becker on the telephone afte
. the murder. and the proof that Becke
had advised Rose still later to remail
!, In hiding. 1t was the circumstantia
, evidence which weighed heavily ageins
Becker as corroboration of Roses story
| There was indirect information yes
/ terday that the jury's opinion Of the de
fences case was considerably weakene
I by Mr.. McIntyre's attack on the Dis
trict Attorney and by the assertion tina
! the District Attorney had conspired (
convict Becker. But It was Roses stor
, that in the main led to . conviction
' The Jurors compared Roses confessio
, with Roses testimony and found no i'm
r portant discrepancies, and In rereadin
! the confession the graft factor was i'm
' pressed on their minds. II was in tn
confession that Rose had specified case
. where Becker blackmailed gambler
! The defence had introduced this confes
sion after blocking efforts OF the Dis
trict Attorney to get Becker's bank &C
7 counts and other graft evidence befor
the Jury.
: SCHEPPS WANTS HIS LIBERTY