Las Vegas optic., 1912-08-05
.BECKER'SFORMER
WIFE WE'D HIS
BROTHER
LIVING IN RENO SHE TELLS
ABOUT ACCUSED NEW
YORK POLICEMAN.

YORK POLICEMAN.
Reno, Nevs Aug. Sin a modest
cottage on the south side Of Reno
lives Paul Becker a brother Of Lieu
tenant Charles A. Becker Of New
York. Only their most hntimate
friends know that Paul Becker is Mrs.
Becker's second husband and that
her first one was none other than
her present brother-ln-law, the lieu
tenant Of police, now under indict-
ment for murder in New York.
Mrs. Becker, retiring woman, and
her husband, the brother of the lieu.
tenant have been shrinking from
public notice since Lieutenant Bee
ker became connected with the gamb--
ling exposures in New York and lat
er had his name mentioned with the
murderers of Herman Rosenthal.
Until recently Paul Becker was ac-
lively engaged in the mining business
but at present he is interested in a
prosperous horseshoeing establish
ment on the north side.
| A ring at the Dell Of the Becker
cottage this evening brought Mrs.
Becker to the door.
How did you learn my address,
she said, politely but shrinking back
Il have no statement to make about
my former husband she added. II
cannot say anything, especially in
connection with the present matter.
MY husband, Paul Becker. and ! are
very happy. We know almost moth
ing about Paul's brother Charles. my
former husband"
i No Mention of Charles.
4 y"Do you ever hean any news Of
Lieutenant Becker was, asked.
7 my husband and / are on the best
of terms with the sisters Of the lieu
tenant and other members Of his fam
| lily. we exchange letters often. No
reference is ever made, though, to
Charles Becker in any of the letters.
We get no news from him except
what we read in the newspapers.
"You see Paul and have been
married since August is, 1909 We
were married by Rev. Charles s.
Mears, pastor Of the First Congre-
gational church Of Reno, who is now
in charge of the church in Berkeley,
Cal. The witnesses to our wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. Corbet. Mr. Cor
bet was Paul's business backer
"My meeting with Charles Becker,
my marriage and life with him are a
closed incident. 1t wrings my heart
to speak Of these things now
TN the first place. my home was
with my parents in Kingston, Can
ada. met Charles Becker three
years before we were married in New
York City by the Rev. Frank M. Good
child, pastor Of the FoTty-second
street Baptist church The marriage
took place on April 2S, 1898. We had
one son. Harold, named after another
brother Of my husband, now dead.
Harold is ~ years old. have no
children by my, second marriage
Charlie Becker was not good
! husband. Long after I knew he was
not keeping his marriage VOWS, when
: he had cast me aside to devote him
self to other women, stuck to him. ]
: did this for our son Harold. was
a mother and that always came first
Then, too, | was brought up to
shrink from divorce. You know a
good woman will put up with good
deal from her husband before she will
81 conceive Of such an idea
Il am positive now that Charles
Becker never was true to me; but on
I, the other hand he was man enough
! never to attempt to hide his own
! sins in false accusations against me
Z He would always defend me both dur
: ing our married life and afterward
5 under all circumstances.
r 1T became impossible for him I'd
longer conceaI his affenfions ia otha,
} women His attentions to Alice Lynch
! were Of the devoted sort. Then he be
/ came attentive to Helen Lynch, sis
' ter Of Alice. He Is supposed to have
! married Helen Lynch later ANA be
. lieve she is his wife. have no means
! Of knowing this, however
) Won Her Divorce
+ 9But there were other women tc
whom he was attentive and his ac