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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
WIFE CHEERS BECKER'S
FIRST SING SING DAY
Talks with Him Through Steel Mesh
Prisoner Sleeps We'll and Has Good
Appetite-Warden Censues Sheriff.

were TO go to work and their physical
condition was 10 decide what they were
capable OF doing. The condemned men
have no work to do. just have TO wait
and kill time until the Court OF Appeals
passes upon their cases, giving them
new trial or confirming the sentence al
ready passed upon them.
Mrs. Becker and her brother-in-law John
Becker, called 10 see the former lieutenant
yesterday afternoon, and spent about an
hour with him in the death house. They
may talk with him, but not touch him,
as they are kept about four feet away by
a steel mesh, and keeper during the visit
sits between this and the cell to guard
against anything being passed 60 the
prisoner. All prisoners are treated alike
in this respect.
Warden John S. Kennedy spoke very
strongly IN regard to the manner In which
Sheriff Julius Hamburger walked Becker
down to the prison Wednesday afternoon
making a spectacular show for the half
mile or so. The warden said he thought
that for decency's sake the Sheriff should
have taken a hack and avoided the exhi-
bition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
Whitman to Meet "0pen Town"
Attempt by Rushing Gun
mems Trials and Con-
tinuing Graft Inquiry.
HE'S MARKED BIG GAME
Expects to Land" Several
Police Officials-Hope of
Appeal Buoys Becker
Churchmen Pledge
Waldo Support.

Unusual police activities followed in
the wake Of the Becker case yesterday.
Coincident with Charles Becker's first
day in the death house at Sinq Sing
there was a disposition in some circles
to believe that the crisis Of the whole
police scandal had passed. Any such
impression, however. was entirely dis
counted by District Attorney Whitman
and others interested in the general
graft investigation.
information reached the District At
torney yesterday that with Becker out
of the way. the gamblers and police
grafters we're regaining their courage
and that the word had gone along to
open up again. MIR. Whitman said that
IL such a move was attempted he would
soon be on the heels Of every one try
ing il. The trials of the four gunner
in the RosenthaI case would be rushed,
he said, to allow Justice Golf to con-
tinue the John Doe" graft inquiry.
The District Attorney has strong
hopes of landing" several big grafters,
and a few small ones, in the Police
Department before the investigation is
completed, it is understood.
Convict No. 62,739, which is the num-
Der Of Charles Becker at Sing Sing,
slept we'll his first night in the death
house. Retiring at g p. M, he was up
early and ate his breakfast with good
appetite. Becker's wife and his broth
err, Lieutenant John Becker, spent an
hour with the condemned man, but had
to talk with him through heavy wire
screen. They conversed most of tho
time about his contemplated appeal, it
was said.
II is known that Becker wants to look
into the legal aspects of his case. and it
is expected that he will soon make re-
quests of the prison librarian for law
books, of which Sing Sing has con-
siderable number. The prisoners re-
narkable nerve and good spirits seen,
10 be prsdicated on the confidence he
has that he will eventually obtain a
new trial.
Police Department politics were ex-
posed at the hearing of the aldermanc
committee yesterday. Testimony was
adduced TO show that patroman who
sued for the remission of fine was
dismissed by Commissioner Waldo two
DAYS after the court had been informed
the fine had been RENTED.
A committee from the Clerical Con-
ference of the Federation OF Churches
presented a resolution TO Mayor Gay
nor, at the City Hall, pledsing their
support 10 the Police Commissioner and
to the Mayor in improving the police
situation.
District Attorney Whitman said last
nioht that he had received assurances
from Rose, Weber, WALTON and schepps
that they would remain in the West
Side court prison and appear as wit
nesses against tho four gunner. Their
aoreenents with the District Attorney,
unon which the stipuIations OF i'm
nounity were based, did not run beyond
the Becker trial, it was said, but u
they had insisted upon formal dis
obaroe the District Attorney would
have had all four arrested forthwith
and held under a prohibitive bail as
~ Material witnesses at tho gunmen's
trials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01

walt some time for their c6mosnsation
unless, according to an opinion signed
yesterday by Corporation Counsel Wat
son, the committee consents to their
designation as assistants to W. Mem.
Speer. who was named by Mr.. Watson as
the counsel
Mr.. Watson said further that he had
suggested an application to the Board OF
Estimate for the back pay in question
under a section OF the charter which re-
lated to the payment OF irregular and
informal claims This section provides
that claims OF doubtful legality may be
approved by unanimous vote-wh.ch
would have to include Mayor Gaynor. who
has not been smiling on the investigat-
ing committee or on its counsel, Mr..
Buckner
In his opinion Mr.. Watson said:
Mr.. Mathewson's communication raises
the question whether the empoyments of
are IN conflict with Section 255 of the
charter, which In effect prohibits the
having or employment OF counsel other
than one deriving his authority from the
municipal board. or officer or department.
Mr.. Curran apparently comedies, and Mr..
Mathewson assumes. that by reason Of
the charter provision referred to, neither
the Board of Aldermen. nor a committee
or that board Is at liberty specially 70
employ an attorney or counsel In any
matter, whether in or out of court
The only point at issue, therefore, is
whether M. Buckner and his associates
were employed In their capacities as
lawyers to do legal work, or whether
they were employed in some different ca
pacity, or merely as laymen to give UNI
professional aid IN the conduct Of the
Investigation. Alderman Curran states In
his letter to Mr. Mathewson that the per-
sons | nqUestion were employed merely
as examiners" and not as lawyers at
all that Mr.. Buckner Is "chief exam
iner," the others assistant examiners
The compensation agreed on was 1000
a month for Mr.. Buckner, 500 for Mr..
Smyth and $3.50 for the other assistants.
Both Mr.. Curran and Mr. Buckner said
that notwithstanding the fact Mr.. Buck
ner had received no pay yet. the investi-
cation would go right along.
Mr.. Buckner denied that there was A
special fund contributed by private indi-
viduals to pay counsel for the committee.
Alderman Curran appeared before the
Board of Estimate last night at its meet
ing to pass the budget for 1913 and asked
that an item Of $4,000 be included for
additional expenses OF his committee. IL
was decided that as this was not cur
rent expense, il would not be a proper
budget charge. BY a unanimous vote,
however, the committee gave him the
formal assurance that after the first or
the year it would gladly appropriate any
reasonable amount in special revenue
bonds that might be needed to continue
the inquiry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01

Charles Becker spent his first full day
yesterday in one of the cells in the house
set apart at Sing Sing prison for those
condemned to the electric chair He and
ten other men confined there are watched
day and night by two guards, whose
duties seem to be primarily to see that
they do themselves no injury, such as try
ing to cheat the chair by committing sui
eide or even by attempting It.
Becker occupies the cell formerly held
by John Kane, a negro, who shot down
several men on the upper West Side of
Manhattan, for which he was sentenced
to die in the chair. 1t was found, how
ever, that he was OF unsound mind and
he was sent away to the asylum for in
sane criminals.
The former police Lieutenant passed
comfortable night In sleep, was about his
cell early in the morning and ate his
breakfast apparently with a good appe-
lite. Charles Carr, the prison physician,
made a physical examination Of Becker
and said he found him in very good con-
dition, but he explained that condemned
men were not subjected to such minute
examination as ordinary prisoners who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01

had been told. II wouldn't have done II
BEFORE" he exclaimed, because l know
how those things are in the department"
Murphy was cop for some fourteen
years before he was lawyer.
Finally the Milky case got into court on
October 7, some fifteen months after Milky
lost his fifteen days pay, and on that day
the Assistant Corporation Counsel, Harry
Crone, announced TO Justice Greenbaum
he had just been informed by telephone
that Commissioner Waldo had reread the
Milky case, had revoked the finding and
had RENTED the fine. Murphy, confident
he was on the trail of something rotten
insisted he wanted his writ pressed, and
Justice Greenbaum, he testified, agreed
with him.
The order was accordingly issued at
about o'clock in the afternoon Of Octo-
Der Q, and at 5:45 p. m. that same day
Milky was dismissed from the force. not
on new charges, but on the Commission
er's certihcation that a rereading of the
old charge against Milky justified the dis
missal.
"He crossed somebody's path" said
Murphy, land he was as bright and intel
ligent patrolman as ever got on the de-
partments rolls"
Milky, under a subpoena, took the stand
reluctantly. He mad changed his counsel,
he said, not that he distrusted Murphy In
any way.
do you know why you were dis
missed" Buckner asked him.
81 understand the Commissioner reread
the minutes and ordered my dismissal"
Milky answered. 1t was plain that the
dismissed patrolman thought things had
better be kept quiet. He didn't like the
publicity attaching to his case, acted as
IL he thought it would be a bad thing for
him, and was excused from the stand.
In McKays examination 1t developed
that after the Stanton trial and before
he rendered his judgment he went TO
Commissioner Waldo with the transcript
of the testimony and asked Waldo TO
read over carefully the testimony Of STAN
ton, Oliver and Gibney. He had not dis
cussed the case with Waldo in any way,
except to that extent, he said.
Kerrigan, with fine memory for the
StOTy OF lue dlLtBeu attempt dl IL ShdhS
down OF oliver by Stanton. was vague as
TO all other recollections in the stanton
affair. It was the only time Kerrigan
had ever heard Of such doings in the Po-
lice Department, he swore. He was the
height OF blue-coated innocence.
At first Kerrigan assigned as a reason
for not telling the oliver story to his gu
periors as soon as he heard 1t. three years
ago, the proposition that he didn't want
to do any one an injustice and hardly
believed divers story, but finally It de-
veloped that he didn't remember" wheth-
er he had believed oliver at first.
Max Schmittberger took the stand for
few minutes on the Milky case, but his
memory was so poor that he couldn't
even recall whether Inspector DAILY had
ever been in charge Of the Tenderloin dis
trict.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
WHITMAN ANXIOUS TO
RESUME GRAFT INQUIRY

>-ow that the Becker case is dis
rosod Of and the John Doe graft IN
ouiry is somewhat in allegiance the
word has gone out to the gamoierS
and resort keepers, who nave Deeh
keeping pretty well under cover LOT
tho last three months, that the real
danger has passed and the lid may DC
IIfted again. according to information
which reached the District Attorney
office yesterday. -
p,rnissaries from certain police cir
cIas toward which the District Attor-
,,o,,,s general investigation of graft
conditions growing out Of the Rosen-
tbal revelations was directed prior 10
the Becker trial are now holding out
tho announcement to the operators III
+be underworld to open up again, IL
was said. .
representatives of the District At
tornev's office have recently been par
ticularly active following the trans OIL
the gamblers where previous lnVesu-
cation showed a possible connectioh
Nth noJice graft, in order TO antici-
nate inst such a situation as mas
arisen II is said. Certain sources OF
information have been kept OPEN out
not until yesterday did anything deh-
mite develop.
Then word came to the District AT
torney that various persons who were
supposed to be interested in the CON-
mercial side Of the police-gamolng
situation were beginning to take 1t Tor
granted that the authorities were sat
isded in getting Becker and the word
was passed that it would be sate
timo to open up business and restore
the old relations between the gambler
and the collector.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01

time, but the defence gave their con-
tents 20 the newspapers. Jacob wrote
assuming that the letters are genu-
ine--that he had overheard Rose,
Weber and WALTON talking about
framing up" Becker and admitting
that they had "croaked" Rosenthal
themselves. He was not called as a
witness. The District Attorney wants
to find out if any efforts were made
to inspire these letters.
It is expected that some of these
matters growing out of the Becker
trial will be a subject Of further in
vestigation before the regular grand
jury.
Rose, Weber. WALTON and Schepps
were said to be disappointed and con-
siderably worried in their retreat at
the West Side court prison yesterday
on account of the disposition of the
District Attorney TO hold them as wit
nesscs against the gunner In the
Rosenthal case. They have been
pounding at the doors Of the District
Attorneys Office, through their coun-
sci, since Becker's conviction to be
'honorably' discharged in pursuance
OF the immunity stipulations, which
designated that they should testify only
against Becker
Not Sure OF Immunity.
They realize that the District At
torney has the upper hand OF them. be-
cause he could have them rearrested
and placed under prohibitlvo bail as
material witnesses as soon as they got
out. They are not so sure. It Is said,
that the stipulation for immunity
would hold good for the gunmens
trials, and are fearful that whatever
they told then might be used against
them.
Mr.. Whitman said yesterday that he
had assurances from the four witnesses
that they would remain In jail until
they had testified at the gunmens
trials. He added. however, that II they
should change their minds and insist
upon being discharged, as they had a
technical right TO do under the stipula-
tiOns. he felt it would be his duty TO
proceed against them and have them
held in heavy bail as material wit
nesses for the other trials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
ANOTHER DEC. 9 EXECUTION.

Joseph J. McKenna, convicted OF the
murder Of six-year-old Slgrid Eckstrom,
was sentenced yesterday by Judge Ro-
saIsky in General Sessions TO die during
the week beginning December O. That is
the date set for the death OF Charles
Becker. McKenna, who was formerly In
the regular army, received the sentence
with composure. The child's body was
found hidden in the cellar of the tene-
ment where she lived at NJ. 1917 Ogden
avenue, The Bronx, on June last. She
had been strangled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
80 STATES FOR INCOME TAX
Amendment Now Lacks Only Four
Votes of Ratification.

washington, Oct. G.-Thirty-two states
have notified Secretary Knox Of their rat
ication of the proposed income tax amend
ment to the federal Constitution and four
have notified the State Department Of
their rejection. To become effective thir-
ty-six states-three-fourths of those In
the Union-must ratify.
Those which have not notified the de-
partment Of ratification or rejection are
Delaware. Florida, Louisiana, Massachu-
setts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia. West
Virginia and Wyoming. Connecticut New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Utah have
notified of rejection.
The last favorable report was received
from Minnesota on June Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
To Hasten Gunmen's Trials.

District Attorney Whitman said last
night that because Of the information
that had come to him he was particu-
larly anxious to dispose of the trials
of the four gunner, Whitley" Lewis
Lefty" Louie, ''Dago" Frank and "Gyp
the Blood. in order TO resume the John
Doe" graft inquiry before Justice Goft.
He declared emphatically that in
trenched with the evidence which had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
BUCKNER'S FEE HELD UP
Watson Brings Up Issue of His
Own Appointee.

1t may be that Emory r. Buckner, coun-
sci for the aldermanic investigating COM
mittee, and his assistants, Nathan A.
smyth, William A. Moore, Charles y.
Guthrie and Louis Lande, will have TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
FOCUSING
PUBLIC ATTENTION

Much of the potency OF
a Street-car card is in its
attractiveneSS.
The New York City
Surface Cars are noted
for the convincing char
acter of the advertising
cards they carry.
The latest example is a
series Of six cards from
Mr.. Joseph p. Day, the
Real Estate Aucsoneer.
The texts of these are a
delightful blending Of his
torical facts, wit and good
advice.
To describe or explain
them is superfiuous. Look
at them in the New York
City Surface Cars. You'll
find them both entertain
ing and instructive.
We have the exclusive
control of all the advertiS-
ing space in all the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
Luban's Case Considered.

The desperate efforts Of the defence
at the Becker trial, az well as men,
hers of his own family, to discredit
the testimony of Morris Luban, VINO
was brought over from the Essex
County Jail at Newark to give impor-
tant testimony for the prosecution
was also a matter of investigation be-
fore the grand jury yesterday. 1t was
learned that the Luban FAMILY mao
turned against Morris on account OF
the testimony he gave against Becker
and Assistant District Attorney Rubin
r. anxious to learn why this change
was made.
The defence had two letters pur-
porting to have been written TO Becker
at the Tombs from Jacob Luban,
brother of Morris. in which jacob said
he could give testimony excuipaung
Becker. The letters were not put In
evidence by Becker's counsel at the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-19

improved the quality. She has estab-
1ished a reputation for superior public
work that attracts other cities to VIE
and emulate She was reduced by
mutual agreement, the cost of electric
lights and power, and has under way In
the courts. the regulation OF her water
and gas companies. the first time In
fifteen years that any attempt has been
made to reduce public service rates.
She has modernized her system o.
public works and substituted day labor
for the contractor in so FAR as the law
permits. BY the Introduction of mod
ern labor saving machinery and equip
ment she has advanced the price of
labor and securing good service in re-
turn has thereby lowered the cost of
her public work
She has improved her accounting sys@
tenn by a close audit. BY securing in
terest on deposits of her funds, taking
cash discounts for cash purchases and
other important economies, has shown
real Improvement in economy and EN-
cheney
What is more she has reformed the
conduct of her police court improved
her police conditions. added extensively
to her park and play ground facilities,
and has made great strides in estab-
fishing a civic center on her river front
RALPH BOLTON
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-19
The Surgery
of Light
The Most Marvellous Dis
covery of the Last
Decade.
4 Hammond Man, Heir to Its
Good Pleasure.

Perhaps science has never been
marked by an advance so great as tn q
successful treatment of diseases by the
light treatment Cancer, Lupus.
Psoriasis and many skin diseases, that
only a few years ago, were thought to
be incurable. or amenable only to the
surgeons knife, now practically
mastered by the x-ray, the violet ray
and the high-frequency lights The
physicians of our town have done well
their part, in coupling themselves with
modern appliances. In the Office of Dr.
Leedy. 80 & 33 Rimbach Bldg. over the
Lion Store. Hammond. is to be found a
variable light institute as well as other
mechanical devices for curing diseases
Every form of electricity is here turn
ed to a therapeutic use. 1t is not at ali
strange that electricity should have
such therapeutic value. the only won
der is, that It's utility was not known
to the medical profession sooner
Eczema, acna and other skin diseases
that were formerly treated with
plasters. pasts and lotions with very
indifferent success are now readily and
completely cured by some of the light
treatments just mentioned. Following
is testimonial Of Hammond man who
had tried numerous old time methods
do not employ the later methods.
have for years been run down and
fall behind in my health. During the
last six months have lost thirty
pounds in weight. My appetite was bad
and | had stomach and bowel trouble
| that made life serious. proposition.
| Finally about two months ago, I de-
veloped a serious case of eczema. My
| face neck and ears were all red and
broke out so that I could not shave and
even to wash my face made it Itch and
| burn like fire. Needless to say I had
taken treatment of other doctors, and
done every thing that 1 could think of
al of which did me no good at all for
was constantly loosing. At last / came
| to DR. Leedy. His procedure was entire
| ~ different. lie gave medicine as did
the other doctors, but he also gave me
| treatments. He gave me X-ray and
high frequency light treatments for my
skin disease and the result was little
short of marvellous. In ten days my
face was smoothe and the soreness all
gone But more than that. He gave
me Oxyoline treatments and my health
improved in every particular. My APP
petite became better; my stomach and
bowels are better; / sleep better and
feel better in every way. Taken in all
I cannot say to much for DIR. Leedy's
sanitarium treatments.
: L. J. RACE
14e Clinton street, Hammond, IND
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-19

During the three years under Com
mission Government the maximum sevy
was S71 the minimum 5s.4 and the
average ass
The Des Moines tax levy is by law
assessed against % per cent of the
presumably full value taxable prop
erty. the levy for municipal purposes
that the city council has to do with.
does not include schools or county.
Therefore when we show Des Moines'
levy Tor municipal purposes only to be
.SAl mills on the dollar, it really
amounts TO but one fourth that amount.
or less than one per cent. To be specific
9.25 mills.
me decreased showing is of great
Importance when Il is known that I'M
der the old regime a constant defactt
for current expenses was incurred,
amounting in the aggregate to the pro-
cesds of a one mill levy annually, willie