New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
charaCterizes Conviction as
~LeuaI ButChery," and Ex-
ueCts To Be "RaiIroaded"
to Death House.
sHAPIRO'S NERVE STRONG
pisregards Threats of Death,
Secure in Feeling of Safety,
and Will Testify Against
Gunmen, Whose De-
fence Will Be Alibis.

Former Lieutenant Charles Becker,
vbo stands convicted Of the murder of
usrman Rosenthal, was bitter yester-
day in the denunciation of the verdict
found against him. Becker character
,zed his conviction as legal butchery,"
and declared it had been a case Of
"railroadingn him TO Sing Sing.
Becker talked from his cell after a
long conference, the first one since the
night he was convicted, with his chief
counsel, John F. Mcintyre. Mr.. Nc
Intyre said afterward that he left his
client restless and depressed because
Of the long stay ahead Of him in the
death house" at Sing sing before it
would be possible to get hiss case re-
viewed by the Court Of Appeals.
He was particularly anxious to
hasten his appeal in every possible
way, his counsel said, and it had been
keen disappointment to him to learn
that with all due facility 1t would take
probably six or eight months to bring
the argument for a new trial before
the higher court.
Counsel Expects New Trial.
1T was a hard matter for me to talk
with Becker for Jhe first time since the
verdict, which we all think was so un-
warranted from the evidence said Mr..
Mcintyre. "Outwardiy. he maintained
his usual calm demearoT, but was very
eager TO go over every phase ofAis case
relative to the appeal. We went over
the whole subject together and dis
cussed briefly all lhe grounds on which
we will base the appeal. His principal
anxiety is TO get the case before the
Court Of Appeals at the earliest pos
sible time. told him would facilitate
matters as much as | could, but he was
disappointed TO learn that ii would take
several months. ] am confident that
We will get a reversal of the verdict
and a new trial, when the Court Of
Appeals reviews the record
The first active step toward the ap-
peal VIII DC ldhtli Oll w "ilNh
Mr.. Mcintyre will serve a notice on
District Attorney Whitman immedi-
ateley after Becker is brought before
Justice Goff and sentenced to death.
The notice of appeal acts forthwith ls
a stay Of execution. 1t is understood
that Sheriff Hamburger does not care TO
assume the responsibility of leaving
Becker in the Tombs after he is sem
fenced, and will take him to Sing Sing
the same day the court utters his death
warrant. Becker sent a statement to
the newspaper men by his brother,
Lieutenant John Becker, after he had
talked to his lawyer He said:
Legal butchery' is the only term
with which 1 can describe my convic-
ton. can't emphasize that too much
/ understand, and am not surprised,
that the Sheriff intends to rush me Off
to Sing Sing directly that Justice Goff
has sentenced me, next Wednesday
That win be the final stage Of the
rsilroading' of Becker"
Mover Had More Than $4,000.
Becker denied his defence has cost
him $25,000. as had been reported, and
said that he never had more than $685.
900 In his life. He said, however,
there was little left Of what he did
have, and what remained would not
last long. The public impression which
had been created that he had boarded
large sum of money was entirely
wrong, he said, and he could have fully
explained how he came by what he had
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