The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24
BECKER'S FATE
rs WITH JURY
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BECKER'S FATE
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declared Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker as he settled into his seat in
the criminal court today The sum
ming-up was over. Becker had beard
himself painted as a stalwart Ameri-
can officer, who had done only his
duty as he saw it, and has listened
unmoved to the most bitter arraign-
ment an accused murderer ever re-
ceived in New York court. But the
Jail officials said he slept unmoved,
and today, when he entered court to
hear the final summing-up, and inter-
probation Of the law affecting his case
by Justice Goff, he was as unmoven
as when. as head of the strong-arm
squad. he went smashing through the
tenderloin of the city.
The verdict may come today. The
general impression about the court
room was that the jury would reach
the old-timers, who insisted that the
conflict in the evidence, and the char
acter o. the summing-up, was such
that difference Of opinion among
the twelve men was certain to result.
This is admittedly the best, and at
the same time, the most independent
jury that has been brought together
IN murder trial in this city since the
famous Molineux ordeal, and 1t was
certain that every man would vote for
the verdict his conscience dictated
no matter what action the others
might consider wise. Because Of this
1.-THE chances of disagreement were
excellent in the opinion of the old
timers.
The jury was brought into court at
1920 and the doors locked SO that
Justice Golf might deliver his charge
without any outside interruption.
Justice Colts charge was lengthy.
He overlooked few details. In a de-
liberate voice he reeled OF the law
pertaining to the case as 1t concerned
/ the jury. He read the definitions OF
first and second degree murder and in
formed the jurymen that they could
bring in verdict, if they judged the
i defendant guilty, of either degree.
4 II will not read the definitions of
the degrees of manslaughter unless
counsel for the defense so desires, :
Justice Goff added, turning to Becker's
counsel.
Eve do not ask IT, Mcintyre re-
piled.
Justice Golf directed that Becker
might be found guilty of second de-
gree murder if the jury found that
4 there was no generalization. But il
lit was found that sufficient time
elapsed between the order to kill and
murder for the order to be withdrawn
then deliheration and generalization
were there,
The case as outlined by the court
flor the benefit of the jury was as fol
lows:
4 Becker expressed desireS te
Rose for Rosenthals death.
i 2-That Rose acted on such instruc
tions.
3-That men under Rose, acting or
the design, had Rosenthal killed.
IF Becker did this then he is guilt,
of first degree murder" Justice Gof
went on. ut matters not whether hi
had any communication afterwards
with Rose. II the state has proven
the case as I have stated it, then Beck
er is guilty
To the Jury.
i, NEW YORK, Oct. 24-The fate o
2 Police Lieutenant Charles Becker i
i in the hands of the jury.
> At precisely 1:55 o'clock Justic'
Golf concluded his charge to thu
8 twelve men who are to pronounce tn
/ defendant guilty of the murder of tn
/ gambler Herman Rosenthal, or declar
r him innocent, and give him back hi
4 freedom.
The charge was long and was mad
!, in an even, passionless voice, blu
!. those who heard 1t seemed impresse
] with it's justice and fairness. An,
\ from it the jury has little chance o
2 doing other than returning verde
] of guilty of murder in the first degre
or one freeing the defendant entirely
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