Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
BECKER MUST CD
To TRIAL; FAILS
To GET DELAY
Court Sits in Special Session to
Clean UP Graft and Staying
Cases in New York.

NEW YORK, Sept 3.-LIeutenant
Charles \. Becker. accused of the muir
der Of Herman Rosenthsl. the gambler.
lost a fight to delay his trial when ar
ralgned before Justice Gor OF the SUI
preme court today
His counsel. Attorney Mcintyre,
asked postponement but was over
ruled. and the police lieutenant was or
dered 10 plead TO the Indictment Beck
er entered plea Of not guilty and Jus
tice Cor set September II as the date
OF trial
After the trial date had been sci
and Becker remanded 20 the Tombs
a conference was held between Justice
GoG, District Attorney Whitman and
Attorney Mcintyre BY mutual con
sent the defense was given one more
day to prepare for trial and the date
Of trial changed to September u
motion was made by Becker
counsel for an inspection Of the grand
Jury minutes and to dismiss the in
dictment against the prisoner for muir
der. This will he heard by Justice
Cor Immediately before the trial on
September 10
Mcintyre characterized the sitting
Of Beckers trial at such an early date
as a great injustice and as a pro
cedure unheard OF in the annals of
criminal legal Jurisprudence He said
that an effort will be made to have
the triai postponed until later when
20
September p, as the defense's case is
still in preparation and will not be
ready for presentation on the date set
Where Nan Patterson Was Tried
After court had been called to or
der in the same room where Nan Pat
terson stood trial for her life Justice
Goff began the selection Of d special
grand jury While this was being done
Attorneys John r. Mcintyre and John
w. Hart. representing Lieutenant
Becker. sat in the rear Of the court
room.
In the midst ~ the grand jury pro
ceedings District Attorney Whitman
interrupted to move that the trial Of
Becker be transferred from Judge Null
aueon's part of the general sessions to
Justice COTS court The motion was
granted
Investigation of the Roseuthal mu5-
der took on It's most important phase
today with the couyaniug of an ex-
traord'nary term of the supreme court
TO try the men accused of killing the
gamble and 10 probe HE alliance be
tween police and criminals
cot After Graiters
District Attorney Whitman returned
from Vermont where he had rested
over Sunday, and Immediately took up
his task OF running down the assassins
and srafters. He received from his
assistant, a. DeFord. an S2-page lin
formation for filing before Justice
Goff, whom Governor Dix designated
20 preside in the supreme court This
Information went into the details OF
the graft and afforded an index Of
what the district attorney expects to
prove, namely that there is an iron
clad compact between certain police
officials and denzens OF the under
world. that Lieutenant Charles A.
Becker was deeply involved. and that
Becker ordered the assassination Of
Herman Rosenthal TO prevent the gam
bier from exposing the protected vice
MI. Whitman's attention was also
turned to the best time TO begin John
Doe proceedings. in which Justice Gorr
will sit as the committing magistrate
He and Justice Con agree that the
John Doe Investigation. which win
amount actually to a grand jury pro-
ceeding held in public. so far as its
force and jurisdiction go. should be
handled very carefully al the outset
and NOT started upon rashly.
Mt. Whitman's idea based upon Mr..
Del recommendations, is that
special bureau should be organized IN
the district attorneys Office 10 take
charge OF the John Doe PROCEEDINGS
mass all the available evidence. sun
pena witnesses and work in close touch
with the grand iury