The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-25
JURY FINDS BECKER GUILTY:
COUNSEL WILL TAKE APPEAL
HEARS VERDICT
WITHOUT FLINCH
After Being Out Nine Hours the Jury
Brings Verdict That May
Mean Execution.
Mrs. Becker Fell in a Swcon When
She Heard the Foreman Render
the Verdict.

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-(Fridsy)-
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker was
found guilty tonight Of murder In the
first degree by the Jury which has
been trying him for insti9atinq the
death Of Herman Rosenthai. the
gambler.
The verdict read: "ureer In the
first degree" was pronounced exactly
AZ midnight. Becker was remanded
Tor sentence TO the Tombs by Justice
Cor until October 30.
RS. Becker, sitting outside the door
OF the court room, fell in a swoon,
when the verdict was announced.
John =. Fclntyre. Becker's chief
counsel announced that he would take
an immediate appeal, but added be-
yond this he had nothing TO say.
me twelve Jurors, with solemn
faces and measured steps filed into
the court room at 1915 o'clock. A
brought In from the Tombs. Justice
Cor had not vet entered the room
and Tor n moment Becker took a side
seat
AS he waited. he scanned with
ANXIOUS eyes the faces Of the Jurors.
tense silence prevailed
At 11:5I o'clock, Justice GoH enter
90 the court room and bo~ind low 70
counsel, took his seat. The Jury roll
was called. The clerk then asked the
Jurors ~ they had reached a verdict.
we have" announced Foreman
Skinner. The jury rose 70 it's feet.
we find the defendant guilty as
charged in the Indictment" Mr. Skin.
ner said, slowly and evenly. LOOKING
squsreiy at Justice Cot.
-, DO you find the defendant guilty
OF murder IN the first deqree as
charged IN the indietment?" asked
the clerk.
We do" the foreman replied.
The court then directed that the roll
OF the jurors be called for their
Individual Verdiets. As he repe7ted
the question. 20 you find the defend.
ant guilty Of murder in the first de.
sree as eharged?" each juror answer.
ed, - do"
Becker Never riinehed.
Booker stood at the bar with SquareI
shoulders. head erect >:ot a muscle.
move boo his face. but hc sValIow.d
hafd That was all
Wien the last Juror had answered
Jr~ttc Goff instructed tho clerk To- tat.
iI" dcieudants pedigree Iicrker an
SN+t'i no. question: In low. firm
tons to him. written on o. slip OF pauer
%. tie prisoner read them TO him
'Forty-twp ycat~ old. American ci,i-
l'u. pom BOO frrwluy address. aa7q
HlIln"n "rcnu"; lieutenant OF police.
""tS temperate. never convicted be-
fufe'
When Rockers voice died away NJ
" .tut 2r'. who bad covered his face
viii hiy hands rz tho verdict was given.
rose and asked fIat 80 further pro.aeI-
0t- "" deferred ffr ono WssI.. 'f.rf.f
peal '
VIII defer ~rntenee." auna.nr,.I
.lt.ifr" 'iuff. 'urfI October 90. nnI re-
HHgHI fH' f" -rusr urfI THAT date
Jusilrr ftnff spoke fu fhe sam sfnvr
t.H' OF f"i. o.. almost a whisper. tuaf had
cffrH'teii<ed bis utteranrcs dlrIrG the
trial
&c.. kfr Eay" t fectirr ri1nre 80 tie
judge and rested his eyes for "a moment
o. o." Jury Th'H Hr turned and FOL
l'Nnl hy Sail WARDEN walked uff.t I'M
fH'i"r'n-. rapid step uu tho aisle OF tire
court room and disuur,tre.l through fre
door l'fiifE over f.r "1triIEc 0f ~f-hsf
g. fIe Tnuhs
Tho jury hal del hsrstei nearly eight
hours before reI"hIuE fno verdict
although tho ease had been iu 're.r
hanls since 90 frls afternoon
Actual del .uerff.1n Hesau nf f.r- p m
Wl'n tho doors of the jury room sWunE
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