Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-30
Murderer of Rosen-
thai Sentenced to
Die in Chair, Week
of December 9.
IS TAKEN TO DEATH
HOUSE AT SING SING
Appeal Will Delay Execution Of
Former Police Lieutenant.
May Take a Year to Decide
Notice-Talks With Wife.

NEW YORK, Oct. s0.-Charles
Becker, the former police lieutenant.
convicted of procuring the murder of
the gambler. Herman Rosenthal, was
today sentenced to die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing during the week
of November o. The sentence was
pronounced by Justice Goff.
Becker's execution will be STAYED.
however. by a notice of appeal from
the verdict of the jury. soon to be
He'd by his counsel, which may take
year to determine
He was at once delivered into tbe
custody of Sheriff Hamburger. who
Immediately left with him to take
train TO Sing Sing prison, where
the convicted man will be confined
until his fate Is determined.
Mrs. Becker had a short talk with
the prisoner In the sheriffs quarters
at the Criminal Courts building be-
fore Becker was taken before the
court. With Becker were his broth
ers, John b. Becker and jackson
Becker and Father Curry, of 81
james's Church. Ali sought TO cheer
the condemned man. Mrs. Becker
and her brothers-in-law pleaded with
the sheriff to delay Beckers removal
TO Sing Sing. The sheriff was OBJ
stinate and announced that he would
take Becker away today.
j. II. Mcintyre, Becker's chief
counsel, who suffered nervous col
lapse after the close of the trial, was
unable to be In court today. His con-
ditlon Is serious. though not critical.
When Becker was brought into
court he walked slowly to the bar.
and, catching the eye OF acquain-
tanees among the newspaper men,
nodded to them with faint smile.
Charles Becker. have you any legal
cause to show why Judgment OF death
should not be pronounced against
you?'' asked the clerk.
Becker Prevented from Speaking.
Becker opened his mouth as IL to
speak, but before he could reply John
w. Hart, his attorney of record. rose
to make the usual motions to set
aside the verdict and to arrest judg-
ment
Justice Goff denied the motions and
then pronounced the sentence.
Becker heard himself condemned
without any show of emotion. other
than the closing of his eyes and the
compression of his lips.
Mrs Becker was not in the COURT
room proper, but was waiting In an
ante-room to accompany him to Os-
sinlng, where she purposes to take up
her residence during his confinement.
william Shapiro, chauffeur Of tho
automobile used by the assassinH OF
Herman Rosenthal, has confessed TO
District Attorney Whitman, shatter-
ing the latest contention of Police
Lieutenant Becker's lawyers that
Harry Vallon fired the fatal shots.
The chauffeur positively identified
"Gyp. the Blood" Lefty Louik-'
"Dago Frank" and Whitley Lewis
as having been his only passengers
to and from the Metropole on the
night of the murder.
The confession constitutes absolute
corroboration for the testimony OF
Rose, Webber, Vallon and Schepps as
to the movements of the murder
car" so called, and is believed to be
the last link in the chain of evidences
needed to convict the four gunmen.
A single sentence uttered by Sha-
piro probably means the electric chair
for the four assassins. 1t was just
this:
1.-THE four passengers | took from
Webber's gambling house. near the
corner of Sixth avenue and Forty
second street, to the Metropolis and
then brought them away again inn
mediately after the shooting were
"Gyp the Blood" Lefty Louie
Whitley Lewis" and "Dago Frank "
Shapiro admitted he had known
the four gunmen for long time as
members of band of gangsters for
merly led by big jack zelig. Hs
declared he would have told all he
knew about the events of the murder
weeks ago had IL not been for fear
that he would be killed.