The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-25
DOES NOT FINCH
AS HE HEARS HIS
FATEPRONOUNCED
Wife. Sitting Outside Courtroom
Falls in Swoon When Word .
Said Which Will Make Her =
Widow-Former Police Lieu.
tenant Remanded to Tomhe
Until October 80, When He
Will Be Brought Forth for Sen
tence = Mcintyre Announces
That He Will Take Immediate
Appeal.

SNkk~OAs
New York. October 25-PolSee L&eoA
guilty tonight Of murder In tie ARse
degree By the jury which has been try-
Ing him for instixating the death -
Herman RosentAal. the Eanbler.
The verdict read: Murder n -
Arst degree and was proso1need e4-
actly at midnight. Becker was No.
nanaed for sentence to the ToDba ~
Justice Con until October -.
Mrs. Becker. sitting outside the 1oeR
Of the court reon. fell In sweea
when the verdict was annesneea.
Becker did not Aisea wheD he Aear1
the verdict proaosneed By Hsrsl1 II
skinner. ferenan Of the 5sry.
John F. MeIntyre. Beekers eaaee
counsel. announeed that he vvoula 49,
an innediate sppeal. but eAaeA ~
yend this he bad notAing to say.
The twelve jurors with solemn face.
and measured steps filed into tire;
court room at 1855 o'clock. A momeNe
later the defendant was brought -
from the Tombs. Justice Con had n41e
yet entered the room. and for . -
ment Becker took side seat.
sesns Faees - JsrsrHs 80
AS he waited he scanned with AHx
GUS eyes the faces OF the jurors. bl4k
none of them returned his gaze. -;
tense silence prevailed ~
At 1857 o'clock Justice Con ente1S
the court room and, bow'ng low 81
counsel, took his seat The Jury roas
was called. The clerk then asked fhes
jurors IL they had reached . verdleA
we have announced Forsm11s
Skinner. The Jury rose TO its feet
I'VE find the defendant guilty aH
charged in the Indictment" Ar. sktur
ner said. slowly and evenly. lookin4
squarcly at Justice Gon.
do you ind the defendant guilty q.
murder in the first degree n CHARGED
in the Indictment" asked the clerk
1--WE do" the foreman replied.
The court then directed that the rs1t
of the jurors be called for their -
dividual verdicts- AS he repeated IT,
question. DO you find the defenda14s
guilty in the first degree. - chaTUe4H
each juror answered I'VE do"
Becker stood at the bar with sQuai41
shoulders. head erect. Not . muDel6
moved in his face, but he swsllovo
hard. That was all.
When the las, Juror had auswereG
Justice Gon instructed the clerk ~.
take the defendants pedigree. Dscn1
answered the questions In . low. 1gun
voice. \ court oficer brought the euen
tons to him written on . sltp &
paper. and as the prisoner read sh6mS
to himself he replied:
-Forty-two years old. kmerten15
citizen. Sorn in Germany, adarluA
1899 Audubon Avenue: lieutenaus -
police: married: Protestant; mofha1
living; habits temperate: never eou7
yictea before
When Becker's voice died away, ~
Mcintyre. who had covered his 49,.
" ith his hands as the verdict was o1v>
en-. rose and asked that all furtn1g
be deferred for one 49,
"Yptii I can prepare tn. proper mseS~U7
fosssppeai- =
T will defer sentence annouuGuk<
Justice Gyfs. until october - an -
msnd the prisoner until thaa aoee.s :
Justice COT spoke in the SANE 49,
tone Of voice. almost q whisper, -
had chArsc,erizes the ut,ersnces duren :
the trial 80
over -0ssAge - segA.
Becker gave a n~etins glance - -
Judge and rested his eyes for q -
rr.nx on th. Jury. Then ne turned - 8
follow IA BY a tzu warden. walked 49,
rapid step up the sisSe -
the courtroom and di.sppeared thre11
the door ieading over the ~hste0o
siehs- TO the Tcmbs. 7<'
The tsrcsS hs1 elaborated ueog
EIGHT hours tesvr. Reaching the ~
ACT. although the case hsA eeea -
heir hands ssnc. 80 o'clock tnto -
,.rrooa. Actual dsIiessstsou 49,
sc. O'Clock. when the d0oso g
.ury room swung eeh:n1 then -
return from luncheon
what happened behind sssss
how ss~ Debate ensed ard ScwS9
stood out sight hours ssstuns -
v.rSy~, ss~ MANY bs1i~ts W~se
,n~se were masters "a SoGoe 49,
rsch juror wss pesdD>s- -
while sb~ tDsy -
usad, ssscsssc sssuUssS -