The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-25
Finding of Guilty Against
Becker May Cause a Num-
Der of Startling Sensations
Shortly.
NUMBER OF GUNMEN
READY TO CONFESS
Condemned Police Officer
Saws He Was Tried Unfair
ly and Expects to Obtain
Second Trial.
(National News Association)

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Lieut. Chas.
Becker will be sentenced to death next
"wednesday for the murder of Herman
Rosenthal. This is the only sentence
possible under the verdict of murder
lin the first degree found at 1850
o'clock last night by the jury in the
trial of the police official. Whether
Becker will be executed is another
Auestion. Every resource possible
will be exerted to save him and Beck
yer today professed confidence that the
verdict will be reversed on the grounds
that his trial was unfair.
The verdict was terrific shock to
BECKER. He had become confident Of
Rcquittal through the length of the
sjury's deliberations. He restrained his
emotions only by the utmost effort
when the verdict was returned but to-
day he was, stoically calm in his
ITolnbs cell, his only worry apparently
being for his wife whose health is deli
cate Becker feared the ordeal
Through which she had passed might
be fatal to herself and the child soon
to be born.
Becker made the following state
ment this morning:
6ecker's Statement.
II am innocent. The truth will pre-
vail in the end. / was disappointed as
] did not believe that any twelve men
would accept the story told by my ac-
cusers. While hoped to be acquitted
/ did not believe that the final result
would be worse than disagreement.
Il had absolutely nothing to do with
the killing of Herman Rosenthal. I
never suggested it in any way.
81 wanted to be a witness in my own
behalf l believe l could have ex-
planned away all the suspicious cir
cumstances which tended to implicate
me but was forced to abide by the
decision of my counsel and remain
mute.
Though the murder of Rosenthal
was a terrible thing, l believe il the
verdict of this jury is carried into it's
legal effect that the judicial murder
of Charles Becker will be an everlast-
ing plot upon the judicial system of
the Empire state.
Il do not believe ] had the fair and
impartial trial which is guaranteed to
all men under our laws. When this
case is reviewed the injustice of the
court proceeding which resulted in my
conviction will be apparent. l am con-
.fident that l will be granted a new
aR aand il / am and am tried at
When public clamor does not de-
. victim / believe l will be &C
10 not personally care much for
$ verdict but feel the blow that it
II 1nfitct upon the woman who bears
1Ame and who has borne more
her share of the burden since my
Dt on this charge"
- verdict of guilty against Lieu
Becker caused a panic today
~ the four gunner who are ac-
ef being the actual assassins of
1kal. Reports were current that
NE Blood" Horowitz, Louie Ros-
R"Whitey" Lewis and "Dago
IN Coroficci. now under indict-
TOR murder in the first degree.
81 already sent word to District At
~ Whitman that they were ready
lead guilty to second degree MUIR
The information reached Whit
In the subterranean fashion used
prisoners in the Tombs, but did not
ne directly through their attorneys.
Whitman to Stand Pat.
here is every Indication, however,
MIR. Whitman will refuse to enter
y second degree pleas from any of
IN.
Red Phil" Davidson. the East Side
gman. who shot and killed Big Jack
will be brought to the bar next
eNxwill face Justice Goff on the
c1Ay that the latter will sentence
q. October 80.
- trial of the four gunmen will
oeid separately as they have been
nted this privilege under the law.
3 Davidson case is not expected to
~ eupy very much of the special term.
there were eye witnesses of the
0ting of Zelig and Davidson can
Nv be identified
I'M Schepps, the gambler who was
ply responsible for the conviction
Becker, received a death threat
er the telephone today. It came
m an unknown person, who declared
u II Schepps was liberated from
En he would never leave the court
halive,