New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-02
lJnconfirmed Rumor Has 1t That
Client Confessed Cult to Him
Hart Also WithdraWs
from Case.
WHITMAN GETS A WARNING
Letter Says Four Gunmen Are
Coming fro '"ago To-day
TO Get Pt.a-Another
Lieutenant Reported
Gamblers Partner.

John F. McIntyre and John w. Hart,
ohio defended Charles Becker, have
withdrawn from the case. and the ap-
neal from the conviction and sentence
~ the former head of the strong arm
,ouad will be made by some other law
yer
This information was given out last
night by a man entirely familiar with
Btcker's plans. Mr.. Hart who is still
Rockers counsel Of record, deCliued to
discuss his relations with the eX-lieu-
tenant Of police
Mr.. Hart, The Tribune's informant
stated. told Becker Tuesday that he
and Mr.. Mcintyre wanted to withdraw
from the case. and urged his client to
engage another lawyer to fight his case
in the Court Of Appeals. Mr.. Hart
told Becker his case would not suffer
by new counsel being engaged to make
the appeal.
Mr.. Harts present status as counsei
NJ record will continue until Becker or
his friends have decided upon new
counsel. when Mr. Hart will formally
inform District Attorney Whitman that
he has withdrawn from the case.
One runnor which was current yester-
dsy, but for which there was no Neil-
scation, had it that the reason ol MI
NcIntvre's Withdrawal was because
Recker had confessed his guilt to him.
Mr. Mcintyre is still out Of town rest
ing after the trial.
Saws Mcintyre Will Aid.
1ouis ]. Grant. who was Becker's
counseI before he engaged Nj. Hart
after the publication Of the affidavit OF
Herman Rosenthal a week before his
murder. charging Becker with being his
partner in a gambling house. is at pres
emf acting in the capacity Of counsel
"a Becker Mr.. Grant was insistenI,
however. that Mr.. Mcintyre would as
sist in the fight Becker was making To
ave himself from the electric chair.
He said that he talked 20 Becker tire
morning Of the sentence. and that
Becker was much disturbed over the
publication in the morning papers that
Mr. MCINTYRE had withdrawn from the
case.
Mr.. Mcintyre will he with US whc-
We make the fight" said Mr.. Grant
Il have kept in touch with Becker
since he was taken TO Sing Sing, and
will visit him at the prison some day
next week"
Mr.. Grant said that those Interested
in Becker's fight were hard at work on
the case and had progressed materially.
Asked If new evidence had been dis
covered, Mr.. Grant would not Say.
We are working on the case" said
Mr.. Grant, and some things have been
discovered that We hope will be much
10 Beckers benefit. They may prove to
be very startling
Doubts IL It's Parker.
Mr. Grant did not seem TO place much
faith in reports that Alton y. Parker
or some equally eminent lawyer would
he engaged 20 argue the appeal
MIR. Grant professed 20 be confident
Of reversal Of the verdict, and said
it would be probably ten months or a
year before the court finally passed
upon the appeal.
District Attorney Whitman is equally
confident that the verdict OF the court
will stand. 1t is known that within the
last three days he has gone over the
record OF the case with several of the
biggest lawyers in New York, and all
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