The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-05
Wife of Convicted Police Lieu
tenant Makes Appeal
SURE HUSBAND IS INNOCENT
Questions Right of Justice Golf to Pre-
side in Case--Believes He Is Be-
yond the Legal Age of
20 Years.

New York, Nov. 5.--Pnning hope t.
the belief that Justice John Goif, who
presided at the trial of Lieut.. Charles
Becker was beyond the legal age of Il
years at the time he heard the case, Mrs
Helen Becker, wife Of the condemned
policeman, will send representative to
Ireland if necessary, to find out when
Justice Golf was born. Should it be es-
tablisbcd that the venerable jurist sat
at the Becker trial when over 10 years
old an appeal win not be required to
obtain a new trial. The law specifies
that it is illegal for a Judge of 20 years
or more to sit on the bench.
Jack Sullivan, so-called king of the
newsboys. confined in the Tombs under
an Indictment for murder in the first de-
gree, as result OF his alleged partici-
patton in the plot to murder Herman
Rosenthal, has burst forth in another
vehement defence of his former patron.
Sullivan declares that he will produce
witnesses to corroborate his story that
Jack Rose and Bridge Webber at
tempted to murder Rachel Braunstein,
Webber's partner in the gambling bust
ness.
The district attorney expressed him
self as pleased with Jack Sulliyan's trait
of loquacity. 1.-The more he talks the
more he entangles himself" said Mr.
Whitman.
The prosecutor expects the cases
against the four Rosenthal gunner to
be disposed of expeditiously. He con-
siders the evidence he has against them
to be conclusive. William Shapiro will
be the principal states witness. The
driver of the car used as convenience
by the assassins was an intimate of
three of the gunner and he was ac-
quainted with the fourth Two of them
were pillars of club to which Shapiro
belonged
Mrs. Becker said to-day she had heard
that Justice Golf was more than 10 /
years old, although as yet she had not
been able to obtain any definite infor
nation.
Il want the public to understand that |
these men, responsible Tor my husbands |
predicament We're not my husbands |
sociates," said Mrs. Becker. "They were |
not his social equals. They were not |
his friends. They were not in his con-
fdence. They We're purely business tools |
used in the aid of the public welfare and |
Il mean by that it was necessary to
use them as 'informers' against law
breakers in whose confidence they were
and whom it was my husbands sworn
duty to detect.
at is preposterous to even imagine,
let alone think, that one of his experience
and with the knowledge of the char
acter of the element he was using in the
discharge of his official duties, would
act so foolhardy as to procure them to
commit the crime of which he has been
and in the manner as testified
to by the confessed murderers. Why it
IS absurd to even think a man of
Charles experience could be guilty Of
such thing.
rs there not an Emile Zola in this
American country of freedom to come to
NY husbands defence? 1t cannot be,
{ seems unbelievable. The conviction [
If my husband is far more atrocious 7
han the murder of poor lehman Ros- |
initial. Innocent as Charlie is, his con- G
'iction was brought about by reason of /
'ublic clamor and the ill-feelng against I
he police department as whole. /
gJack Rose and his co-conspirators i
re nothing more than reptiles" Mrs. t
seeker continued. "They were them a
elves caught in trap, and when the Q
anne of poor Charlie was suggested they G
1ade this infamous deal to save them Fl
elves. II we only get new trial--but
am sure we will-this will all be
leared up.