The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-26
FIGHT TO COVER FACTS
\ UNTIL BECKER TRIAL
Both Whitman and Mcintyre to
Check Curran Committee
Inquiry.
FAIR HEARING DEMANDED
Licutenant's Counsel Seeks Way
to Prevent prejudice" in
the Jury.

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any "''e''p' Wy '"e H.'e'' II"
VestlsaunS committee and It's counsel
Emory II. Buckner, to anticipate in
the trial OF Lieut.. Becker by question
inc w,,re.ses ,hou, yrof, o,a rambling
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District Attorney out oy Lieut.
Becker's counsel. John +. Mcintyre.
An intimauon from MT. Buckner yes
terday that the next phase of the Cur
ran committees work would be an In
quiry into the gambling situation and
the charges that policemen blackmailed
lawbreakers was followed promptly by
statements from the District Attorneys
office and from the office Of counsel for
Becker that such an inquiry at this
time would be an Interference with
Justice.
As n result OF the situation that de-
veloped last night the Curran commit
tee may find Itself In hot water. IL
Mr.. Buckner persists In attempts 20
question Pollce commissioner Na'uo
about Beckers activities or about the
work or other policemen uetaiieu 10
suppress gambling an appeal Will be
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the Curran committee.
Acting District Attorney MOSS eaiu
fatty that Buckner would ma himseit
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question witnesses subppnaed Tor the
Becker trial. MT. Mcintyre spent most
of last night poring over law BOOKS
to md way to prohioi' inc tui,an
committee from introducing at THIS time
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thai case.
II is likely tnat prosecuuo" anu
fence Will join forces 10 sho" una. 'ne
Aidermens committee mas no r's'll "
create situation such as "ouio 'esu''
from what MI. Mcintyre 'cr"'s w.
admission or loose. hearsay cnarses vi
graft that would not be admit'eo as
evidence In court.
1T Is known that the views OF lis
trict Attorney whitman are IN hccoru
with those OF MT. MOSS inc D'suie.
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The point or the matter 's ''at s'h'e
the District Attorney and counsei ior
Becker have covered together about the
whole field of witnesses and have sub
ppnaed about everybody who Is sup
noscd 10 know ANYTHING concerning
arof, ora gambling Mr. Rucknor would
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Ding situation Will ne 'o'nthlssiohc'
Waldo. But the Commissioner is to ne
! used as witness In the Becker trial
Mr.. Mcintyre holds It would be impos-
sIble TO keep out OF the Curran COM
mi,tec.. examination Of Waldo matters
,ouch,py on Hackers honesty. and tha,
| tho moro form ~ the ouestions mt
TO Waldo might serve to prejudice still
further tho community against Becker
The basis OF the fight to he made by
Mr. Mcintyre Is that n gambling graft
inquiry now would make It increasingly
dlficult to obtain an unprejudiced jury
In a statement he says in part:
have been informe ed that MIR. Buckner
intends next week to conduct an inquiry
before the Aldermanic committee in respect
I to the methods pursued by what Ia called
the Strong Arm squad shch an inquiry
Wi, necessarily re'a,e 70 hecnrr ana oth'fs
ohu,, aL'i ~ - ~ onrr,,n,ion onr,
One wesk from Monday Mr. Striker Mr.
whiteside, MIR. Hart and myself expect "a
go TO trial in the Becker case | do not
believe that Mr.. Buckner's intended inquiry
is to he conducted for the purpose OF manu-
iartnrlnR sen.'men. asa.hs' be'Ker. ou'
90 ps',e'e ,nn, o uo ''a, @ m',,rn aa a', oh ~,
tee,;ne in rho commr,.,v as will tend per.
hans n denrive Rocker OF n fair and un.
biased hearing.
am willing to go to trial on October =
but If Becker is to be tried in two places at
the one time may oe coihpeIen 10 resort
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