The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-25
Hope is Aroused by Assurance
Of His Attorneys that the
Verdict Will Not Stand
Expects New Trial
WAS FOUND GUILTY or
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Jury Deliberated Seven Hours
Mrs. Becker Swoons When
Verdict is Announced
Visited Husband
Telegram by United Press

Telegram by United Press
New York, Oct. 25.-ln the Tombs
Lieut. Becker still expresses hope to.
day His attorneys told him that the
decision Of the jury whereby he was
convicted couldn't stand.
The lawyers explained their excop-
tions to the various rulings OF Justice
Goif and said they were confident that
a new trial win be granted When sen-
tence is passed next Wednesday, IL
win bc only a formaliiy as an appeal
automatically stays execution tim Il Is
ruled upon
< Mrs Becker win be permitted 70
visit her husband daily while he re-
mains IN the death house
District Attorney Whitman admitt-
ed today that Ne expected tho jury %
disagree.
In contrast with Beokers iron nerve
is the fear Of "Gyp the Blood. Lefty"
Lewis and Dago Frank. jointly indiot-
ed with him. Whiteman said this
afternoon he expected the Becker YER
diet repeated Tor the gun men. They
asked to be permitted to plead guilty
to second degree murder and thus -.
cape the chair. but Whitman refused
to permit this
Becker was found guilty OF murder
in The first degree by the jury which
has been trying him for nstlgating the
death OF Herman Rosenthal the gam
bier. The verdict was pronounced at
1902 O'Clock this morning.
The verdict read
Murder Ia the first degree"
Becker was remanded Tor sentence
70 the Tombs BY Justice Gofi until
October g0
Mrs Becker, sitting outside the door
Of the court room, fen IN swoon when
the verdict was announced
Becker dld not finch when he heard
the verdict pronounced by Harold B.
Skinner, foreman OF the jury
John F. Mcintyre Beeker's chief
counsel. announced that he would take
an immediate appeal. but added be-
yond this be had nothing to say.
The twelve jurors. with solemn faces
and measured stcps. filed into the
court room at 1855 o'clock A mo-
ment later the defendant was brought
In from the Tombs Justice Goff had
not set enlorei The room and Tor a
moment Becker took side seat As
he walked ne scanned with anxious
eyes. the faces Of the jurors, but none
Of them returned bis gaze. a tense
silence prevailed
At ii,57 o'clock Justice Goff entered
the court room and, bowling low 10
counsel, took Bis seat THE jury roll
was called THE clerk then asked ths
jurors Il they had reached verdict
owe have" announced Foreman
Skinner The jury rose 70 its feet
I'VE find the defendant guilty as
charged in the Indictment Mr.. Skin
ner said slowly and evenly looking
square AZ Justice Goff
"Do You find tho defendant guilty o
murder IN the first degree as charged
in the lndictmont?' asked the clerk,
"Wc do" the foreman replied.
The court Then directed that th
roll OF the jurors be called for thei
individual yerdicts. AS he repeateI
the question, DO you find the defend
ant guilty OF murder in the first dc
gree as charged2n each juror answere
Il do.
Becker stood with squared shoulders
head erect Not a muscle moved i
his face but he swallowed hard Tha
was all
When the last Juror had answered
Justice Golf Instructed the clerk \
take the defendants pedigree. Becke
answered the questions IN a low, firi
voice. A court officer brought th
questions to him written on 2 slip
paper and as the prisoner read thei
to himself he replied;
"Fortytwo years old, American cit
zen, born in Germany, address S2'
Audubon avenue, lieutenant Of polio