The Detroit times., 1912-08-10

indicted lieutenant has figured He
has been involved in two others--two
that were very great sensations In
their time
Nor were these killings" all the
trouble that has come TO Lieut. Beck
". He was recently awarded a medal
or honor for saving a life, only TO face
the sworn charge later that the res
cue was a "frame-up," the full price
for which he is even alleged to have
neglected TO pay, He served under
ex-Dist. Atty. Jerome in the stormy
days OF that individuals raiding cam
paigns, getting into many encounters.
lie had long-standing feud with
Chief Police Inspector Schmittberger.
He participated In a famous contro-
versy with the late Stephen Crane,
noted author OF The Red Ba OF
Courag. over a woman of the under
world. Finally, as captain OF the
Strong Arm Squad" he has been in
dlcted, charged with plotting the muir
der of a gambler who revealed Beck
er's alleged partner ID in the crimes
he was enlisted to suppress.
But In spite of all his trouble Beck
er seems TO have had snaps" in the
service for the most Of his career He
was quick TO get into high favor with
che men higher up" and never has
been severely reprimanded by .su.
perior officers even when he got into
the most strenuous OF his many
squabbles.
Although Becker's salary has. at no
time. amounted TO more than $3.50 a
year, still he has had extensive stock
dealings on Wallst. Also he has had
enough left over to support his fam
lily in first-class style, TO give his
rother an income. to pay his divorc-
ed wife olir"oNy and in addition, TO
dag a ABcAQ0, home
In Iasa. 49, ne section OF the Bronx.
Indeed the word comes to Dist. At.
| ty. Whitman that Becker is worth
considerably over 1000, 900 This Is
10 be one Of the states biggest points
II II Is proved.
a NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-CharJes s.
Whitman, district attorney OF New.
York, now leading the fight against
he police alliance with vice here. will
DC asked 10 become the Progressive
candidate for governor. He was the
choice of most of the delegates from
this state who returned from the Chi
cago convention today. Failing ac-
ceptance by Whitman, the nomination
Ses between WILLIAM II. Hotchkiss,
superintendent OF Insurance under
Gov. Hughes, and City Comptroller
prendergast. The Progressive state
convention has been called to meet in
Syracuse, Sept. 5 and 6.
II today was predicted that rigid
probe Of the Rosenthal murder and
police graft scandal more drastic and
FAR reaching than either the grand
jury inquisition and the proposed al
dcrmanic inquiry would result from
the citizens mass meeting to be held
next Wednesday night In Cooper
Union hall The call for the meet.
tng was called by the self-formins cit
liens committee and bears the sigma
lures of 81 Of the best known business
men in New York, including jacob n.
Schiff, j. Pierpont Morgan, DR.. Ly-
man Abbott, Joseph Choate, Jr., Felix
Adler, William Loeb, Jr., Elihu Root,
Jr., and many others.
FOR the first time since his indict-
'',fent, Lieut.. Becker today made
statement. He said:
II want II TO be understood tnet |
have no confession to make for the
simple reason that | have nothing TO
confess. That will be proved very
clearly at the proper time-that Is,
when / have my day In court. Phystc.
ALLY, | never felt better in my life
and anyone who is permitted TO see
me will so testify"