Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25

morning OF July 10 OF Herman roson-
thai, the gambler, VINO was to nave VS.
tied Dissriet Attorney Whitman thai
same Gay and to have accused becker
OF having been his "siisnt partner" IN
gamniins mouse.
he Jury hao osen out exactly seven
hours and fifty seven minutes. Tine
80 length OF Its deiiperaions ana the ire .
quency OF its requests Tor ssnio,ss, to-
sethsr with unm,sI.NApis signs OF hol
argument IN the Jury room, nal ,so
criminal courts ouno,nS 70 os,.svs tnA.
there wou,o De no aoresmsnI
So that wien Tue Diow hually fell
upon the defendant iLs force WAS ali
attorney hluseiI few mIuutes DeAors
miunlgnt uad salu tuAt II iuuAeu ike u
disagreement. becAers iawj erA Lad
grown more connueut as lus hours
sped. Beck h1uIseiI, chatting p,eas
an.Iy with LIS wne, The fIiLI prolusrs
ana former reporter, FREDERICK ii
Aawley. VINO had Testified III his bs
haiI, was sereneiy counuent tnai Lnerc
eou,d pe no aus e1 trom Tue jury room
save mot gulity."
Nerve Never Deserts Him.
The cVusic.ea uissn uofe up under the
shock Win Lue YfiAuuess aAu resululiUu
that has cAtitactsi lzeu nim ull turousi
Inc Lriai. W hsn Lue momenlous AN
smer came and the question vi Tie
cierk of tne eourt, 'Gen,,euen, have
you agreed upon verolcti Tie lieu
tenant turned calmly coward Iiaroiu
b. oAlnner, Tue foreman. anu display eu
no eMulon whatever as Mr. sAiuner
pronounced lew short words Inat
speneu MS fate.
Tie only sign OF agitation. the only
visible appearance OF snock, was u
grayness that spread over his dark
face, the narrowing of the fierce es es
and contraction of the muscles Of
the throat, Presently. When lie lifted
his rignt hand and gave outh as to the
facts OF his age and cireunIsla uces
there WAS not Quiver OF the big arm
or waver Of u finger. His voice
failed him. He could answer tue for
" mai questions put 10 him only in husky
tones, barely audible few feet from
where he stood at the bar of the court.
Defendants Wife Falnts.
No less remarkable WAS the fortitude
with which the wife OF the convicted
man wlthstood the first impact VI the
worst news. She had come to wait In
the chambers OF Justice Con. When
the verdict WAS delivered she WIS iu
sight and hearing OF the spokesman for
the jury. She did net finch. nhe ut
tered no sound. Her right hand went
sWitty to her breast. paused there 70,
a moment and fell to her lap. But she
looked calmly ut her husband as he
stood at the bar and even summoned n
smile fer his encouragement. II was
later thought that she succumbed t.
the natnra! and perhaps Inevitable RI.
action. Overstrained nerves and th.
bitteres; Of disappointment broke dowl,
her strength. She tainted.
1t has been said that Mr. Whitman,
the chief prosecutor. and Mr.. Moss. hi.
assistant. were genuinely astonished ~,
the degree Of the verdict This ma,
not have been the ease.
Verdict Comes Quickly.
The district attorney and his assis,
ant were conversing In the district nj
torney's private office at IL ~ o. NJ
when they got word that the Juror
wanted more instruct rus.
Justice Gorf has been sent for" saiu
Mr.. Whitman. and will be here In II
few minutes"
With Frank Moss. Mr.. Whitman dar,
ed into the elevator and WAS taken 10
the first hoor Of the courthouse. He
rushed into the courtroom and took
his seat Just as Mr.. Mclntyre and Mr..
Hart arrived. Justice GOT appeared
almost simultaneously. but even then
there was not a hint that the jury was
coming in for the last time.
Lieutenant Becker was brought from
the sheriff's Office on the third floor Of
the building. where he had been conf
dentiy Willing away the time Escort
ed by deputy sheriff. be was taken to
the bar Of the court. Then it was that
the onIookers realized that the verdict
was imminent.
There was some noise and confusion
at that time. which was 200 p. III.
The slight disturbance. maRnified by
the gravity of the occasion. annoyed
the Justice. He looked up sternly and
addressed the captain of the courtroom
squad
IF any one creates a disturbance In
this courtroom" said Justice Cot.
bring that man before me-"
The silence that fell after this admo
milton and order was thereafter unbrO
ken until the clerk of the court ad
dressed himself to Foreman Skinner of
the jury and the verdict was rendered
Goff's Charge Shocks Defense.
Justice Go1's charge In the Becker
trial was shock to the de1ense In
Ell. ect, 1t expressed doubt that Jack
Rose could have Invented such
story az be told against Lieutenant
Becker and that tI'eie was no evi
dence to show that Sam Schepps was
In accompiice.
Tue Justice was particular In in
s>ructing the jury that Becker WAS
4 called upon to prove his Innocence.