The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01

changed her mind about rent ng a
cottage near the prison so that she
could be near her husband consta nifty.
Visits Every Other Day.
The warden thought that it would
be unjust to the other condemned
murderers awaiting execution tn allow
Mrs. Becker to visit her husband cry
day. II she Was 10 go there 9very day
ana remain WITH her husband an notir
the other men would be deprived c n
siderably of the light they rarely en-
Joy. since the prison regulations
specify that the other cells must be
curtaned when one of the prisoner 8
is receiving a visitor. The warden
granted Mrs. Becker permission to
see her husband every other day.
One statement by Becker. at the
prison. mystihed the officials. II was
when he was having his pedigree taxi
en-. When asked what his relig, On
was, he replied, Catholic. When ne
was convicted, last Thursday night,
he gave his faith as Protestant Lrlh=
eran.
He explained today that his father
had been Protestant and that his
mother was Catholic. He then said
that he wished to talk TO the Catholic
chaplain at the prison. Father Cashafn
religion. or Becker's case. II was
merely talk on general subjects,
Becker Eats Breakfast.
When breakfast was served this
morning, Becker. unaceustomed to the
prison. was, about. to eat when -a9e, OF
the Older residents Of the place yelled;
Here, Charlie. you can get extras
here" Becker thereupon had dou-
BILE portion of everything showing that
his appetite had not been impaired in
any way.
At meeting held before Becker's
arrival at the death house, the ten
other inmates decided that, because If
Reczer's prominence. they would sac
rifice several of their few precious
minutes Of exercises. and give the
time to him. How long they will
continue this. is not known. The SIX
hours of exercise time arc divided
evenly between the occupants of the
death house. by prison custom, one
man exercising at time
According TO the regulations Becker
will be permitted TO see but one COWS
paper n day. Before he Is permitted
to look at II. however every TEN
relating to crime viii be clipped from
1t.
Trial OF Gunmen.
Mr. Whitman today appeared be-
fore Justice Golf and moved that
special panel OF two hundred tales;nen
be called for the trials of the Rosen :
thai gunmen. which will begin next
week. Justice Con will not alt again
until next Wednesday, when 'enteEce
will, be pronounced on Red Phil pav-
idson, who pleaded guilty to second
degree murder for the Staying OF lag
Jack" Zelig. The first Of the t.uninen
TO he tried will be Whitley Lewis
The trial will begin Thursday, No
vembeF nth.
Later in the day Mr. Whitman vent
to the West Side prison and had q
conferences with Jack Rose, Bird
gey'' Weber, Harry WALTON and Sam
Schepps. The quartet OF informc =
were notified that they could not DC
liberated until the indictments found
on the testimony they had given DC,
fore the grand jury had received f1nal
disposition.
P,;ffeetrran Wflssara Tserrtek, former.
Nv a member of the strong arm
souad. commanded by r cker, was IN
dicted by the grand jury today foi
periury In making a false ar daV's
concerning evidence obtained tga' b.,
n pool room Becker wanted rsided
last FEBRUARY This indictment rep
resented the last work OF the grano
iurv which indicted the Rosentaai
murderers. Their labors have extcnd-
ed over a period Of nearly four months
They were dismissed with THANKS