The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
Jurors, Witnesses
and Attorneys Are
in Danger.
CONDEMNED FOR
DOING THEIRDUTYs
Justice Golf Has Armed Gnast
While Others Connected Win
Becker Case Know Tint
Their Lives Are Imported /
and May Pay Penalty
to Underworld.
Ispecial to rho Timee.pispafaaLl


New York, October 2s.-Au ex1oGuAa
binary situation In 4 civilized GOona
munity has developed since Lieuteanma.
Becker was found guilty Of murd1e -
the nrst degree. The men who dlA 90
duty-the Judge OF the court The ~.
yers for both sides. the Jurors ana -
witnesses-cannot walk the at1ooop
with the same feeling OF safety GnnAs
they had before the trial
Justice John W. Goff was ofteo Nna1a
ed by letter and over his private pho09
before the jury rendered the ver41oG
When he leaves his home in West 1oAtA
Street. hts assistant secretary, Tho00D
kearney. or an armed guard. aoeonr
pantes him.
District Attorney Charles & WNDA
man is compelled by the inslstsneo -
his star to permit Detective Al1ene
Thomas to keep near him VIXEN - =
not In his private once or In his homA
He has received threats that no YIN
not live to prosecute another case.
John F. Mcintyre. chief counsel 10s
Becker. makes no secret Of his bsl1eG
that his life is in danger. Towards -
close OF the trial and while he Wa0
= gangman muttefed in hts ear that
his comments about Jack Roses wife
would cost him his life. MT. Mcintyre
since has carried revolver.
Rose. Weber, WALTON xnd SchepD&
the fnformers. have received messages
In the West side court prison that II
they have any property to dispose 01
they might as well make their willis.
These threats are supposed to emanAte
from the friends of the gunner, 'G10
the Blood Lefty Louie" .'Dago
Frank and Whitley Lewis. The ~;
formers are chilled with fear.
shapiro b Fear.
Shapiro. the chauffeur. who turns1l
against the gunner and who ~
nounccd to-day that he 10 ready -
identity them as the murdere1U e.
Rosenthal. has told his lawyer. n =
Levy. that he fears he will be shot e.
stabbed as soon as he Is let out Oe,
the West Side court prison. Sh1D1yO'
has been threatened with death q .
"squealer."
Lawyer Aaron ]. Levy thinks t1n9
he Is no longer safe because he p1e~
mitted his client, Shap iro. to take IT,
witness stand against Becker. and -
cause he has advised Shapiro to taotteE
against the gunner when they 0oOo
to trial Mr.. Levy receives venouso0o
threats daily.
Friends of the jurors who conv3oeo4
Becker have been getting anonyxDou0
letters ana telephone eslls. so0o =
which have been very alarming.
The utmost precautions are talD10
to safeguard the lives OF Rose. Woooogs
WALTON and Schepps, as well - -
Of
other witnesses.
Lieutenant Becker, awaiting 80
tence Of death, was visited By liz U4fe
tyre and Mr.. Hart. He urged tho -.
ter TO hasten the appeal Mr.. 10n9n.
tyre told him that all haste wou1o -
made. but II would require from ~ 9
eight months. Becker displayed boeooue
ness to-day.
This case is legal butchery. -
broke out. Il can't understand 1D0
twelve American citizens would ealEo
the word Of such liars as Rose 60
Schepps. child could see that ~
were lying to save their own hvo8
II read papers" he continued, ~
spen; at least $4,000 on my It'll
WHY. that is more money that ~
had In my life. s:.eee' more. The -
lie seems to believe that I was Wogo
100000 Tha: isn't true. II -
been allowed to take the stand. -
have explained every cent Of my -
accounts"
C~sse>sses ~ Drssed-
II {, row denied that wiunD
Shapiro. driver Of the gray murder -
on the nigga; OF Herman EosensAafe
Staying has made = confession oey0o0
tina; made b. him 20 District AteotUy
Whitman before the trial and couvoDp
ton Of Charles Becker as insti0e1e
OF :h. crime whitman himself deo3o0
~ Tonight. as I'D iaroa J. Levy. 49,
sci Tor the chauffeur u was also -
MED tonight that Whitn.sn woul4 -
fs<. 10 allow QUO of the four 49,
wfriS,rs Who rode - the fatal aato -
tura traitor to his I.ais ard uaeo =
con q sstca xhich would stuo the0 -
tho death chair IN exchange sor -
own -kfa 10 fact. =; was s1te1 t.
ono Of the crew e!.ns- 9Th the Beoo4S
Lefty Louie Whitley Lewis -
-T,sso Frank would In all peobeoe0ey
be allowed to go with a second 6ooFO4
or even a n1aus:aughicr sen,sacA -
ccnd.;ion tina: NJ save tire sisse
unauai;hed assistance IN conviesiag -
other three
50 Tonight. like szppcd fa6ouB
srsrnsriug ard afrsii. the four -
bosom frteuds and tire sHegeo
ling. o. cssrles Becker IN ehe
Of the gambler. we're crisSfng -
c~Isa praying the coworGs u
hoping servently to be the enc =
TO sacr.acs the rest IT, 49, 3.
ss,sao.-o had made q fu11 co09UG
positively identifying 80
whom he carried or TIE eqne -
eueAal. h.d piuneed sheW 49, -
aeopasr. thsee about ene -
risrc. ana w9sn - SuBss. - - g
eA~m womb - a1oDUU0 - s
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