The evening world., 1912-10-25
lber IS the date 0executiOn.

-
l.,No oon@sat on the verdict could be
&t4rswn irons Comu.issioner Waldo. after
- had arrived In his cffics st Police
izeadquarters to-day. Mr.. Waldo son;
~ 6ut Woed he. haa nothing TO ssy.
~ IA wide divergence OF opinion was, ex-
RUessd BY lawyers to-day over the like
MOOD Of . reversal OF the verdict by
II Cont OF ,AppeaiA 8, ne seemed to
sink that Justice Con had been UNI
1klly harsh In rushing the trial and aid
~ M the District-Attorney In the presen.
r 1etion OF his evidence. Others were u
(<-yhe opinion that tho venerable jurist
TtAaA been manifestly fair and had
F<ppsned no avenue through which 10
'-f,1ravs an appeal.
- Whatever the result of the appeal may
n be there u no doubt but that there will
II ~ hong delay before the hnal decision
III Y. reached. Becker's lawyers will ex-
II hAnet every weapon Of the Law In their
N clieet's behs1f. In the Molineux case
!. fs-eAete ives . delay Of more than two
N Year before the Court Of Appeals re-
n vo5oed the Judgment OF the Court then
n yseaded over by Justice or. ~ he wa
N TIN. Recorder Con.
aa'tMrvRE's VIEW or THE YER.
X DICT OF THE JURY.
u eiscussing the verdict John #
N M9intyre. leading counsel for the do
n tense made the astonishing statement
Thea the Jurors were probably innu'
enced In their final verdict by impress.
sioasl they had formed before the,
4 wego sworn. Mr.. Mcntyre's statemsn,
a W. not made In the form of an accu
I uatiou. but rather as an intimation.
Becker" said Mr.. Mcintyre. wht
:. looked wan and careworn and sleepy
yves tried In time Of great publ,
elashoe against the police. Allege'
grafting on the part Of Becker an,
on the part OF policemen was In tn
51tnds az the people OF the communit.
generally and. perhaps. In the mind
Of the Jurors
6 II am not saying so but might
not be possible that the jurors, innu
enced by this clamor ana prejudice ha,
formed an opinion before they entere
the boxf And isn't II possible tina
this ovinion Influenced their verdict"
sWhy didn't you put Becker on
~ stand IN his On dsfeAssf" Nr.
N 1soIntyre was asked.
- ~ laanr think II best 90 allow
'r.s' Seeker TO testify" he replied, "for
ths rsa1on that testimony which
niglst have been introduced would
81 = have brought him into connection
n With sils9cd graftiny. That would
AA1s supplied . motive for the
1aYdDr IN the loss OF money"
rlLTe IN THE COURT ROOF
WE'RE INCIDENTAL"
have no comment to make" NJ
- Mcintyre continued. "on the method
sof the prosecution or the procedure ell
h yepyed BY the court. / have the bishel
resDect for Justice Con. as judi
\ and ~ a man Tae Tits l had wit
him In the court room were incidents
4 r. 10 THAT considered my du.y to m
client. 9i<x
= shall now proceed with my
oODeai from the verdict A. soon
49, . Becker 10 scrtsuctd shall
H~o1ong In about 5000 exceptions.
u ~ have many grounds for appeal.
\ 1.-The men on whose testimony Be,Ss
~ - convicted were self-ccnfessed a
& 04asins ana accompi!ees. Hallon an
Lelhsn. the corroborative witnesses WEI
2xhbvlcts-iIal.oa from Sing Sing An
LnhAn from New Jersey. II is certainl
p1ain that the testimony OF Rose wa
inspired by the motive OF self-presel
Walton.
"Jn The matter OF the considerable
pad by the 'rry 70 the evidence. ] thin
vs caa attract the attention or IN
Nicer courtT. Taxing out the tim
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