New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-25

,ordar+e who watched over the jury
received the same service at the same
cost
That trip TO England Assistant DIS
trict Attorney De Ford took to bring
back Coupe cost the state $4,000 Ihere
were sixteen policemen, LIEUTENANT
and a captain stationed outside '"e
courtroom. Their combined salaries
amounted to about $1,000 day.
When the jury. which was soon TO De
called upon to decide the fate OF Lleu-
tenant Charles Becker, arrived al the
Criminal Courts Building half an hour
before court opened yesterday all
carried suitcases. evidently In expec'a-
ton of having long wait for their
verdict in the case.
The general impression among those
in the courtroom who heard the court
charge was that it rather favored the
prosecution. This impression was
gained however. probably from the
fact that Justice Gof outlined the
states case in detail in order to have
the evidence clearly digested for the
Jury. He told the story Of the murder
plot. using the states testimony for his
guide, with brief references to the evil
dence adducod by the defence, because
as he said. the burden Of proof rested
on the prosecution.
UnfavorabIe, Says Defence.
Becker's counsel and the defendant
himself declared after the jury had
gone out that the courts charge was
highly unfavorable TO their side. John
F. Mcintyre, senior counsel for the de-
fence. said the last word Of the court
to the jury was highly prejudicial,
while Becker declared 1t virtually a
charge to bring in verdict OF guilty
District Attorney Whitman said such
declarations on the part Of the defence
were unwarranted. He considered the
charge eminently fair, and said the
state was entirely satisfied with IT,
A deep solemnity pervaded the court
room when Justice Goff took his seat
on the bench promptly at 1870 a. IN.
Every available seat in the room was
occupied and hundreds had been turned
away from the doors. No one. not even
the newspaper men, was permitted TO
leave the courtroom during the charge
to the jury. The copy" for the after
noon papers was relayed from the
courtroom by Captain Lynch and his
court officers. Many prominent law
yers were among the spectators. and
there was a scattering Of women in the
seats beyond the railing which incloses
the counsel tables where the forces on
both sides were arrayed.
District Attorney Whitman, Assistant
District Attorney Moss and Deputy AS
slstant Rubin, the three men who have
handled all the details Of the peoples
case, were on hand. Mr.. Mcintyre, Mr..
Hart, Mr. Stryker and Mr.. Whiteside,
the full array Of the defendants coun-
sci, sat at their table. Eugene A. Phil
bin, former District Attorney, occupied
seat at the end Of the jury box near
the Judges bench.
Defendant Entsrs with Smile.
Becker was brought into court few
minutes before Justice Golf took the
bench. He was smiling, and looked
fresh and carefully groomed. Some Of
the lines which furrowed hls cheek at
the close of the long day Of summing
up, the day before, were missing
There was no indication in his appear
ance that he had spent sleepless night
in the Tombs following the scathing ar
raignment Of him by Mr. Moss in the
prosecutions last argument to the jury.
Becker's wife, who had been constant
attendant at the trial, was in court
waiting for her husbands appearance
They greeted each other with a hearty
Good morning" and pleasant smile.
Justice Golf dealt in no preliminaries
before he opened his address to the
jury. At the first words he uttered the
Jurors all turned to him with respectful
attention. Some OF them leaned far
over in their seats to catch every word
he said. He spoke In his usual softly
modulated voice, which carried no dis
tance beyond the jury box. The jurors
did not relax their close attention to
the courts charge throughout the three
hours and half he occupied IN making
It, except for five-minute recess half
an hour before he closed The court
attendants were stationed about the
courtroom and allowed no conversation
during the time Justice Golf was speak
ing,
During the charge Becker's eyes wan
dered from the venerable Judge on the
bench to the jury box. He appeared 70
be trying to determine how the various
points In the courts Interpretation OF
the law, and the details of evidence
which were reviewed, impressed the
jurors At times ne held his hand to
his ear.
Justice Golf talked straight al the
Jurors, and his voice sank so low, now
and then, that 1t was evident even those
at the counsel table could not hear.
BeckeTs four lawyers followed the