New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-24
BRAINS OF MURDER'-M0SS
Prosecutor Unsparing in His
Summing Up of States
Case, Saying Gunmen
0beyed Will Back
of Conspiracy.
M'INTYRE'S BITTER ADDRESS
Excoriates Witnesses for Prosecution
Calls Rose, Vallon, Schepps and
Weber Vilest Of Degenerates
Jury to Get Case To-day
Comment Unfayorable
to Defendant.

Jury to Get case I0-ddy
Comment Unfayorable
to Defendant.
It was a solemn, tired looking lot of
men who filed from the jury box at the
adjournment Of Justice COTS court
last night. The gravity Of the respon-
sibility imposed on them in deciding
the guilt or innocence Of Lieutenant
Charles Becker Of the murder Of Her
man Rosenthal had been driven home
TO them during eight hours of summing
up by counsel on both sides, in a court
room stuny and uncomfortable from
the lack Of proper ventilation. Mr..
Moss. Assistant District Attorney, and
John f. Mcintyre, counsel for the de-
fence, were greatly exhausted by their
efforts in the last analysis of the case
and opposing appeals TO the jury. The
judgment Of Becker will rest in the
hands of his peers to-day after Justice
Con interprets the law in his charge TO
the jury.
The closing hours Of the Becker trial
Yesterday WIRE perhaps the most try
ing To every one concerned in this re-
markable case since il began, sixteen
days ago. As doom or freedom loomed
large I'm the perspective Of the accused
police officer his features gradually
became stolid, and he sat for hours
with expressionIess gaze directed at
the twelve men who are to render the
verdict
The terrific mental strain under
which Becker is laboring at the APP
proach Of the end Of his case was ap-
parent throughout the proceedings
yesterday. Under the strong and con-
vincing accusations Of the prosecutor
I'm his summing up the, melancholy eN-
pression Of the defendants face
deepened, to clear again only when Mr..
Moss had finished his address and the
tension was broken.
Then touching little episode oc-
CURED Just before the accused man was
taken back TO the Tombs His wife,
who had sat through the long days of
the trial always in the same place and
chair. where he might see her, made
her way to the prisoners railing and
broke down as he put his arms around
her shoulders and tried TO comfort her !
1t was the first show Of emotion that |
she had exhibited. Becker smiled az he |
talked to her in low voice and she re-
newed her courage shortly.
The defendant shook hands with his |
four lawyers at the adjournment of |
court and greeted several policemen |
who wished him good luck as he left |
the courtroom The characteristic |
smile, which had scarcely deserted him |
until yesterday. came back, and he |
said that he felt confident OF ac- |
quittal"
Comments UnfavorabIe to Becker.
The comments in the courtroom were
general and unfavOrable to Becker's |
chances OF acquittal at the close Of the |
final argument Of the Assistant Dis |
trict Attorney. Unimpassioned, as a |
rule and with cool and exhaustive |
ANALYSIS. Mr.. Moss tore down the |
theory of an underworld conspiracy in |
which Becker had no part, which was |
the central theme of the final plea of !
the defence. He branded Becker. with |
irons hot from the fire OF accumulative |
evidence piled up against him by the |
state, as the strong directing will |
power behind the whole sordid murder
plot which ended in the death OF Ro-
senthal. Bald Jack" Rose and |
Bridge" Weber were the brains Of
the conspiracy; Whitley" Lewis.
''Dago" Frank, Lefty" Louie and
"Gyp" the Blood were he men behind
the guns he said.
There was distinguished gathering |
of spectators In the courtroom com
pared with other days, and many
women were scattered through the
crowd. The wives Of some OF the law
yers in the case were present and
many members Of the bar had found |
their way into court TO listen to the
summing up.
There were moments Of tense excite
n.ent during the pleas OF both Mr.. Nc
Intyre and Mr. Moss. The members Of
the jury followed both men closely.
Perhaps they paid a little closer atten-
ton TO Mr.. Moss. He was less given
10 high flights OF explosive oratory and
on that account may have been more
convincing. Both sides occupied prac-
ticallv the entire four hours allotted to
each I'm the final addresses to the jury.
II was I: 80 p. m. when court adjourned.
Mr. McIntyre's summing up was
,,arciIess excoriation of all the wit
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