The Washington herald., 1912-10-25

ruiins.
II called the courts attention then %
a letter that I had written to the court
regarding this matter, but even my re-.
quest thst this letter be made part Of
the record was denied This testimony
Of schepps. I am sure. played Q vital
part In the determination Of the verdict
against my client will at once pre-
pere for further proceedings to gain my
clients liberty
Justice Goff began his charge to the
Jury ct lo:37 a. m. and talked without
interruption for two hours and twenty
az minutes. He then passed upon IN
requests from the defense. bearing on
points which Becker's lawyers desired
the Jury to be especially instructed. The
charge was finally concluded at 2:lS
O'Clock. after which attorneys Mcintyre
and Hart put forward further requests
and recorded exceptions to points In
the main charge. At the conclusion Of
/ Judge COTS charge the Jurors were
! taken to the Murray Hill Hotel for
luncheon. returning to the court at I
D. m. when they retired to deliberate
on the verdict. At 6:15 p. m. no ver-
dict having been reached, Justice Con
declared a recess until 10 p. m. During
this recess the Jurors had supper served
in the jury room.
| Charge Considered Fair.
spoke with even measured tone. and all
within hearing Of his voice agreed wheE
the charge had been concluded that he
had been eminently fair with the &C.
cused.
Becker listened intently to every word.
and II could be plainly observed when
he was pleased or displeased by the
points brought out for the benefit OF the
jury. At times he would turn and whis-
per comments to his counsel. But like
the iron man he has shown himself to
be. he merely stood up at the conclusion
Of tho charge. raised his elbows to the
level Of his shoulders and stretched"
| When asked for comment, Becker, for
the FIRST time. gave vent to feeling which
was tinged with bitterness. He said:
Justice COTS charge was absolutely
unfair and one-sided, in my opinion. 1t
was not a charge. IT was virtually q di-
rection to the jury to find me guilty"
Condemns Judge's Charge.
Mrs. Becker. who had been listening
from her usual seat near the entrance to
the witness-room. displayed more eu-
dence OF emotion than did her husband
She said just this:
THE court was talking through the
vile lips Of Rose. Webber, Vallon. and
Schepps when he charged the jury. 1t
was wholly unfair to my husband
What lawyers considered the most In
teresting point made by Justice Gofr was
that by inference he placed stress upon
the apparent reliability OF the testimony
of Jack Rose. He said:
You believe after three hours direct
Termination and seven hours cross-ex-
animation to which this witness was
subjected that he was unshaken. his
story can be accepted as true"
Justice Gofr explained that he kept
Rose on the stand continuously until
both the direct and cross-examinations
had been concluded because it was not
lfortify his story by any period OF rest.
This was taken as a further inference
that the Rose story had been true.
schepps Connection Not Clear.
Another vital point was touched when
Justice Con refused to charge that
Schepps had been an accomplice. He
said that there was no doubt about Rose,
Webber. and Vallon. but declared that
there was a doubt in his own mind
about Schepps. He added that he was
in doubt on the law and on the facts
relating to Schepps. At another point he
dwelt at length upon the evidence which
showed that Schepps was an accessory
Of the fact s".
The charge indicated the corroboration
could be composed Of a number and va
riety Of details which need not be called.
but IL taken together would tend to show
Becker's connection with the crime
Probably the most remarkable Of all
was Justice COTS simple recital Of the
States case without color. but including
every bit of evidence which had ten
dency to show the relation between
Becker and the men who were his tools;
the relations between the tools and the
gunmen.
Prove the alleged relations between
Becker. Rose. and Webber: prove that
Rose and Webber hired the gunmen;
prove that the gunmen killed Rosenthal.
and the charge of murder against Charles
Becker will have been proven" said JUS
tice Goff in conclusion.