The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-26
Notice of Appeal From
Verdict Will Be Filed
Immediately.
HE HAS LOST NONE
OF HIS IRON NERVE
Ordeal Through Which He Has
Passed Apparently Has Had
No Effect on Police Lieuten-
ant-May Be Many Months
Before His Ultimate
Fate Is Decided.

Ne" fOfk. OCTOBER so.-fo2iCe Lieu
tenant Charles Becker spent his hours
in the Tombs to-day planning his fight
to annui the verdict of the jury, which
convicted hin, last night Of the murder
OF the gambler. Herman Rosenthal.
Becker has lost none Of the Iron
nerve which bore him through the
trial and the ordeal Of hearing him
self condemned as guilty. II his ap-
pearance and every action to-day count
for anything. He awoke refreshed from
a sound sleep. and after a hearty
breakfast summoned his chief attor-
ney. John r. Mcintyre.
The two conferred for more than An
hour. and later Mcintyre announced
that Immediate notice OF appeal from
the verdict would be fled. without
this appeal Becker. who is due to be
sentenced next Wednesday. would, II
the usual procedure were followed.
take his seat In the electric chair the
FIRST week in December. The fling Of
the notice. however, will &C; as a stay.
and II Is not impossible that many
months will elapse before the ultimate
fate o: the convicted police officer il
determined. In a recent case two
years passed before the appeal from
. first degree murder was settled.
II don't mind saying that We expect
q reversal" Beckers attorney an
nounced. THE appeal will be on the
ground that the verdict was against
the weight OF evidence: that the JUS
tees charge was OF nature to In
jure the chances OF the defendant:
upon the Justices failure to rule that
Sam Schepps was an accomplish in the
murder. and upon the error of law in
the refusal of the justice to allow
testimony submitted by the defense
to go In the record"
On Verge Of Breaking Down.
Becker's wife visited him this after
noon and. according to prison attend
ants. abe meeting marked the one
moment since the prisoner was in
dic,ed when he seemed on the verge Of
breaking down. When, after an hours
call. Mrs. Becker emerged from the
prison gate. It could be seen that she
had been weeping.
Either Whitley" Lewis or Lefty
Louie will be the next Of the seven
men indicted for the murder to be
placed on trial. District Attorney Whit
man announced tonight The date
fixed is November {. Meanwhile, Jack
Rose. "Bridgie'' Weober. Harry WALTON
and Sam Schepps. the four !nformers.
will be kept in the West Side prison
Schepps. whose attitude toward his
incarceration thus far has been one
of complete dociiity- to-day protested
to the district attorney that he had
been lin jail long enough and his
counsel limited that he would take
legal action to obtain his clients re-
lease.
Schepps is due to be arraigned Mon
day on the vagrancy charge, under
which he was confined. and II was re-
ported tonight that the district at
iorney would ask that he be held
under $4,000 bail Rose also Is anxi-
Gus for his release.
what these informers want now Is
not ball. said District Attorney Whit
man tonight, but extra iron doors
on their cells So they'll feel safe"
works HinseaS late rage.
Becker denied himself generally dur
ing the day to newspaper men
what can I say. except that it's not
al over was his usual response TO
interrogators. To one friend, how
ever. the convicted man spoke freely.
In fact he worked himself almost into
O rage as he talked
Tho rats he said bitterly. as he al
luded to the men whose testimony had
been chiefly responsible for the YER
dict against him. The rats, they put
me here. They would swear to any
thing to save themselves.
Il don't want TO criticize anybody.
but I believe there was no question
in the minds Of SO per cent of the
people in the court room who heard
Sam Schep testimony, that he was
telling a complete tissue OF lies and
that he was beyond doubt an accom-
pI.ce in this murder. He was the muir
der paymaster. am positive Of tnat
and I think We'll prove IL at the next
trial He was the biggest liar Of all
the bunch. and yet 1; va. his story.
believe that convinced the jury that
this awful charge against me was
true"
I'm not through yet Becker ex-
claimed. as he drew back q cieuched
Ssst. as IL to strike blow. NO, I'm
not through This case - not over.