New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-30
BECKER DOOMED BY
VOICE OF PRISON"
Silence by Prisoners Chills
His Heart as He Again
Enters Death Cell.
GLOOM FOLLOWS
RIDE TO SING SlNG
Taken There by Auto to Avoid
Curious Crowd After Sentence
TO Die on July 6.

Charles Becker was locked in the death
house again at Sing Sing yesterday ai'er-
.,oo, after what he called one Of the most
pleasant automobile rides he ever had-a
trip in Sheriff Grinenhasen's automooie
from the Tombs prison yard through tho
crowded streets Of New York, during
unich traffic rules were disregarded and
thence through Yonkers and into the tree
lined roads Of Westchester County to the
door Of Sing Sing prison
But as he entered the walls of sing sing
whatever feelings OF pleasure the eNhi-
arating ride might have brought MN
cave way TO a feeling OF depression IL
Vas not so much on account OF the rea''-
cation that he was in the oea'hno"'o
again II was the attitude OF the PRISON
crs that struck chill into his heart
Five hundred Of them stood silently
uatchjng him as he crossed the prison
yard Only one of them took his nat OH
doforentially to him "a he passed
,rhov received him as a condemned man
to- uboro there was no hope. II was the
,.oice NJ the prison speaking in the IAN
,,,,,,a ~ silence. When he came to sing
Sing before ne was greeted with '"o
rrophecv that he would win his appeal.
Rut Yesterday the conviction perVaueu
the institution that he would never iea>o
:, olive He was quick TO catch that feei-
49, ord entered the death house in de-
spair. -,. .,,-
rbo,A we're no good omens in prison su-
,ore,;tion in his arrival this time II was
rr,dav he was the only man to he re-
.,-,ed 10 the death house from Ne"
York County by a second cohNlcloi'' on
ba was placed in cell II. from which NO
man has ever come out, except 10 30 10
the death chair.
The ride from New York TO sing sing
was without incident. except IN honAeio'
whore in Getty Square Policeman ooU,u
-, 600 WHY the car should disregard trai-
., r,,les He Jumped on the running
,,o.,d and attempted TO stop 1t, but sher-
-, cr4fenhagen told him TO get OH anu
ordered his chauffeur 10 drive on anu '"e
policeman jumped down. apparently no,
ou,te understanding what II was '
about. ~.
TIC car contained beside Becker and tho
sheriff Under Sheriff Bowers ana Two
IDENTITIES. II was conveyed by car niieu
Win snecial deputies. and two autos niieu
Nth revspaper men. None OF Becker
trierds were in the party. The trip war
r,,sda nv automobile TO escape the crown
od holiday trains. II was the hrst tiine
condemned man has ever been taken from
Neu York County in that way sherih
Grifenhagon made special ehoit "
chow Becker and the newspaper men
every courtesy. He had the car stoppeu
IN Noshula av., Yonkers, at Becker re-
ouest IN front OF Granny Shays nome
- aeed nurse of Becker's, and she was
called out TO bid him farewell.
Rocker was called to the bar peiore JUS
,ice seabury shortly after 1870 IN the
r,orning. and sentenced to die in the week
% Julv 6. Following this the regular lot
mol nations for setting aside the verdict
we're made by his counsel. and notice OF
anpeal filed Becker's manner throushou'
NOS self-possessed. He saw his WHO oe-
for. sentence was pronounced but not
afterward.