New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-25

calm. logical manner, hesitatlng at hrst 70
ask the lawyer whether she snouin "
careful Of what she said.
NO say anything that is on your
mind" he instructed her. Everything
is all right now"
"Nyell. what else is there for me 70
say except that ! am delighted she
began. 81 knew this was bound to come.
ANYWAY. Ny husband is innocent, and
the truth was sure to come out. lie was
the victim of a conspiracy, but | felt
that would find Justice in the Court OF
Appeals. ldolze my husband-you
know that have told you all that many
times before.
81 don't think either / or my husband
ever lost hope ] saw him last SATURDAY
and although We were both uneasy WIN
this dreadful shadow hanging over US
We were both confident the verdict would
be reversed.
'If there should be a new trial, insteah
NJ 2 dismissal or the indictment. ! feel
satisfied it will firmly establish the inno-
cense OF my husband. He was conVIcted
ov public clamor, and, if YOU newspaper
men will pardon my saying IT, oy the
newspapers. | don't think he ever had
the opportunity of defending hlrnsen'
He had very unfair trial / think the
Judge was opposed and prejudiced 10 MIN
, all fhe wav through. We owe everything
10 Mr.. Shay for getting this reversal.
II think the witnesses told story
AGAINST him that was a wholesale concoc-
in the parts that involved my husoahu
although I believe them where they con-
fesed their part in the murder
1T is more than a year now Since
have soon nv husband except through
grating. / have never even touched MS
hand in that time. He has sat there
seeing man after man leave his cell De
side him TO 90 10 his death. In tha'
time only two OF those condemned men
have left their cells to so TO anything
but death. Nobody knows how great tha'
strain has been for both of us.
"Oh, | am so happy now, even though
well. I am as happy as | can be WIZ
my mother lying dead" she said, hei
lin auivering for the first time. Il woulo
go up to see Charlie tomorrow the hrs'
thing, but shall stay here TO attend my
mothers funeral
During the time Mrs. Becker has beer
under this strain many other misfortune.
have come upon her After her husband $
conviction her child died the day after
its birth. Then came the death OF
Becker's mother The next death Il
! cause her grief was the suicide of hei
housekeeper. Of whom she was especially
Of her mother. Besides the death of his
| mother, Becker suffered the loss Of a
sister just before his arrest.
Lieutenant John Beckers statement
was brief we are very happy lie said
and we appreciate everything that our
| counsel has done for us. We knew this
| should be the decision, as We knew Char
| lie was innocent. ! am not allowed 10 dc
much talking as am IN the Police De-
partment. and cannot talk without the
permission OF the Commissioner.
bat | will say that the strain has been
terrible ! have been in danger OF my life
many times: once. particularly. while
was guarding Charles Schwab I expected
TO he shot down any moment. Another tins
man took shot at me, and the bullet
Just srazed me- But all that was merely
physical-this has been a mental strain
that few people can appreciate who have
not passed through it. Nothing can com
pare with IT,"
All that Jackson Becker would say was
10 repeat the last sentiment expressed by