The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
CHARLES BECKER

I order 10 clear the court room. Becker's
! lawyers fingered with him. a reporter
who knew Becker well said to him:
Lieutenant | am sorry for you"
81 am sorry for myself" said Becker,
but his voice was even and steady.
win you say anything about the YER
dlct--about the appeal?'
Not word"
The deputy sherifrs stepped TO his side
and marched him to the entrance TO the
passageway that connects with the Tombs
AS they reached the door they slipped
handouts around his wrists. II was the
first tine he had worn them for many
| months, but the verde, had changed
things. Before he reached the door sew
eral men shook hands with him. To the
last he showed a smiling face.
lie did not want 10 soc his wife who
had been waiting for the verdict with
her brother. John Lynch, and Becker's
brothers. Jackson and Lieut.. John Becker
In the Sherrin's room, not far from the
court room. Mrs Becker was unable to
speak. She was utterly broken. II was
considered best TO postpone until to-day
the meeting between the wife and hus-
band
\ story was circulated through the
Criminal Courts Building that Becker had
Joined, his wife for a few minutes but
the story was denied by the court Of
| ficers and by the deputy sheriffs In the
Tombs
VIII Appeal at Once.
Mr.. Manton and his associates said I'm
mediately after court nad been adjourned
that they would begin at once the work
| OF preparing their appeal. Mr.. Manton
believes that he has strong grounds for
asking further consideration OF the case
| by the Court of Appeals.
I'VE shall appeal at once" he said.
utIhnnf n -.
ample grounds ! shall make points OF
| the course OF the Justice In permitting the
testimony OF Mrs. Lillian Rosenberg, Lefty
LOuie's widow. as To what she heard her
husband and Jack Rose talking about
when Rose went to her home in June,
1912. ! claim that this testimony was
| absolutely inadmissible. | snail make IA
| point OF the courts exclusion of the tes-
| timony that Father Cashin, Warden
! Clancy and Principal Keeper McInery
were ready TO offer concerning Dago
Franks exoneration OF Becker Just before
| the gunner died.
"If Mrs. Rosenberg's testimony was %
be let In. our witnesses should have been
heard. ! shall make point of the courts
charge 10 the jury. ! have taken excep-
ton 10 the whole charge. My opinion
OF the charge In found in the record OF
| the case"
Mr.. Manton referred 10 his protest
against the statements OF Justice Sea-
bury. n protest worded. II object TO your
Honor's animated argument"
"Astounded," Says Manton.
las for the verdict" said Becker's
chief counsel. 81 can only say that we are
| all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as much as the
rest of US. Absolutely We expected ac-
quittaL"
} why" said John Il. Johnson. I'VE
were not depending on n hung Jury. We
thought there might be- a chance OF a dis
agreement. but We believed We had made
out a clear case for acduittal."
District Attorney Whitman declined to
discuss the verdict except TO say:
The verdict speaks for Itself"
Justice Seabury would not consent to
be interviewed. He desired. however. to
express his approval OF the conduct OF
| all those who had business In the trial
| room.
Clerk william Penny's comment con-
cerned the attitude OF the jury before the
| verdict was announced
Il had never seen a jury come in with
out giving some intimatlon OF It's verdict
until this one appeared" said Mr.. Penny,
"and my experience covers thirty-one
years. had no more idea what the fore
man was going TO say than had a man
out In the street"
Capt William Lynch, the veteran court
captain. said
This was the closest mouthed Jury I
ever guarded. They never made re-
quest for anything. They hardly spoke
above a whisper. It's the first time In my
recollection that ever happened