The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
81 DIDN'T DO IT."
SHRIEKS BECKER
WOMAN TO JUDGE

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at mis- clothing: You kill her, You
they say to me. Lots OF people saw
you Then | tell them, yes. But
didn't kill that good good woman, my
best friend"
Mrs. Becker was quoted by the
| Judge. He said he would set her hear
| ing for Tuesday morning, and remand
her to jail meanwhile, without bail.
All right, please, all right" said
the woman. very quietly.
Nearly all OF her sons and her
daughter, Mrs. Kelso. from Toledo,
Witnessed the arraignment
Mrs. Kelso, leaving the building
after her mother had been taken TO
the jail. by the basement door, said
"Goor for Ma! Good for her" -.ie's
got her nerve back"
In the jail there was an affecting
scene DIS the woman was led past her
relatives, gathered in the corridor.
Her daughter was the only one admit
ted to the jail Office with her mother.
The others stayed outside the door,
weeping.
tears, threw her arms around her
daughter, and the pair Rugged each
other, both crying.
Thank God I've got such good
daughter" said Mrs. Becker, brokenly.
Thank God for all my good children.
Everything Will turn out all right l
never killed that good, good woman.
They made me tell lie. They scared
me"
Detectives Reid and Dibble were
dumfounded by the unexpected turn
of affairs.
"The matron says that some of the
hardened prisoners have talked to the
woman. They have put her wise to
this reputation OF her confession"
said the officers.
Attorney Thomas Bresnahan was an
interested spectator and he declared
that he would tender his services to
the accused woman. free, and was sat
;sfled that he would prove her limo
cent Of the crime charged. Members
Of the family indicated that they would
accept his offer.
Upstairs in the matron's department
of the Jail, Mrs. Becker repeated. to
crowd OF newspaper men and dep
confessed that she killed Miss Bonn
out OF her.
She said that once, 2S years ago,
she had been out of her head for four
months. suffering from an illness
brought on while she was nursing her
son. Albert.
DIR. Joseph Schultz was my house
L. 1a
IL true" she said. -Four months
was out OF my head long time after
that / was sick. | washed by debts
out with my washings. Always / have
washed, washed, washed. I'm q good
woman. never killed her. But some
times I have terrible headac<y and
get nervous. They made me feel like
that when six, seven, eight officers all
yell at me, You kill herr / got so
terrible nervous and such teasing
that say to them. yes. Then they
say that's all right and say right
back TO them, that it's not true, but
that they believe me only when | tell
them lie. had hammering In my
head, can't do such a thing as kill
that woman" The prisoner rose from
the table and strobe up and down.
hlll tUdI WOHdH, WuO Ucbbeu blOtS
from other people and gave them to
my son? No. can't do that. I'm a
good woman"
Mrs. Becker was defiant In her de-
malls OF the claims made by the po-
lice.
Asked how It happened that several
persons saw her with blood stains on
her forehead, going from the Bomholt
home the morning OF the murder. the
woman said. IL had started TO dy a
kimono. red. Miss Bomholt used to
write letters for me, TO my brother In
the old country. had soaked the
kimono In the dye, when I thought
had better send letter. I went to
Miss Bomholt's house. The red on my
forehead was dye. | got no answer
when | raped at the back door OF
Miss Bomholt's house. wasn't in
that yard five minutes. Then | went
back home, to finish my dyeing."
How about the 1852" she was ask
ed.
THAT was given to me Dec. 2 by Mr..
Lang, my boarder for the rent"
How about the blood stains on it?'
That's the damn red dye from the
waist that I used to wear"
Asked IL she thought she was at all
crazy, Mrs. Becker said emphatically.
mo, but I have headaches about
twice a month"
She said she wasn't nervous, at
present; wasn't nervous Wednesday,
but was prett! nervous. when she con-