New-York tribune., 1914-03-31
Insanity Expected TO Be
Plea for Lad Held for
Killing Teacher.
VISITED BY FATHER
OF GIRL IN HIS CELL
c,srovman Says Daughter Had
Arranged to Place Pupil IN
George Junior Republic.
Ii. rel.rranh b The Tribune.l

Y March 3o-Jean Gianlni'
oo,o,d OIerkimer County, lad against
i.e rand Jury will tomorrow hand
"'' .,1ictmcnt for murder in the first
-p yrl Dee defended by one OF New
...,.s most prominent lawyers. The BOY S
,.s.r charles A Gianini who IS Wea''hy
,,,i,,..s tbat his son did not XII the
.ohroi teacher. Miss Ida Beecher
49,. NIGHT has retained John +. Nc
-. .o take charge Of the defence. MI
.,,,.,,.ro accented by telephone to-day
q, -enemlered as defending Police
..-.,..,oD+ Becker i'm his trial for murder
,geociated with Mr.. Mcintyre VIII be
MD C. Hirsch. another New YORK law
-. and prominent in criminal acuohs'
=, ,1;rscb will leave New York tonight
-, co m Ecrkimer. whore the eider
,...u,,i will meet him and give him YER
~ tho case. Tomorrow they VIII
.g., tho IIcrkiner jail. where. in the cell
o,cppied five years ago by chester on
,.,,e during his trial for the murder OF
COCO Brown. is the lad who must answer
20, the killing Of the girl who had con-
,tantly befricnded him.
The lad Is said TO have made damaging
,ar,issions though formal confession is
a,ried However what he has told
,ounled with the chain OF circumstantial
,videuce points only one way, 1t was de-
s,.rsd in Herkimer to-day. and II is be-
wed that insanity will be the defence
,horrh the coming of the New York law
v,rs may change that.
The Rev. ". a. Beecher. OF Sehhet''
,,.stor OF the Presbyterian church there
o,d father OF the slain girl, not only VS.
,,ad the father Of the accused boy In his
home last night but called on the lad TO-
day The father accompanied the BODY
IRON, Poland TO Herkimer. where change
4, cars was made for the family home IN
Western New York.
The preachor desired to know just what
the boy did 10 induce his daughter to go
into the outskirts Of Poland Friday night.
lie WAS admitted TO the Jail. and, ap-
p-oaching Gianini held out his hand. re-
marking: DO YOU know who / am
The hoy seemed 10 be aware OF his iden-
,,y. though he hestated a moment be-
fore taking the offered hand. Still grasp
ing the hand Of the lad. the clergyman
asked him how his daughter came TO GO
with him The lad said that she had
promised 10 go TO his home TO intercede
for him. for he had been in trouble again.
He said he told her that his father had
built a new house at the top of the hill
and she accompanied him TO the far edge
Of the town. and became frightened when
she found no house.
And them" asked the clergyman.
More than that. however. Mr.. Beecher,
II is said could not elicit.
Jean. at length he said pityingly 10
him. II hold no feeling of revenge against
YOU I am sorry for you. Remember that
II was Miss Beechers wish that you re-
,orm and be q good boy. Goodby."
Auburn " T.. March 30.-The body OF
LYDIA Beecher was brought TO the family
home in Sennett to-day. Friends Of the
family and many villagers visited the
Beecher home Floral pieces were received
from the Poland Union School, the school
trustees. the Baptist and Presbyterian
churches and from many individuals in
Auburn and Syracuse The funeral will
be held tomorrow morning and the body
will be placed i'm a receiving vault in
0nondaga Valley for burial later.
The Rev. " A.. Beecher. the girls
father. said tonight that his daughter
sought to aid Young Gianini. suggesting
to him that he go TO the George Junior
Republic and even obtaining application
blanks for him from the Freeville insti-
tuition. Giauini according TO Mr.. Beecher,
had expressed delight at the opportunity
Of entering the Republic.