Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-26

were waiting for Per. ShaY hlfhseii
was sitting in an inner office, fifteen
feet from the door leading to the cor
ridor.
When Mrs. Becker opened the door
she glanced hurriedly around the
room. Her eyes fell upon Shay and
she ran through two offices to reach
him. The score of men parted for her
KISSES THE ATTORNEY.
The woman threw her arms around
Shav's neck and kissed him. Shay
looked embarrassed and Mrs. Becker,
realizing there were spectators, blush
ed and retired behind a door leading
to Il reception room. Later she said:
Il really suppose | should apologize
for having kissed Mt shay before so
many people. But [ just couldn't help it. !
Anyway, why shouldn't 1 kiss him? He /
has saved my husbands life"
Mrs. Eecbcrs mother died yesterday !
She VIII be buried tomorrow. Despite
this fact Mrs. Beckcra face was wreath
cd in smiles.
- am the happicst woman in the
world" she said. II do not believe my
husband will ever be tried again and
neither does he.
y
exceptions, since Charlie has been in the
death house at Sing sing I have gone
there to see him. Last Saturday he told
mc he felt confident that his conviction
would be reversed and that ne would
be granted new trial. He has always
felt this would be the outcome"
In reply to n question as to what she be-
Hcvcd to have been the cause Of Beclters
conviction. she said:
CAUGHT IN NET.
There was q hue and cry to get some
one e,r the murder Of RosentAal My hus-
band happened to be caught IN the net.
"No one knows the suffering and agony
have endured since my husband ha-
been IA Sing Sing. But managed to con-
troll my feelings | never showed what
was going on WITHIN NE.
But It worry that was responsible
for the death Of nv baby. Worry over
Charities position also contributed to the
death of my mother and to the death of
his OF course, my husbands mother
died without ever knowing that he had
been convicted Of murder She had been
told that he was IN hospital. She doubt
ed that. however. with her last breath
she asked to be told where Charlie was.
WENT ONE BY ONE TO DEATH.
while Charlie has been in the death
house eleven men have been executed.
[ came to know those men during my
visits. one by one they were taken
| out and killed. / would talk to a man
one week and 20 back the next to see
his cell occupied by some other I'M
fortunate. Every time l looked at
Charlie l wondered whether he, too,
would follow the eleven through the
little door opposite his cell.
"As far as my husband not being
retired for the crime they alleged he
committed. / wish they would ret.
him. | want him to be acquitted
every suspicion. He had absolute
nothing to do with the killing of RIOS
enthal | want the world to know
that he didn't. He was the victim of .
vile conspiracy and that should be
Mrs. Becker will be prevented by tn.
funeral Of her mother from going t..
Ossining tomorrow to see her husband.
soon af Becker was sent to tn
death house, Mrs. Becker returned as a
teacher to the public school in Harlem,
where she bad been before she married
the police l.cutcuant She has been teach
ing there ever since.
NEVER ANOTHER TRIAL.
John T.. Mcintyre, who defended
Becker at the trial, said
IF the court of appeals has held that
schcpps is an accomplish as a matter
of law. the people are without case.
Since he was virtually the only one who
corroboratod Rose, Webhcr and Nallon'
and the court of appeals holds him 70
be an accomplice, this leaves the State
| without the confederation required by
law.
81 never doubted the result in the court
of appeals / felt that the court must
reverse. from the night of the conviction,
The trial was a series of errors from the
BEGINNING. The hysteria and bias pre-
vailins at the time prevented fair ana
impartial trial from being given to the
defendant.
There will never he another trial, now
that the States case has fallen to pieces.
Charles G. T. Wahle attorney for the
four gunner, declared that there was
nothing left for him to do except to APP
peal for executive clemency, after the
date OF the execution OF the four men
Is determined upon.
ut is axiomatic inc said, that an
appeal for clrmency will be made. AS
I have not ec'n the complete text of the
decision, } am AT th:3 time unable to say
jus. upon wha In application will be
: ba9ci,"
, Albany X. y, Feb. 24.--The conyic.
- ton of Charles Becke", former New
York police lieutenant Of the murder
= Of 3Icrmen RoserthaL was reversed
ana the convictions Of the four gun
men for the same crime was affirm"t
to-day by the oour; OF appeals
Justice Con-, the court held, erred
many # mis- rulings at Bcckcr's yria
and appeared to be prejudicial in IA.
attitude toward the defendant. Tn.
I reversal was based solely on the
? grounds. No attempt was made by T.
+ court to say whether the weight
e evidence against Becker was suffici.
to warrant his conviction. 1t
pointed out. howeNe or. that the ties
mony against him was given by Wi,
y, nesses of low class, and as much of it
4 was open to doubt he therefore was
. entitled TO a fairer trial than he re-
: ccved.
r. Al of the seven members Of the court
q except Judge Werner, who acted as pre-
a siding Judge when the appeal was ar
% gued, concuIrcd in the prevailing Beckei