The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-27
Facts Will Be Presented Be-
fore Justice Davis or
Seabury.
EX.POLICEMAN IN TOMBS
Leaves Sing Sing Late in the
AfternOOn-COnvicts Cheer
Him on Way.

Former Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker returned to the Tombs from the
Death house at Sing Sing early last eve-
ming 10 await a new trial.
It was Just 6:45 o'clock when Sheriff
sr,fenhagen's automobile bearing the
Sheriff, his two deputies, Becker. Mrs.
lkcker and Joseph A. Shay arrived from
i?5th street and passed through the
wagon entrance on Lafayette street.
The heavy doors Of the Tombs closed
on him again after an absence Of four
teen months and seventeen days. In a
very few minutes the formalities had
been complied with between the Sheriff
snd Warden John j. Hanley. and Becker
was In cell No. III, on the first tier.
Leonard street side, three cells distant
nom the one he occupied from July 20
to December IL. 1912.
District Attorney Whitman will him
self conduct the prosecution Of Charles
Becker when Becker lie again brought
TO trial. which will be in the second week
Of April. according to the present plan.
Mr.. whitmans aid will be Assistant
District Attorney James A. Delehanty.
one OF the ablest trial lawyers Of the
District Attorneys stan.
Beeker's Plan . surprise.
Becker's announcement that he In
tends to testify in his own behalf was
surprise to Mr.. whitman. because the
prosecution, in a new trial. would de-
pend upon Beclser's own story more than
anything else to OBTAIN a conviction.
In the previous trial Mr.. Whitman
and former Assistant District Attorney
Frank Moss were unable to use their
most effective evidence because Becker
declined to take the witness chair.
They were unable to get before the
Jury an accumulation Of evidence that
Becker had obtained from $4,000 to
$4,000 as tribute from gamblers and
other lawbreakers.
They were unable to get At the truth
Il information that Becker for at least
Q month before Herman Rosenthal was
murdered was in the habit Of meeting
three Of the gunner at the Hotel Lin
coin. at Broadway apd Ffty-second
street.
The information. whether II be true
or false, was that the Hotel Lincoln was
the rendezvous Of a coterie OF toughs
and gunner who had moved from the
East Side to the richer fields OF the
renderloin and that from the Lincoln
they went night after night to hold up
gambling houses or other illegal resorts
After such holdups. or "stickups" as
they were known in the slang Of the
Tenderloin, the victims. not daring "a
appeal to the police. called up Lieut.
Becker's private phone and asked for
help.
Didn't Make Arrests.
Becker. according to the information
which went to the District Attorney. met
the gunnsn and bandits at the Lincoln
and found It convenient or profitable moi
70 make arrests or to lay formal com.
plants at the nearest police station
"H.'i hdppCnC0 W 10 th0 WV0t
seventh street station.
Becker has denied acquaintanceshiy
with Lefty Louie. Harry Horowitz
Frank Cirofici or tho late Jack Zelig
II ne 10 a witness In his own behalf HI
will DE asked whether or not Ne actual,
divided with these men the ''rakeoR'
from robberies OF gambling houses.
Toward the close OF the former tria
John II. Mcintyre. Becker's chief coun'
Gel, was wiling that Becker should TAXI
the stand. but Becker refused to testify
II Mr.. Whitman 10 correct In shis In
depreciation Of the laws Of evidence h,
will be permitted to question Becker al
TO every act Of consequence as q polio,
ohicer, as to every bank deposit mad,
on a lleutenant's salary Of $?.25o snt
his presence ct the West Forty. seventh
street station when Rosenthal's bod,
lay therein.
In other words, the District Attorne!
plans to obtain from Becker himsel
corroboration Of the stories Of Bridgi'
Weber. Jack Rose. Harry WALTON an,
cam Schepps.
Has New evidence.
Howevsr-and this n the most inter
sstins suggestion regarding the nsv
uisi-Ar. Whitman himself u IN Poe
session Of important evidence which
wss Impossible for him 70 submit to tn
Jury on the former trial. II he and Nj
Oelehanty can and . way ~ wiil' TAX
Gie stand himself end put sevseai frssI
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