The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-25
BECKER GETS
Ccontinued from first Pas.)

reversal by James \. shay. Beckers'
CHIEF counsel She Immediately LEFT
her home and went 20 Shay's office
There fifteen reporters. Becker's two
brothers. jackson Becker and Police
Lieutenant John Becker. were wait
ing for her. Shay himself was sitting
In an inner office. fifteen feet from
the door leading 20 athe corridor.
When Mr.. Becker opened the door
she glanced hurricdly around the
room Her gaze fell upon Shay and
she ran through two Offices TO reach
him. The score OF men parted for
her. The woman threw her arms
around Shay's neck and kissed him.
Shay looked emba Trassed. and Mrs.
Becker realizing there were specta-
tors, blushed and retired behind a
door leading TO reception room. La
ter she said.
Il really suppose I should apollo
gize for having kissed Mr.. Shay be
fore 50 many people. But / Just
shouldn't I kiss him. lie has saved
my husbands life"
Mrs Becker's mother died yester-
day. She will be buried tomorrow.
Despite this fact, Mrs Beckers face
was wreathcd in smiles.
Happiest In the World.
Il am the happiest woman in tho
my husband will ever be tried again
and neither does ne.
Every Saturday. with but one or
TWO exceptions. since Charlie has been
IN The death house at Sing Sing, / haVs
gone there 10 see hin. Last Saturday
he told me be felt confident that his
conviction would be reversed and that
he would be- granted a new trial lie
has always felt this would be the out
come. 90.
In reply 10 a question as to what
she believed 10 have been the cause
OF Bccker's conviction. she said:
There was hue and cry 10 get
some one Tor the murder OF Rosen-
! thai My husband happened 10 DO
caught in the net.
No one knows the suffering and az
Ony / have endured since my husband
has been IA Sing Sing But ! managed
TO control my feelings. ] never show
I'd what was going on within me.
But tf was worry that was respon-
sibir Tor the death Of my baby. Wor-
~ over Charles position also con-
tritItCd to the death OF NV mother
and 10 the death of his or course.
my husbands mother died without
ever knowing that he had been con-
victed OF murder. She had been told
mat be was ia q hospital She doubt
ed thai. however With her last
breath she asked 20 be told where
Charlie was
Saw Them Taken Out.
While Charlie Becker has been in
the death house II men have been
executed, ] came 20 know these men
during my visits one by one they
were taken out and yilled I would
talk 90 man one week and 20 back
the next 10 80. las cell OCCUPIED by
come other unfortunate Every time
! looked az CharIi" 2 wondered wheth-
81 Do" too wOail follow The II through
. that little door opposite his cell.
A far as my husband not being
retired for the crime they alIege he
committed. wish they would re-
Try him. ! want him TO be- acquitted
of ever su-picioH. lie had absolu-
tely nothing 10 70 with the killing
Of Rosonthal ! want the world 10
know that no did not He was the
victim Of q vile conspiracy and that
should 10" proved o.
Mrs Becker viii De- prevented from
going TO O-sIninE tomorrow 10 soc
her husband by the funeral OF her
mother
soon after Becker was sent 20 the
death house Mrs Becker returned 10
the public school Jon Harlem where
she had been before She married the
police Lieutenant She has been
teaching there ever since