New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23

, at the speaker.
The shock OF the verdict Frustrated
Becker's wife. She was waiting Tor
the word in the Sheriff's guard room,
on the floor above Justice Seaburys
court. Becker's two brothers and her
own brother were with her. Becker
had left them only few moments be-
fore to go down to the courtroom and
hear his doom. He left with cheer
ing word for his wife.
Don't worry" he said: they will
let me co.
Mrs. Becker waited confidently. She
asked Patrick Haley. the deputy
sheriff who attended Becker through
out the trial, to bring her the word
from the courtroom. He was not gone
ten minutes. Haley opened the door
and. hardly able to speak from emo
ton. said:
Charley has gone back to the
Tombs."
Mrs. Becker Stunned by News.
Mrs. Becker was standing i'm tie cen-
ire of the room. The words of Haley
struck her down. She collapsed and
sank into chair, moaning;
Good God, Good God. Poor .7rley!
| never expected it,
Becker could not stop at 4 "uard-
room to see his wife ON his say back
to the Tombs. He was handcul1ed -
two deputy sheriffs as he lett tGe
courtroom, and they hurried him over
the Bridge of Signs.
on -equest Of Martin T. Mdnton,
chief counsel for the defence. Justice
Seabury deferred sentence. He re-
manded the prisoner to the Tombs un-
I'll next Friday. on that day Becker
will hear the last official words of The
court pronouncing his death warrant.
Mr. Manton announced that the defence
would appeal. Asked what he thought
Of the verdict he said:
I'VE are all astounded, including
Becker. We expected an acquittal abb
solutely. We didn't even look Tor a
disagreement. OF course. we shall ap-
peal. There are ample grounds"
District Attorney Whitman looked
tired. and his face was drawn from the
strain OF the trial when seen in hi.
office after the verdict. lie was solemn
and serious and declined to make any
comment, except TO say:
The verdict speaks for itself"
II the verdict itself was not a sur
prise 10 most Of those who had fol-
lowed the trial. the remarkably short
period of time i'm which IL was returned
by the jury was nothing less. The
actual deliberations occupied less than
two hours, though the verdict was re-
ported four hours and six minutes after
Justice Seabury had sent them TO ths
jury room. IL was said they reached
the verdict within forty minutes after
they began to discuss the evidence.
Five ballots were required 10 reach
the verdict. The jury retired at 12:ji
o'clock. They took one ballot before
going to luncheon at the Murray Hill
Hotel II stood six for guilty, two for
not guilty, three for lesser degree and
one blank. The jury returned at 2:J5
o'clock and took up the discussion OF
the evidence. They talked in low tones
and a good feeling prevailed. A second
ballot was taken in half an hour. ono
man came over to the ma ajority. The
third ballot showed a gain OF two. The
fourth stood ten for guilty. II did not
take long to persuade the other men to
vote with the majority. The NTH ball
lot was unanimous.
The jury's deliberations were quiet
and solemn, according TO the court at
tendants The balloting was all over in
a short time. Word came from the Jury
room a few minutes before the message
that they had reached verdict. asking
how long the jury at the first Becker
trial had been out. IL was as IL they
were rather embarrassed at the short