The Detroit times., 1914-05-23
BY FRED J. WILSON.
CStaf Correspondent United Pr

NEW YORK, May 23.-Charles
Becker, twice convicted OF procuring
the death OF Herman Rosenthal, to
day refused 10 give up hope of es
Gaping the electric chair and started
a new fight for life.
Becker refused 70 wait for the sen.
tence of death which Justice Sea
bury will pronounce next Friday and
for the appeal to the appellate court
which will follow. His iron nerve
still mistaken. he summoned his
counsel today and. even before their
arrival, he was hard at work looking
over the transcript Of testimony in the
trial which closed yesterday, seeking
for some point, yet overlooked, OF
which may be hung argument in the
battle he plans.
Becker, 1t was freely admitted 10
day, believes that his chance OF es
cape would have been better had he
taken the stand With him in this
stands Hartford T. Marshall one OF
his attorneys Martin T. Manton
chief counsel for Becker in the fight
just ended, opposed this view and
with him sided his partner, Bourke
Cochran, and j. b. Johnson, also as.
ISOLATED In the case.
Manton, IL is believed. will remain
as chief OF Becker's legal stan in the
preparation OF his appeal, but il is
doubted If he will ever again face a
jury for Becker. even should the con.
yicted slayer be able to shatter all
DrRc4d2nfQ uin f,, II.
TO struggle in open court. No man
who has entered for the second time
the death house at Sing Sing ever has
left II except through the little green
door which leads to the electric chair
and eternity
Becker will, probably, be taken
back to the Sing Sing death house i'm.
mediately after sentence. His an.
peal will act as a mandatory STAY OF
execution. He viii, in all probability
live In the death house for at least 10
months before the court of appeals
decides his fate. Last time IL took 16
months to get the reversal OF his con-
viction.
Mr.. Manton and his associates said
Immediately after court had been ad.
jouned that they would begin at
once the work OF preparing their ap-
peal. Mr.. Manton believes that he
has strong grounds for asking further
consideration OF the case by the
court OF appeals.
We shall appeal at once" he said.
That goes without saying. There
are ample grounds. shall make
points Of the course of the Justice
Lillian Rosenberg, Lefty Louie 8
widow, as to what she heard her hus-
band and Jack Rose talking about
when Rose went TO her home in June.
1912 ! claim that this testimony was
absolutely inadmissible
IL shall make a point Of the court 9
exclusion Of the testimony that Faith
er Cashin, Warden Clancy and Prin-
cipal Keeper McInerny were ready To
offer concerning Dago Franks exon.
GRAFTON of Becker just before the gun
men died II Mrs. Rosenberg's testi.
mony was TO be let in. our witnesses
should have been heard. | shall make
a point of the courts charge TO the
jury
The appeal will rest also upon OBJ
jections taken by Mr.. Manton to Jus.
tice Seabury's charge to the jury.
Il have taken exception TO the
whole charge" said Manton. "My
opinion OF the charge is found in the
record of the case"
Mr.. Manton referred TO his protest
against the statements OF Justice Sea
bury, protest worded II object u
your honor's animated argument"
District Attorney Whitman declined
TO discuss the verdict except to say
THE verdict speaks for itself"
SYRACUSE, ~ Y, May 23.-De
claring that he expected a disagree
ment, Chancellor James Day, OF Syr
acuse university, discussing convic
ton of Becker, said:
IL do not see how a man could be
convicted upon such horrible testi
mony | believe Immunity should not
De given self-confessed murderers tC
secure the conviction OF the man
higher up.
Il shall be surprised IL the second
conviction is sustained by the court
OF appeals.