The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-22
Case Will Go to Jury Fol.
lowing Judges Charge
To-day
WHITMAN CLOSED
FOR THE STATE
Unruly Crowd Overruns
Attendants in Scram-
BILE for Seats

New York, May 22-Martin 7. Man
ton, counsel for Charles Becker, began
his summation of the defence's case at
2:o4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, three
minutes after Justice Seabury recon
yened the trial in the criminal branch
of the supreme court.
District Attorney Whitman and his
staff engaged in the prosecution occupied
seats behind the jury box in order to al
low their opponents every advantage
before the twelve final judges in the last
desperate effort to save Becker's life.
MIR. Manton is allowed three hours for
his address. MIR. Whitman closing for
the state, began at 5 o'clock last night.
BY far the largest and one of the
most unruly crowds that has attended
the trial assembled on the main floor of
the criminal courts building two hours
before the doors of the court room were
scheduled to open yesterday afternoon.
Fully 300 persons formed line that
twisted about the corridor outside the
tribunal. These were gradually aug
mented in numbers until the reserves of
the Elizabeth street station had to use
vigorous methods to keep the crowd in
order.
When the doors We're finally thrown
open the crush to get in almost became
a riot. The police and court attendants
were swamped. Within five minutes
every seat in the court room was filed
and hundreds of disappointed persons
were fighting vainly for admittanee.
Old habitues of the criminal courts
building said that in their memory there
had never been such crowd at any trial,
not even excepting the two Thaw trials
Tor Becker's former one.
On the eve of the verdict both sides
appear to be red with optimism and con-
dence regarding the outcome.
Il am sure that | will be acquitted"
declared Becker with seeming sincerity
FL think the case against me is weaker
this time than it was at the first trial"
Mrs. Becker would make no comment,
but shared her husbands sentiments and
looked forward to a complete vindication
of her "boyp
District Attorney Whitman refused
absolutely to say one word about the
trial, explaining that any remarks from
counsel on either side before the verdict
is reached might be adjudged in con
tempt of court. But it is understood
that the prosecutor is more than salts
fed with the peoples case and confident
ly expects conviction. He is said to be
willing to let the jury have the case az
il stands now without summing up.
The inability of the defence 10 get inn |
portant witnesses for Becker into the |
jurisdiction of the New York courts |
shortened the submission of evidence |
yesterday Instead of the several wit |
nesses promised for the last day of evil |
dence taking the defence at the opening |
of court expected to close with the testi- |
mony of Mr.. Marshall, associate counsel !
These witnesses, James Z. Thompson, |
Arthur Iorke and James Keller, the de-
fence announced, are together at farm |
near Red Bank, n. ]. Though appealed |
to Wednesday night to return to the
help of Becker, the men were obstinate
and refused to cross the New Jersey line
to New York. Yorke and Keller were |
wanted to support Thompson's testi-
mony to the effect that he was with
Bridge Weber in a restaurant on
Fortv-second street on the morning aft
er the murder at the time Webber as
serts he, Becker and Rose were in front
of the Murray Hill Baths arranging for
the payment Of the gunner. Yorke and
Keller were also said to be able TO show
that Rose could not have been at the
meeting, because he was seen by them