Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-23

oiuS sing prison. which he left last Feb
ruary on the order of the court of ap-
peals that he be given new trial
An appeal by Becker's counsel. which
Is certain to be made. will act as a stay
OF execution, giving Becker more than a
year to live. and with it the hope of an
other reversal of the judgment of the
trial court.
Verdict Comes as Shock.
The verdict of guilty by the jury. re-
turned after four hours and five minutes
of deliberation, came as shock to
Becker. his devoted wife and his law
yers- They had hoped for acquittal: they
had expected disagreement, but had
not for a moment thought that a jury
would convict Becker after the court of
appeals decision.
The jury could have spared the life of
Becker Under the instruction of Justice
Samuel Seabury the jurors had the choice
of three degrees of murder two OF which
would have meant Imprisonment. But
this jury. like two juries before 1.-THE
first Becker jury and the twelve men
who convicted the four gunmen-beleved
that Jack Rose, chief of the Becker ac-
ON the witness stand the plot for the
murder of Rosenthal by the gunner at
the instigation of Becker.
Basis for the Appeal.
Martin T. Manton. chief of the Becker
lawyers. announced that his appeal would
be based on the admission of the testi-
nony of Mrs Lillian Rosenburs widow
of Lefty Louie" the gunman: the ruling
.f rho co,,r. :, ae,.i,, =. -, ,r.-
az 9is W near oeiofe
the jury the argument on the admissible
ltE OF the DaSo Frank Ciroici confess
sioIl. ana on the 3ustlce charge TO the
q in
80 becker refused TO discuss the verdict.
10 newspaper reporter the condemned
man .eplieo 10 an expression OIL sorrow
o'N. , leel sorry LOT myself Then ne
"as ieu away 10 ms cen.
How tba 1,,r1, u,+.a
o.o.
As details of what banneped !, III. i,,r-,
roo,, deva,onad :. ,.oa.o, -.
-. - 80, ."a' se oo
lots nao peen taken. The first ballot is
said to have stood six for guilty in the
first degree. two for not euiltv- three for
3. loseer aa,-oo - 80, :.
ballot taken ,fter ~ i,,rors 49, 80
ma iority The tbird halia+ sho, 70 'ne
gain of two and the fourth stood ten for
guilty. The fifth ballot was unanimous
lears streamed down the foremans
t".rs stood IN ~ es.a 'ne uecisioh ana
iurymen. They had agreed that the cor
TUpOratlOn which The district attorney
Jailed to present at the first trial to sup
WI Wah, ene ., SORES .h OF rose, Nalion ana
1870. the tiiree dccoinphceS VINO turn
, ~ It.oi ,l'eis nao oeei iufhisheo py ne"
Illnesses az tne secono-
l.. oS sese ana ms Wl1e We're taking short
,ha .hor;ee. e,oeh IN d room ad1olnins
~. sne.in . once. . wneh a court attend
: 80, 'ii"' '''e jury hau reached
urs pao, -
cor,n.,,, -, "t. 10 pc. l'i''teu 70 ec
Eani...Ia,,,. nc, iu'bailu 70 me courtroom
.oI Up tS saen. coart 1t.enoah's: coui-
U.;. ~ i anu ols'ilc, .t'toIHe!
:" ','siil. an anu ms stdi were the onIE
0tnsi pei suns ailo~e 60 ADMISSION Inc de-
paoia ~. wv o,o.liers. oachson ana John
."e ie'.ei oe'ee.Ne heutenaH.'
nuil,eu 10 d sue entrance "hefe 'heS
s'Uou d"ai'iis ,ne Neroict.
~. r me i.lie Soup III the courtroom
, lao louno seats tne WE'VE men who alone
hheM becher ia.e iiied siieh'iy IN Win
roreihan Merlueh biasden at tneir
head All t"eiFe races were expression
less.
Faces of Jurors Blank.
Justice seabury mounted the bench. He
'd"ceu auicAis a' .he races oi the Jurors
""' ne 'earheo ho'lihs there. va court
'''e'iua"ls VINO oeeiareo 'oie practice mad
iii~de .nei' doie tsua'is 10 tel the Neidic,
" '"e Jui o's ioohs' aoiiii''ed t'a' OH 'his
occasion 'hts were AZ loss.
0Aei III me Iooi'i o'erhead was sun
. .alN'iS W I.s ",ie "hsh ICsuce seaourE
defcpdapt Eeclar LisseJ b;s n,;fa .s he
left her
ms ALI right he told her. don't
worry THEY'LL free me"
Becker walked brfskly through the
courtroom To the rail facins, yustice Saa
hurry and -ripped il with both hands His
face was colorless He glanced hon,
fulIv at the iury b,, he did no, csich
fbe eve of a single man To All outward
annesrance the iu,y did NOT even know
the defendant was in the room Tn.
clerk asked the Jury to rise
foreman. he said have YOU reach
I'd a verdict 80
Rlaedeu. a younp,sh man. blond and
Slim, brushed his ewes with a handker-
chief. ALREADY dsI,7u
we have bc sad SOFTLY. we find
The defeudant-- he hesitated a mo-
1ntnt and continued in a whisper: We
find This defendant guilty AS charged in
thS indictmcnt-guiity of murder in the
-irst deyrce''
BeckerS Face Gray.
\ Eeckers race was gray as ne Silpped
,ths bar in front of him with all his