The evening world., 1914-05-06

sidious plot to AFFECT the talesmen al
ready impanelied by this statement.
purporting to proceed from the heart
OF a repentant perjurcr. but actually
prepared In the office OF the District
Attorney for purposes Of publicity.
Inadvertently timed
lie showed newspaper headlines Of
yesterday In support Of his position.
They told Of Dresner's statement that
he was hired by John Becker.
Charles Beckers brother 10 pssjurs
himself In an effort TO save the four
gunner from execution.
Il was not at my ONCE yesterday"
said Mr.. whitman. Il DO not know
whether the statement went from
my once or from the Tombs."
The affidsvits." said Mr.. Cochran,
ARE -" He was called to order.
Mr.. whitman deprecated the pub.
iicity attaching 20 tho conduct Of the
case and blamed much Of II on Becker
and his attorneys. He complained that
facts regarding witnesses he had In
seciusion had leaked into tho news
papers In the last few hours.
Justice Seabury denied the motion
for the change Of venue and ordered
the picking Of the Jury TO 20 on.
Mr.. Cochran asked for an adjourn
mont to further prepare his case ~
affected by the now complications.
Pleas for two hours. half an hours
delay were denied.
II shall not know how TO remain
how to examine Jurors" he said. ~
this plea In not granted"
COCHRAN LgAvGe THE COURT.
ROOM.
This Court" said Justice seabury
sternly. cannot allow itself to be
ruled by Q statement from counsel
that he will not 20 on with . case
unless this or that 10 done You will
proceed"
Mr.. Cochran bowed. gathered up
his papers. coat ana hat and strobe
out Of the room.
The Questioning OF talesmen then
began. Charles Murdoch. book sales
man, was excused for bias. Hector
, Rossnfeld. cloak manufacturer. was
challe, gsd by the defense. Matthew
Webb jr.. . real estate agent; Daniel
W. Mckay, 4 salesman, wsre az
cused for cause. Z. c. Bostwick and
Daniel MCGOWAN. y retired police
man, aud william =. Sheehan. q
builder, were challenged by the prose-
cution.
Becker WAS waiting In the custody
Of two ofhcers Just outside the door
at the back Of the courtroom when
Clerk Penny called. CHARLES Becker
to the bari"
| His eye was clear and he Walked
like an athlete. There was no sug.
gsstion in his horid complexion OF
the long months Of prison routine
he has known.
When Mr.. Cochran left court Mar.
tin r. Manton. his partner and Beck
sr's attorney Of record. took his place
Hc called Justice SeAbury's attention
TO tho presence Of Mrs. Becker II
court and asked that she b albeWe<
TO cit near her husband. Justice Sea.
bury hssitatsd. Mr.. Manton some.
what urgently repeated the demand
Mrs. Becker might At least cit In the
enclosure reserved for outside ooun.
sci. he suggested. adding that soms
one had told her to leave tho cour'
room. Mr.. whitman said he did no,
mind her being in court III she wal
not 10 b q witneAs."
MRS. Seeker sGATGn NGAV
HUSBAND.
II don't know whether or not sh,
IL to be q Witness" snapped Mr.. Man,
ton. Mr.. whitman rspllsd: oh. le'
her sit where she wants to-"
Mr.. Manton called Mrs. Becker from
the back row and she was shown Z,
the enclosed space at tho left Of hsl
husband.
The examination OF talesmsn from
the special panel OF two hundred ant
nifty was conducted with rapidity.
The nrst Juror accepted was =
Meredith Blagden. . bond salesman
for Redmond = Co., living with hi
father at No. l6 Fast Tenth street. H,
Is twenty eight years old. . graduate
of Harvard College and was two year
. student at the Harvard Univsrsit!
High School.
William J. Dalton. an advertising
agent Of No. 2s6o Seventh avenue
living n No. lsS West Ono Hundrs,
and Thirty ninth street. was tho sec
ond Juror accepted. He had read O
the case and had talked with other
about II since he wa summoned a.
taleSnsn. He could rsmembs
nothing he said except that he hoppe
. he could get out OF serving"
He admitted having trouble wit
: the police. but II was waived who
he explained that the occasion wa
an arrest for automobile speeding
Mr.. Dalton said he had been mario
twelve years.
At ! o'clock. out Of twenty tire
. talesmen. two had been accepted
thirteen had been excused. six chal
8 lenged by the prosecution and ~
. | hx AAH