The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-27
BECKER'S EXECUTION POSTPONED AS HOURS
 ON COURTS REQUEST
Justice Ford Wants Reasonable Time to Consider Arguments For New Trial For Condemned Policeman-Not Likely to Hear Witnesses But Will Take Briefs in the Case.

sistent, Mir. Cochran contended. When at Becker's second trial the state fixed the date of the important liar lem conference as June 26, it fixed it too soon, he said. On June 26 Ro- sen thai had not begun to make his public threats of exposing Becker. No motive existed on that date for the killing, Cochran insisted, and there fore the whole story of, the conference as told by Rose, Weber and Vallon must be untrue
 Taylor Just Plain TaIker.S
 Tn vivid contrast to Cockrans pol ished phrases, laundering voice and matter of-facts uninnp passioned reply of Robert c. Taylor. representing the district attorneys appeal department, who spoke for the state
 This is no kings court, with un1im- ited powers, MT. Taylor asserted calmly. It was a court whose rights in such a matter as this were clearly defined by statute.
 The defense's af1davits contained no new evidence. MT. Taylor. arg7ied; they merely tended to inpeach, or 1 discredtt witnesses against Beck CT in previous trials.
 As to Beeker's loyalty to the dead politician, Sullivan, that was not new. Becker knew long, long ago about k( Il seminal to leave the city. And if he knew it at the time. the plan was l made, before his arrest, why did he not take the stand to tell of it and clear himself at the first trial? Why l did he not take the stand at the I second trial, after he had been | through the horrors of the death h house?
 1 ttHe was afraid to stand the gan of cross exarninattont'' was the prosecu- tors reply to his own ques5td on. l When he declined to undergo ques- l tioning he took his chance-and lost. He made his bed-and now he must lie in it.''
 Must Study Conflicting Stories.
 Justice Ford took with him to his 1 home. for study. at the end of yes 1 terday's proceedings two sets of afT1- dayits The defense presented to him the largest number. They are of I fered for the purpose of alleging two 4 things-f1rsts Becker's silence, +abe- 1 cause he had promised Sullivan. to be l silent; and second, that Becker was ] framed up'' and ssd delivered'; to Dis | str5ctA ttornsJ INV itI11an F. by 3s Rose Va11on and Weber. Rose is called the 4 actual proc4trerAof rn1frc er.,-+es.zz=zss The states afhdavits, fewer in n11rn. Der, are, in the main, deniaIs ol statements made by persons who il the last few days have come to tht l-front and tried to clear Becker. ] It is upon this mass of document sary eidenceA possibly reinforced b.
 briefs on each side-z-tf1at the justic,
 will make his decision.
 When court convened yesterda,
 morning the Becker lawyers tool their places in a row, thus: MT. Cock 1 ran,. John F.. Mcintyre, who defende. the former lieutenant in his first trial
 Martin T. Manton, counsel in the sec ond trial, and John B. Johnston, MT
 Manton's law partner MT. John ston, soon moved to a place besid,
 MT. Cochran. to whom he handed pa ! pers and legal volumes. For the state appeared MT. Taylor. the appea expert; Assistant District Attorne, De1ehanty and MT. Perkins.