Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-03
WEBER SAID BECKER
WAS FALSELY ACCUSED
One OF Three Sclf-Confessed Accom-
plices in ROsenthal Plot Told
Attorney of Frame-Up.
LAWYER MAKES STATEMENT
Men Perjured Themselves to Save
Their Own Lives-Sam SchcppS Is
Quoted as Declaring He Holds
Secret" of Becker Case.

! NEW YORK, July 2.-Bridgie Web
! Der. one of the three self-confessed
| accomplices in the plot which resulted
IN the killing of Herman Rosenthal, the
gambler, has said, according to his
attorney, that Charles Becker had alb
Soluicly nothing to do with the MUIR
der Becker faces death in the cleo
| tric chair on July &c, unless the Fed
eral courts Intervene.
y statement TO that effect was made
to-day by II. T. Marshall. an attorney.
Becker. said MIR. Marshall, had
absolutely nothing to do with the muir
der of Rosenthal. Bridge Webher
when he employed me as his counsel at
/, the hrst trial. admitted this TO me-
and said he and the others were per-
1urlng themselves in order to save their
skins. When Weber told me that.
told him to get another lawyer.
From that time on my mouth was
| sealed. ! could not speak because of
professional obligations. But had
not been convinced of Beckers limo.
! cence. would not have aligned myself
with the lawyers in his defense at the
second trial | never would have en-
tered the case had I not known from
what BridGie Weber told me that
Becker was deliberately framed I'M
by Weber. Harry WALTON. Jack Rose
and Sam Schepps"
sam Schepps. on whom the State re-
lied during the first trial of Becker 10
| corrohorate the testimony of Rose.
WALTON and Wcbber. was quoted to-day
as saying he held "the secret of the
! Becker case" and was willing to tell
Governor Whitman.
hitman can get the secret for the
asking Schepps was quoted as saying.
Inc story is so clear any one will be :
iieFe 1t; but as for proof-say, do YOU
want that / shall go so far as to bring
Becker back to Broadway and me take
. ms place In the electric chair? hung
mEsef enough in this case. and there's
nothing doing any more"
The secret" TO which Srbonns v.,s
quoted as having referred is believed
10 DE what was said at a recent meet :
! ing between Mrs. Charles Becker and
Rose in Schepps's jcwelry store.
other developments in the case fol-
| io"cd IN rapid succession. These were
! mat II. 1. Marshall intends to go before
chiet Justice Bartlett. Of the Court of
Appeals who wrote the prevailing
! opinion denying Becker new trial.
and explain TO him the facts relating
to Weber and also the statement from
i -'i"' 'ii J. .hdHton, cOunScl Tor Becker,
that w. Bourke Cochran, his law part :
ner, is going to make an appeal TO
the United States Supreme Court in
| Beckcr's behalf. basisg it on the theory
that Becker was not convicted by due
process of law
Manton, in making the announce
! ment that w. Bourke Cochran plans to
( appeal to the United States Supreme
Court. said the appeal would be based
on newspaper articles published prior
10 the trial, to the refusal Of the ap-
plcation for change OF venue with
out n hearing. and the extraordinary
position of Governor Whitman at the
present time, since he was instru-
! mental in convictine Becker and is
nov the only one in position to save
him. Becker, Manton said. is unable
TO exercise his constitutional right to
have his case finally passed on by al
impartial reviewer.
Msnt":: declined TO discuss report
that Becker was prepared 10 reveal
story that six other men shared in
whatever funds he is reported to have
collected while police officer He
made II plain. however, that Becker
was prepared to reveal an interesting
story and that Beckcr's reason for
doing so was not much TO save
himself as to prevent others from fall
ing into situation similar to that
which he now faces.