Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-28
No REASON WHY
BECKER SHOULD
TELL HIS STORY
Justice Ford Gives No Intima-
= ton When Decision May be
Expected in Case.
HAS THREATENING LETTERS
Some Asserted Writers Pos
sessed Information That
Would Aid Condemned Man.
BECKER WORKS IN HIS CELL
Is Preparing Ante-Mortem
Statement - Hint at Perjury
and Fraud in Trials.
BECKER WORKS IN HIS CELL

Special bp United Press Wire.
New York, July 28.-Justice Ford
announced at 10 o'clock this morn
ing that he saw no reason at that
time for bringing Charles Becker to
New York to tell his story. He gave
No intimation of when a decision may
be expected.
Scores of letters and kilograms.
many containing threats, and some
asserting the writer's possessed in
formation that would favor Becker,
were received by Justice Ford. A
telegram, signed Jack McAulisse, ="
from Bangor, Me-, said: Have a
heart in the Becker case"
Meanw hile Becker, in the death house
at Sing Sing, is working on his ante
mortem statement and his counsel de-
clare that perjury and fraud on the
court convicted him in previous trials.
Justice Ford, ON whose decision rests
Becker's last chance to prove his inno-
cence of instigating the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, for which he now II
scheduled to die at 545 a. m. Friday,
stin is busy with briefs trial minutes
and affidavits relating TO new evidence
1t Is Justice Ford's work to ind out
AEh0l hs what In the law, anf Tor this
purpose he has been busy on the case
night and day, taking only q few hours
of sleep.
He may yet decide that it Is advis
able for him to hear the makers Of the
afidavits on the witness stand, and If
H. ho nr1n nf
the first to be summoned.
May Call Other Witnesses.
Others who made aff1davits in sup
port of the new trial motion who would
probably be called are Hartford Mar
shall, Benjamin Kaufman, friend of
Rosenthal; Joseph Murphy, serving
term in Sing Sing for second degree
murder: Louis Harris, alias Dan the
Dude; Harry Apelbaum. secretary to
the late Big Tim" Sullivan; Father
Curry of ST. James church, Becker's
spiritual adviser; John f. Mcintyre
and Martin Manton, Becker's counsel,
Ind possibly Jack Rose.
The question Of the Justices power to
grant a new trial except on evidence
Ii
Justice Ford is inclined to believe that
his power is limited by the code, it Is
said, to evidence that actually Is new.
That is the district attorneys conten
uon, and he argues that no new evi-
dence has been suggested by Becker's
lawyers.
In regard to Becker having remained
sylaof ohor1t now ovi6anao tforpey
Cochran says this:
"The defendant remained silent dur
Ing his trial not through any fear Of
aiscreditable revelation or reluctance to
make any damaging confession. but
through quixotic notion Of loyalty to
A promise itself improvident and ex-
tgsvagant."
Denies Evidence Is Cumulative.
Testimony relating to the alleged con
spiracy which the district attorney
claimed to be cumulative is new, Mr..
Cochran contends. because 1t does not
supplement the testimony of Jack Sui
ivan or anybody else, but relates to en-
hrely distinct converse lions among the
lnformers overheard at different times
by Joseph Murphy, Harris and Mr..
Marshalrs talk with Bridgie Webber.
He argues that Roses alleged perjury
In not testifying about the conference
Of Becker and Congressman Sullivan.
which destroyed any murder motive.
discredits all Of the informer's evil
dence. Said Mr. Cochran:
at is contended that this court must
permit this defendant to be deprived of
his life not becaus, he killed or pro
cured the killing Of another, but be
cause he made mistake In the manner
of conducting his trial."
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