New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-22
Governor, UnmOved,
Believes Appeal
Proves Guilt.
DOUBTS LEWIS
PREDICTED TRAP
Authors Words Only New
Point-Dead Men Used
to Shield Slayer
COCHRAN STILL HOPES
Becker Is Blameless, Declares
Harry Apelbaum, Secre-
tary to Big Tim"
COCHRAN STILL HOPES
,Yron s,.n Correspondent o; Tho Trisuns.l


Albany, July 21.-Charles Becker |
must die next Wednesday. Governor /
Whitman will not reprieve him. This |
decision was reached by the Governor |
after reading Becker's statements I
which ended with plea for mercy.
The statements did not make the
slightest impression on the Chief Exec
utNe.
There is nothing of Importance new
in the statements" said Mr.. Whitman .
EXCEPT the allegation that Alfred
Henry Lewis told Becker he would be
framed ND. Mr.. Lewis now is dead /
He was alive when Becker was on trial /
for his life. Becker made no mention
of II then. 1t would have been, If 1t
were true. a most important bit of
testimony
John Kennedy, ex-warden Of Sing
sing prison, last night sent from Port
Henry TO the attorneys Of Charles a.
Becker an affidavit containing a state
ment made by Lefty Louie" in which
the name Of Timothy Sullivan appears
kennedy told John Murray, of Troy
and John T. German, of Cohoes,
story which the latter says is pracu-
caHy the same as that which Becker
sent 10 the Governor.
Kennedy said that Lefty Louie Just
before his execution told the warden
The story Of Sullivan's alleged connec-
ION with the case and attempt to keep
. secret
The Governor believes that all that
Becker has accomplished by his state
ments has been TO prove himself guilty
~ the murder Of Herman Rosenthal.
Deals with big Tim" known.
Had Becker taken the stand in his
own behalf at either of his trials. he
would have been questioned about his
relations with big Tim" Sullivan. What
Becker now tells about these relations,
Governor Whitman, as District Attor-
nev, learned in a half way from Beck
ers stool pigeon, Jack Rose. But he
had no corroboration of Roses story.
Another damaging admission in Beck
er's statement Is that he, while a po-
lice lieutenant in uniform, knew that
Harry Apelbaum was going to the
Tombs 10 tell Rose, who was under ar
rest. charged with murder, to keep
quiet and say nothing.
Had Becker gone on the stand at his
second trial il would have been proved
nv the minutes Of Becker's interview
with Navor GaynOr that he told the
Mayor that he did not know where
Rose was when the police were hunuhg
for him. On that very day, and days
prior 10 il. Becker had been IN com
munlcation with Rose, and knew mat
be was az Harry Pollok's house.
The declaration in Becker'S state
ment that Harry Apelbaum had told
Big Tim" i'm Becker's presence at the
meeting in Big Tins" Office the Sun,
cav before the murder that ne had
silenced Mrs. Rosenthal by giving her
5000 or $500. and that she promised
her husband would make no more state
merts. does not iibe with what the dead
gambler and his wife a.'1 Mr.. Whitman
several hours after this alleged state
ment
Stories Link Murder Plot.
The story of big Tins" alleged re-
lstions with Rosenthal was known IN
rart 10 Mr.. Whitman at the time. One
story that was brought to the District
Attorneys Office at the time OF the
murder. but which could not be cor
roborated. was that Sullivan ohered TO
rut up several thousand dollars to get
~
that Becker also put up a few thousand,
but that Becker did not want TO part
with any Of the money he had. some
$4,000. which he had amassed in six
or seven months.
II was observed by the Governor that
Becker put all things of importance up
10 men now dead, Alfred Henry Lewis,
"Big Tim" Sullivan, and Inspector
George McClusky.
Both Sullivan and Lewis were avail
able and able to testify at Becker's
trial, but were not called and his coun-
sci made no mention of any knowledge
On their part of the events leading up
70 the murder of the gambler, nor did
Trey make any efforts 70 subpoena them.
Beckers entire statement was looked
upon by the Governor as the last des-
persto effort 10 save Becker from the
chair.
lie does not believe that "Big Tim
sullivan had any such interest in get
ting Rosenthal to remain silent that
Becker says now he had. Becker would
have subpenaed big Tim" at his first
trlal were his story true that 1t was
Big Tim" ana not Becker who wanted
to keep Rosenthal quiet.
While reading Becker's statement,
particularly that part which tried to
make II appear that it was big Tim
wanted Rosenthal silenced, this stood
out in the Governors mind:
Rosenthal was murdered few hours
before he was to tell his story TO the
grand jury, story that would not have
involved "Big Tim" Sullivan, but
Charles Becker.
Bernard Sander, Jack Roses coun-
sci, came here to-day and had short
interview with the Governor. He told
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