New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-16
HAS CONFERENCE
WITH GOVERNOR
Rose, Webber and Vallon
To Be Subp9naed in
John Doe Proceedings.
SURPRISE FOR TO-DAY
Court of Appeals Has No Juris-
diction in Marshall Affidavit
Case-McIntyre Confident

Case-McIntyre Confident
No doubt Is now left that William A.
De Ford, Assistant District Attorney,
is 10 be the principal figure in John F.
McIntyre's effort TO save Charles Becker
from the electric chair.
NJ. Mcintyre, who is leading the fight
for Becker. wrote yesterday 10 Mr.. De
Ford. who is spending his vacation at
,bs Hotel Griswold, New London.
Though the contents Of the letter were
not disclosed. il is believed that Mr.. De
Ford was informed fully Of the plan to
institute John Doe proceedings and on
what date the inquiry will be begun
and tha, Nr. De Ford was asked to
come 10 this city Immediately so that
he could be served with subpoena re-
sgirinr his presence az the inquiry.
The TACT that Mr. De Ford has been
brought into the Becker situation has
been productive Of some surprising de-
velopmerts. Yesterday District Attor-
rev Perkins and John R. Cahill, the
Dis-r;c. Attorneys stenographer who
took the now-disputed affidavit Of
James Marshall. the negro, were in Al
bsrv. Nr. Perkins saw the Governor.
On his return to this city last evening
ie gave out a sta-emen, referring 70
TIE De Ford matter, said he had dis
eussed Becker with M Whitman, but
their talk "was Of many other matters,
100"
Important Move To-day.
Though Governor Whitman's reprieve
gives Becker bur twelve more days of
life. Mr. Mcintyre is most confident
that his client viii not only not 90 TO
,he chair on July 25, but will eventual
iy. or third tr.al. be acquitted.
To-day. third anniversary Of Rosen-
thal's death and the date set by the
Co1r. Of Appeals for Becker's execu-
ton, will see an important announce
uent and move, according 70 the attor-
Isys for Becker Mr. Mcintyre refused
tc say what form il would take. W.
Bou-.e Cochran and Martin T. Manton,
who are associated with Mr.. Mcintyre
IN the case, were as UucOmmunlcative.
Circumstances oppose the belief tha:
Nr. Mcintyre Wi. move John Doe pro-
ceeclrCs before city magistrate before
Monday
Nr Mcintyre had two long confer.
erces Yesterday with Messrs. Cochran
and NanroH a. their Office, 81 Nassau
Street They were together for two
hours in the morning, and for about al
gr'H s.
when the attorneys were interviewed,
hey made only the bare announcement
hat they had been engaged on the
Becke- case.
Perkins's Statement.
When District Attorney Perkins
reached his Office from Albany about
o'clock last evening, he dictated the
following statement.
!t has always been my practice 70
feiFa.n from discussing or commenting
on eases before the courts and 20
leave them 20 be tried in the courts
which are constituted for that pur-
pose and not in the newspapers. The
improprety of a prosecuting officer
promoting publications for the pur-
pose Of Influencing the result OF
ita! ls obvious, but equally obvious is
'he u1fa.ness and indecency Of at
tempting % foment interest in the
cause o. defendant by unfounded
s1gges ons that scepticism as 20 his
glAi exists in the minds Of those who
prosecuted him.
For several days now there have
oeen l1 circulation covert rumors
tmaHarng from unnamed sources 70
ne efec. that Irregularities, so
called, exist In the manner In which
ne evidence in the Becker case was
procured, and that members Of the
D.sifct Attorneys staff are cognizant
+" such Irregularities. These rumors
nave eliminated to-day in the publ
teauon d articles 20 the effect that
laetcn 30 the District Attorneys Of
zee believes Becker was made a VIC
I'm b. Rose and Webber and that an
A'ss,art District Attorney has ex-
pressed wish % appear in court and
N'tfy az 20 the way such evidence
Nas procured. with the intimation that
fliimony which he could give would
quilt
Denies Irregularities.
Under these c.rcumetances, IL seems
ietf.tary ~ state that the evidence In
mo Becker case was gathered in the
r'l-.oit "4y5 Dy trusted members OF
ne District Attorncy's staff; that
.hsithff She District Attorney nor those
~ ~ s'af who participated in the
preparation ~ the trial ~ the Becker
,1sf, nor any other member Of the Dis
.Iie' Attorney staff, has any knowl-
tPys of any irreRularity in the way
4tn evidence was procured; that II
I'fs we're any such irregularity ~
you'd neceassrily be known 20 some Of
ne Law requires every person legal
sffved with a subp0na % obey ~ ~
tns curious moral duty, especially Of
-tlpIhsTs at!aW, Who are officers Of the
.Dqfi, % attend az al times before any
IHt which desires their presence,
-LfiAsr they be legally subponaed or
ne only statement Assistant Dis
ld a tDrney De Ford has made Tela-
,,f - ne beckg case IL that II al any
.h' his attendance IN court II de-
1tsa he will be there, which IL his OBJ
'"'s duty, bat that he cannot testify
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