New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-26
INFORMERS join
PERKINS, FIGHT
ON BECKER PLEA
Rose, VaIIOn, Weber and
Schepps Give Sworn
Statements.
SLAYER WILL PUT ON
DEATH SUIT TO-DAY
Wife Is Optimistic After Prison
Visit-Court Ready to Hear
New Trial Plea.

To combat the affidavits to be pre-
sented this morning before Justice
John Ford, in the Supreme Court, on
behalf of Charles Becker, in his motion
for a new trial, District Attorney Per-
kins will submit sworn statements from
Jack Rose, Harry WALTON, Bridge Web
Der and Sam Schepps, whose testimony
effected Becker's conviction.
Mr.. Perkins and his assistants, Royal
II. Weller, James A. Delahanty and
Robert S. tombstone, were busy IN the
District Attorneys Office yesterday
from $3.50 a. m. until midnight. Beck
er's attorneys also were actively en-
gagged in making ready for the fight TO
keep the former lieutenant from death
in the electric chair on Wednesday
morning.
Becker will don the garb Of the
doomed to-day. On returning to his
cell from his bath he will find suit
of black, a white shirt and black tie
laid out for him. In place OF the shoes
he has been wearing he will be shod IN
felt slippers. His fountain pen, writ
ing paper. tin cup and many other
be removed from his cell.
John b. tombstone, of Becker's coun-
sci, accompanied Mrs. Becker to sing
Sing yesterday afternoon. They. re-
NAMED with the condemned man from
2 o'clock until nearly o'clock. Beck
err was given the details OF the latest
move to save him, and he seemed great
" cheered by the prospects. The IN
terview was held in the Office of the
principal keeper, where Becker and his
wife were in embrace for some MIN
utes after Becker had been brought IN.
The confident spirit of Mrs. Becker
helped her husband to cease, tenn
porarily at least, thinking of the fact
that practically every arrangement has
been made for his execution. At no
time since Becker was brought back TO
the death house. following his second
conviction. has his wife evidenced such
a remarkable hopefulness as her de-
meanor inside and outside of the
prison expressed yesterday. Whether
anything in addition TO the proceeding
of this morning had occasioned this
spirit Mrs. Becker refused 10 say.
Mr.. tombstone, who returned with
her to this city last night, also re
fused TO say what had been discussed
in the principal keepers Office.
Other persons who have seen and
talked with Becker in the last two
days said that the man is far from
hopeless. He has not. as reports have
stated, settled into an attitude of de-
spair, waiting for the summons to
death. Conversations with him pro-
woke from him no mention of Wednes-
day morning. He repeats that he is
innocent and contends that sometime
the world will know of this. He re-
CARDS sections of Jack Roses state
ment to the newspapers few nights
ago as an indication that the day of
confession by others is not far dis
tant.
Deputy Warden Charles H. Johnson,
who brought Joseph Murphy, the con-
vict, before Governor Whitman on Sat
urday to tell the story of the Becker
frame-uD by Weber. WALTON and Rose
in the Tombs. said yesterday that in
his opinion he was present when the
Governor examined Murphy-the con-
vict's story was not broken down by
Mr.. Whitman.