New Britain herald., 1915-07-29


 the Benham mater in great detail.
 The District Attorney denied yes- terday that he had anything to do with the creation of a report on Tues day night that Becker would get I new trial This report, according to Governor Whitman, came to him from a person in this city connected in a legal capacity with the case"
 The District Attorney denied yes- terday that he had anything to do with the creation of a report on Tuesday night that Becker would get a new trial This report, acocrd- ing, acoc rding to Governor Whitman. came to him from a person in this city "connected in legal capacity with the case"
 MT. Perkins said he knew nothing of the report until he read the Whit man dispatches in yesterdays news papers. Justice Ford has not cori- municated with the state executive on any phase of the case. Becker's lawyers could not figure why the highest official in the state should want to give currency to such news, even if it had been sent to Albany by 9 person who assumed to know what he was talking about. And
 
 that Justice Ford at the time had not even seen the additional matter that he sought to enlighten him. Many Pleas For Becker. The day brought no substantiation Of the rumors that Justice Ford will ask Governor Whitman for reprieve l so that he can examine Becker and other witnesses
 A o,,,,, b,as oe ,.44A-s were received by Justice Ford yes- terday, the great majority of them asking that Becker get a new trial, Only one writer pleaded that Becker's motion be denied
 Have a heart in the Becker case" telegraphed a man from Bangor, Me, who signed himself Jack McAuliffe. A man of that name was once for mer lightweight champion. | D. Benjamin Bowie, of Cleveland, wired: Tn your merciful goodness be just Think of Whitman and his | aspirations"
 | II plead with you to grant Mir. l Seeker new trial. No man ought to 1 suffer on evidence from the source | from which the Becker evidence came Personally, believe he is not guilty"
 That was received from pr. William George Butler, of the Pennsylvania State Normal school, at Williamsport l That Rose, in his interview with newspaper men last Thursday night, said he would be suffering the tor lures of the damned" on the morning. | Becker was executed, convinced I man, who wrote so on a letterhead of | the Y. M. c. A., that Becker is inno- | cent.
 | Numerous telephone calls were re- l ceived by the newspapers yesterday l afternoon and last night asking if a l decision had been reached. Two of the persons who called up The Tribune were women.
 w. Bourke Cochran, Martin T. Man ] ton and John B. Johnston, who are Becker's attorneys, remained at their | office until late yesterday afternoon | waiting for news. District Attorney Perkins did not leave his office until the evening was we'll under way.
 Mrs. Becker had hoped to be able to | bring favorable news to her husband by o'clock last night. When she learned that nothing had developed she went to Sing Snig.
 No Error, Says Perkins.
 District Attorney Charles A. Perkins was informed of the decision by tele- phone.
 T am very glad" he said, "that Jus tice Ford took so much time and looked into the case so thoroughly. I am quite confident that there was no merit in the affidavits. am sure no mistake is being made in carrying out the sentence imposed upon Becker"
 "Good God!" Cries Johnston.
 John B. Johnston, one of Becker's attorneys, waited beside the switch board in his office, 31 Nassau street, for Justice Ford's decision. When a reporter informed him of it. MT. Johnston exclaimed:
 Good God! Here's an absolutely in- nocent man, and he doesn't even get a new trial!''
 MT. Johnston relayed the news to his associates, W. Bourke Cochran and 1 Martin T. Manton.
 The excitement in a number of law l offices and homes of lawyers irf1me- | diately before and after Justice Ford | announced his decision was quite as intense as when a jury in capital case reports. it was a case of hearing | whether Becker had been found guilty | or declared innocent. For that was really what itNamounted it to, in the opinion of Becker's lawyers. They have contended for several days that if Becker had been given a new trial the additional evidence in his behalf would have effected his acquittal.