The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-21
BECKER DESCRIBES
NIGHT OF MURDER
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uteness. of his movements on the
night of the murder, but he makes no
mention of the alleged Harlem con-
ference, even to denying II. The en-
tire statement by Becker contains,
oddly enough. no direct contradiction
of any of the testimony produced at
the two trials.
Becker in his statement accounts for
his movements on the night of the
murder of Herman Rosenthal. July Is.
1912, as follows:
5 p. m.-Met reporters in Office of
John Hart. his lawyer, so Broadway.
and discussed RosenthaIs affidavit.
I p. m.-Rode with Hart and Jack
Sullivan to Harris home. SIS West
Ninth street, and rode around the city.
9 p. INVENT to a boxing show at
Madison Square Garden.
IL p m.-Fights over. Went to
Prince George Hotel for supper with
Henry c. Deacon) Terry and Jack
Sullivan.
a. m.-Called at office of morning
newspaper to return newspaper clip
pings.
go a m-Arrived home and received
telephone message from Fred Hawley,
a reporter, that Rosenthal had been muir
dered.
$50 a. m.-Arrived at Times Square
where he met Hawley. Went to Metro
pole Hotel which was closed and pro-
ceeded to the West Forty-seventh street
station. where he saw Deputy Commits
sioner Dougherty, Inspector Hughes and
a man he thinks was Libbey. Talked
to a group of reporters.
a m.-Talked to Lieut.. Won Dezelski.
entered upon the blotter. viewed body OF
RosenthaL
5 or $50 a. m.-Saw District Attorney
Whitman and John Reisler c'John the
Barber'D leave the police station. Break
tasted with Hawley near Eighth avenue
and Forty-seventh street
6 a. m.-Returned to West Forty
seventh street station and there met
Lieut.. Dan Kerr. Ed O'Brien and Frank
Flynn, detectives.
Charge Against Whitman.
s a. INVENT home and to bed and
slept until 1870 a. m.
In Mr.. Cockran's statement he makes
public for the first time the petition he
made to Justice Hughes of the United
States Supreme Court IN which he asked
for writ of error on the ground that
Becker had been denied his constitutional
rights and which was refused by the JUS
tice. In the petition he charged that
District Attorney whitman, although
sworn to guard the constitutional rights
Of Becker. invaded those rights by IN
spring with persons admittedly guilty of
the Rosenthal murder and bribing them
by offers of immunity in violation of his
oath of office. He then recites In detail
his charges that the Court Of Appeals
erred in affirming the judgment Of the
Supreme Court.
Wife without Hope.
After it was finally decided to give out
the Becker statement for publication
Mrs. Becker. who had been in confer
ence with her husbands counsel left
their office in a very detected frame Of
mind.
Il have about given UP all hope" was
her plaintive statement when asked IL
she had anything to say concerning
Becker's chances to escape the death
chair. 81 can see no way out in any
move that the lawyers have under con-
temptation. went to Sing Sing yester-
day to see my husband In reference to a
move had made, but he signed no state
ment at my solicitation.
II understand that Mr. Manton Is to
give something out and that other moves
are being advised, but have no conf
dence In any Of them. I believe that
everything has been done that can be
done. I know my husband Is innocent
and have thought all along that some
thing would turn up to save him. l have
not lost faith entirely, tut Il does seem
that everything u hopeless, doesnt ttr'