New Britain herald., 1915-07-01

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lacks that have been made on him
during the last stages of the fight to
save Becker's, life broke down the
barrier of reserve that Rose has main
tanned so long and he poured forth a
tale that held the writer of fiction
silent in admiration of it's climaxes.
Rose told of the weeks in which
messenger after messenger from
Becker's friends came to him with
appeals to do something to aid the
man he had help send to the chair, his
emotions as he refused them because
he felt he could do nothing without
committing perjury, anu finally of last
Sunday when Mrs. Becker went to him
with a final message from Charlie a
message which was never delivered.
Talks About Meeting.
IS Rose was moved to reveal this be-
cause of the publication in an evening
paper yesterday of a story that he had
met Mrs. Rocker an dpromised to go
to Governor Whitman in an attempt to
get clemency for her husband. Rose
characterized the story as preposterous
3 the way it was printed, and then made
his own explanation of the meeting
with Mrs. Becker.
s II had not been in New York for
five weeks until last Saturday he said,
having spent all my time in Med
ford, Mass, and Boston, working in
connection with my moving picture
business. But all this time agents
and messengers from the Becker
camp have come to me asking me to
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7titude that he was not morally guilty
1 but that a way out could be found for
him through legal technicality.
They seemed to think that might
know what it was.
Would Help Becker.
1T was not in my agreement with
the district attorney that I should
have any connection with the case
after I finished testiryIng, that I
should help in carrying out the order
Of the court. Time heals all wounds
and I would gladly help Becker, but
was forced to tell them that could
DO nothing.
Z Then last Saturday I came here on
business and was met that afternoon
by another agent of Becker's. !. can
rot tell who he was except to the dis
tTict attorney. 1 will tell him If he
wishes to know. The, next day, Sun
cay, Sam Schepps called me up at my
hotel and asked me to come over to
his jewelry store in seventh avenue.
I went over and there I found him
talking with anothr man, another one
from the Becker camp.
Il talked with them some time,
leaning on the counter, my back to
the door and then 1 noticed that the
men stopped talking and turned
toward the door,
His Voice Breaks.
! Roses voice, which is deep and
resonant, and which had been swing
| ing alone in the cadences that make
| him one to whom it is pleasure to
listen, broke and he gulped a mo-
ment.
II turned around and there in the
| doorway saw Mrs. Becker he went
on. You can imagine how I felt, it
was the first time I had seen her since
the trial. stood there facing her.
unable to talk. I don't know how
| long it was but it seemed ages Fin
ally | spoke to her and she came for
/ ward and began to cry.
Refuses Mrs. Becker's Plea.
+" wanted to see YOU she said,
/ and she asked me to do something
4 for Becker. 1 told her as told all
the others that l could do nothing.
| But you know my husband is irlno-
cent she said. IF / believed that
j you know how I testified three times
you know it would make me out to
be peEjurer,' told her.
4 II have admired you for your low
atty for your love for your husband,
/ 1 said to her, as every one has ad-
! mired and respected you. But this
meeting was none of my choosing, and
now you must stand for the conse-
/ quences, I said. You know that
Becker is guilty as hell 1 added.
You must have photograph in
/ here to talk like that she said, and
graph, that I didn't even know that
was coming there until schepps called
me, and that I had no idea Of seeing
| her. After while she said want
!! to talk to you, outside or up at my
house. I can't talk here l asked
| her why, and she leaned forward and
| whispered I have message from
Charlie -
| Silence Reigns Supreme
BY this time Kaufman was leaning
| forward forgetting to smoke, listen
/ ing with all his might Rose was
perched nervously on the edge of his
| seat, his deep voice trembling and
broken. He stopped under the stress