Arizona republican., 1915-07-30
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 Becker went to his death three years to day after his indictment and arrest. and slightly more than fifteen months after the execution of the four gun-men convicted of the actual murder of RosenthaI
 Second Time in Death Cell
 Becker is the first man who left the death house when granted a new trial To return there and suffer the death penalty. All the others who left Sing Sings death house after be- ing granted a new trial failed to re- turn for some reason of other.
 rathers Cashin and Curry entered the prison shortly after 1 o'clock and went directly to the death house.
 4.30 Becker gave out the fol- lowing statement as his dying decla- ration. signed in his own bold hand writing.
 My Dying Declaration:
 "Centlemen: I stand before you in my full senses. knowing that no power on earth can save me from the grave that is to receive me. In the face of that. in the teeth of those who have condemned me. and in the presence of my God. I proclaim my
  for which I must die. You are now about to witness my destruction by
 ,-ate which is organized to pro- tect the lives of the innocent. May Almighty God pardon every one who contributed in any degree to my un timely death. And now, on the brink or the grave. I declare to the worldl tha' I am proud to have been the husband of the purest and nohlesf woman that ever lived-Helen Becker. This acknowledgment is the only leg acy I can leave her. I bid you all good bye. Father, I am ready to go
 CHARLES BECKER"
 Becker died with a cross in his hands His last last words were: Jesus. have mercy on us" He met death unflinching.
 He entered the death chamber with two priests at his side. They were chanting the Litany. Becker joined in. repeating Have mercy on us; have mercy on us"
 lie walked steadily to the death chair. and. taking a seat. he glanced squarely into the eyes of the wit nesses for a moment. Then he con tinued the chant.
 While the straps were being ad- tusted. the priests chanted a prayer. Becker repeated it, phrase by phrase In it he consigned his soul to the AL mighty He received the shock in the midst of the prayer. A minute later a second shock passed through the body. A physician pronounced him dead.
 It is said that Becker. had not expected clemency He gave out q letter attacking Whitman for giv- ing out newspaper statements. which cast foul aspersion on my character. The letter reiterated his innocence and accused the governor of sending him to the brink of the world before his time.
 All preparations were completed at the prison for his execution. Rela- tives visited Becker this afternoon. He ate a normal supper.
 The alleged statemer-s which Becker referred to as having been credited to the governor were that he had offered to plead guilty of murder in the second degree then quoting from Reckers letter that he had of fered to give testimony against sev- eral persons (whose names are not disclosed) as having shared with me in collecting money from lawbreak- ers," that he had sent counsel to two men arrested Tor comphclty m the Rosenthal murder and that with cruelty almost inconceivable. it said that my first wife died under cir cumstances warranting a suspicion that I caused her death.'
 Becker explained the death of his first wife by declaring that she died of nasty consumption" and that no breath of suspicion had ever been raised against him in that connec- tion-'
 Mark we'll, sir, these words of mine." the letter concluded. when your power passes, the truth of Ro- senthals murder will become known,