The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30

From a train arriving At the Grand
Central station at $3.50 yesterday eve-
ming three men, white faced with their
forehesds knitted and manifestly ner-
vous. alighted. They were w. Bourke
Cochran and Martin T. Manton and
Jackson Becker, brother Of the man
whose electrocution was set for at 5:45
this morning. They had Just come from
the death house at Sing Sing. where they
had had their last talk with him.
MIR. Cochran. the big. rudy faced.
white haired Irishman, who led the last
hgrt to save Becker's life, was talking
=, agitatedly the others we're silent. Heavy
black lines marked Mr.. Cockran's eyes
and his usual color was missing. He
showed plainly the strain which he had
been under for the past few weeks, par
ticularly for the past few days.
Jackson Becker and Mr.. Manton also
gave physical evidence OF mental dis
tress. The three shook hands half heart
eddy. and then Becker and Mr.. Manton
left to go to their homes TO wait
W pufu lbt iput HpuiS u ~ ~
the final word from Sing Sing.
II can't ak about any statement
OF Becker's," said Mr.. Cochran. Il have
notning to say about that at all or about
what we discussed with him this after
noon
He is a most marvellous man. he
continued in response to other questions.
most marvellous. one would think
that he was the Governor and some one
else wal about to die.
He IL SO Calm, says Cochran.
ITO think OF executing a man like tha'
FOR ta!s crime a most marvellous man
his and is Just as cool and his voice
Just as steady as could be-" And rub
b!ns his hands agitatedly and repeating
frequently hat Becker was a marvellous
4 man. MIR. Cochran continued:
III is wonderful such a situation. and
ne so calm. He was far less agitated
liz an | was steadier physically and with
better possession of all his mental facu!-
ties. He is marvellous.
He said that AT that time there was
nothing more for him or Mr.. Mantor
to do. A.
The legal situation is now In MT
Johnston's hands, and Beckers ohls
..nces now DEPEND upon Mrs, Becker
and Mr. Johnston. Mr.. Man,on and
have done all we could and now We nave
snished our work. Mr.. Johnston VIII ac'
in accordance with my statement OF this
af,ernoon. and beyond that ne Will ac'
"a circumstances dictate or as ne thihhs
best" II. ,,,.
"Did Becker express TO you MS Dit
,.rness OF feeling toward Gov. whit
man Mr.. Cochran was asked -.
II have nothing 10 say about that,
h. answered. and that ended the inter
view. .,a robr
At the time Mrs, Becker ana Jon,
a Johnston. Mr.. Cockrans associate
yera in Poughkeepsle waiting 10 see
GOV Whitman in compliance win al
,rnoirtment which had been MADE io'
,hem in Albany, after they a soh'
,h.re and missed the Governor py AT
hour.
All Homes on Mrs.
such homes as Recker's relatives ah'
counsel had were pinned upon the re
suit OF his visit, which WAS ue0'us
unon early in the morning at'ef VI
Inwvers had rejected a plan 10 appea
,roT Justice Ford's decision ana Ut!
10 obtain a stay pending appeal .
mad been planned for Mrs, Becker !,
Isnend the afternoon with her husoanu
bu, the decision to send her TO A'pan'
changed his. ,u, ,,,b
out hone when she left New YORK H,ao'
,be las, EFFORTS 10 save her husband d
,ra sacrifice Of being viii him for M
last afternoon. =,
she arrived in Albany at 1870 u
,.arn that GOV Whitman had gone u
Camp whitman. and was not eNpecue'
hack until I O'Clock In the evening De
,ore word came here that secre'af!
William orr had arranged Tor her an'
Mr.. Johnston TO meet the Governor a
Inc Nelson House In P~oughkeepsle mos
who had sent her were white WIZ
,nvar at the Governors failure 10 wa
In Albany for her.
..Nrs Recker phoned to the Cover
nor before she left New York" eS
claimed MIR. Manton. she was VOC
MAINLY that ne would walt for her /
she arrived by noon
she left here because Of that prom
Sc. but when she arrived IN Albany
she was told she could not see hin
J until the evening because he had gon'
out Of town.
.-This nuts her IN a most enSsrrass
irr situation, FOR II she waited for th'
Governor she would lose all chance t.
see her husband before IT is TOO late.
1T was Mrs, Rockers choice tina
she go to Albany even at the trenrn
dous cost of possibly missing anoth"'
meeting with her husband She asket
Ms what to do, and We told her TO fol
low the dictates OF her heart ! hav'
no comment TO make regarding tn,
Governors action"
Dccidrs Governor Only Hope.
Rockers lawyers. w. Bourke Cochran
and Martin 7. Manton, early decided t,
appeal to Judge Hogan Of Syracuse from
Justice Fori's decision, but changed
their minds ana decided that the onlS
rhAncr lAN WIN Gov WhIlmhn. II wa!