New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29

number Of motions. After that he
went back TO his chambers.
Late yesterday afternoon, in response
TO request made by the justice on
Tuesday evening. District Attorney
Perkins sent TO him a forty -eight-page
brief on the case of X. c. Benham, OF
Batavia, "A case referred to orally and
in briefs when Justice Ford heard
argument on the Becker motion on
Monday.
w. Bourke Cochran. Of Becker's coun-
sell contends that the cases are an.
alogous. Benham was convicted OF
numbering his wife. The Court OF
Appeals affirmed conviction. A motion
for new trial was made before Jus
tice Hooker. in the Supreme Court,
and he granted it on the ground that
evidence Benham had concealed from
his attorneys during the trial and
when the appeal was made would prob
ably have changed the verdict. Ben
ham was acquitted on a new trial in
1900.
Mr.. Perkins, in his brief of yester-
day afternoon, insisted that the cases
are not analogous, and he reviewed
the Renham matter in great detail.
The District Attorney denied yester-
day that he had anything TO do with
the creation Of report on Tuesday
night that Becker would get new
trial. This report, according to Gov
ernor Whitman, came to him from a
person in this city CONNECTED in
legal capacity with the case"
Mr.. Perkins said he knew nothing OF
the report until he read the Whitman
dispatches in yesterdays newspapers;
Justice Ford has not communicated
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
20 such news, even if il had been sent
TO Albany by person who assumed
to know what he was talking about.
And this particularly in view of the
fact that Justice Ford AZ 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 a repreve
so that he can examine Becker and
other witnesses.
number Of letters and kilograms
were received by Justice Ford yester-
day, the great majority of them asking
that Becker get a new trial. Only one
writer pleaded that Becker's motion be
denied
"Have heart in the Becker case"
telegraphed a man from Bangor. Me-,
who signed himself Jack McAuliffe. A
man of that name was once former
lightweight champion.
d. Benjamin Bowie, of Cleveland.
wired; I'm your merciful goodness be
just Think of Whitman and his as
pirations.'
81 plead with you to grant Mr.. Beck
or a new trial. No man ought to
suffer on evidence from the source
from which the Becker evidence came.
Personally, believe he is not guilty
That was received from DR.. William
George Butler, of the Pennsylvania
State Normal School, at Willamsport.
That Rose, in his interview with
newspaper men last THURSDAY night,
said he would be Suffering the tortures
of the damDed" on the morning Becker
was exeNted, convinced a man, who
wrote so on letterhead of the Y. NJ.
c. A., that Becker is innocent.
Numerous telephone calls were re-
ccived by the newspapers yesterday az
ternoon and last night asking if a de-
cision 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 Sing