The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06
Died With Cross In Hand and
Prayer On Lips
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Ossinng. New York.-The former
police lieutenant. Charles Becker. was
electrocIted at Sing Sing prison at
5:47 this morning. Becker retained his
composure and protested his inno
cence TO the very last. He went to
death with photograph OF his wife
pinned on the outside of his shirt
over his heart. Three shocks were
given before the prison physicians
pronounced Becker dead at $3.50 a.
m Becker led the way TO his own ex
ecution. The condemned man sat up
all night on the edge OF his cot, calm
ly talking 10 Deputy Warden Johnson.
Il have got to face it," said Becker,
land am going TO do il quietly ana
without trouble to anyone.
The deputy warden left Becker
about an hour before the time set
for the execution. Father Cashine the
prison Priest and Father Curry Oh
New York. then administered the last
rites. The two priests remained with
him 10 the end.
OsSinng. y. Y, July 30.-CharleS
Becker Aaid the penalty today for in
stigating the murder three years ago
of Herman Rosenthal gambler.
Becker was electrocuted at Sing Sing
an hour after sunrise Life left the
| body IL five fOrty-seven. just two
minutes after the electric current
| was turned on Becker died with a
cross i'm his hands and prayer on his
| lips. He went TO his death unflinch
ingly and reiterating his innocence
| Ossining. n. Y, July 30.-At 4:30
a. m, Becker gave out the following
typewriter statement as his dying
declaration. signed in his own bold
| handwriting
My Dying Declaration:
| "Gentlemen-I stand before you In
my full senses, knowing that no pow
err Oh earth can save me from the
grave that is to receive me. In the
face OF that. in the teeth of those who
condemned me and in the presence
of my God and your God. proclaim
my absolute innocence OF the foul
crime for which | must die You are
now about TO witness my destruction
by the state which is organized to
protect the lives OF the innocent. May
| Almighty God pardon everyone who
has contributed in any degree TO my
| untimely death. And now on the
brink of my grave. declare to the
world that | am proud to have been
the husband of the purest, noblest
woman that ever lived-Helen
Becker This acknowledgment is the
only legacy | can leave her | bid
you all goodby. Father. | am ready
to go. Amen.
| tSigned) Charles Becker.
DR.. J. p. Rosenwald, who has been
a practicin2 physician al Mankato for
the last five years, today closed a deal
for the sale of his4 business and equip
ment in this city 10 Drs. A. j. Went
worth and A. A. WOhlrabe. DR.. Ro-
senwald and Dr. Wentworth at pres
| ent have their offices together on the
second floor OF the Krnse Brothers
building at Front and Hickory
streets. DR.. Wohlrabe occupies part
of the same suite of rooms with Drs.
| c. J. Holman and George r. Curran
on the third floor of the National Cit
liens Bank building Drs. Wentworth
and Wohlrabe will take DR.. ROsen-
wald's equipment and practice, and
| will have their offices where Drs
Rosenwald and Wentworth are now
located. This change will take effect
on the first OF September.
DR. Rosenwald will take IA vacation
and will then take a post graduate
l nj.
| He and Mrs. Roscnwald contemplate
| taking Il trip soon to California. He
has not yet decided where he will To-
cate ON resuming the practice of med
icine. lie came to this city five years
ago from Omaha, where he had been
engaged in hospital practice.