New Britain herald., 1915-07-30

great deal--but there was never any l thing like this. 7
 It was learned that the last re- 1 mark made by MT. Johnston, when MT. Johnston was ready to take Mrs. Becker to the train for Ossining, was: M
 T see nothing at this hour that
 we can do to prevent the death sent ence being carried out" And the Governor replied: There is nothing
 Major Moore had his automo oolie cranked and the governor got away from the hotel without interruptioil.
 In the meantime MT. Johnston "as arranging to get Mrs. Becker out ol the hotel without being interVleweu This he did.
 Whitman Denies Statement. The governor was asked if he had made the statement that becKer nau once offered to plead guilty to muIuef M in the second degree. lie salu thal M Ie had never made any sucn statenleH. and declined to comment on that part of a published story. s, MT. Johnston said that 1t could not De too StrOnSIy SI0sSo4 SAA
 was absolutely untrue.
 Al no time did he offer plea of
 guilty That can say positively"
 Tha governor laughed at story that
 os+ensihIv came from Charles B. Pitt
 to inc effect that he, Pitt, was a. need ed witness to convict Becker and after heinz elected Governor Mir. Whitman would then pardon Becker. When the attention of MT. whitman was called to this story he laughed outright and said:
 .It is too absurd to even deny.'
 In order to meet Mrs. Becker the governor let go by dinner that had been prepared at Camp Whitman in his honor. Owing to the lateness of the hour the governor decided not to return to the camp and went directly to the Nelson House, at which place the appointment had been arranged.
 Hotel Lobby Damned.
 When his presence became known in the hotel the hotel lobby was damned and hundreds of people massed themselves in front of the building. A half dozen policemen were called to handle the crowd and q detective was sent2to the first floor to keep persons away from the room n which the governor was.
 MT. Johnston was solicitous about Mrs. Becker and several times reuuest- sd that no effort be made to interview her.
 It Is no time.'' said he, as he an- aounced that he proposed to go to Sing Sing prison by automobile to save annoyance. He left the hotel with Mrs. Becker in a taxicab.
 Governor Whitman said he did not feel that he could talk more about the case and said his only desire was to return to Albany. It was learned that at one point of the talk with Mrs. Becker the governor asked her to tell him anything new she. might know, even in the strictest confidence. She aid she had nothing to tell.
 Never Asked for Pardon. \
 At no time did she attempt to bar l ,ain for the life of her husband. She l Id not say that he would give irlfor- | nation to the prosecuting officers. She | lad appealed to the governor for a | ommutation from the death sem | ence. She did not ask that he be | ardoned. She repeatedly asked that is life be spared. And as often the overnor replied that his duty was lain and he could not interfere with he carrying out of the mandate of the ourt
 The last words Mir. Johnston said to he reporters as he got into his taxi- ab were that Mrs. Becker had done 1 Il she could in the interest of her hus- and and she still maintained that he l 1as not guilty of murder
 It was apparent that the governor ad made up his mind az to what he Vas going to do with the application f counsel and Mrs. Becker, for before eaving the reviewing stand at Fish ill Plains he said:
 I shall refuse the reprieve. There nothing else for me to do.''