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LIEUT. BECKER IS CONVICTED
FOR SECOND TIME AS SLAYER
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once convieted of engineering the murder of Her- Al BR L i ) ":&“-,;
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oranted a new trial by the State Supreme Court. i ; e
Loyal Wife of Policeman in Tears
as Verdict Is Announced
in Court,
NEW YORK, May 22 —Lieutenant
Charles Becker was found gullty of
the murder of Herman Rosenthal late
this afterpopn. The verdict was re
turned before Jusiice Seabury in the
criminal© branch of the Supreme
Court.
By comvicting Becker the jury ac
cepted as true the story of the mur
der plot as told by “Jack” Rose,
“Bridgie” Webber and Harry Vallon.
The verdict was returned at 4:53
p. m., four hours and two minutes af
ter the jury retired for its delibera
tions. i
No sign of emotion showed on the
impassive face of the former head of
the “Strong Arm” squad when the
jury handed down the same finding
that before sentenced him to death in
the eleetric chair at Sing Sing prison,
where only a few weeks ago the four
gunmen who killed Rosenthal paid
the penalty with their lives.
Will Impose Sentence.
Justice Seabury announced that he
would impose sentence on May 29, a
week from to-day.
Though not a muscle of Becker's
tace moved when the foreman of the
jury announced the verdict, “We find
the defendant guilty,” Mrs, Becker,
his loyal wife, burst into tears. She
sobbed as each member of the jury
arose and answered in turn that he
concurred in the finding.
As the jurors filed out of the court
room Becker turned around and
looked at them, hatred showing in
his face.
The only sign of emotion that Beck
er showed was a continual swallow -
ing in the throat as he answered the
formal questions as to age, residence,
rationality and occupation. ‘
When the foreman amnounced the.
verdict Becker was standing along-|
side his attorney, Martin T. Manton,
and shoved his new straw hat azalnm'
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Manton’s ribs. Manton twisted
arpund, looked at Becker and Beck
er's lips moved. Manton immediate
ly requested a poll of the jury, un
doubtedly at Becker's request. The
courtroom was crowded when the
verdict was amnnounced, but so quiet
was the crowd that the rattling of
raper by reporters sounded like a
rifle shot. :
After the short formal proceedings.
in court were over it was learned
from a member of the jury that only
one ballot was taken. 1
Though Becker showed no marked
emotion, the verdiect was a tremen
dous surprise to him. )
Balks at Handcuffs.
When the jury had seated itself and
Justice Beabury was on the bench,
Becker was brought into the court
room. One of the court attendarts
approached Becker as soon as the
jury had returned. He carried a pair
of handcuffs, Becker noticed them
and while pushing the man away with
one hand he placed his new straw hat
on his head with the other, and then,
with a half smile on his face, said to
the attache with the handcuffs:
“Oh, 1 guess you won't have to put
those on me.”
The huge crowd in the corridors of
the court building surged forward
when the doors were opened after the
jury left.
They wanted to get one final look
at Becker, but a score of policemen
rushed to the aid of the officers who
were guarding the door and put back
the mob.
In the meantime Becker had been
taken over the “Bridge of Bighs” to
the Tombs, where he will spend an
other week before the formal judg
ment is passed upon him.
Peacemaker, at 74,
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Killed by Boarders
CHICAGO, May 21.—Mrs. Mary
Stovik, 74, while attempting to act as
peacemaker betweem two quarreling
male boarders, was struck on the
head, and died later from injuries.
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Osborne to Quit
WASHINGTON, May Z2l.—Reports
precisely similar to those that pre
ceded the resignation of John Bassett
Moore as counselor of the State De
partment are now persistent with ref
erence to Assistant Secretary of State
John Osborne, Secretary Osborne de
nies that he intends to resign
Millionaire Pack
Hod to Finish Hotel
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN,, May 31.
When hod carriers working on his new
hotel here, left the building chimney
jess, Russell Frost, a milionaire and
former congressman, carried the hod
and supplied bricks until the job was
comploted, » ; )
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OKLAHOMA CITY, May 22-—-To
provide a way for the removal of the
parent publishing house from Nash
ville to Atlanta, Dr. H. M. Dußose, of
'Allanla, has introduced a resolution
lin the General Conference of the
| Methodist Episcopal Church South
idirecling a commission previously
appointed to inquire into the condi-
Itions of the church charters, also to
lim’estiguto the advantages and de
§sirubility of relocating the puolishing
| house in some city within the juris
!dietion of the church. The commis
i{dlon is further directed to inquire
(into tax exemptions, [+ .gnt rates on
|all articles to be manufactured and
jconsumed by the publishing house as
‘offering-advantages between differens
i places, and also as to any financial or
jother inducements that may be made
| for such relocation.
| The commisgsion shall submit its
lreport to the College of Bishops, and
‘lt such relocation appears desirable
{in the judgment of the commision the
| Bishops shall submit the question to
|the annual conferences for approval,
ia majority vote of which shall au
! thorize removal,
| The resolution, which will be signed
;b,\' 110 members of the conference,
{was adopted by a one-sided vote,
| Atlanta Ready to Aid.
! Dr. Dußose stated to-day that At
|lanta stands ready to offer the com
i mission the best proposition of any
!r‘ity within the jurisdiction of the
| church. He said Atlanta will dupli
,vate everything which the publishing
house now has in Nashville, inelud
ling the new five-stery modern fire
{ proof building and the new machin
’Pl'y and equipment. He declared At
{lanta ip a railroad center for all sec
{tions; that its facilities for handling
{the business of such a housge is un
| surpassed by any city in the South,
{and, too, he said, Atlanta is a city
| beloved by Southern Methodism; that
lit is a stronghold of the church and
| the enviropment and influences in and
!ul‘oul.d the metropolis were favorable
[t the»Methodist Episcopal Church
| South.
| Does $2,500,000 Business.
l According to the report of Smith &
{ Lamar, agents, the Nashville publish
-ling house, during the four yearsend
‘ed in February, 1914, did a business
amounting to $2510,350, or an -
| erease of $490,424, ’
! The following connectional officers
| have been elected: Publishing agents,
{D., M. BSmith and A, J. Lamar; book
leditor. Gross Alexander; editor Nash
| viile Christian Advocate, Dr. T. N.
‘lvey; Sunday school editor, E. B,
Chappell; missionary secretary, Dr.
W. W. Pinson; secretary board of
| church extension, the Rev. W, I, Mc
{ Murray; Epworth League secretary,
| the Rev. I, 8. Parker,
Confederate Pension
Paid Federal Wid
GADSDEN, ALA., May <2 —Cap
tain J, T. Brooks, investigating rec
ords of C(onfederate pensioners in
Etowah County, discovered to-day
that Mrs. H. Marmut, who had been
drawing a Confederate pension, but
who had been cut from the rolis by
the State board, is the widow of a
Federal soldier. She brought papers
to Captain Brooks to prove she was
the widow of a veteran. These show.
ed her husband had been in a Mas
sachusetts regiment,
Mrs. Marmut is entitled to a Fed
eral pension of $l2 a month. She had
drawn $lB a year from the Stale.
Tire Magnate's Son
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Dead in Auto Wreck
AKRON, OHIO, May 22. -Lawrance
Winum, son of Joseph W. Winum,
Firestone Tire Company official, and
former president of the City Coun
cil, was killed and five companions
were injured in an automoblle accl
dent to-day.
The men were speeding in from
Barberton, and in trying to pass a
street car and curn a corner, mak
ing too wide a swing, all were hurled
over the windshizld. All the injured
are prominent in business.
Parishioners Back
Pastor for Divorce
SALEM, ORN¥d, May 22.—~The Rev,
H. E. Marshall, pastor of the [%irst
Baptist Church here, in secking di
vorce has obtained the backing of his
congregation.
The minister recently filed divorce
proceedings, the nature of which have
been kept secre! except that inhuman
treatment is charged.
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