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NKW-YOI.k. FRIDAY, (HTOItKI* 25. HUi'.-SIXTI-IKX PAIil-X ? ' PKICK OXK CE^T*2^^_S______^
THEE-DAY FIGHT
ENDS IN
Turkish Fort of Kirk-Kiliseh
Falls Into Enemy's Hands.
Defenders Retreating 14
Miles to Bunarhissar.
OTTOMAM FORCE TOO SMALL
Military Critics Say Bulgarians
Also Had the Advantage
of Occupying Rising
Ground During
Engagement.
TALE OF SERVIAN ROUT
Belgrade Reports. However. Declare
the Oppottte Is tho Ca-e Montc
negriti? Begin Mo-e on Bcu?
tari, Arrivir^ With
in Nine Miles.
Londoti -'"? The B ilgarlana
-v .'?,.- \ Irtory o* er ih
Turka '? - flgjitlng
nt i ej tom n "f Kirk Kl
listh. eaat nf Adrli nople. waa i-aptt n
nt 11 o'clocb yesterday murning and
twrive hundred prlsonet p taken,
tesidei some Krupp and otl
?Ith amm inil on and Btori -
An early verslon gave the numlter
flfty tho t! this
is hardly probal
The Tui full ri trenl
toward Bunnrhiasar r.nd Viza. 6ti Ihe
main road lo Conatantinople Thev
fought h rea i * I ln thla
the Bu v galn vlctm
uted two irlng
the town was botnbarded. I'ndei
' heavy artillei ? i'-'*1
; Infantrj ? d the TurklBh
?id flnall*
: ? nt the i oh ? '
Th* ' '" i .- KlliBi '
battle
i lanople. It la t.arlj to
tell th. figures of Turkish loaaea or to
? .*? -.;. tor? Insurea the flnal
ns. bul any
i ,i v. r\ favornble
tlon for lha i * oBd ob?1 i ? -rhi
p ? |. . . ?
Place Was V.':'! Fcrtiferi.
.
? if Adrli noi le. In Knglltsh the n imi
t'hurche**." Ita
militar\ Itniortanee in the preeenl
rampaign waa an the riirl.t v.-.n*- of thi
army in Thr. *-. lt waa
jlj fortlfled to protet I the ?
h tfi Adrlanopie.
Th?- Importance of li from a Btrate
giral polni of * lew Ib a to th*
that al leaat balf a d< ten branch
roada ronvergt ob the towu, but even
:h*- holdera from the fact thal
It flanks tlu dlrecl trunk road from
Adrlanopie to Constantinople, vla
aba and Lulo Burgaa
.*. s of the Bulgarlan
I il rejoiclng in Hofla,
? ted thal tlu* fall of
nople * ili aoon follow. lf, a*- is
Abdullah Par-ha in
atlll engaged in biinging up his maln
army to Adrlanopie, the poaltlon of
thnt toa ii li critical.
An Intereating B'tuation wlll develop
?h'luld the Turks be compelled to evac*
Adrlanopie. it is Buppoaad that
the ri'xt Btand "f the Turka \**iii be
asade al Demotlka, twenty-flve mllea
of Aiiiianople, an important
?tra* . on "n tne road to Con*
ftantlnfifile.
Arn BB thul the Ilulgariar*
army hari th*-- advantage of occupying
libinfr (round at Kirk-Killsfh, nnd that
the Turks needed trnir full force in
i rdei to dlalodge them.
The newa <-*f the cnptUTB of Kirk Kll*
i*'h iifts the \<-il to Bome extf-nt fr-im
? ontlnnrr! on ?Ulh v*ge- ?erond column.
This Morning's News
Bei kf-r i ound <;i;>it y >,f blui di
?B ? . 1
to si a in Rowboal. -
fr-ten,,. Ciitlclaea QofTa Charge. a
Publlc Inquiry Vlndicatea BtaatoB.... 6
Plghi Brldgaa t?? ' l.". , 7
i'i ? ttaee llldden 2 Years. 13
"mUBBllnB I'l.tif Allf-tjed.16
No 1 . . i.i-f nf Staff.16
..r Whlte Blave" Plol 16
I-OLITICA
? lalaiag frum Bulxer. 4
iba Ardenl for Taft. 4
? by Tariff Board pian? 4
Taft Counta <,n Farmer Vote. 4
Taft'i Polli lea. 4
I'emanda Truth from Sulzet . . 4
Almoai Wi ii Agaln. *
ii. im. t Boeeed . 5
? .i.i'. Weatern Tour.. 6
Iftiaka foi Prograaalva Blgnaturea... 8
'' I'n.t-i noi. Arcrtt Bi andnl.7
GENEHAL
Wt iild Pi aalon Teachera. 7
Annual 1 all J|?v. ,r Shnw at LeBOS.. 9
roariGN
BulgarlaaB Dafaal TurkB.v^.'1
i i ta Qulet Agaln. ?
MISCELLANEOUS
NeWB fnr \\ mM. 7
Bdltarlal . 8
Badety . 8
OMtaary . 9
rta.io iiiifi ii
Wtetbei .ii
ping Newa.ll
aiifl Nm ;..11
Plaaadal ami Marketa , ia, 13 and M
,:"-' i M tati .14 un-j 15
"COLONEL SWITCH ENGINE"
La Follette Describes What He
Calls His Betrayal.
I ? ?:? r- ipl ? , The Trlbi I
Pond rlu Lac, Wia., Oct. 24. Theo?
dore Rooaevell was compared to a
Bwltch engine by Senator Roberl M. La
Follette in an addreafl to f>ur thouaand
persons at the ''oliseutii here to-righi
i in deacrlblng what h.- termed hls i><
trayal, Mr. La Pollette 'lccinreii Pln*
wenl Into the Dakotaa and told
the people the Progressive cauae \\.i?
. iii<*- a train of rare, the engine (mean*
ing Ln Follettej of whlch 1ih>i become
dlcabled to such an extent as to necea*
altate Ita awltrhlng on to a sldetrack
nnd th.- coupling on of another engine
' Thi 5 hooked on a swn. h engine
then." said the Senator "it flral runa
nhead, then back; flral "ti one track
and then "n the other. lt makea an
i awful lot oi nolse, luil ii. \. r is/is un> -
when
? l followed Plnchol lo -how Ihe peo?
ple of the Dakotaa that the old engine
\*.;k atlll doing duty, wlth clean fl
?j.l machlnerj and plentj of Band In
ihe pandb \
LICKS HAND THAT SHOT HIM
Dog Faithful to Farmer, V/ho
Also Committed Suicide.
Ontario, WIs.. Oct -I Erneal Ri ?'
a young farmer, to-da* called his dog
to him. )i4*tted it and th*i> shot II
through the body. Revela then turned
' ? - Otglin UPOn himself.
When frlends, arouaed bj the shot.
arr'vod they found the dylng d.-g llck*
mg ihe hand of.hla dead maaler.
RAIN GIVES TOWN GROUCH
Goshen Can t Bettle Which
Judges Horse Is the Faster.
H r> ;???;?.ij.h ta h? Tilt>
N. v . i ?? t. 1*4. Goshen folk
i- keep thelr ? mpera n*h<
rains. even when thi especlall) wanl
.. thi Bun Th<?-. take a atorm ua
..f thoae dlai ? naationa "f Pro* i
,l. ti, . thal mual ue all for the beal
gh the; maj not underatand Just
how. But to-day has proved an excep?
tion (.. the r ih-. Tl ?? whole i Itizen
liod) u> - moal inhai pj
grouch to-nlghl beeauae "f the down*
I o ir of ratn, whlch has tor the tim<
. ented the Bettlenienl of th*
Important questlon, Whlch la the I
trotting horre Judge A P. Bet
Am. ? . ?-?? Vrth i M Toroi kins'a
Littli Kate?
The town f"r a long time hai been
i evenly dl* Ided as lo thi merlta
of the two horscs, and thi two J idges
? tai tl) evenly di\ Ided on
that questlon. The matter waa to bave
lettled to-day by a rat ?? beta
the trottera on th*-* noted Goshen trai k
ln Goshen and a wldi
h oi > o lnlr;. around it i.r**i'.r r< d
work and busineaa thla
? race Even tbe
? ti adj" irm i ? ? and th*
prlsonera wl.uldn'l get ball wer<
expected to be the onl) absenteea when
thr- trottera appeared al the i.ost.
Then came the deluge, and the race
to be pootponed. GoshenItea m ;st
go on dlsputlng, aml the greal questlon
? remaln unsettled for the preaent.
When the race arlll be run is uncertaln,
hut th*- Bupreme Court Judge anrl tht
county Judge hoj.e the track will t..*
rfflcd oul aml tbe contest "pulled off"
nexl Tueaday.
SAVES PRECIOUS VOTE
Only Man in New York Who
May Register To-morrow.
"If you don'l register you cannot
vote." "Don'l fflll to regieter" For
all the 700.000 voters the. days of
regiatration are ended, hut there wtn
he another registration day to-morrow
for tio- accommodatlon of Bamuel r>.
Klrschenbaum, who \otos at No. 1**'J'J
Madlson avenue. in the Mh Klection
Distrld of the 26th Aaaembly Mstrict.
Klrschenbaum trled to register last
i Saturday night, half an hour before
last day Ol registration cxplred
! He wanted to vote on his f.ither's ?iti
I senahlp papers, but he could nol tall
thi r date. ms father had regtetered
.-ii th- same poll, but the offli lals re
I fwsed to look up the Beceeeary detaila
j When he got the papera he n*aa too
late,
Klrschenbaum then aaked the Pu
preme Court for a writ of mandamun
dlrectlng tbe board to reconvene and
? ,-r his name Justlce Kewburgei
. granted tbe p> tliion. ?
WoRSBABESOVER VOTES
Mrs. Wilson Thinks Care of
Children More Important.
' ii-.- ?['. legraph to Thr Tribune. i
Philadelphia. Oct. %i -Mis. Woodrow
wilson ami Mr*. Grover Clerelaad ? ?
ti of honor al the dinner al tha Ne?
Century Drawlng Room here to-nlt?ht.
glven to maik the Openlng "f tlu- tlftl
nuai conference of the Home aad Behool
League. Dean Waiter T. Bumner, of tiu
Chlcago V'lce I'ommlealon preslded ai
toaetmaeter, and Mra. Wilaon mad.* a
. | addreeK >" arhlch *h? gave het
hearera lha Impreselon thal there were
more important thlnga foi women to at*
,,.,,,! to than lo BeeM 1"" allol at thla
time.
in oarl the wlfe of thi Demncratli
i'i. siri. i.u.ii raadldate aa d
Of eourae, i am a very buay wotaa n
Jusl .t thla time beeauae oi th* (,..itti? -n
campign Aa fat aa I ?m personall) con?
cerned. and iny family. we have been
mon Interested In aodal arork. nnd there
are euch greal needa f<>* the children of
thli eountry "t thls tlm*- lhal thla worn
has appealed to me as the one whlcii
Hiii.uiii occupy tbe mlnda of women more
r\'.-ii-lv.-ly th.-m sirlsln*-- the rlghl tO vot-v
Mra, ?'ir vfi.ind did not speak, owlBg to
? .-..ia t.ui vh,- was warmi greeted BBd
?hook handa wlth every person In tbe
room.
Special Prlneeton Football Traint,
I'.ruia. it rt.. foi |-rlncaton-Dartmoutn
game, Saturday, Oct. St. Leave Penna.
S'aiirii. N. V '< :;o aml 11 '.'<> .**. M-, Hu?1
mm Termlnal 11.11 A M aml I2.d P M ?
ii.Prlnoaion. Retumlng ?'" ' gann
BECKER GUILTY OF MURDER IN FIRST
DEGREE; TAKES THE VERDICT CALMLY
( HAI.I.KS \. BECKER.
[Miotr.craph laken al thc time <>i his ai
BOY AND DOG FLOAT
10 SEA IN ROWBOAI
Companmn Paddles and Drifts
Ashore. Where He Is
Found Unconscious.
WERE PLAYING "HOOKEY"
Only a Little Pair of Shoes
Found in Skiff When It Is
Finaliy Picked Up
Near Midnight.
?\\H, ,,,it in tli.- Narrowa: ?> uttle
i black objei I bobbed up and down ln
: the rough water In the begtnnlng ol
.,,',,,- i -i wm Then, although the
police boal Patrol hunted through the
nighl for the i.I wlth her powerful
Beerchllght, thal w.is tbe i"v' aeen ol
her untll ll washi .1 aahore al Weel
.-.inii atreit, Bi i Gate, a1 11 ?"?" o'cloi k.
ICllnton K.-x, a b??j ol eleven, had been
: m tin- boal wi)4-n ii V4.ni lo rn .i a Ith
hla 4i4i? Oeorga bul only a pair oi amall
Bhoea were found In ll when ll came
aahore.
vVUUe Ta - Ior, another boj ol eleven,
Wl.ad been In the boal earller, araa
, aaved becauae hi i ould .-? Im.
Taylor llvea vaiili lii- father sl No.
_;i.",u Weal U2d Btreet, Cone> laland,
and Cllnton al Burf avenue and W eat
?_.r.111 -ti-4 el Ma fathi r la ? mployi .i ln
? All, B__'a di i -'"" a! Weat lOth
atreel and B irf av4 nue BOth of the
; boya ure puplli ln Publli s. I.I BH In
' Ni ptune avi nue, and Bre faal frlenda
The) plan ed Tiookey" yeaterday, and
Oeorge soon Joined them. The >ls
mongri I dog bj ihe way, la a ?< II
known i hai i< ter on the laland. He
turned up during the aummer, and waa
, onatantly trlpplng viaitora by hla en
I thuriastlc and ungainl* ruehea. After
the aummer aeaaon waa over he and
Cllnton made II up between them and
declded th.it each belonged to tbe oth* i
Bo all three ol them, Willie, Cllnton
?nd George, wenl down i(. the Gravea
Lnd i- end of IVeal 25th ^Btreel
,,,,i i? Kan to play in aa oar*
laaa rowboal Cllnton boob dug ap
Bome oara from 4iomewhere, aad the
three untled Ihe palnter and rowad
j away. ('?' ? awaj from Bhort
ctme more t/entureaome and itarted for
IMPORTANT POINTS IN
JUSTICEGCFF'S CHARGE
lf it be true that Becker gave to
Rcse BUCh instructions as are in evi
denee, He made Roie his tool, and
v/ha'.ever Rose did he did as the
agent of Be:ker. and Bec'.4*r was the
one rrjspor.aibie for the acts of Rose
lt matters not whether the actora
,n the crime were selected by Becker
or he knew or had amy knowledge
of them.
I have decided that there ls evi?
dence that tends to connect the de?
fendant with the crime, but it ia for
you to say whether auch evidence is
sufficient.
You have to paes upon the value
of that man's ("Jack" Rose'e) testi?
mony. For the guilt or innocence of
the defendant depends to a great
extent on that man's testimony.
The dread of exposure of his
tBecker'a) connection with a gam
blmg house and with the gamblers
furmshed the motive for the homi
cide.
I charge you as aworn men to do
yot.r duty. and do il as you feel it
should he done.
tb? Atlantlc v.i't't Club, al Bea Oate
,,,, Sorton'a Polnl the water is il
;, - rough, and th.' northeaal wlnd j
yeaterday whlpped Ihe wai.Igee
. hite r.n.i . reami The boya had hard j
,.,.,. ,,? ti,.... waa ."- Btrong ebb j
t,.i and a Btlfl wln I waa blowlng.
..it the h.?? ol H< rberl E. Jones a ;
hulkbead projecta two hundr. d f< el
I ,,., ih. a-ater. Thi boat veered rjud
ilenh and ?lam.d Into the oak oli t
,,i,. aaa atove ln ht r atem. !.'? -
Ior .in.i the nara were thrown over
i?,.M-,l. whlle Cllnton clung to tl i
.,, ,i (ji nrgi pi.hi '' ,1" ?'? " "" ,|i'
,,. ? v\ mi, turned and began to ia Im
f,.r ahore.
,??,?, WOrry," hi yelled bai h "I U
gi t help."
\i?,iit :, o't-lo. k Kthel Rleder, a ser
vai t who '.-...fl -f'.r Mr Jonea, henrfl
n ,.?rlouB - lund Then Ihe wlnd dlrd l
down for n mlnute Sh< went out on
thi i on ii -.'i'i n-t.i .-I agaln And th?n
i . , bII.Iame? Leydon. one of Bea
n.it. 'b piivate v ai hmen and the t tvo
. , down i" il"' ahlngli
Willie Tni Ior w ia I)'" ' "" ,h" beach
leua. Patrolman Bohmke, of
th,. c,,ii,-. laland Btatlon, i'a- rall< d,
,,,,1 h. y ,\ Dr. ftavanaiigh i i theConey
laland ll. i-iui The an.bulance sur
r.x>n revlved tbe boy, who toid the
,tor> Ri ti.it -iM' the boal waa just
a dot i'i the w iter. vVhether lt eventu
Hlb aank la not known, aa w llll* ray
lor 'li.i nol know hoa blg a hole had
i ... i, atove in it He aald he could nol
. . .. remember boa he gol ashore.
-?
Lakewood. N. J.. "ln a Sea of P"1""
nimatlc .on.li.i'.ns perl.' bealthful
? . Ilf. and -e. .ii" ratlon. Laurei
-. .\ J Murphy. Mgr. Advt
BIG CONEY ISLAND FiRE
Hotel and Bath Houses Burned
Before Fircmen Gain Control.
i ? , - ? r irn* d m soon
after '-' o'cloi'k thla morning, brlnglng
iiI parutun from all over Brookl) n.
i h ind t'oni - laland to a lln- ln
i. li,,'. . h ? Vvenue nnd
Wi -i -Isi street, i' ?n< y Island. The
hotel, whh h waa situated two blocka
from Steeplechase Park, waa closi I I r
. aaon No Injuiiea were reported.
Heriing*a Hotel burned rapldly, and
th.- blaxe apread to Boome'a Hotel.
Th.- fin men saved lt. but were unabla
to prevent thr* destructlon of th.- bath
houses.
Ravenhall'fl Hotel and hnthlng pavll
lon were threatened for a time before
th. ni. men gol the uppei hand.
ST. PE.-R'S STEPS TO GO
Old Church Gets Encroachment
Removnl Notice.
Histoi ? Bt. Peter*a ?"hurch, in Ber*
, ia* Btreet, the oldeal Roman Catholic
, bun h In thls city, la lo loae part of
the graceful fllghl of stone stepa whlch
r.ir generatlona haa extended from the
porch of tiu- church t" the aldewalk in
Barclay Btreet. An order t" "remove
,,,. ,.,.. hmenta waa aerved on the
church at th,- same time that simiiar
notice waa aerved upon buaineaa meu
along elther alde of Barclay etreel
li was feared al flrsl that it mlgb! be
,,,. essar) lo " ul off bo much <>f th**
stalrwa* lhal the columna In fronl of
IhB buiiding would have to be removed,
DUt a gerlea of conferencea resulted In
;1 , ompromlse arrangemenl In a< ord*
an< ?? a ith whlch the atepa wlll be cul j
down enough to i ermlt th<- paaaage of!
traffli tn and fro withoul blndrance, yel ;
wlthoul dlsflgurlng tl.I.
,\ worshlpper who aald ha had Bt
tended 81 Peter'a man) yeara almost
wepl while dlw usalng the subjecl |
,, terdai afternoon al the thougbl of
partlng wlth Ihe famous stepa, or an)
parl of them.
?--**?
OPbRATICN FOR CZAR'S SON
On Formation of an Abscess j
Noted Surgeon Sent For.
u ,...,,? 11.1. i'i lu Raum, a noted
hai been aummoned to Bpala foi
ronsulttitlon ovei the condition of Crown
? ?,,. . m.-ms. The Crowa Prince la auf*
.,.,;,, ,,,, IbJ iry to the grola, and
an sbaceaa haa formed, whlch wlll proba*
i,iv ..Mi* i an operation m ??? asary.
.. , ,, ,,,,, pi in<. ipeni a comparatlvel)
c. da* aufferlng .l rate p?ln. Tba
avenltlB tl mp* r.H'ir*-_uas 101 ?. pul
GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
glaaa-ato] perad I ottlea.
Police Lieutenant Is Gonvicted of Kilhng
Herman Rosenthal, the Gambler, After
Investigation and Trial Which
Startled the Whole City.
DRAMATIC SCENESjN THE COURT
Pnsoner's Counsel Feel Certain of New Trial on Appeal
??Court and Streets Around Buiiding Thronged as
Defendant's Fate Hangs in Balance?Stories of
Schepps and Rose Play Part in Final Decision.
The jury in the Becker case returned a verdict of guilty of mur?
der in the first degree five minutes after midnight this morning.
They had come into court some ten minutes before, but had been
delayed in announcing their finding by the appeal of John F. Mc?
lntyre. Becker's counsel, that they be sent back to read the testimony
given in the Hot Springs commission.
Becker himself, standing at the bar during all these long min?
utes. waited with all the stoicism at his command while his counsel
argued.
He faced the jury and judge as he faced the judge and empty
courtroom on July 29, when he was first arraigned, charged with
murder in the first degree under an indictment found only an hour
before his arrest.
The jury had the case under consideration for seven hours and
fifty-three minutes. They took it from the hands of the court at
twenty minutes after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and under the
court's direction they were first taken to luncheon. At 4 o'clock they
began their deliberations, which ended a few moments before mid?
night this morning.
VERDICT STUNS BECKER AND COUNSEL.
After such a long consideration their verdict came as a stunning*
surprise to Becker and his counsel, who had counted with more and
more confidence as the hours passed upon a disagreement. Mcln?
tyre. experienced in such tense situations, evidently sensed the ver?
dict before it was announced. and pleaded the more earnestly that
the jurv be sent back to consider again the Hot Springs testimony.
Justice Goff. almost as if he foresaw the climax in the jury
room while it was still being enacted, came into the courtroom from
his chambers at ten minutes to midnight. He had not been on the
bench for more than a few minutes, however, before the announce
ment was made that the jury was coming in. With that a strong
police guard excluded from the courtroom every one except the news?
paper men. the lawyers and those immediately concerned in the case.
Mrs. Herman Rosenthal, widow of the murdered gambler, was
among the spectators.
| MRS. BECKER COLLAPSES AT VERDICT.
Mrs. Becker, wife of the lieutenant, was in a room adjoining
I the judge's chambers. The verdict was repeated to her there, and
she collapsed.
Becker had been brought over from the Tombs, across the
Bridge of Sighs, which was kept lighted, an hour before. At the
moment when the jury returr.ed he was in the court prison pen. A
moment later he was brought to the bar by two court attendants,
who stood watchfully at his side during the ensuing proceedings.
Becker stood firmly, and with an absolutely expressionless face, hard
as iron. while the dragging preliminaries were going on.
Chief Clerk Carroll, in the absence of Clerk Penny. addressed
the jury.
"Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a verdict?"
"We find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment,"
answered Harold B. Skinner, the foreman.
BECKER, OUTWARDLY CALM,
STRUGGLES TO H1DE EMOTION
Bkinner'a VOlce was low. but lntense. i
ninl ln the coiirtrootn, whlch was only I
.-parsely lilled. It e.'hoed in the allence. |
You rin.i Ihe defendant gullty of |
uitird.-r ln the flrat degree, so say you
all You say, through your foreman,
ih.it you flnd Charlea Beekar gullty of
{murder Ib the flrsi degree?" the elerk
aajrsued.
I'w.at in M rhorus, and then aingly, aa
the) were polled by Clerk Carroll, the
jurors anawered iti th?- aflirmatlve.
justlce Ooff, whoae usually ruddj
face bad taken on .1 paltar, aaked:
"is there any other bualneea before
the rotirl""
There waa ne rMOOHSe, and a rouri
attendant, walklng over Ul Becker, di
r.-.-tcd hlm to ralae hia right band and
take "mh t') liiB pedlgree.
At this tlme th.- doors of the rourt- I
room, \vhi,h l).)4l heen locked, were
throWB "ix-n There waa B rush of
newapaper men bound outward. but the i
police "n guard kept aii apectBtora out
untll the prsTceerflnga wera entlrety
over. 1
Becker Represaes Emotion.
|
Becker aeemed the most unmoved
and unconceraed of thoae present. )>ut
beneath his Iron DBBsk he eeemadte be
Btruggling as he ha.) never BtTUggted
befure t4> repreaa his emotion. Through :
1 door dlrectl) in front et htan hes
the room in whlch he kn*-w hls wife
was waltlng, and avsn bs he began to
anawer the elerk'a formai ajuesthma la
b Btony volce he aaw his brother, Lleu?
tenant .i"hn Beekar, msklng hls way
to the ro..m beyond lo comforl his wife.
Becker replled t*? the atereot: ped
queatlona >,f the clerk that he was
forty*two years nf age. an AaBsrtea_
by blrth, that hls father and mother
were hom in Germany, that hls home
iwas So. 3239 niinviiio avenue, Th
Hronx. that he was a lieutenant of po?
lice. that ho had nevr beaa convlcted
Of rrrlme. and that his mother otbt
i'nthfr w< re Uring.
The Jurors st ili r.miainrd in th**ir
Beats, but as Beckef was taken back
toward tlu ,\it ti. h- kept in th
Tomba until he is called up fur Ban*
1.1. e ueat Wedneeday, they stlrred ua*
eaally. Through thr clerk, Justlce *;oiY
announced a receas of the court, but
then detained thr Jury for B mlnute to
say:
"ln caaefl of thls charaeter it wlll
hn oftefl found that vou are asked how
>*<MI reaehed your d.-cislon. You BTB
under nn agreement to any per.-mi t,?
dlscloae th.* nature of thr> prorcedlnga
ln thr Jury room. It havlng born d.
relopad that you reaehed this rerdlct
from y.mr OWB i oiislderation, It ls not
necessary for you to answer any ques?
tlons concerntng your dlnouaeiena in
tht- jury room. It rests with yourselvea.
1 Thanks Jury for Attantion. . .
"In li*-f hargini? \ou. there is nothing
to say, as you are a *-pr-*ii;i| pnneL I
thank you f"r yt ur rery 4-iose atten
llon. CoUli aniiiuint t*.s a mess."
The jurors were c-scorted from Uie
courtroom by Captain Lynch. who hur
rled them to threw waiting taxUahs
Meanwhile tlie police force on duty In
and around the oulldlng had cloared
tiie Whlte stn-et entrance and even
I the Btreet. Captain Lynch replied to
| Inquirtes that he cxpeeted to take the
i Jurors in the taxicahs to the Murray
Hlll Hotel, at whlch they have heen
quartored, and that they would he fre**
to tUaoeraa to thelr homes from there
Hrr-ker would make no iomm*nt
whatev.-r apop UM verdict. He wa.?
repnrtrd later from th*1 Tombs to be