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JURY HAS BECKER CASE New York, Oct. 24. The case of Police Lieut. Charles Becker, charged with the murder of Her man Rosenthal, went to the jury at 1 :55 o!clock .this afternoon. From 10 o'clock until that hour, Justice Goff was giving his charge to the jury, which was exceeding ly fair to both sides. Under Goff's instructions, the jury is practically bound to do one of three things : Convict Bjebker of murder in the first degpe. Convict Becker of murder in the second degree. Or turn him loose with an ac quittal. As put to the jury by the court, the case is as follows : If Becker told Rose he desired Rosenthal's death, If Rose, acting on that hint, had Rosenthal-killed, Then Becker is guilty of first degree murder, and it matters not whether he ever saw Rose again or not. The court paid special attention to the question of corroboration of the story told by Rose, Vallpri and Webber, the accomplices. But the court would not say whether or not the jury was tp consider Sam'Schepps also an ac complice. This was left up to the Jurv-. It is on this point the case hinges. If the jury consider Sam Schepps an accomplice, his story is not a corroboration of the story told by the bther accom plices. If the jury tip not con sider Schepps an accomplice, then his story is a corroboration of Rose's and Vallon's and Web ber's. Justice Goff also instructed the jury to consider the possibility of the gamblers having framed up the murder story on Becker to save themselves. The generar opinion- of old timers around the court room is that the jury will disagree. A SMART SCHOLAR In the course of a lesson on the subject of domestic economy and hygiene at a school, a mistress got a -singularly smart answer from a girl. Speaking of milk, and its" importance as a food, the lady .asked : "What is the best place where in to keep the milk perfectly nice and fresh during, say, a;hot sum mer day?" And one girl, evidently think ing it was an easy one, promptly answered: "Please, teacher, in the cow!" They had quarreled again. "Perhaps you 'are not aware," she said, "that I had over a dozen proposals of marriage before I ac cepted yours." He flushed. "And nerhans. madam " he re- torted, haughtily "you are not JjjW, aware that "I proposed to nearly twenty women before I became acquainted with youtself." WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and probably Sat-1 urday for Chicago and vicinity; not much change in temperature; light, variable winds. MlfiiktitfiMiMMykAittife4HfcAHtfida&feidfeiittSE