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BECKER TO GO FREE WITHOUT NEW TRSA ro\VK TEI> POLICE LIEUTENAX WILL BE LET ALONE l ourt's Kulintr on Evidence of Accon pi ices vnil JH1 liar to Future Conviction. New York, Feb. 24.?'The convictio of Charles Becke:. former police liei tenant orf the murder of the gamble] Herman Rosenthal, was anntiled tc rinv- hv thf. r-nnrT of anneals at A! fcany, the highest in the State. He i entitled to a new trial, but it seeme probably tonight that lie might g l'ree without facing a second ordea ] was made known that District A: torney Whitman believed that undo The prevailing opinion handed dow by the court conviction a second tim ivil]_ be impossible. Appeals taken b.y the four gunme ?"Whitney" Lewis. "Lefty Louie, "Gyp the Blood" and "Dago Frank. ?convicted actual murderers c Rosenthal, decker being accused t bavin? insnir.if^d them to commit til c:ime. were no: sustained and the, v.ill have to die in the electric chaii probably in March except in t'a< event of executive clemency. "The district attorney is the las man in the world," said Mr. Wiiitma] tonight, "who chould want a -convie tion to stand which is not justifiable by law. That is all the comment tha J care to make." His Hopes Small. The district attorney had not re ceived the full text of the opinion to night, but it was learned that, form ing his judgment on such of it a was available, he had little hope o presenting sufficient evidence to con vict Becker ai a second trial. A 3tir. Whitman was said to have inter preted the opinion, the testimony o the three chief witnesses agaiiis Becker?.John Rose, Bridge Webbe and Harry Yallon?self confessed ac ccmplices, had not been held by thi court to be credible. Though it ii known that the dis:rict attorney 'ha: new evidence he could not bring forth the testimony of these three?th< gamblers who said they hired th< gunmen to kill Rosenthal at Becker' behest?was t::e foundation of th< r.ase. Sclsepps Also I'nder Ban. Mr. Whitman also was under thi impression tonight that in effect tin court had held that Sam Schepps, wh< corroborated the trio, also was ai accomplice. "If i'o men were in the conspiracy to muraer, a lawyer ciose io me uis trict atiorney said tonight, "and 1! of tliem were turn State's evidence against the 20:.i, the 20:h could no be convicted u der this decision. I would be futile to bring Becker t< Trial again."' The Suggestion made tonight tha the four gunmen, now that their onl: hope lies in executive clemency, migh turn S:ate's evidence was not receive< by the district atto' ney as one tha field out hope of aiding a conviction fie tncugnt tneir testimony wuuia n< in the same category as that of Rose "Webber a-d Vallon. It was the con sensus of opinion among those in tin tlislrier attorney's offic^ that if ac tion is taken by Becker's counsel to wards obtaining a dismissal of :h< ease. Disrict Attorney AVhitmai "vvruld not oppose it. the Wife. When Mrs. Becker was informet 01 the reversal by Attorney Shay sin immediately ieft her home and wen to Shay's office. There l."> reporters Becker's rwo brothers. Jackson Becke: a d Police Lieut. John Becker, wen waiting for her. When Mrs. Becke: opened the door and her eyes fel upon S.:ay. she ran through two of fleers to reach him. The woman threv "her arms around Shay's neck an< kissed him. .Mrs. Becker's mother died yester clay. She will be buried tomorrow Despite this fact. Mrs. Becker's fac< was wreathed in smiles. "1 am tli< happiest woman :n the world,"' sh said. "I don't believe my husbani will ever be tried again and neitliei 4oes he/' Asked what she believed to hav< been the cause of Becker's conviction . she siad: 'There was a hue and cry to 'get some one for the murder of Roseen tiiai. My husband happended to b catrgiit in the net." "While Charlie has been in th death house/' she continued, ''11 me] have been executed. I came to kno\ _hose men during my visits. One b; one they were taken out and killeci '( would talk to a man one week arx ?o back the next to see his cell oc en pied by some other unfortnnait f.very nine 1 iooKeu at *- ua wondered whether he, too. would f >1 low the 11 through that little- doo opposite his cell. ' 'ants Another Tr;;J. "As for as my husband noi be in ^i mmmmmi?lw? hi! ? L! A ti yr-rr^-vS.X'i fe&<? tj 4ky^'M @fp s$ '" itj|^?1 UW $ ii i Ip^ j E I Ht: ^SJ^boOSMsS' IS rSPS I i: 3 .-^ .=V"; .?.m MMMumjiujigj:^ ?^ \,,.j ?j -><V I 1,5 J^nostly be * // and dyspepsia. ? // y?u?as we ^ee's I! J J You know us?von r fa '! fl know about, nor dare to 11 we believe it to be bette: // nrove our faith in it anc doesn't relieve you and ii t| are, we honestly b? '! L We Know They \i Rexall Dyspepsia Tablet \\ to other ingredients, contai * -r?* ii_ x 1. j: ?4.:? 11 JRismuin, two great ui^wu? 1\ the entire medical profe soothe the inflamed stoma 5 \\ heartburn and distress, j-! Vl healthy secretion of the %\ aid in rapid and comfort? \\ of the food and help to qi s ^ it into rich red blood, and W flesh, bone and muscle. f' *\ stomach distress promptl; Vk regularly for a short time t store the stomach to a r ! . easy-acting, healthy stat< -' iin> grca'ly *"? ^romote ^g^3-1" e j 6 | Sold only at the more than 7, ! #T| 1 fLillG I i j ^ 3 : 3 | " I i . J j I retried for tie crime they allege he Yi I committed, I wish they would retry pain " j him; I want him to be acquitted of ings " , every suspicion. He had nothing to pc ^ do with the killing of, Rosenthal. 1 I rital want the world to know that he did niak ; not. He was the victim of a vile 11 conspiracy and that should be Dr j >r0Ted" heal Soon after Becker was sent to the just t death house Mrs. Becker returned to sucj] the public school in Harlem, where A she had been before she married the w, e . real liantflnonf Qho Vl a C hppri iL ; punvc nc:uw^auub. ^ ? . . i J JG a ':teacher there ever since. lover John F. Mclntyre, who defended a \J Pecker at the trial said: -: u see i "If the court of appeals has held ! ^ that Schepps is an accomplice, as a ? matter of law, the people are withi ~\o our a case. Since he was practically ! , I clos the only one who corroborated Rose, i x,. Bins , Webber and Vallon. and the court ol . - pie ? appeals holds aim to be an accom? caaf . plice, this leaves the State without the . t , bott I corroboration required by law. ! r Always Confident. i ft* 5 "1 never doubted the result in the r t. courc of appeals. 1 felt that the court i j ] must reverse from the night of con- -ny _ i viction. The trial was a series of er- ^ ] 7 rors from the beginning. The hys- >ett j teria and bias prevailing at the lime j Wf .1 prevented a fair and impartial trial _ 'frcm the being given to the defendant. There wil: never be another -trial now ! Q: that the State's case has fallen to Wt ~ : . j ' ! TTi e ! Charles G. F! Wa'.ilc\ attorney l'or j i H j ; the four gunmen, declared there was j^ ^ [ j nothing left for him to do except to | ^ c j appeal to executive clemency after ; 1 . : the date for the execution of the four sia, men is.determined. ? ? Con "It is axiomatic," he said, "that ? - an appeal for clemency will be made. -I - ? ^e jAs l nave noi seen me complete le-vt < -1 . ' m t of the decision, I am at this time un- i _ e1 u. | able to say just what the applica- j ^ ^ ? 1 tion will be based upon. 0 j Q 11 I >1 P< > RTA > T TO A l.l >V0V\iX ! box< HEADERS OF THIS PAPER j ro > ^ 1 to or Thousands upon thousands ot wo- i 43 ! , men have kidm-vs or oladdor trouble - * a : i TJ and never suspect 1 ' j c. Wonie^s complaints o'tcn prove to ; _____ j be nothing else but kidney trouble, or _ the result of kidney or bladder dis-j Ml r Oil SO, t If the kidneys are not in a Wealthy i . condition, tbi-v may cause the ether T< . organs to became diseased. ; cole ???? L nw?MmM L!. ei ..tr?Meancranai ' & fi fci ^Bll ,, J 111 i ii I HI Pll W v.. ?,.. . . -?r . '"-'-V 1 & J f|? J I I t ? 1^3 w. ?- ~~ ."* -vyrv.- .-jv. -----^ lieve we have the best rem We urge you to try it a ure it will?we'll give ba; mily druggist. You know we wo break a promise. 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