| Show BECKERS BECKER'S LAST HOPE IS GONE GONEI I New Trial Denied Condemned Police Lieutenant To Be Bev Electrocuted Tomorrow v i I i cw York July 28 Justice John Fo Ford rt of tho the supreme court tonight t dod do- do d a t new now trial to Charles Decker the tho former police pollee lieutenant under sentenCe sentence sentence sen sen- tence tence of or death for or Instigating the murder mur- mur der Of or Herman Ro the gambler decision means that Becker must FrIda Friday b be bi electrocuted on justice Ford announced his decision on nt st 10 o'clock tonight In hi his chamber I where he hc had labored for Several everal da days nd nl nights on the briefs submitted for forand and against the appl application allon for Cor a new trial l He lie called the waiting newspaper newspapermen men into his chambers and as his sec eec r- r handed d them copies o of ot his J typewritten decision the justice said sad r jf i I l have denied the motion for a new ne fr Trial Trial- 1 And Alid this Is m my birth birthday a Im I'm 53 10 fe loda today tolaY Its It's a pretty tough way to sPend sPendS S lt it If your your our birthday y i I 1 virtually arrived arrive at t m my decision Tuesday nl night ht aid ald Ford but ij m many maily II hours since then phrasing and End arran arranging ing the opinion Then the Justice chatted for several minutes on the law Involved In the case tle he had Just decided Mrs Irs Becker U d II was said Mid at that very ery ver moment to be visiting her doomed loomed husband In Sing r Sins Sing A Justice Fords Ford's s 's decision covered five rive I full fill pages of oC le legal al cap paper and con- con tamed about 1500 words It goes oes Into the details of tho affidavits affidavit filed rUed by bytho bytho tho the attorneys for tor Becker Decker arid and declares that the evidence proffered Is for the part cumulative and hence Referring Referring- to the thc plea of or W. W Bourke Cockran chief of or counsel for Decker Becker that the Uie right to lo grant rant a new trial Is j Inherent In tho the court the decision says ars I cannot find anywhere In the tho authorities au- au even a suggestion that this L court possesses any such Inherent power On the contrary as has been pointed out the power Is granted b by statute and must be exercised in Iii strict compliance with It r In conclusion the court sass says sas As s I 1 studied the authorities and examined examined examined ex ex- ex- ex the affidavits the conviction has grown upon me that It a new trial could not be granted without disregarding the law and attempting to usurp the functions of another de depArtment department de- de of government The motion p I therefore Is denied r Receive News New r Ossining N N. Y 1 Y July Juh 28 Charles Charles pecker Becker In the at Sin Sing Sing Singa a rison tonight received calmly the tho thop p f TE s that his appeal for a new trial had k been denied t Father ather Cashin the tho condemned mans man's i IY spiritual adviser said suld later that Becker i bore u UT up well r f Decker Becker had been been waiting for news and f t. when whon Deputy Warden Johnson reached I his cell Inquired Have I 1 lost Mr 11 Johnson replied Yes Charlie I am ver very sorry sorn to say you OU have Beckers Becker's voice was 08 thick as he said I had been hoping against hope that I would win and I am disappointed I Iam Iam Iam am not afraid to die Declare Becker Decker Guilt Guilty Albany r- r N. N Y July Juh 28 Justice Ford di did the tho only thing ho could do The evidence c was as conclusive If IC I had any doubt as to the guilt of Decker Becker I should pardon him This was wa Governor Whitman's comment comment com corn ment tonight on the refusal of Justice Ford ord to grant Charles Becker Decker a now trial |
