Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-11-30 | Page 22 | Becker's Appeal to be Heard This Week

BECKER'S APPEAL TO BE HEARD THIS WEEK Attorneys Will Advance 26 Seasons Why Former Police Official Should Not Be Executed. NEW YOBK, Nov. 20. Twcnty-fivo reasons whj' former Polico Lieutenant Charles Becker should not be executed for the murder of Herman Rosonthal. tho gambler, will bo presented next week to tho state court of appeals. Bockor is now in Sing Sing prison under un-der sontenco of death. His attorneys said today that the court probably would devote four days to hearing arguments ar-guments on Becker's appeal from conviction. con-viction. Becker, Bays tho appellants ' brief, is a victim of tho greatest conspiracy of the ago. He was not given a chanco for his life. Tho offect of the ruling of the court made the trial a mockery. One of tho principal arguments in Becker's behalf will be that Sam Schepps, the chief corroborative witness wit-ness for the state, was an accomplice. His attorneys complain that tho trial, was rushed through, and that Becker was convicted by public opinion. An appeal will bo presented in be-, half of tho four gunmen convicted of tho crime Whitov Lewis, "Dago Prank," "Lefty Louis" and "Gyp tho Blood." In their caso moro than 150 errors are alleged in tho ruling of the trial judge, and sixteen roasone ffivon for a reversal.