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Show oo TAKEN OFF POLICE ROLLSj Becker Automatically Dropped as Lieutenant Lieuten-ant of Police Now York, Oct. 26. Charles Becker, Beck-er, automatically dropped from the police rolls by his conviction, will pay one visit to police headquarters before be-fore he goes to Sing Sing prison to await the action of tho court of appeals ap-peals lie will be taken from the Tombs to tho buroau of identification identifica-tion to be Bertlllloued for the rogues' gallery. The work to get Becker's case before be-fore the court of appeals will begin after sentence Is pronounced by Justice Jus-tice Goff on Wednesday noxL Notice of appeal will bo filed forthwith. The caso is not likely to bo set for argument argu-ment for Beveral monthn and decision decis-ion of the court of appeals Is not ex-j pected for a year or more. In tho event of a revorsal of tho verdict. Becker would bo remanded to tho Tombs again without ball to await a new trial. This follows the precedent set In the Molineaux case, In which JuBlice Goff was reversed by the court of appeals ap-peals after a delay of two years. Molineaux Mo-lineaux was acquitted on bis second trial Although Becker will be sentenced on Wednesday, October 30. he will not go to Sing Sing until abont November No-vember 9, ten days being generally allowed al-lowed for consultations with counsel coun-sel Eleven points on which the appeal ap-peal will be based aro outlined today In a statement prepared by Becker's chiof counsel. More than 1.000 exceptions ex-ceptions were taken during the trial to rulings made by Justice Goff. no |