The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-30
how he LET WARNER ESCAPE
WITNESSES TELL or POLICEMAN
WAISTS COWARDICE.


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0nc Of the Two PatroImen Up ON Charges
Listens UnmSvcd In the Trial Room as
story Of His 71midity IL Developed
Refused 10 Leave Room, Once INSIDE.
Accused Of cowardice in failing to make
an attempt TO arrest Frank II. Warner. who
killed Esther G. Norling In the doorway
Of Whites hsberdashery at . West Forty
second street and then escaped and went
down town 10 Waverley place and Greene
street. where he shot John G. Wilson.
his lifelong friend, Policemen Stephen s.
Walsh Of the East Fifty-first street station
was on trial yesterday at POLICE Head
quarters before COMMISSIONS Bingham.
Walsh displayed not the slightest con-
cern as witness after witness told in detail
how he fed from the murderer and locked
himself in a tailoring establishment in the
Spalding Building at 20 West Forty-second
street, and remained there until other police
men came on the scene.
Walsh was defended by Aaron Levy.
inspector Richard Walsh Of the Fourth
Inspection district conducted the prose-
cution. The inspector called Frederick
Hartman an elevator man In the Spalding
n 4iult1ks viz NLkub vi ny bCluIlk
how Policeman Walsh fed from the sight Of
Warner as the murderer was making his
way to the third fool with a revolver in his
hand.
When Walsh got near tho third floor"
Hartman testified. there was a shot fired.
Walsh. who was right in front Of me. stopped
short and ran down the stairs crying. My
God. I'm shot He ran into the tailoring
establishment Of G. X. George OF the second
floor. and l thinking that he was shot
followed him in. He Immediately closed
he door and locked it and began feeling
himself all over. I saw that the bullet
fired by Warner hadn't struck him and !
told him to go out ana get the murderer.
He refused to leave the room, and when
I saw tn at he didn't intend to 60 out I started
TO leave myself He barred the way and
refused to permit anybody to go. into the
hallway. We we're IN the tailoring shop
probably twenty minutes and remained
there until the shipping clerk OF ~Spalding's
brought up the reserves. When they came
to the door Walsh came out"
AFTER Walsh drew his revolver did he
make any attempt TO get outr' asked Com
missioner Bingham.
NO. he did not, answered the witness.
He ssid Don't open that door"
Emil Minch. a cutter for George. testified
that Walsh ran into the tailoring establish
m6nt OlTcCtty dIUeT nlm. ml1Cn btiu ITO
told Walsh to draw his gun and go out and
get the murderer. but instead the policeman
remained in the room and only went to the
window and raped to attract the notice OF
the people who were c~ongregated on the
street below.
Several other witnesses who were in the
tailoring shop testified that Walsh made no
effort To leave the room, and they even
went 90 far as to say that the policeman
commanded all Of them to keep away from
the door and to make no attempt to I'M
look il.
Michael Ryan. a young plumber Of $40
West Twenty-ninth street, testified for
Walsh that he saw him run up the stairway
in the Spalding Building two steps at a
time. He had been gone only a few sec
.J.rds after the murderer" said Ryan, when
| heard a shot and saw a lot OF smoke.
fhen the policeman came down and asked
esveral policemen who were down stairs in
the corridor. where l was standing. to go
ND and help him, but none OF them went
with him. He went back alone. The
murderer called down the stairway before
Walsh went I'D the second time Come on
up. you skunks, and III give you what
you want
Walsh took the stand and told Of the
shooting Of Esther Norling and how he
finally made up his mind TO go after the
murderer. He said that he followed Warner
up TO the third floor, when the fugitive
aimed a revolver at him and fired.
"As soon as he fired | thought l was
shot, said Walsh. Il staggered down the
stairs into the tailor shop"
What made you stagger?" asked Com
missioner Bingham.
The smoke, it was so close to me- re-
Piled Walsh.
sWhen I found l was all right | wanted
10 20 out, but Minch would not let me-"
said Walsh. He said il / wanted to take
nv life in my hands he didn't want to be
killed, 30 they kept me in the store and
wouldn't let me open the door. / took out
NV gun then and waited for the murderer
to come down, because / could see the
shadow of anybody in the hallway through
the stained glass door. and II anybody
had appeared in the hallway I would have
seer them. I finally went out and made
my way to the third floor. came down again
and descended to the ground floor. where !
appealed to several policemen to come up
and help me. None Of them would come
I'D and | vent back alone"
DO you mean to say that these two old
men prevented you from doing your duty?"
yelled the Commissioner:
Yes, sir" answered Walsh.
hinch and Hartman were recalled to
me stand by Inspector Walsh and both
denied that they prevented the cop from
leaving the room.
The defence has three witnesses TO be
examined tomorrow. when the case will
be closed. Walsh's chances OF escaping
dismissal are considered very slight.
Policeman Tracey l.. Roosa, who was
suspended at the same time and on the same
charge with Walsh. will be put on trial to-
day.
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