New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-26
gEDEL HEARS ALLEGED
CONFESSION REPEATED
state Rests After Story of Stay
ina of W. H. Jackson Is
Told Many Times.
Mr.. WHITMAN ON THE STAND
district Attorney Says Prisoner
Told Him Re Killed Broker Be-
cause he Needed Money for
His Mother and Sister.

announced yesterday afternoon in Gen
s-sl Sessions that the people rested In
.so trial OF Paul Giedel for the murder of
W u Jackson In the Hotel Iroquois or
,,,v o6 the story OF the crime, as it is
.uaeed IL was related by Giedel after his
arrest. had been repeated on the wit
ness stand half a dozen times
-r.rae members of the detective force
Tho worked on the case had repeated
,Ae narrative to the jury. when George
Dougherty, the Deputy Police Com
customer at the head of the Detective
pureau. went over II again yesterG-y
-,oruing. A condensed statement of the
manner in which the crime was com
-,itted. prepared by Commissioner
r,ourberty and signed by Giedel under
oath. was produced and placed in evil
denCe-
In the afternoon District Attorney
Whitman. who was at Police Headquar-
ters when Giedel was examined. repeated
,he story again. and as a climax James
Hamu1iH. a stenographer Of the District
Attorneys Office. who took verbatim
report Of the questions put to Giedel and
hts answers. again went over the ground
covered by his chief and the members of
the Police Department
Mr. Mott then announced that the
prosecution had completed its case, and
Of the request Of counsel for the defence
Judge Grain postponed the opening of
the defence until Monday morning.
During the day Mrs. Annie Giedei,
mother Of the young defendant, gave out
a statement denying that she had ever
requested a change in the plans Of her
sons attorneys. as reported in an after
noon newspaper. The statement was
largely an eulogy Of the counsel Mr..
GRAY. who has conducted the defence,
said the statement had been given out
without his knowledge.
Wish Was Out of This"
Detective James J. Finan testified that
Giedel had remarked to him on the day
he was indicted:
was going TO get out of II when 1 read in
the newspapers that they could not make
ont the label on the bottle
Lieutenant DominiCk Reilly. who was
the first witness examined AT the open
ing Of court. said that Giedel had in
formed him that he had washed HIS
hands after killing Mr.. Jackson and
wiped them on the paiamas which the
dead man wore
During two hours discrimination
of Reilly, which elected apparently moth
ing new, Giedel appeared bored. and
vswned twice. With this exception he
maintained the same placid cOuntenance
that he has worn during most of the
weeks trial. He WINGED when Mr.. Mott,
replying to a remark of Mr.. Gray, said:
Il object TO counsers statement about
this being an inexperienced boy. 1t Is
not founded on fact. on the contrary
the opposite is true"
Commissioner Dougherty stated that
Ciedel had volunteered TO make his con-
fession and had not been coerced into
doing 90.
"Giedel said he wanted 10 make a com
plete statement Of the murder of Mr..
Jackson" said Dougherty. He said he
wanted 10 tell the truth
did ne say murder OF Mr.. Jackson
or killing Of Mr.. Jackson or death of
Nj Jackson - asked Mr.. Gray.
He said. 70 the best OF my recolec-
ton. murder Of Mr.. Jackson, replied
Dougherty.
Felt Pulse 10 Test Truth.
In explaining why he had held his
finger on Gieders pulse when question
ing him during FIVE minutes in Giedel's
room. Commissioner Dougherty stated
he wanted 10 see If the prisoner was
nervous and II he/was telling the truth.
He said the pulse was rather rapid, and
ne concluded that Giedel was telling
some untruths.
District Attorney Whitman said that
Giedel had been a bellboy at the Iro-
Quois Hotel. where the District Attorney
dives with his family. and in that capac-
~ had frequently come TO his apart
ment
II didn't know his last name" said Mr..
Whitman. as he was known 70 me as
Paul. When I went 10 Police Head .uar-
tiers on the information that an employe
of the hotel named Giedel had been ar
rested for the murder Of Mr.. Jackson I
d. not expect 20 see this defendant. I
was surprised when I saw him I could
not believe At first that he WAS guilty,
srd warned him that anything he might
say could be used against him il he was
IRsced on trial.
81 asked him why he had committed
ne crime. and he said he needed the
money 70 send 70 his mother and sister
The District Attorney then repeated
confession made in his presence.
Did you hear Giedel say anything 10
McGrane?" asked Mr.. Mott referring TO
the defendants friend. who was arrested
with him.
Yes" replied Mr.. Whitman. He said
- McGrane: Tell the whole truth.
have told them everything and ths
know it all"
I Mr. Whitman said he left his apart
rnent about 9 o'clock on the night Of the
murder and returned at II 30 o'clock.
During the interim Mrs. Whitman was
there alone.
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