New Britain herald., 1914-04-11
CUNMEN MAY GET
 RESPITE AT LAST
Justice Golf Hearing Testimony of Two New Witnesses.
'DACO FRANK ISSUES STATEMENT

Webber and Vallon to "Put It Over On" Rosenthal.
 New York, April 11.-Counsel for l the four gunmen doomed to die at Sing Sing prison Monday for the mur- der of Herman Rosenthal. made. a final plea for their clients before Su- preme Court Justice John w Golf to- day. The justice, who had presided at the trial, agreed last night to this eleventh hour procedure on the repre- sentation of counsel that new evidence had been discovered tending to show that the prisoners were not the real nlurderers. District Attorney Whit man, rushing here from Chicago, ap- peared to oppose the motion for a new trial. The hearing was set for noon in the judges chambers. but was transferred at the last moment to the supreme court proper. There was some delay in starting.
 Seven New Affidavits.
 MT. Wahle, chief of counsel for the prisoners, said that seven new aff1- davits had been obtained but the signers of only three of them would be called upon to testify.
 The proceedings were interrupted here when Judge Golf ordered young man, who delivered a note to him stopped before he could leave the room The man was placed on the witness stand. He said he was Gus tave Beck, and that he had come to Al 1~li aofn fN n MI Browne, a Jewish clergyman. who has been working in the gunmen's behalf The note had been handed to him in the hall of the court house. he ex- plained That was all he knew about it.
 Contents Held Secret.
 Mr. Browne, on the stand, dis claimed all knowledge of the note, and it's contents were not made pub lie at the time. The clergyman read it, but would say only Tt is secret"
 Carl Dresner, bartender and sigrei of an affidavit, who stated that he had seen the now notorious informers, "Bridgie'' Webber, Harry Va1lon and others, speeding away in the auto mobile from the scene of the Rosen- thai murder, was called to the stand. Indications were that the hearing would be protracted and perhaps stretch into a night session.
 Dresner said he knew Rose, Web ber, Schepps, Vallon and Rosenthal. He had known some of the men as long as six years before Rosenthal was killed and some only a year be- fore that time He met them at various times in gambling rooms and cafes in and around New York.
 Heard Roses Suggestion.
 The witness said he also knew a during July, 1912-the monts of the murder-in the Garden Cafe at Eff tieth street and Seventh avenue. On the morning of July 12, 1912, Dres- ner said he was standing on that corner from l o'clock until shortly before o'clock. This was three days before the murder. He said he saw Rose, Webber and Vallon in front of the cafe and heard Rose urge Webber and vallop to "Put it over on" Rosenthal when the latter emerged from the place with his wife know. Details of this alleged oc- CurIGNC0 nave pIcFlOuSiy OSSA NiSSU in the witness affidavit.
 Coming down to the time of the Dresner swore that he was standing on the steps of the Elks club. which is diagonally across the street from the Hotel Metropole, when he heard shots, and then gray car raced by him through Forty third street. Schepps was on the running board and in the car he saw Webber, Vallon and Shapiro. Two other men were in the car, said the witness. but they were not any of the gunmen now in Sing Sing. He said he told Policeman James Kelly what he knew during the week Becker was convicted.
 Whitman Fires Questions.
 District Attorney Whitman here took up the cross examination.
 Where did you see Policeman Kelly?" asked the district attorney.
 .In the criminal courts building. I went there to find out whether Beck CT had been convicted or not"
 Exactly what did you tell Kelly?"
 "I told Kelly the men who killed up."
 'Did you tell Kelly Rose. Schepps and VallOn were in the car?"
 "No."
 Didn't you tell MT. Wahle you told Kelly that?"
 It was doubtful if the hearing be- fore Justice Golf could be concluded today, in which event it was expected that District Attorney Whitman would join counsel for the gunmen in requesting Governor Glynn to grant a respite. Unless such re- spite is received by Warden Clancy of Sing Sing prison before the time