Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-11
Counsel FOR THE
GUNMEN fights
HARD
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Dresner insisted that he had kept
still because he had been in fear of
his life. He had lost that fear now,
lie added
District Attorney Whitman tried to
get the witness to tell just who he
was afraid would kill him. Dresner
said there were plenty Of people" in
New York to be afraid Of. He was
unable, however, to give any names.
Il was taking no chances with the
New York gunner and stray bull
let's he explained.
why didn't you come to me and
tell me the story?" asked the district
attorney.
The witness laughed loudly.
why, if / had gone to you and
told that, I'd never even had chance
to get out Of the criminal court build
ing without being shot. | doubt whe-
ther / would have been alive 15 min
|utes after ! started TO tell you the
story. Jack Roses friends would have
put it over me quick. You can depend
on that"
The district attorney asked Dresner
why he failed to.warn Kosenthal when
he heard Rose say TO Webber and
Yallon. "Go put it over on him" The
witness said he "did not want to get
into any trouble
When Mr.. whitman concluded,
Wahle, attorney for the gunmen,
questioned the witness about his fear
Of Rose, Webber and Vallon. Dresner
repeated that he was afraid these
men or their frienGs would have got
me, If / had told story involving
them" 9a
The next witness was William 3,
Burwell, a professional billiard player
at waterbury, Conn. Like Dresner,
Burwell stuck to the text Of his aff-
davit as made public yesterday, which
described how he had seen Rosenthal
shot down. The witness was shown
pictures of the four gunner and he
swore that the man he saw fire al
Rosenthal was not among the four
Before beginning his cross examina
tion District Attorney Whitman in
structed five men in the court room
to stand up. "Do you know these
men?" he asked.
4 do" said b "They are
oonAecticutApolie haxe known
them all six yearasor more"
Mr.. Whitman then plunged into the
witness police record. Burwell admit
ted he had been arrested many times
and that in sporting circles he was
known as "St. Louis Kid"
Questioned by counsel for the de
tense, the witness said he realized he
would be asked about his police rec
ord, but that he knew he had impor-
tant evidence and that it was his duty
to come forward and present it.
Justice Goff asked Burwell for a
minute description Of the man he saw
shoot at Rosenthal. Burwell said the
man was about five feet eight inches
tall, OF medium build, had a dark,
soft hat on and was sharp faced" "
The witness did not know whether
the man had a high, sharp nose, such
as Harry WALTON has
Samuel Kalmanson, formerly clerk
in an East side store, was next called.
He testified that he AMI a friend were
walking through Forty-third street
near the scene Of the murder when
they heard shooting. A man with a
revolver bumped into him, he said,
Here the witness was shown a photo
Of Harry WALTON and he identified 1t
as the man who had held the revol-
veE3 Mr.. Whitman's cross-examina-
ton failed to shake him.
While there appeared to be little
chance Of the governor taking any
eleventh. hour action in the gunmen's
cases, tt was regarded as significant
that the secretary Of states office
planned to keep open late tonight. A
reprisve sfr6m the governors must be
filed with the secretary Of state.
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