The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12

n.fore examining the witnesses MT.
wahle addressed the court. de outlined
the testimony they would give. This. ne
ss,d. was new testimony and not corroo-
orat,va or accumulative Of old testimony,
which would be worthless In obtaining a
new trial. He described how william T.
Burwell. whom he described as an eNh'p'-
ton billiard player. telephoned 10 MI"
from Poughkeepsie on Thursday now ne
told him to come to town, how buf"eh
did come. Burwell made an afiidaVit, ne
said. and was ready to testify to the truth
Of its contents.
He suoke OF the notes BuTweu had made
IN a notebook three or four days after
the murder and said he had sent burweN
to New Haven to get that notebook late
Friday night. Burwell had gone ana had
autographed that he would be back In New
York at l2:t5 to-day.
He then told OF Karl Dresners familiar
isy with Shapiro, Rose, Weber and
WALTON. having been brought up In the
same nelghborhood, and how he mad
avoided tesifying because of fear OF
injury. Now that Dresner was the only
hone of saving four men from unde-
served execution, Mr.. Wahle said, the man
had come forward to help him out.
Dresner, a slightly bald young man OF
tho same type that has been appearing In
all the court scenes which have followed
the death of Herman Rosentnai was the
frat witness called. He said he lives
at lA7 East Fifty-fifth street Under the
guidance OF Mr.. Wahle he repeated the
contents OF his affidavit, which was pub
l!shed in THE SUN yesterday. lie told
how. three days before the murder. he
was at the Garden Restaurant, Seventh
avenue and Fifty-second street. hoping
to see Vincent, a bartender. from whom he
hoped 10 get job. Five feet away from
him stood Rose Weber and WALTON. lie
knew them all well, he said.
Thinks PlOtters Feared Him.
He said that he heard Rose say
..rhere he is now put it over on him." as
Herman Rosenthal. his wife and another
man came out of the restaurant. lie
walked a&ay, he said, and Rose, WALTON
and Weber stood still, Rose, Weber
and WALTON testified in the Becker case
and IN the case OF the four gunner that
Lefty Louie, Dago Frank and Gyp the
Hood were at the Garden that night, but
were afraid to kill Rosenthal because OF
the presence OF "A man who they thought
was a Burns detective. Dresnsr said he
believed that he was the man who waa
mistaken for the Burns man.
presner then told how he called at the
Ilks Club the night of the murder. he
had left and was twenty-five feet from
sixth avenue on Forty third street, he SAID
when ,he murder car" went past him
lie swore that he saw and plainly recog
nized Shapiro at the wheel, Weber and
Nallon In the tonneau of the car and San
Schepps standing on the running board
lie fixed the time at Is or 20 minutes aftel
3. o'clock the murder actually took place
Sti:65.
He explained his reasons for not ap
wearing In the case sooner. lie was afraid
he said, although he couldn't or wouldn'
cay whom he feared
suffer- In whitman Drilling.
lie protested several times that MI
whitman was making him nervous tina
each question was like a blow on tn
head"
please don't hurry me-" he said, "a
] want to catch my breath"
Mr.. whitman succeeded In embarrass
Ing the witness about the exact time h
saw the murder car" speed past him.
III YOU were afraid of tcstifying before
why aren't you afraid now" asked Judg
Whitman
II am stin afraid" said Dresner. "b,
save the lives OF four who know, al
innocent"
Dresner first told Lieut., John Becke