Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-16
THINK DRESNER
WILL MENTION
OTHERS IN PLOT
Whitman Expects Informer to
Involve Men Who Framed
Scheme.

NEW YORK, April 16.--It is eX-
pected that Carl Dresner, who admit
ted to the district attorney that he
had perjufed himself IN the eleventh
hour plot to save the four gunner
from the electric chair, will today
add to his confession. Although he
insists he did not have outside aid,
from what IS considered his remark
able knowledge of the case. 1t is be-
lieved he will implicate others. De-
tectlves are searching the city today
for William i. Burwell, the poolroom
hanger-on, who also made, an atii-
daytt and has disappeared, ~ t5.v.
In his confession Dresner admitted
every detail Of his atfldavit was false.
II Is now believed thai the arrest OF
Dresner and LIS incarceration in the
Tornbs is only the first Of a series
which will come as the result of the
unexpected motion for a new trial for
the sunmen on last Saturday
District Attorney Whitman has in
no way intimated whom he believes
Dresfer viii implicate today
Eleventh Hour AFFIDAVIT.
Some dayf' before the applica tion
for a new trial for the gunmen was
made by Charles iG. 70. Wahle and
I'll. Lionel aKringle, their attorneys,
Dresner made an affida Wit in which he
said that he knew all of the. informers
against Becker intimately; that he
was near the Garden Restaurant on
July II, a1912, and heard Jack. Rose
plotting against Rosenthals life; and
also that he was at the scene of the
RoSenthal shooting four days later
and saw the murder car pass. In the
car he swore, were Harry Nallon and
Bridgie Webber, while Sam Schepps
was standing on the running board.
He swore TO this before Justice Golf
at the hearing last Saturday and un-
der cross-eXamination. stuck to his
story persistently.
In contrast with this testimony
Dresner yesterday made an affidavit
in District Attorney Whitman's office,
in which he retracted his statements
and admitted his story was a tissue OF
lies.
Dresner Caught in Net.
1t was not by chance, it was learned,
that Dresner decided to change his
testimony. As a matter of fact, he
was so involved in an investigation
which Mr.. Whitman started imme-
diately after the gunmen's witnesses
had testified that he was helpless. He
confessed perjury after he saw that
lntIc WtS no OIHeT way out.
Dresner went to the District Attor-
ney's office of his own free will. With
him, however. under subpoena, was
Abe Guerson, whose name was
brought into the case by Dresner on
Saturday. According to Dresner, he
was on his way to see his friend
Guerson In the Elks' Club, on West
Forty third street on the morning of
the murder. Mr.. Whitman had found
Guerson and had learned that Dresner
was not in communication with him
at all on that morning. Guerson, in
fact, gave some other information
which caused Dresner to run to cover.
At first Dresner asserted that he
had told the truth. He repeated this
over and over again.
Then why did you come here?"
asked Mr. Whitman.
We'll, ! heard that Abe Guerson
was under subpoena, and / wanted to
assure you that had done nothing
wrong" was the reply.
Guerson Worried Him.
The presence in an anterom of
Guerson seemed to worry Dresner
Mr.. Whitman called Guerson into the
room. 1T is understood that Guerson
expressed warm friendship for Dres-
per, but told him fiatly that ne would
not shoulder any of his lies, and
that he was tired of the whole mat
ter, and would tell all that he knew
Guerson did tell all he knew, and it
put Dresner in a bad light.
Gradually the truth came out.
Dresner finally admitted that every
thing he had testified to was false.
81 didn't want to see the gunmen
go to the chair" he walled. Hon
estly, 1 didn't get any money for
it."
It was at this point that his affi-
davit repudiating his testimony be-
fore Justice Golf, and his earlier affi-
davit made to the gunmens' lawyers,
was drawn up Dresner signed the
original affidavit.
Call in the policeman in the hail."
ordered the district attorney, and in
a moment Policeman Louis Gray en-
tered the room.
place this man under arrest" said
Mr.. Whitman.
The arraignment took only a few
minutes. Dresner's affidavit and
several other affidavits, setting forth
what Dresner had testified to before
Justice Goff were produced. The
prisoner was warned as to his rights.
but he waived examination and said
that he did not want lawyer.
II plead guilty to the charge Of
Rerjury," he said, weakly.