Evening star., 1914-04-11
HOPE Of RESPITE
FOR THE GUNMEN
Friends of the Alleged Muir
derers of R0SenthaI intro
duCe New Evidence.
COURT GRANTS HEARING
ON MOTION FOR RETRIAL
Arguments Today Before Judge Gof
May Result Favorably to Con-
demned Mems Plea.

NEW YORK, April 1l.-EcIatlpcs and
friends Of the four gunner sentenced
to die in the electric chair carly Noud4&
morning for the murder of Gamble.
Rosenthal. and the convicted men then,
selves today based their hopes for >
respite on the nearing which t. gan a,
noon before Justice John w ,ioff on 4
motion for a new trial.
Justice GoH last night signed an order
making II mandatory FOR District Att"r-
nev Whitman TO show cause Willy tho
four sunmcn should not he granted i
new trial.
| The order Was obtained on the ground
/ of newly discovered evidence. This new
evidence. in the form of afiidayits.
presented 70 Justice Cor by Charles G. r
| WahIc of counsel for the condemned
! men.
| District Attorney Whitman reached
New York from Pittsburgh shortly before
| noon today and went at once to his Of
| fee. preparatory TO the hearing before
| Justice Gof. He declined to discuss tho
case.
Respite Is Probable.
| II is doubtful if the hearing before
Justice Cioff can bc finished today. in
Which event it is expected that District
Attorney Whitman will join with com
sci for the Sunmen in requesting Gov.
Glynn to grant a respite. Unless such
respite lis received by Warden Clancy
of Sing Sing prison before the time set
for the execution of the four men he has
made it plain that the program for car
rying out the mandates of the court Will
be followed.
Warden Clancy stated his position in
| reply to a request from Mr.. Nahlc cuun-
! sci for the gunner. that the executions
be postponed until Thursday t" provide
| against the contingency of having t.
continue the arguments on the inotI"n
| for A new trial beyond today
! Until word of the eleventh hour fight
being made in their behalf was CARED
to them in the death house at Sing Sing
late last night, the four gunner Were
preparing for death The news caused
them to rejoice and each showed that he
expected at least a postponement OF the
execution day. At first the men refused
to believe that a hope remained for them
to escape the electric chair. but as the
meaning of the news brought 10 them b.
Warden Clancy was explained they De-
came more cheerful.
/ Newly Discovered Evidence.
The evidence upon which Mr.. Wahle
bases his motion for a new trial came
to him only YESTERDAY w. f. Burwcll
of Waterbury, Conn. pool and billiard
player, swore to an affidavit that he 81 y
the murder of RosenthaI: that he saw
the man who shot the gambler and thai
| this man was not one of the four gun
men. BurwelI declared that he could
identify the murderer if he could see
| him again
! Carl Dresner a bartender. is the other
witness upon whom Mr.. Wahle relies /"
! -Y,.t
Dresner swore in an affidavit that r.
| had previously known Jack Rose.
.-Bridgie' Webber, Harry Nallon AM
! Sam Schepps. and Herman Eosenthal
| On the morning of the murder Ircsnrr
| swore that he saw WALTON and Webber
| in the gray car as it was leaving tn.
| scene of the murder. and Schepps was
| standing on the running board
Witnesses to Be Cross-Exanined.
! BurwelI and Dresner will be cross
| examined by District Attorney Whit
man or his assistants. and their testi-
| mony will be matter of argument. {
Justice Gofr decides the testimony I
! the two new Witnesses opens a frc>a 4
line of defense he can set aside ~.
| former verdict of guilty and grant 4
new trial to the four Gunmen, but 4
| the motion is denied all hope for the
| condemned men will end. Gov Gfynu
having refused 10 reconsider his re-
| fuSal to interfere.
Argument for a Respite
! There was some delay in starting the
| hearing
Mr. Wahle. chief counsel for the
| prisoners. said that seven new affidsNiiS
| had been obtained. but that the signcrs
| of only three OF them would lie ca ietl
upon to testify. He added that all sorts
xF.,I,
| teered various bits of evidence; that
counsel had run down many of these
| stories. only to find majority false.
i The proceedings were interrupted her.
| when Justice Goff ordered d young man
| who delivered a note to him stopped
| before he could leave the room. Tile
man was placed on the witness stand.
| He said he was Gustave Beck, ami
| that he had come to the court to de
liver note to E. E. NJ; Browne, .
rabbi. who has been working in the
| gunmen's behalf. The note had been
| handed to him in the hall of the court
house. he explained. That was all he
| knew about it.
Contents Not Made Public.
| Rabbi Browne. on the stand, said that
| he had been working in the gunmen's
| behalf at the request of several Jewish
societies He disclaimed all knowledge
| of the mysterious note the young man
udQ QtllEeEeu IT'S cOIIenlS were not
| made public at the time. The rabbi read
| it, but would say only lit is a secret
Carl Dresner. bartender, and signcr
| of an affidavit stating that he had seen
| the now notorious informers Jack
Rose, "Bridgey' Webber, Harry VaIlon
and others speeding away in the auto
| mobile from the scene of the Rosenthal
murder. was called to the stand. lndi-
cations We're that the hea ring might
-feA. .fh fn al IA EIsafa
DreSner said that on the morning or
| July Is. 1872. he was stading on the
| corner Of J0th street and 18th avenue.
| from l o'clock until shortly before :
O'Clock AIN. This was three DAYS before
! the murder. He said he saw Rose. Web
| ber and Vallon in front of cafe and
heard Rose urge Webber and Vallon to
| put it over on Rosenthal when the
| latter emerged from the place with his
| wife.
Saw Men in a Gray Car.
Coming down to the time of the murder.
Dresner swore that he was standing on
the steps of the Eks' Club, which rs
diagonaHy across the street from ffe