The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-02
Attorney Wahle Calls Treat.
mcnt Brutal and Will
Protest to Glynn.
NEW ACTOR IN BECKER CASE
Jack the Brick Says lie Heard
Ex-Lieutenant Plotting
With Rose.

yesuIudy tNAl nc Woulu produce new
witness at the second trial OF Charles
Becker in the person OF Jacob L. Gold
man. known on the East Side as Silver
JACK and Jack the Brick because of his
red hair.
on tho heels OF this admission came a
report that Mr.. Whitman had found still
another man, whose identity Is not dis
closed but whose name has never ap-
peared In the Rosenthal murder case, to
corroborate Goldmans story that he
overheard an discriminating conversation
between Becker and Jack Rose In the
lafayette baths before the murder.
Goldman 10 living at an uptown hotel
ct the clty's expense.
In preparation for the second trial. in
which he will be assisted by James A.
Delehanty. the Distric: Attorney has sent
w!tnt sses to Sing Sing to Identify the four
Gunmen.
This procedure, Mr.. Whitman said. IL
necessary because the State must show
that Lefty Louie, Dago Frank Whitley
Lewis and Gyp the Blood. now under SEN
tenCe OF death. were the men Identified in
court by two witnesses In the case, Sha-
piro. driver Of the murder car, and Louis
Kruse, the waiter.
Fails to Identify Men.
Shapiro went to the prison on Saturday
and kruse on Tuesday and yesterday,
both OF the 'latters attempts falling.
Shapiro got into the death house and iden-
t!Aei the four. Mt Whitman says. In
case OF Shapiros death or disappearance
corroboration was necessary. SO Kruse
was sent on the same mission.
On Tuesday Detective Al Thomas OF
Whtman's STAFF went with the waiter, but
the gunner refused to obllee. Dago Frank
hid behind the head OF his bedstead, Louis
and Gyp got into bed and covered upItheir
heads and Whitley Lewis covered his face
Nth his arms.
Again yesterday the attempt was made
This time Thomas found ii. Lionel Krin-
gel attorney with c. G. +. Wahle for the
gunner. on the ground with strong OBJ
jections to the proceeding.
Assistant District Attorney Deacon
Murphy. who was in the prison on another
case, was appealed to. but Mr.. Kringel
vas obdurate and threatened to appeal
10 Gov Glynn. 40 Thomas and kruse
came back 20 New York without having
accomplished their object.
Gunmea's Lawyers Angry.
MI hFlnEci ana MT. NanIe were IN
dignant last night at the treatment ac-
official OF the prison offered to have the
gunner forced 10 show their faces II
Thomas and Murphy demanded that.
81 found the gunmen in tears over what
they termed inhuman treatment" said
Mr. Kringel. "They said they We're will
ing TO go into a lineup of say ten men
and have Kruse see II he could identify
ht,. sln.. tn Ia ~
up when they declare II was impossible
for any one not to pick them out. They
cried that they were on the verge OF aath
and that they ought not to he treated like
dogs. Their attitude affected me very
much. II Is a shame to bother them
now"
Mr.. Wahle saws that on Saturday
Warden James Clancy walked Into the
death house ahead of Shapiro, stopped AZ
Gym the Bloods cell and said. Hello,
Gyp"
Then" continued Mr.. Wahle. "Sha-
PRO pointed 10 Gyp and said. That's
Cyp the Blood That's how they were
Identified II surely wasn't fair"
The account of the two attempts al
Identification differ radically from the
versions given out by Mr. Whitman.
Mr. Kr!ngel said that when the at
tempt to see the gunner yesterday failed
MF. MllpnN opened uOOT IN tHe PRIV
Clp4. keepers Office and out stepped 4
st-ncgraphcr who. he supposed, WAS 70
take account of anything the gunner
said
says TSringel Advised 1t.
Warden Clancy said last night thai
NJ krngel himself twice asked his
clients to submit to the identification
explaining to them that II was not In
connection with their application for re-
pF!eye at all but with the Becker trial
an1 that they still refused.
TNercupon Mr.. Clancy suggested tina,
Ny kr,ngel write a protest to him against
repetition OF the occurrence SO as to
bring the matter TO a head and to let MT
whitman find a way to get his legal evil
dencr u IDENTIFY.
NJ Whitman sent his reply TO the let
Ter from Gov. Glynn. asking his opinion
on the reprieve application, to the Gov
t'no7 last night II Is bulky document
including several aftidavits The subject
n D'Wuutation was not taken up. Mr.
whitman has not changed his position
mat the gunner should die as directed by
u, Court Of Appeals,
Justice COT. VINO tried the case also
'-' his opinion to the Governor last
rr'' II Is understood that he does moi
commend delay In the execution
Is.rict Attorney Whitman Will ash
il.'re Seahury in the Supreme Cour'
Cr" IA. Term next Monday to Ak date
-a''' in May for the new Becker tria'
Whitman il said TO be confident OF
coHF..gg Becker again.