South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
CIROFICPS STATEMENT
CAN'T CONVICT VALL0N
Gunman'S Confession" is Not
Available AS Evidence
Againt Man He Names AS
RoSenthaFS Assassin.
BULLETIN.

NEW YORK, April 14.-JOseph a.
Shay today withdrew as chief OF
counsel for Charles Becker, the for
mer police lieutenant who VIII soon
face trial for the second time for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal. Mr.
Shay announced his withdrawal after
he mad held "a two and a half hour
conference with Becker in the Tombs.
The LAWYER declared that his with
draWa1 was due to the attitude OF
John Becker, brother Of the accused
man. and his lack of tact in dealing
with every Tom, Dick and Harry who
comes along" Efforts are being made
10y Mrs. Becker to get Attorney Shay
To reconsider.
NEW YORK. April 14.-SensatlOnal
developments are expected soon In
connection with the plans for the sec
Ond trial Of Charles Becker for the
murder of Herman ROsenthal. II
was learned today that Becker has had
words with his lawyer, Joseph \.
Shay. and that the attorney had
threatened TO withdraw from the case.
Friends OF Becker predicted that Will
ham Travers JEROME, former district
attorney. would be engaged TO defend
the eX-pOlice official at his second trial.
Shay admitted that his connection
with BeCkers defense depended upon
a. conference that he would hold later
in the day with his client at the
TOmbs. He declined TO discuss the
imminent break with his client when
ne reached his office today. but Teiter
ated his belief in Beckers innocence.
While the funerals of three of the
executed gunner were being held on
the east side today. public interest GEN.
tered in the probable effect of the So
called confession" made by "Dago
Frank" CirO6ci. before he was electro
cuted Lawyers generally declared
that CirOrCiS statement as OF no Naiue
as regards future developments.
Can't Use Statement Against NallOn.
Tnougn he named Harry NallOn as
on" of the men who killed ROsenthal,
the statement cannot be used against
tn-t denizen Of the underworld.
Though CirOfCi said that as far as he
knew. Becker had no connection with
the murder, his statement viii not
figure i'm the defense of the eX-pOlice
lieutenant because its cOrrobOrates in
the main the story told by Bald Jack
Rose whose evidence convicted
Becker.
The startling charge was made by
Attorney Bernard II. Sander. coun-
sci for Nallou. today that the Cirofici
confession" was part of a well organ
ized plot 10 shift the blame for ROsen-
thals murder from Becker 10 NallOn.
The attorney declared that the gun
hy Warden James \. Clancy, of Sing
sing prison In this connection il was
rumored that Warden Clancy, whose
resignation has been in the hands of
Superintendent OF Prisons Riley for
some time, will retire at once.
"Nallon knows what was framed up
against him." said Sander. but he can
he found anytime that he Is wanted.
lie isn't going to run away
Great crowds thronged the grimy
streets Of the east side today when the
last rites were held over the bodies of
"DagO Frank" CirOfici, Lefty Louie
Rosenberg and "Gyp the Blood" HorO-
WftZ Whitley Lewis SeidensChner
was buried yesterday.
Thousands Pass Bier.
During the night thousands had
tramped by the biers on which the
cunmen lay in different morgues and
at dawn additional police were sent
TO the east side To guard against any
outbreak of disorder.
Meanwhile there was great activity
in the office OF District Attorney Whit
man. He said that he would move to-
morrow 10 have BeckeT'S second trial
for the first Monday in MAY. That
the district attorney viii make hard
gght 10 convict the accused man was
shown bv his announcement that he
would ask for a special venire from
which TO select the jurors. instead OF
relying upon the regular panel
Mr.. Whitman showed that he would
not be Influenced in any way 10y the
CirOfici statement. "DagO Frank in
this admitted that he was not at the
scene Of the murder and this state
ment alone destroyed any value the
confession" might otherwise have 20
convict the real assassins.