The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-11
COURT GIVES FINAL
HEANlNG TO GuN.MIN

New York, April li.--Counsel for
the four gunmen doomed 10 did az
Sing Sing prison Monday for tho muir
der OF Herman Rosenth8i, made a
nnal plea for their clients before SUI
prrme Court Justice John w. Con.
today. The justice, who had presided
NJ the trial. agreed last nisht 10 this
eleventh hour procedure on the rep
rescntatlon of counsel that new eyi-
dcnee had been discovered teading 10
show that the prisoners were not tho
real muFdere-e. District Attorney
Whitman. rushing here from Chicago.
appeared TO oppose the motion for a
new trial.
The hearing was set for noon IN
the Judges chambers, but was trans
ferrod at the last moment To the SUI
promc court proper. There was some
delay IN starting.
Charles q. +. wahle. chief counsel
for the prisoners, said that seven new
aiiidayits had been obtained. but that
the signers of only three OF them
would be called on 90 testify. he
added that all sorts ana conditions OF
persons had volunteered various bits
of evidence. that counsel had run
down many OF these stories only u
ilud a majority false.
Mysterious vote Comes In.
The proceedings were interrupted
here when Judge G0ff ordered a
young man who delivered a note 70
him stopped before he could leave the
room. The man was placed on the
witness stand He said he was Gustav
Beck. and that he had come Go tho
coert TO deliver a note 90 T.. h. n.
Brown, rabbi who has been working
In the gunmen's behalf The note had
been handed 10 him In the hall Of ths
court house. he explained. That Was
all he knew about Il.
Rabbi Brown. on the stand. said
that ne had been working In the gun
mems behalf at the request OF several
societies. He disclaimed all know
ledge OF the mysterious note the
young man had delivered. and it's con-
tents were not made public az the
time. The rabbi read Il but said only.
1t is a secret"
Carl Dressner. n bartender ana
slgner OF an affidavit stating that he
had seen the now notorious Inform
crs Jack Rose, "Bridgie" Wehber.
Harry Nallon and others speeding
away IN the automobile from the
scene OF the Rosenthal murder was
called TO the stand The Indications
were that the hearing would be pro-
tracted aud perhaps stretch into a
night session.
Dressner said that on the morning
OF July rs, 1912. he was standing az
Fifueth street and Seventh avenue
from o'clock until shortly before 2
o'clock 10. M This was three days
before the murder Eio said he saw
Rose. Webber and WALTON IN front or
% cafe and heard Rose urge Webber
and Vallou ca put Il over" on Ros-
enthal, when the latter emerged from
tho place with his wife.
Coming down % the time OF tna
murder Dresner swore that he WAS
standing on the steps of the Eiks'
club which o. diaEonally across the
street from the hotel Metropole, when
ne hoard shots and then "a gray ear
raced by him through Forty-third
street. sam Schepps was on the ruiz
ming board and IN the car he saw
'3ridgie' Webber. Harry WALTON and
shapiro. Two other men were Ia the
car. said the witness. but they were
not any OF the gunmen now in Sing
Sing. He said he told Policeman
James Kelly What he knew during the
week Becker WAS convicted.
Drosner insisted that ha had kept
still because he had been ln fear OF
his lie. He had lost that fear now.
he added
District Attorney Whitman tried 10
get the witness 10 tell just who ho
was afraid would Kan him. DTesner
said there were plenty Of people IN
! New YORK 90 he afraid OF. tie was
unable, heweyer, 90 give any names.