New Britain herald., 1914-04-11
CUNMFN MAY GET
 RESPITE AT LAST
Justice Golf Hearing Testimony ef
 Two New Witnesses.
"DACO FRANK" ISSUES STATEMENT
Carl Dresner, a New York Bartender. StiateS He Heard Jack Rose Urge Webher and Walton to .'Put It Over On' ROscnthaI

Webner and Walton tO Put 1t Over
 On" Rosenthal.
 New York. April 11.--Counsel for tho four gunmen doomed to die at Sing Sing prison Monday for the mur- der of Herman Rosenthal made final plea for their clients before Su- preme Court Justice John W. Golf to- day. The justice. who had presided at the trial. agreed last night to this eleventh hour procedure on the repre- sentation of counsel that new evidence had been discovered tending to show nurderers. District Attorney Whit man, rushing here from Chicago, ap- peared to oppose the motion for a new trial. The hearing was set for noon in t:e judges chambers, but was transferred at the last moment to the supreme court proper. There was some delay in starting.
 Seven New Amdavits.
 Mr. Wahle, chief of counsel for the prisoners, said that seven new afi- davits had been obtained but the signers of only three of them would be called upon to testify.
 The proceedings were interrupted here when Judge Golf ordered young man who delivered a note to him stopped before he could leave the room. The man was placed on the witness stand. He said he was Gus tsve Beck, and that he had come to the court to deliver a note to E. B. M. Browne, Jewish clergyman, who has been working in the gunmen's behalf. The note had been handed to him in the hall of the court house, he ex- plained That was all he knew about it.
 Contents Held Secret.
 MT. Browne, on the stand. dis claimed all knowledge of the note, and it's contents were not made pup- lie at the time. The clergyman read it, but would say only Tt is a secret"
 Carl Dresner, bartender and ssigner of an affidavit, who stated that hc had seen the now notorious informers, '.Bridgie' webber, Harry VaIlon and others, speeding away in the auto mobile from the scene of the Rosen- thai murder. was called to the stand. Indications were that the hearing would be protracted and perhaps stretch into a night session.
 Dresner said he knew Rose, Web Der, Schepps, Vallon and Rosenthah He had known some of the men as long as six years before Rosenthal was killed and some only a year be- fore that time. He met them at various times in gambling rooms and cafes in and around New York.
 Heard Roses Suggestion.
 The witness said he also knew u bartender named Vincent who worked during July, 1912-the monts of the the Garden Cafe at Eff tieth street and Seventh avenue. On the morning of July 12, 1912, Ores ner said, he was standing on that corner from 1 o'clock until shortly ! before o'clock This was three | days before the murder. He said 1 he saw Rose, Webber and Vallon in front of the cafe and heard Rose !! urge Webber and Vallon to Put it 1 over on" Rosenthal when the latter | from the place with his wife i and a man he (the witness) did not | know. Details of this alleged oc- currence have previously been cited | in the witness affidavit.
 Coming down to the time of the | murder, Dresner swore that he was ! standing on the steps of the Elks | club, which is diagonally across the ! street from the Hotel Metropole, | when he heard shots, and then gray | car raced by him through Forty | third street. Schepps was on the | board and in the car he saw i, vallon and Shapiro. Two | other men were in the car, said the | witness. but they were not any of the | gunmen now in Sing Sing. He said he l told Policeman James Kelly what he | knew during the week Becker was | convicted.
 Whitman Fires Questions.
 District Attorney Whitman here took up the cross examination.
 Where did you see Policeman Kelly?" asked the district attorney.
 rIn the criminal courts building. | | went there to find out whether Beck er had been convicted or not"
 Exactly what did you tell Kelly?"
 "I told Kelly the men who killed Rosenthal were not the men locked up.''
 Did you tell Kelly Rose, Schepps and Vallon were in the carr"
 "No."
 Didn't you tell Mir. wahle you told Kelly that?"
 It was doubtful if the hearing be- fore Justice Golf could be concluded today. in which event it was expected that District Attorney Whitman would join counsel for the gunmen In requesting Governor Glynn to grant a respite. Unless such re- spite is 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 original