Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
CONFESSION
NOT To AID
BECKER
Last Statement Of 'Dago Frank,
Executed Gunman, of No Value
to Defense.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Sensation-
al developments are expected soon in
connection with the plans for the sec
end trial of ex-Lieytenant of Police
Charles Becker for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal 1t was learned
to-day that Becker has quarreled
with his lawyer, Joseph A. Shay. and
that the attorney had threatened to
withdraw from the case. Friends of
Becker predicted that William Trav-
ers Jerome, former District Attorney,
would be engaged to defend the tor
mer police official at his second trial.
While the funerals OF three of the
executed gpnmen were being held on
the East Side to-day, public interest
centered in the probable effect Of the
o-caTed confession made BY "Dago
Frank Cirohci before he was cleo
trocuted Lawyers generally declared
Cirohcis statement was of no value
as regards future developments.
Can Not Be Used Against WALTON.
Although naming Harry WALTON as
one Of the men who killed Rosenthal,
it can not be used against that deni-
zen Of the underworld Though Giro
fici said that, as far as he knew.
Becker had no connection with the
murder, his statement will not figure
in the defense Of the ex-police leu
tenant because it corroborates in the
main the story told by Bald Jack
Rose, whose evidence convicted Beck
er
The startling charge was made by
Attorney Bernard II. Sander, counsel
for Vallon, to-day that the Cirohci
confession" was part OF a well-ot-
ganized plot to shift the glame for
Rosenthal's murder from Becker to
ValIon The attorney declared that the
gunman's statement was wrung from
him by Warden James A. Clancy, u
Sing Sing Prison. In this connection,
it was rumored that Warden Clancy,
whose resignation has been in the
hands Of Superintendent of Prisons
Riley for some time, will retire at
once.
East Side Streets Thronaed.
Great crowds thronged the grimy
streets OF the East Side to-day when
the first rites were held over tie
bodies Of "Dago Frank Cirohci,
Lefty Louie" Rosenberg and "Gyp the
Blood" Horowitz. Whitley Lewis
Seidenschner was buried yesterday
During the night thousands had
tramped by the biers on which the
gunner lay in dir rent morgues, and
at daylight additional police were sent
to the East Side to guard against any
outbreak or disorder
The confession OF "Dago FRANK
was given out by Warden Clancy IN
Albany after he had made report t.
Superintendent Riley.
Feared for Family.
The formal statement Of the war
Den follows:
about 8 o'clock Sunday night Ro-
senberg asked me to save Frank, say
ing he had nothing to do with the
shooting; he was not there. | went
over and asked Frank why he did not
tell the truth. He replied that he
knew what was going on, but was not
there when the shooting took place.
advised him to tell the whole story
He said II he did they would kin his
brother | asked whom he meant by
they. He replied that there were 90
men in New York he could name. lie
said 7 don't care about myself its
my family ! care for
4 caused Frank CiroHci to be
brought from the condemned cell
house to the principal keepers ofIicc
about 4 o'clock Monday morning he
made the following, among other
statements. ia the presence Of my.
self Principal Keeper Mclnerny, he
chaplain his mother and mis- sister
They urged him to tell the Vuol,
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