The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-16

because ] saw In the newspapers this
morning that he was going to conduct an
| investigation and felt sure that he would
learn the falsity OF my testimony and l.,
therefore, came and gave myself up"
Dresner did not intend to plead guilty
when he went to Mr.. Whitman's office
yesterday morning, according to general
report.
As he entered the Office at . 80 o'clock
he met one Of the witnesses called In his
own case. This was Gerson, who was
| a member Of the Elks Club in 1912 The
two men stopped to talk. Gerson was
not In pleasant mood. He wanted to
know who mad been dragging him into
the Rosenthal murder case.
II Is not known what the answer was.
but a little later Dresner demanded to
see MIR. whitman with all the warmth
| or which a slender. rather understood
| very pale young man was capable. He
| said he desired to tell Mr.. Whitman that
he, Dresner. had told the truth and the
whole truth before Justice Con en- sat
urday.
Weakens Before whitman.
Then Dresner saw F. J. Grochl, one OF
Mr.. Whtman's assistants. There was a
two hour talk and then Dresner went
Into Mr. Whitman's Office. There he
| confessed.
| He asserted that he had sworn falsely
| on his own initiative. No one had in
duced him to do 1t. he said. but he could
not explain why he did II.
Just how much further he went was not
revealed.
The man was arraigned before Justice
| Okeefe sitting as committing mags-
| trate. at ) 80 o'clock. He seemed dazed
rather than frightened.
| Policeman Louis GRAY. who heard ths
confession. and Policeman Kelly from the
| Elizabeth street station appeared as COM
planning witnesses Dresner made the
| taking OF testimony unnecessary by say
ing he wanted to plead guilty. Thereupon
| he was held In $1,000 bail for the Grand
Jury on a charge Of perjury.
Dresner In his cross-examination before
Justice Con admitted that he had COM
munlcated with Police Lieutenant John
| Becker. brother OF Charles Becker. He
said his conscience became acute on Mon
| day. April g. He tried to telephone to
John Becker. who Is attached to the Yves,
Thrtieth street station. but as he would
not give his name the connection was
refused at Headquarters. That evening
| he went up 10 the station and saw the
lieutenant to whom he told his story.
The lieutenant, 80 Dresner swore, sug.
gested that he tell his story to Joseph a.
| Shay, Charles Becker's counsel.
After failing tn get John Becker to 60
with him to Shay's Office the next morn
| ing he tried to get Shay on the telephone
on Wednesday morning. but did not sue.
coed. Shay would not talk to HIM He
waited until Friday. when he went To the
office Of Wahle & Krngel ard made his
| affidavit
why didn't you go straight to wahle's
| office-you knew he was attorney for
the four men," Judge whitman asked.
II did not know where to find him."
| was the answer.
How did you find him Friday" asked
| the District Attorney.
| II looked in the telephone book"
why didn't you look in the telephone
book when your conscience first troubled
you?'
We'll. there was not so much need for
| haste then" was the reply. II knew
| Lieut.. Becker would know where to ind
him. and I thought he would take me
to Judge Wahle.'
c. q. r. wahle, counsel for the gunner.
said he had first known of Dresner on
Friday morning. and first knew Of Bur-
well the day before. when Attorney
Sherwood of Poughkeepsie teIephoned
Burwelrs story Ia Louis Capadnao
''Dresner came into our ofYice about 3
O'Clock last Friday morning" said Mr..
Wahle. He saw Mr.. kriugel and told
him his conscience impelled him to come
forward. When ! arrived around 1890
o'clock Mr.. kringel had prepared rough
draught of an affidavit. which later was
merged in with the formal affidavit. We
know nothing more about the case of the
man than that"
Joseph a. Shay last night stated that
when he withdrew from the Becker case
he had explained the reason in fear that
| some persons might think he got out be-
cause he thought Becker guilty.
~ do not charge that the brother, John
Becker. acted with any criminal intent
| btif bfg zeal in h.b "a Of 10 hrn lat
him into doing everything that was OPP
posed to good judgm, and discretion
and his actions were prejudicial to his
case.
"s'ince my entrance into this case"
said MI Shay. II have been obliged L.
avoid contact with these volunteers.
sometimes consisting of insane persons,
| notoriety seekers. Inscriptions individ-
uals and plain trainers. and IL has been
/ "A heruclean task To avoid them"
John Becker, who has grown gray
! since his brothers troubles began and has
/ spent every dollar of his savings for the
| defence. went To the Tombs yesterday
morning To see the former strong arm
| squad chief. If there was any feeling
between them ii was no, manifested.
Charley and ! have not qu.-relled,"
said John Becker afterward why. |
! love every hair In my brothers head and
would die before I would harm him. r.,
knows II. The only thing he said 10 mo
was BE careful
- do not know what shay means by
what he has been saying. ! am surprised
and hurt by IT, am not responsible for
! Dresners appearance before Judge Gom
| l saw him and he told me his story, hut
] did not believe him. | thought he was
a second Luban and did not tell him to
go to Mr.. Whales office nor to see MIR
Shay"
Burwell, the poolroom hangeron. who
| ~ all adn Tod hat ha had l.,.,
rested for many kinds of crimes and that
he had served one or two prison terms
has disappeared. Mr.. Whitmans. men he
gan searching for him on Monday. They
went through all the haunts where he
might he found The word was that
'Burwel had taken it on the lam" which
| translated. means that he had left the
/ jurisdiction, so far as subpnnas are con-
cerned.