New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12

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any one in particular OF whom he was
afraid. Finally, In answer to further
questions, he declared that he mad peeh
| afraid Of the gunner.
And vet your testimony, If taken as
the truth, would probably have released
them" commented Mr.. Whitman.
The witness was too confused to an
swer further questions along that lne
/ He said that 1.-THE idea" of his testimony
had been in his mind right along" since
the shooting. although he had not come
forward with 1t until last Monday. lie
was willing to take chance with his
life now in telling what he knew ne
said, but he had not wanted to take
hand" in the affair before.
why didn't you come down and tell
the District Attorney what you hao
SEEM" asked Mr.. Whitman.
Feared His "Finish."
THAT would have been the finish OF my
life," replied the witness. amid laugh
ter from all parts Of the courtroom
They would have got me- on the steps
of the Criminal Courts Building.
Referring to the night of the murder,
when Dresner said he saw Shapiro, tho
chauffeur, Weber, WALTON and Schepps
in the gray car as 1t left the scene OF the
shooting, Mr.. Whitman succeeded In get
ting the witness confused as to where ne
stood and as to the length OF time he
was in West 43d street.
Although he said he stood near the
Elks Club, which is only a short dis
h6
the Metropole, where Rosenthal was shot
down. Dresner was positive that he mad
not heard any shots fired.
He at first said he was walking east
In AID street when the car passed him.
which would naturally have brought MS
back toward the machine, but afterward'
remarking that ''his honor" referring 10
the District Attorney, got him mixed
m" he said that he was standing on
the walk facing west waiting for his
friend TO come out Of the Elks Club.
He first called at the Elks Club about
o'clock" on the morning of the murder,
but wasn't sure whether he waited out
side for his friend twenty minutes or
forty-fye. Rosenthal was shot at 100
a m.
District Attorney Whitman discredited
the testimony of the other new Witness
William T.. Burwell. by making him own
up to q long police record. lie admltteo
that he knew five or six detectives Whom
Mr.. whitman had stand up in the court
room for the witness to identity. They
were from Waterbury and other Coh-
necticut cities, and had arrested Bur
we'll on different occasions for various
crimes. including an attack on girl.
Saws Conscience Moved Him.
On direct examination by Mr.. Wahle,
Burwell said he was twenty-six years DID,
married, and lived in Waterbury, Conn.
He is an exhibition billiard player, he
said, and is known az the 81. LOUIS
Kid" After telling now his conscience
had troubled him so that he finally deter
mined to communicate with Mr.. Wahle
Friday, he told OF what he did ana ga"
on the night Of the shooting
'I was walking through iSd street on
the south side OF the street. going east
when about 25 feet from the corner or
Broadway / started to cross the street u
the north side near the entrance OF the
old Cadillac Hotel" he said. i saw
man in front Of me. his back to me, hre
two shots"
The witness said he got good look at
the man as he turned around, and later
On being shown the pictures OF the four
gunner in Mr.. Wahle's office was positive
that II was not any Of them. Judge ION
examined Burwell at length, and made
him describe minutely the features OF the
man whom he saw shooting. The descrip-
ton given by the witness tailed well with
that Of Harry WALTON.
On cross-examination the witness denied
that he was addicted to the use OF drugs
He admitted his police record frankly.
He said that he had seen the man VINO
shot run toward the gray car, but that he
did not notice whether he got into the
car or zee any one else in the car. He
WAS able to swear. however. that ne saw
the car start away like shot, and that
Il was going about forty miles an hour.
Another witness examined was Samuel
KaImanson, a Buffalo boy, who made an
affidavit that he saw Harry Nallen on
the running board OF the gray car with a
revolver In his hand. His Identification
of WALTON was made from picture Dis
trict Attorney Whitman shattered Kali
MANSIONS testimony considerably He
made contradictory statements In answer
10 the District Attorneys questions. and
then corrected Como OF them. He adj
mtted he had been convicted of petty lar
ceny In 1912.
Frank Rao, known as "Pinky," who
made an AFFIDAVIT supporting the abb Of
I "Dago Frank" CireSci. told his story on
tho witness stand. lie was not an I'm
pressivs witness.
Mr.. Wahls called other witnesses who