New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-11
Writes to Glynn Telling of
Innocence of Gun
men Again.
EVIDENCE SCORED BY
CONDEMNED SLAYER
Becker Trial Would Reveal True
State of Case, Is the
Assertion Made.


owitz. Jacob Seidenshncr Frank Giro
fci and myself. l wish your Excel
lency would TO beg your pardon Tor
taking the liberty In making our last
appeal 10 you who is the only human
one. who has the power now, on Goo
earth. 70 still listen TO our last plea
which We beg and pray that you VIII
still grant. II is 1890 p. NJ. now ana
we lust got through saying our pray
ers TO Almighty God. ! feel it is the
inspiration of Almighty God that
caused us BOYS TO make our last ap-
peal just as we got through.
I'VE read Of your EXcellencys state
ment stating that nothing could be de-
veloped on the new trial Of Becker that
could In any way change the result IN
this case. We know that at that trial
It will be proven that WALTON and Web
Der fired the shots that killed Herman
Rosentl;al and not US boys. We realize
deeply your Honor that these has been
enough time TO 60 before the judiciary,
but we never for moment thought
that il would ever go as far as TINS
we feel In our hearts that our innocense
would be proven.
Your Excellency are YOU going TO
send us boys to our deaths this Mon
day morning on such evidence as FOL
lows. It is stated that the Becker case
is an entirely different issue from ours.
I'm the opening address Assistant
District Attorney Moss connects us I'M
mediately with Becker and your Honor
can gee we were convicted as soon az
Becker was convicted. We went into
that Court room convicted men con-
victed by the whole world at that time.
In your letters that the Hon. Judge
Golf wrote to your Excellency his Hon
or stated that this crime was done for
pay. In his honor's charge to the jury
he said this Is a conspiracy. The boys,
the prosecution states, done this
through fear conspired with Becker
through Rose, the same also was said
/ Dy tDe ~. ~ III MS ppVHihS "N' %" W
the jury.
Rose swore on the stand lie never
wanted Rosenthal killed. the same
thing Vallon, Weber and Schepps
swore TO. Now then who did want this
man killed, whom we never knew or
saw in our lives. Now there are four
other witnesses they state either saw
US at the scene Of the crime or shoot.
NO I. Luban says he was at the
scene Of the crime. He identified
Harry Frank and myself. The court
Of appeals state in the Becker opinion
he is unworthy OF belief and had
motive he was brought from Jersey
prison which gave him his freedom.
Wasn't II the same in our case. This
same Luban at the Becker trial said
he new us we'll by our names and he
was asked to mention our names. lie
stated Witty Lewis Dago Frank
'Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie then
were called in and lined up in front of
him and when he was asked to men
ton our names he answered as TO the
names I get mixed up, yet he said
he new us well by our names for
year and a half.
1.-TWO Of his own nieces and brother
testified for the defense that at the
TINA he said he was on 43rd street he
was at there home sixteen miles away.
William Shapiro, who was indicted
with us boys and In the city prison
with US for long while could not
identify any one Of US as the men who
rode in his car. In the month OF
August 1912 in a room adjoining the
! Coroner's Court Shapiro was brought
in there TO identify Jacob Seidenhner
and Frank Cirofci in the presence OF
Elk Police Commissioner Dougherty
y. A. Whitman, c. Barra and his own
lawyer, A. Levy, and his partner l..
Libby.
"Doughtery ordered Shapiro to go
and identify them and Shapiro said
no them are not the men. Then Dough
erty said, Speak to them, see II you
/ can recognize thci" NS'>SS' ~" 49,"
Heidenshnen spoke TO him and sail
TO him, Young man, did you ever see
me In your life?' and he answered NO
This same Shapiro near the time Of
our trial was sen 10 "a st. Jail where
Rose, Schepps. Weber and Vallon
were and given tho same opportunity
TO dovetail with there's.
"Stanish at the Becker identified
Seidenshner and said he was In doubt
II. Horowitz and said he had seen
Seidenshner with an automatic pistol
45 feet away. At our trial he said
he was in doubt Of Frank and testified
different at our trial. His own landlady
testified that she saw him run out OF
the house after tho shots were fired
Tho last witness was waiter
named krez. Under oath In the
Coroner's Court lie said he saw +.
Weber running away and Jack Sulli-
van bending over the body then he was
asked, could he identify anybody else
and no answered No. not in there
faces
Your Excellency. could you send us
to our death on such evidence? II you
don't want TO spare our innocent lives,
then do II for the sake OF our dear par
ents wives and all who are dear 10 us.