Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-11
FATE OF GUNMEN
HANGS IN BALANCE:
GOFF HEARS PLEA
Legal Battle Started to Stay
Execution of Condemned
Gangsters.
QUARTET AWAIT OUTCOME
IN SING SING DEATH HOUSE
Gangmen Were Resigned to
Die When New Witnesses
Furnish Hopes Glimmer.

Die When New Witnesses
Furnish Hopes Glimmer.
Me WYoRK, April 11.-Re1ativea
and friends of the four gunmen, sem
fenced to die in the electric chair
early Monday morning for the MUIR
der of the gambler Rosenthal, and
the convicted men themselves. today
based their hopes for a respite ON
the hearing which began at noon
before Justice John w. Goff on
motion for a new trial
It Is doubtful If the hearing before
Justice Golf can be concluded today,
in which event 1t is expected that
District Attorney Charles s. Whit
man Will join with counsel for the
gunmen in requesting Governor Glynn
TO grant q respite, Unless such res-
pitc 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 pros
gram for carrying out the mandates
ot the court win be followed.
Warden Awaits Result.
Warden Clancy stated his position
In repy to a request from Charles
9 f. Wahle counsel for the gum
men, that the executions be post-
pOncd until Thursday to provide
against the contingency of having to
continue the arguments on the mo-
tion for a new trial beyond today.
Until word of the eleventh-hour
fight being made in their behalf was
carried to them in the death house
at Sing Sing late last night the
four gunmen were preparing for
death. The news caused them to re-
joice, and each showed that he ex-
pected at least postponement OF
the execution day. At first the men
refused to believe that a hope re-
mained for them to escape the elec-
tric chair, but as the meaning OF
the news. brought to them by War
den Clancy. was explained they be-
came more cheerful
The New witnesses.
The evidence upon which Mr..
! Wahle bases his motion for new
trial came TO him only yesterday.
w u. BurWell of Waterbury, Copp.s
pool and billiard player, swore to
| an affidavit that he saw the murder
ii Bas enthal; that he saw the nun
/ man was not one of the four I'm
! men Burwell declared that he could
identify tine murderer IL he could see
him again
Carl Dresner bartender, is mo
other witness upon whom Mr. Wahle
relies To make good his motion for a
new trial. Dresner swore sin an af-
lidavit that he had previously known
Jack Rose" "Br dgie" Webber,
Harry Nallon and Sam Schepps ana
Herman Rusenthal. On the morning
of the murder Dresuer swore that he
saw Vallon and Webber in the gray
car as ii was leaving the scene OF
the MURDER and Sehepps was stand
ing on the running board.
BurWell and Dresner appear before
Justice Goff. They viii be crosse
examined by District Attorney Whit
man, or his assistants, and their tess
timony will be a matter OF argument.
If Justice Golf decides that the tes-
timony of the two new witnessse open
"A fresh line of defense he can set
aside the former verdict of guilty and
grant q new trial to the four gun
men, but If the motion is denied all
hope for the condemned men will end,
Governor Glynn having refused to re-
consider his refusal to interfere.
WATERBURY. Conn, April IL
The actors, Manning and Flynn.
mentioned in William y. Burwell's
affidavit today in connection with the
gunmen's plea for a new trial, were
located at their rooms here last night.
Although they go under the stage
name of Manning and Flynn" they
said their names We're George Man
away and Horace Lavalley Man-
away claims he was not a member OF
the team ut the time of the shoot
Ing, but Lavally says he has a hazy
recollection of some of the events
mentioned IN BurWeps affidavit. The
team was Being managed at the time
by Burwell. LaYally left two weeks
after the murder, he says. He could
Eot discGes the case in detail.
OSs1NfNG. April 1.-THE four men
condemned TO death FOR the murder
OF Herman Bosenthal paused today
In their preparations for death TO
reach for the drowning mans straw.
At the close of their gloOmiest day
S nee entering the death house, they
received raws of Justice Goff's action
in ordering argument on newly dis
covered evidence.
At first they thought il was hoax
designed 10 cheer their few remaining
hours. When finally convinced they
We're ready to cheer. They took the
eoOd news quietly, however, and de-
clinel to comment on tt further than
to say they We're happy at the un-
expected chance that their lives might
be saved, however slim II might be
The belief is strong about the prison
that they viii not be executed ON
Monday.
Lefty Louie Writes Appeal.
hraI appeal from them was sent
60 Governor Glynn just before ynd-
night. It was written 10y "Ls~ty
/ ore - and while IL rpnegted arglI-
ments made before. ii contained 6
more personal plea than has yet been
made. Lefty Louie" spent all yes-
terday writing and rewriting the mess
sage, He did not seem to expect i
Wuaid ue e.ieC sive, but told the chap-
l2h45 TO whom he read ii that his
purpose vas rather to make sure that
/ IL was 10y no lapse of his that his
father and mother and wife should
mourn n son and husband who had
died a murderer's death
In the communication to the Cow
ernor the gunmen say it was inspired
by the prayers the four had spoken
before composing themselves for
sleep. They felt that the final word
| from them might stir the Governor
to halt their execution They had
Warden Clancy mail it Immediately
| to Albany.
Try TO sway GIynD.
IN part the appeal says:
we read of your excellencys
statement 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 at that
trial that 1t win be proven that Val-
Ion and Weber fired the shots that
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