New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

, fore Weber, WALTON and Rose left the
can you recall any other date be-
sides that when you were in the
Tombs ?"
"No, can't"
Again the Governor scored, and he
asked several similar questions, but to
all of them Murphy answered he could
not fix any other dates.
"You didn't tell this story until
three years later ?" asked the Governor:
81 didn't tell it because | was afraid
TO bring discredt to my family"
Murphy did not explain how he could
bring d:scredit to his family by telling
of a conspiracy in which he took no
part. This was another flaw IN ms
story.
Murphy said he was in the southeast
corner of the Tombs when he heard
WALTON, Weber and Rose talking.
81 was out for an afternoon walk
said Murphy. II overheard some one
saw. we must frame Becker | was
curious 10 hear the conversation. |
slipped into a bathroom so that | could
listen"
"Why didn't you tell the story then;
didn't YOU want to help Becker"
az didn't want to help Becker then.
was in trouble enough myself"
Then. continuing his story OF the al
legged conversation between Weber,
WALTON and Rose, he said:
81 then heard some one say: We
haven't "A chance IN the world unless
we frame Becker didn't hrow which
one il was said il. TIE man who was
talking went on to say, According to
the newspaD,is they secn TO think
Becker mad something to do with the
murder. because Rosenthal made that
souawk' Besides. il will be easy TO
make people btl,ova II /, truth Then
another spoke up and spid, You damned
fool! Big Tim won't stand COR that.
He knows BecHoT never was IN 1t Inc
other said. b.. Tim sent Al lbaum 10
me TO get S.eucr TO fix It IN for us TO
cover Tins nama and put 1t up to
Becker. You can't convict AT innocent
man. and VOL all 60 free. hen }
raised my head, peeked over the oath,
room door to SCI VINO was taking, and
saw il was Wet Der"
Here Murphy overshot the, mark. lie
overplayed Becker's hand. Becker
never accused big Tim" Sullivan OF
trying to frame him up. yet TINS is
what Murphy's statement meant. BECK.
er in his story concerning Big I'm
merely said the latter was anxious th4t
Essential leave town and that his
l"Bic Tim's") name be kept out OF the
scandal. The Steuer referred to Is
Max D. Steuer, who was Webber's coun-
sci wher first arrested.
Did YOU ever tell this story to any
one before you wrcte 10 MIR. Cochran
about it?"
ayes. to Stewart A. Wallace, in De-
cember, 1912, when | first went to sing
sing | told il 20 him in a workshop
where We were both working
Convict Urged TO Tell.
"Wbo is Wallace? What did he do ,"
"Wallace is doing a bit for forgery.
He was a Brooklya real estate man: lie
is now judge of the Mutual Welfare
League in Sing Sing
What did Wallace say when you told
him >"
"Wallace said must come TO the
front and not see an innocent man 80
TO his death
This was another flaw in Murphy's
story. Ii seemed improbable TO the
Governor that two convlcts would keep
so vital a subject, which they knew to
be secret, for nearly three years:
"Why didn't yon write before = asked
the Governor.
81 wouldn't have written now If
Becker had gotten a new trial.
Murphy declared that his fellow con-
Wet, Wallace, continually urged him 70
tell his story, and threatened 10 make
the story public himself if Murphy did
not.
DID you talk with any one else"
asked the Governor.
"No one but the chaplain"
Murphy's illiterate manner OF talk
ing caused the Governor 10 press INN
hard about the letter which he wrote
70 him. which was rather well put. al
though badly punctuated.
THAT letter is in my handwriting"
said Murphy, lodging the question.