New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-27
van with the prisoners, and the others
followed in an automobile.
Fight Way Through Crowd.

Fight Way Through Crowd,
Police Inspector Titus, Captain James
]. Gillon ana ten policemen had
| to fight their way through the
crowds in and about the station TO
make a lane through which the Sheriff
| and his deputies led their prisoners TO
the lower train shed, from the 44th
! street entrance. The gunner were
! literally dragged into car attached
/ to the rear Of the train.
| All of the window shades were pulled
| down and the doors locked 10 every
/ one except the Sheriff's party and the
newspaper men. The crowd swarmed
! on the car platforms and fought TO get
| into the car. When they found en-
trance cut off some of the men ran
along the sides Of the car, rapping on
the windows and shouting: "Goodby'
| 'Gvp. 80. "Goodby, Lefty.
| Sheriff Hamburger turned over seat
near the front of the car and seated M"
( four charges facing one another
Lefty" and "Gyp" had their wrists
manacled together. Whitley ant"
"Dago" Frank were handcuffed to each
other. Soon after the train started the
Sheriff allowed the wives Of LEFTY
and "Gyp" and the sister Of 'WhiteS
Lewis TO come into the car and SIT win
the gunner. The little blond doll wife
of Lefty" Louie crowded into the seat
beAde him. where he could put his free
arm about her.
Mrs. Horowit2. who looked Ike
mere schoolgirl in her teens. sat on the
arm of the seat beside "Gyp,' her nus
band. and pillowed his head on her
shoulder. she stroked his cheek with
her hand and now and then KISSED
him afcctionatcly. "Whitey's" sister
squeezed into the seat beside her
brothers free arm and they sat with
their arms about each others shout
ders.
Except for "Dago" Frank, who was
sulIen and morose all the way up IN the
train. there was nothing gloomy ABOUT
the little party, four Of whom were
headed for the death house. The three
Young couples chatted and laughed to-
gether during the trip. Only occasion
ally the wives Of Lefty and "Gyp'
would drop into a subdued and serious
conversation with their husbands. The
gunner all expressed themselves as
confident Of getting out Of prison Wheh
their case went up on appeal Ihere
were no tears shed by any Of the PITS
oners or the girls on the train. The
trim was uneventful until the train
reached Ossining. There had been no
wild attempt to rescue the prisoners en-
route. as had been intimated TO the
Sheriff there would be.
II seemed as If the whole town had
turned out 10 see the prisoners as they
left the train at Ossining. An auto
mobile was offered TO the Sherift To
convey the gunner to the prison
quarter Of a mile away on the nil.
Sheriff Hamburger declined the offer
saying that he would walk until the
state saw 1T to provide the much
needed van for the transfer OF prison
ers from the train.
Crowd JostIes Sheriff.
Chief of Police Tompkins Of Ossining.
Respondent in a new uniform, led the
little procession of deputies and prison
ers through the crowd. Pushing and
jostling, the crowd threatened TO press
against the prisoners several times be-
fore they reached the long wooden
stairway leading up the hill TO purston
avenue, on which the prison is situated.
At one time the little Sheriff was
pushed into the swirl Of the throng and
carried along for fifty feet away from
his charges before he could recover
himself The prisoners gave their
keepers no trouble at these times, how
ever, and even took hand i'm trying TO
push the crowd back from the march
ing line.
The prison once reached the formal
tiles of receiving the states charges
were soon accomplished. 'Dago'
Frank waved his hand and shouted
"Goodby" 10 his aged mother, who was
waiting outside Of tho prison lust as