New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-27

few r0cnths'
aDEGo" FRANK-Take it from
os we will be back in little old
New York for new deal after our
case aces TO the higher court.
The little house of artificial light,
where the suns rays creep through a
6ingv window at either end with inet-
factuaI illumination on the brightest
dav situated in a far corner OF the
high walled Enclosure of the state
nrisop al Ossining. and known there as
"tbs death house" received four fright
ened guests Yesterday in the persons OF
81 aftv" Louie. Whitley" Lewis, "Dago
Frank and "Gyp" the Blood, the -four
gunner convicted for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal. Every cell in the
death house. seventeen in all, now has
an occupant. The gunner were SEN
fenced 10 die in the electric chair dur
ing the week beginning January +.
In going TO their cells yesterday the
gunner had TO file by the cell OF
Charlie. Becker, the first man SEN
fenced TO death for the murder oil
Rosentbal. Becker knew of their COM
ing 10 the death house. Keeper
O'Toole. who has charge Of the con-
demned men, had told him.
Becker sat in his cell and gazed in
differently at the four young fellows
who were indicted with him as they
passed his cell door, the keeper said
sfterward. A deep silence pervadeo
the little house, and no word was
spoken by any Of the thirteen other
prisoners there when the quartet of
new guests entered.
Lose Identities in Numbers.
The gunner fled into the death
house in the order in which they had
entered the prison doors half an hour
before. During that half hour, how
ever, they had lost their identity, and
when they passed C'Toole at the door
Of the home of the condemned they
were enrolled in the prison records as
mere numbers. "Gyp" went in first as
No. 62.S13. Lefty" next as No. g.
STA. Whitley" followed as No. 62Sl5
and 'Dago" Frank was last, as No.
62.s16
They occupy the only four cells on
the second tier in the death house.
The gunmen's cells are built Of wood,
and though heavy and strong in the
building they appear like flimsy affairs
in contrast with the heavy masonry in
the walls Of the cells on the ground
floor.
Becker's cell is directly opposite the
cells Of the gunner on the floor below.
From their perched position the gum
men have an almost unobstructed view
Of the interior of the former police
lisutenant's cell. A tall mesh wire
screen extends along in front of all the
cells built in the cement flooring to
the level Of the top Of the cell doors,
but II is hardly an obstruction to the
view from the cells.
A single cell intervenes between the
Becker cell and "the little green door
leading into the death chamber. The
little door is plainly visible to the gun
men. They can see any one going
through it. They can talk to each
other. but cannot see each other in
their cells.
On December IS they will see one Of
The condemned men go through it TO
N doom. Warden John S. Kennedy
said yesterday that Matteo Dell ONO.
- &nate of the death house, would be
put TO death in the electric chair on
that day He was convicted of muir
der in Kings County. The death cham
Der extends along back of Becker's
cell, II was said, so that the electric
chair sets within three feet of the rear
wall Of his cell. Dell ONO will be the
hrst man put TO death since Becker
was admitted 10 the prison.
The excitement and crowds attend
ing the scenes of the sentencing of the
iour prisoners by Justice Golf In the
Extraordinary term Of the Supreme
court yesterday and their subsequent
departure from the Grand Central Sta
uon on the II: 30 o'clock train for Sing
sing, continued all along the line until
ue state prison doors had closed on the
sumner. Little crowds Of curious and
excited persons gathered at the sta
uons all the way up the river and
az The local drew in they crowded
ABOUT the car windows TO get glimpse
VI the gunner inside. Sometimes the
stallion crowds were rewarded and got
iook at the prisoners. The prisoners
next TO the windows would wave to the
SPECTATORS as the train drew out.
crowd Of several thousand persons
Hao collected at the Grand Central
station when the prison van arrived
Win the prisoners, in charge of Sheriff
hamburger and twelve deputies, little
"siore train time. The van had made
puick trip Up from the Tombs. The
oherir sat on the front seat with the
urlver. Two of his deputies stood on
me rear steps Of tho closed vehicle
iNrre OF four deputies wcrc inside the