The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-20
SENTENCE WILL
Be PASSED ON
GuNMEN NOV. Is
Will Then be Taken to Sing
Sing to Await Result
of Appeal.
PED|eREEs OF CRIMINALS IS
TAKEN IN COURT TODAY
Three of Four Are Foreign Born and
Three Had Served Sentenced Before
States lnformers VIII be Set ut
Liberty Today.

New York, Nov. 2O.-Sentence of
death on the four gunmen convicted
Yesterday afternoon of numbering
Herman Rosenthal will be pronounc-
ed by Justice Goff November 26. He
so announced whc the prisoners were
arraigned before him today. After
sentence is pronounced the men will
be taken to Sing Sing where former
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker is
awaiting death.
The pedigrees Of the gunmen were
taken today at their arraignment.
Whitley Lewis said his real name
was Frank seedenshue. that he was
born nRussia. was "a years old and
a bookbinder by trade. Both his par
ents are living. He has served two
jail sentences.
"Dago Frank" gave his correct
name as Frank Cirofice. 81. a native
Of Italy: a steamfitter by trade. He
has served one jail term, and described
himself as a moderate drinker.
Lefty Louis'' said he was christened
Louis Rosenberg, q native of Austria
and married. He had been sales
man. he said. He is temperate and
had served one jail sentence.
"Gyp the Blood was recorded as
Harry Horowitz. a clerk, "a, a native
Fof New York city; married and tenn
|perate.
States informers. Rose. vallon.
Webber and Schepps. who have been
held in prison during the trial, prob
district attorney agree dtoday there
was no further need of keeping them
behind the bars. 1t is thought they
will leave the city. William Shapiro.
the driver Of the murder car and joint
ly indicted with the gang. will also
go free. In return for his testimony
for the state. the district attorneys
Office will see that the indictments
against him are quashed. OF the sew
en- indicted for the Rosenthal murder.
this leaves but one defendant to he
tried. He is Jack Sullivan. liking of
the newsboys."
Remanded to their cells in the
Tombs yesterday after the verdict.
they turned and filed out Of the court
room with as firm step as when they
first entered.
'whitey Lewis" he who was the
most dramatic Of the four when he
testified on the witness stand-alone
walked with head bowed.
AS they entered the door leading
over the bridge of sighs. "Gyp" said
something to Lefty in a sullen un-
dertone which no one could hear. Out
Lillian" as she is called wept on the
shoulder Of her husbands father, who
vainly tried to comfort her-for the
verdict was quickly flashed from the
court room to the waiting crowds
without. "Gyp's" wife, known as
"Gypt's Lillian" received the news in
the house of detention.
Former Magistrate Charles q. F.
Ehle. counsel for the gunner, an
nounced that he would appeal from
the verdict and. as in the case Of
Becker. months may elapse before
their ultimate fate Is determined.
Although the jury was actually out
o fthe court room an hour and FIVE
minutes. 1t was but twenty minutes
after their retirement that word
reached the clerk Of the court that
they had arrived at a verdict. This
was at 1855 o'clock but Justice Goff
was at lunch and he did not return
until three quarters Of an hour later
The final day Of the trial opened
with Justice Goff's charge to the Jury,
which occupied three hours. The
charge emphasized many points in
the testimony of the gunner which
the prosecution in it's summing up,
had declared We're discrepancies fatal
to the credibility of their stories.
'If the defendants' contention were
true that Rose and his companions.
webber. Vallon and Schepps shot
Rosenthal would he have invited
them around to the Metropole hotel
to the scene Of the shooting?" Judge
Golf asked the Jury. Did the de-
PENDANTS tell the truth when they said