The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-26
sHACkLED AND LED
AWAY BY SHERIFF.


upon chs white-haired condemning
Judge
Tho sasns formula was repeated IN
mo caco of ''Dago Frank" and at 1857
the death sentence had bean passed
son him. lie showsd his gold teeth In
iugibrsous grin as the shacs<le~
ratrled behind him. While the hand cufrs
ware ssins slipped upon his left wrist
he leaned over tho rail- and shook hands
with his Counsel MIR. wahle.
''ooodby. Judge" he said steadily. I'll
see you soon"
Then ne swung round and went swas-
geriBg on down the narrow passage
way. a deputy shsrIn on each aide Of
him and one trailing at his heels.
| Lefty" Louie heard his sentence read
at iNse. He had folded hds arms ~ his
companions we're being sentenced and
he wore An expression Of froxen indif-
fHenoA lilo waS tho most carefully
groomsd Of che four and wore a new
black ssrGs sut. He also shook hands
with nas council and bads him good bye.
than yassdsd 70 the GhAokies and went
traanpinG on with his Guard.
"oYP" WAS FRIGHTENED WHEN
HIS TURN CAME.
| The stiffness In the COURTROOM re-.
NAMED unbroxsn BY 90 much a.
mufmur unul ths last sentence was
esad against the trembling and fright
sned "0yp the Blood He held himself
together veil unu Lefty Louie us-
parted IRON b. s3dA His COURAGE
seemed 70 desert hin then and no pa,
his hand to HE throat a. IL 70 cheok
the spasmodlo movsmsnts Of his Adams
apple He guipsA continually a. he
heard the sentence read and shut his
eyas TO hold back his teara But a. the
handcuifs were being snapped on hs
remembered the act OF his two CON-
panions and leaned over the rail and
shook hands with Mr.. wshle.
II was all over ct n.o2 Within the
span of seventeen minutes the law had
Rad away the dives OF four men n the
| saane courtroom. setting . new mark Of
the sort In this state The tension broke
~ '.0yp thu Hood" left The rail. and
there was Q nervous shuffling and
stamping IN every corner Of the court
room.
During the procession Of the CON-
demned prisoners from the court room
to the Bridge Of Sighs. by way OF the
open corridor above the rotundA. Capt
Tterney and his men were constantly
smbroiled With . lighting. yelling mob.
The crowds had left the doorway OK
the courtroom 70 Jam "a the cent'e o:
the rotunda to watch foe valley
Lewis to emerge. and as ne came
stumbling out OF tho narrow ent. Snco
Of the upstairs pen the crowd surged
for the stairway and fought and atrus-
sled and snarled with the policemen
who threw them back. Ehosc WAC
lodged past the guards below wer@
caught By the men on the stairw1ys
and thrown bodily back into the press
below. Ana this sosns Of turmoil and
pandemonium was repeated ~ each Of
the succeeding prisoners appeared and
Yves hustled along TO the entrance to
the Bridge Of Sighs.
CRoWp POURED INTO STREET
i TO GEE THE VAN.
! As the last Of the gunner Vanished
the crowds poured out into the stree,
and swarmed toward the gates OF the
Tombs to walt for the Black Maria u
| appear on Its way TO the Grand Central
station. They had only fivs minutes
to walt The gunner had been rushed
to their cells to collect their belongings
and then had been herded down the
I stairways and out into the jail yard.
They were piled Into the closed vehicle
each Of them shackled to q deputy. ant
I with SIX more deputies to MI In as al
, extra precautiou. Sheriff Harburgel
|. mounted on the seat beside the drive
with his revolvers on display and then
! al q signal. the gates we're hung open.
Al lilo the prison wagon came lum
I | bering out into Lafayette street. tn
horses Ealloping and the Sheriff threat
sning the universe with his guns Tn
.. mob howied and q thousand men an
\ boys swept along for three or fou
!, blocks behind the vehicle. shouting tn
| names Of the gunner and shrilling in
cohersntly. Al Canal street the WACO
: shook OFF the pursuing throng ana spe
] on It's way to the Grand Central Sta
= tion. where another immense thron
had congregated.
=. The crowds began to flock to tn
) Criminal Courts Building and the neigf
y borhood Of the Tombs two hours befor
. the time set by Justice Con to impos
VI sentence, and whom Capt Tierney OF III
7, Elizabet street station marched to IN
o courthouse at . o'clock with twenty-fou
q uniformed men he iounu soIu PACK
. men and women In the rotunda and hur
dreds more swarming through Centr'
Lafayette, White ana Franklin street
More reserves were sent for and saua
of twenty plain clothes men were rushe
down from Police Headquarters.
The work OF clearing the rotunda
the building started a near rot. Tor vi
Central Once men had received order
to weed out tho sangstes and herd the
into the street There were scores
underworld notables on hand sinking
corners and hiding themselves und'
stairways, packing tho nearby saioor
or grouped on Franklin street. starin
up at the Bridge OF signs to see the Gun
men brought across.
Lieut.. Dominick Riley led the work I
wedding out the bad men OF New foi
and one OF the very first he pounced {
was "Humpty" Jackson, who ASSUME
tho grim mantle OF Monk Eastms
when his reign as gang leader was C.
short by n prison term. jackson MAJ
two handfuls for Riley, but he WI
pitched out OF the building on his me-
and passed along from hand TO han
until he was hurled out into the jam
Centre street.
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