Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-13

Der had closed behind them. Warden
Clancy had announced that "Gyp the
Blood" would die first, followed by
Lefty Louie, "Dsgo Frank" and
Whitley Lewis.' but az Il transpired
the man who irst came thru the little
iron door at the right was "Daso
Frank" He had shown signs OF col
lapsing and 1t was deemed expedient
to shield him from the ordeal Of wait
Ing.
State Electrician Davis tested the
electric current.
Two Of these men told me that
they will make statement" am
nounced Warden Clancy: But under
no circumstances must any one ask
them any questions.
cirefiei Nsar Collapse.
The head and leg sponges were then
wet and Head Keeper McInerney, act
/! ing on signal from the warren, went
to the death cell4 There he found
Cirofici in prayer with Father Cashin.
: The condemned man clutched a cruci-
fix in each head as he was led into the
presence Of death. He had to be sup
ported by two keepers.
In the death cell could be heard the
murmer Of the other slayers in their
applications.
The warden and attendants stepped
back from the rubber mat. 'Oh, Coo.
meet my God" gasped the Italian.
The state electrician turned the
switch. .
The first contact was gradually re-
duced and then q second shock was
given. The physicians applied the
stetoscope.
Il pronounce this man dead" said
DR.. Farr in low voice. It was SAB
o'clock.
The group Of witnesses left the death
chamber and the body Of "Dago Frank
was taken to the autopsy room.
The doctors said Cirofici had made
little resistance 10 the electric current.
which registered 1920 volts and be-
tween nine and ten ampheres OF the
four he died the easiest: He had in
tended making statement but his
mental processes failed him.
New Witnesses File In.
A lot Of new witnesses flied IL. Thru
the little door presently came Whitley
Lewis" He was garbed in black
suit as "Dago Frank had been. The
statement that he never finished was
on his lips as he entered. The attend
ants fearing shocking spectacle Of
hysteria sought to soothe him.
A curpGnt Of 1920 volts. with a
slightly less ampherage than had been
used in Cirofici, took his life.
The switch was first closed at SAT: 36
and he was pronounced dead at 5:5s.
At 5:5s ''Gyp the Blood" was brought
in. He had Jewish prayer book in
his hand and Rabbi Goldstein walked
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VINO were IN the prison at tne n,I.os, .ine =,
the execution were Daso FN
mother. sister ana Drotnels no
"Whitey Lewis Drotners' MRS. SIo-
hci was borne to her carnage IN COZ
lapse an hour after the eiectrocutlon. =, q.
All the bodies OF the eihhen "Ai'
pc Claimed by relatives.
Last Efforts to Save Lives.
One Of the last avenues OF hope for
the four sunmen was closed six days
before their execution when Governor
Giynn refused TO grant stay penoins
the second trial OF Lieut.. Cnafles
Becker, who was convicted IN the low
er courts Of having plotted the muroer
Of Herman Rosenthal to prevent MIN
from making graft revelations to DIS
trict Attorney Whitman. The court
OF appeals, in reversing the decision
for Becker, declared itself unconvinced
that he had directed the murder ou.
unheld the judgment OF tne lower ccurt
that the four sunmen had been the IN
struments. Notions Tor new trial.
on the ground OF new evidence. made
by their attorney were denied. ana
they were sentenced to die during the
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