The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-13
INV STAND before H|GH[ST COURT Of
ALL, TO Be SEhT[kCEDFOR THEIR CRIME

to Rosenthaps murder, but 80 lar as
ts known he turned deaf ear 70
their entreaties, maintaining his inno-
cence to the last
There was much sympathy. shown
for Cirofici by the warden and ms
.tailers and when he came through the
little green boy" to the chair, the
general impression was that his rear
was benumbed by drugs. Preceded oy
Father Cashin, the Roman Cathohc
prison chaplain, the boy stumbled 10
his death. Not once did he lift his
eyes. dumbly submitted to tho pinion-
ing and, holding fast to crucinx IN
each hand, died without q visible
tremor. in six minutes from the hrst
shock
Fear distorted the visage OF Harry
Harowitz ("Gyp the Blood'D. the thiro
to die. His eyes stuck out in terror.
Like Seidensneir he was preceded TO
the chair by Rabbi Goldstein, ana
held the book Of prayer in his r1gnt
hand. Three contacts were given
Harrowitz and Ave minutes were con-
sumed from the first swing Of tns
fatal switch until the physicians an
nounced that his heart had ceased to
beat.
Louis Rosenberg C'Lerty Louie'o.
the most intelligent OF the sunmen
was the hardest to kill. It took four
shocks to drive life from his frame.
The current was hrst turned on for
Lefty Louie at sos. When IT was
switch Sd on the second time there
were still evidences OF life. me
physicians then examined him and .
| third. and then q fourth shock were
given. He was finally pronounced
dead at 6:17.
One Of the few spectacular features
tof the execution was provided Dy
! Rosenberg in the death house, Each
| az the sunmen as he left his cell. call-
! ed out goodbye TO his fellows 9 i ana
4 ssach Ahoek xhes lsend Of Head keepes
I McInerney and Warden Clancy. Ros
enberg. however, broke down, threw
ldlis arms about Clancy and kissed MIN MN
! on the cheek. The warden was 81
affected that hs could barely give
| the death signal.
| one of the most pitiful phases OF
i the wholesale execution was the
agony of Mrs. Cirofici: When she ar
! rived before the dawn, two strong
/ keepers were NEEDED to support ths
sed woman from the warden's car
rage into the building. There lol
more than an hour she wept over hel
! son and as the witnesses OF the exc
crtion we're leaving the prison. the
/ means and walls OF the woman ano
her daughter, Mary, could be neafo
echoing shrilly through the otherwise
silent house Of punishment and death
Belief that the gunmen were surely
suilty of the crime for which thes
died. bred by Seidensneir Statement
and more, perhaps, by the manner
Of its denvery-was intensified before
thu executions by Father Cashln.
"Father" he was asked. will Dage
Frank confess?'
IT think not" was the reply. :.
"Do YOU, personally, think him gun
! typ was the next query.
Don't answer unless you wish u
! do So =.
II can't say that was the priest
| rsn,v "but if you knew what is her
/ touching his forehea6-you "ou''
have some news.
The bodies OF the Cunmen Will o'
surrend cred today to their relatives
i who. according to Warden Clancy
asked for them before the execution
t No statement was given out as u
when or vhers they are to be buried
| but it is expected that they VIII o.
inferred from New York's east slde
where all lived and were via y.
known until they entered into tn
Mot to kill Rosenthal which ended tc
dav when their lives closed in tn
death house.
After thu death Of the sunmen. l
was learned that "Dago Frank lett
long written statement with Fatne
cashin. The priest admitted tn
statement had to do with the Rose1
thai murder but refused to max
known it's contents. It is general
believed that Cirofici made at least
martial confession in the statemen
and 1t is und srstood he declare
Harry vallon, '-Gyp the Blood an
Lefty Louie" were the actual mu1
derers of RosenthA.
.sThe statement will not be mao
; public unless it is nee sssary, sal
Father Cashin. "In the event OF ce
tain testimony developing at the se'
ond trial OF Lieutenant Becker, 1t WI
BE- offered in evidence
Harry Vallon, understood to h"S
, been named by '.Daso Frank, hsnTe
prominently in the trial of the su'
men. He was a gambler ahd' VII
, Jack Rose and Bridge Webber gain
immunity by appearing as witnesss
for the state. There have been man
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