The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-15

reported. Frank said he thought the.
were. Warden Clancy left at thi
juncture TO get paper to take dow
the statement. and while he was on
Frank again asserted that no wal
innocent and repeated that Gyp
Louie and WALTON did the shooting.
Then. according to Father Cashin
Frank voluntarily said: II dom
think BECKER had anything to do will
the case. II was a gamblers fight
When the.Warden returned. the chap.
lain told Frank II might be well &c
repeat whit he had said about Beck
er. and Frank repeated IL, sivins
some details OF q gamblers nigh,
which had been going on for ifteen
years. In which he named Jack Rose
"Bridgie" Weber. dollar John" and
others. He said all he knew about the
shooting was what he heard from tho
others In tho death house.
Father Cashin said the other three
gunner went TO their deaths ignorant
that Frank had "sQuealed." They
trusted him to the last.
It 10 said all the gunner expected
to DO saved until . short time before
the day Of execution. One Of their
schemes was for "0yp." Lefty" and
Whitley" TO exonerate Frank and
have him pardoned. and then have
Frank confess that he alone commit
ted the murder and free the others.
Because Of dlsorderly and morbid
crowds that have besieged the little
frame house at No. $50 East One
Hundred and Eighty fourth street
where the body Of Frank Cirofici.
"Daso Frank" was taken yesterday
from an undertaker's shop, the fu-
neral plans were changed to-day.
Mrs. Cirofici and her daughter, Marie,
decided to forego the service schcd-
ulcd for Q o'clock this afternoon In
the Church Of Our Lady Of Mount
Carmel at One Hundred and Eighty
seventh street and Belmont avenue.
II was arranged. instead. that
Father Caffuci. the pastor Of the
church. should hold q brief funeral
service at the house and that the re.
mains should be taken from there to
st. Raymond's Cemetery. The funeral
started from the house at $50 o'clock.
Marie Cirofci and her mother were
shocked to-day when they read the
intimation that Frank had been drug
ged prior to making his statement
about the murder Of Herman Rosen.
thai. Miss Cirofici asked the press to
print the following:
1.-THE insinuation that Frank was
under tho influence Of drugs when
my mother and I saw him u infa-
mous. He was mentally and ply.
scially normal when We saw him.
Sister SAYS WHAT WAS GIVEN
OUT WAS TRUE.
I'VE were with him until a few
minutes before tho end. OF course
he was excited and nervous but his
mind was clear. He was In tho hands
Of God and was sustained by his be-
lief IN God and clear conscience.
He had confessed Ats sins and re-
ceived absolution and the Blessed
Sacrament. -
There was no necessity for drugs
In his case. I cannot recall his full
statement. but have seen nothing
to indicate that what was given out
was untrue. We were all under a
great strain. but believe Frank
was more composed In his mind than
my mother or l."
At . late hour last night a crowd
Of several hundred rushed tho lone
mounted policeman guarding the
Cirofici homo and swarmed up on the
porch. destroying the balustrade OF
the stairway and pushing OF the
porch railing. Police reinforcements
were summoned from the fremont
station and q sufficient guard was
kept on hand to-day to keep the
morbid crowd on the side OF the
street opposite the house.
The parlor OF the Cirofici home was
piled high with flowers. which were
taken to the cemetery to be placed
on the grave. or the four executed
gunner. Frank Cirohcl was the only
one to be remembered by friends and
relatives. who sent floral offerings.