Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-13
T OUR GUNMEN
PAY THE PENALTY
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little iron door at the right was "Daso
Frank He had shown signs of col
lapsing and it was deemed expedient
to shield him from the ordeal of wait
ing.
State Electrician Davis carefully
tested the electric current.
Two of these men have told me
that they will make a statement am
nounced Warden Clancy, but under
no circumstances must any one ask
them any questions"
CirOfici Collapses
The head and leg sponges We're theu
wet and Headkeeper McInerney, act
ing on signal from the warden, went
to the death cell There he found
Cirofci in prayer with Father Cashin.
The CONDEMNED man clutched a cruci-
fix in each hand as he was led into
the presence of death. He had to be
supported by two keepers.
IN the death cells could be heard
the murmur of the other slayers in
their supplications. The warden ana
attendants stepped back from the rub
Der mat.
"Oh God, meet my God" gasped
the Italian. The State electrician
turned the switch.
AiiG i4l - 'olllcAHl WI re-
duced and then second Shock was
given. The prison physicians DR..
Farr and Dr.. Meercmo, with several
ether witnessing doctors, applied the
stethcscope.
u pronounce this man dead" said
DR. Farr in q low voice. 1t was 5.i3
o'clock. The group Of witnesses left
the death chamber and the body OF
"pagc Frank" was lifted by white
. gsflg roo rr1r. 1es u g..ly 70
, topSy room.
Had Intended TO Talk
The doctors said Cirofci had made
! little resistance TO the electric current.
which registered 1920 volts and be-
tween . and 10 amperes OF the four
he died the easiest. He had intended
making statement, but his processes
had tailed him.
y new lot OF witnesses filed in.
Through the little door presently came
, Whitley Lewis He was garbed in
IL black suit, as "Dago Frank" had
been. The statement that he never
finished was on his lips as he entered.
The attendants fearing a shocking
spectacle of hyateria, sought. to sooth
him.
\ current of 1920 volts. with q
slightly higher ampcrage than had
been used on Cirotici, took his life.
The switch was first closed at
5.47:$6 ard he was pronounced dead
4 at 5.52.
At $50 "Gyp the Blood" was
brought in. He had Jewish prayer
book in his left hand and Rabbi Kopf-
stein walked 10y his side. Listen. Is
raCL There is only one God" mum
h!cd "Gyp' in Hebrew
j Th' shocks were given and at 6.02
O. nj a
man dead.
Lefty Last to Die
. Lefty Louie the last of the four
70 die. and accordingly the keenes,
sufferer by reason Of the interval OF
waiting, entered the chamber at COZ
The Jewish prayer book which he
grasped. lac handed to Rabbi Kopf
stein before the guard strapped him
to the chair. Like "Gyp" ne mum
bled a prayer in Hebrew. The theory
that the strongest shall die las
Lefty bore out by his uncanny re.
sistance to the current The first con-
tact was given at eos. At 6.17 ht
was pronounced dead.
The only relatives Of the gunme.
who We're in the prison at the timt
Of the executions were "Dago Franks s.
mother. sister and brothers anC
Whitley Lewis " brothers. Mrs. Giro
fici was borne to her carriage in col
lapse an hour after the eectrocution
All the bodies of the gunner will
be claimed by relatives.
Mrs. Cirofici remained with her soI
as late as a. N. This is an unusua
procedure. She had thought until tn,
last moment that on her sons plea fol
mercy the Governor would grant a re
prieve. She believed In her boys in
nocence to the end. She pleaded witt