The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-13
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within q few fest Of the Srewsone
AeleCtric CHAIR until guardian . Kindly
manner lead them away to r0oePt-
hon room in the office Of the warden.
BY the time for the invited wit
neeses to report the warden's office
was bessiged by zoe men. One wo-
sman who had accompanied her hus-
band to the scene, fingered at the
gate.
There were plsces for only nine
teen men at each execution. -Four
squads were formed In the yard. At
$3.50 O'Clock. the frat squad was
herded into the room of death.
cirofici First Man.
Frank Cirofici was the first 10 en-
ter the death chamber. He was max
ing an effort to walk upright. but
there seemed to be . weight at his
knees which dragged him down. The
young Italian bore q crucdf1x in each
hand and he was accompanied by the
Rev. Father Cashin, Roman Catholic
priest, who intoned his service rapid
ly. No time was lost by the four
guards. They placed the gunman in
the chair and quickly fastened ON his
head the metal hood and to his limbs
the electrode that completes the fatal
circuit. Then the gunman lost the
bold front of the underworld" He
was utterly unmindful Of the activities
about him and the stares of the spec
tators. His face was chalky white.
Then the signal was given. Cirofici
was given two shocks. one of four
seconds and the second Of five
seconds. Then the prison doctor pro
nounced him dead. The body was at
once carried to another room where
an autopsy was held Ciroffci had
ben picked to 20 first because he was
the weakest. There has been frequent
rumors that he would confess at the
last minute and reports about the
death house had it that his mother
and sister pleaded with him not to
die with the secret in his bosom.
Lewis 10 Hag0ard.
As soon. as the witnesses of the exc
cutioa had left the room, the second
squad was marshaled in. The little
green door swung open and whitley
Lewis appeared. His face was bag
gard and his eyers were full of fear
All semb1ance Of color had departed
It was almost blue in its pallor. He
staggered along like man under the
spell Of strange fntoxication. His
feet and brain seemed to be strangers
II this man makes . statement
said Warden Clancy. 'and you do not
understand it, you must not ask him to
repeat It."
Whitley" stepped unsteadily before
the chair. He reeled. The four
guards picked him up lilue q child, and
placed him in the instrument Of death
Seidenechner tried to raise his right
hand for attention. Then came his
denunciation Of his accusers as per.
! jurers, concluding with the smothered
words: IT swear before God that
did not shoot Herman Rosenthal."
AS the current was turned on Rabbi
Goldstein stood at the left hand Of the
gunman. The rabbi. showing tremen.
dous emotion, rapidly repeated: ooh
Lord and King. who art full Of com.
! passion, in whose hands is the soul
of every living thing. and the breadth
OF al breadth who bringeth
down to the grave and bringeth uI
again, receive, we beseech Thee, in Thy
loving kindness, the soul Of Jacob
Seidenschner, who hath been gathered
into his people. Have mercy on him
Pardon all his misgivings, for there is
not righteous man on earth who sin
meth not
Falls to Respond.
A book was placed in the left hand
of the man in the chair. 1t was the