New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-14
Confession | Hour Before
Execution Called Murder
Gamblers Fight"
SAID "GYP." LOUIE"
AND VALLON FIRED
Wasn't There Himself-Full Story
of How Dollar John Escaped
Death by Gunmen.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribuhe.l

Albany. April 13.--The statement oi
'Dago Frank" Cirohci, made one hour
before his execution at Sing sing prs
on this morning. following the pleadlns
~ his mother and sister that ne teii
the truth, has eased the mlnds oil NoN
ernor Glynn and the prison authorl'ies
of any doubt about the justice oil 'le
deaths of the four Sunmen.
There has been no miscarriage OF
Justice in the execution of any one oi
the four" said superintendent oil frlS
ons John B. Riley. "While Ddso
Frank said he was not at the scene
Of the murder. he admitted that he
knew Of the conspiracy to Kill Roseh-
thai. and that he was with the guh'he''
two nights before the murder, when the
first attempt was made on the life OF
the gambler
Warden Clancy. who brought tle
statement OF the dead sunman 10 Al
bany. said Cirohci was evidently frlsh'-
ened away before the actual shootins
was done. The authorities, however,
hold that under the law he was guilty
of murder on his own statement -
he took part in the conspiracy TO XIII.
Names Three Assassins.
Cirofici said the shots that killed
Rosenthal were fred by "Gyp the
Blood" Lefty Louie and Naiion.
Asked how he got his information ne
said he had heard the boys talking
about It" in the prison. Nhi'ey
Lewis" the officials say, was also IN
.he conspiracy, and had admitted being
at the scene Of the shooting.
Warden Clancy arrived in this city
at 400 this afternoon, and after a con-
ference with Superintendent Riley and
Governor Glynn gave out the follo"-
ing statement, which contains Cirohcfs
confession:
About S o'clock on Sunday night Fo-
senbers asked me TO save Frank say
ing he had nothing TO do with tic
shooting and that he was not there'
went over and asked Frank why ne
did not tell the truth. He rephed tiiat
he knew what was going on but was
NOT there when the shooting TOOK
nlace I advised him to tell the Whoie
story He said il he did they would
kin his brother. l asked Whom ne
meant bv they He replied that tneH2
- 0ft,, mon in New York he could
name. 4 don't care about myself
Us my family care for he said.
81 caused Frank Cirofci to Dc
brought from the condemned cell mouse
70 the principal keepers office about 4
O'Clock Monday morning. lie maze INC
following, among other statements III
,be nresence Of myself, Principal Keep
- ,IcJrerny. the chaplain, his mother
ard sister They urged him to tell the
whole truth
"ue hesitated and said, L don't want
"a make any statement for the pupilc'
do not fear for myself put 90
fear for you.
His sister replied, Don't have any
fear for US. We will take care OF our
selves. God will protect u.s. his
mother and sister continued to urge
him 10 tell the truth.
Didn't Know About Becker.
"ue said | did not do the shooting.
Tho men who fred the shots were
"Gvp." Louie" and Vallon- was iiVe
miles away at the time So far as
knew. Becker had nothing TO do with
tbis case It was gamblers fight.
He mentioned several raids on gam
hing houses. and said the story told
70 Commissioner Dougherty was true.
"I told some lies on the stand TO
rrova an alibi for the rest OF the boys
he said. The testimony about the con-
cersation with Rose in the car on the
vav downtown was not true l was in
.prideie' Webbers when the arrange
ments we're made. ! did not know just
what the arrangements were. I knew
something was coming on. ! did not
GEE Louie" pask the trunk, as testified
IN the stand There were guns there,
hut not the ones they used
when asked how he gained this in
formation, he said. 4 heard the boys
talking about it since | was here.
The conversation then related TO
other matters not directly connected
with the Rosenthal murder. He ad-
mitted his knowledge OF and participa-
ton in the preparations for the mur-
der. but denied his presence when the
actual murder was committed"
do you believe Franks statement
about Becker was an attempt to save
the former police lieutenant. or will
have any effect on his second trial?"
the superintendent was asked.
Il do not" he replied. The state
ment was not taken under oath, and
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