The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-04-15
-FOUR CUNMEN
ELECTROCUTED
Explate In Chair Murder OIL
Gambler ROSenthaI
CONFESSION BY OAGO FRANK
Vallon, Horowitz and Rosenberg Fireo
Shots That Killed Rosenthal, Say,
Cirofici - Lewis Gun Missed Fire

Cirotici - Lewis Gun Missed Fire
The four gunner convicted of the
death of Herman Rosenthal the gam
bier, were put to death in the elec
trio chair in Sing Sing prison, New
York.
1t required just thirty-nine minutes
to execute the gunner, who went to
their death in this order:
Frank Cirofici. alias "Dago Frank
Jacob Seidenschner, alias Frank
Mueller" and Whitley Lewis" Harry
Horowitz, alias "Gyp the Blood" and
Louis Rosenberg, alias Lefty Louie"
"Dago Frank" at the eleventh houi
made confession, but it did not keeT
him from the electric chair.
Cirofci would have confessed sew
eral days ago, but for the fact that
he had been terrorized by the other
three gunner with threats of death &c
his mother and sister if he told any
thing. The gunner were fearful lest
he should tell and communicated tc
him these threats.
Once when Father Cashin was
talking to Cirofci he heard the three
other gunner talking in Jewish. The
priest understood the language and
heard Gyp say: Frank is going tc
pieces; he's telling on the rest of us
Warden Clancy, knowing that Giro
fci was terrorized, brought him from
the cell to the office of the keeper
where he made his confession.
Warden Clancy pointed out that
Cirolci really thought he was limo
cent because he did not take part in
the actual shooting.
Whitley Lewis thought he was in
nocent because he did not fire a shot
Briefly Cirofici declared:
The four OF them we're hired not to
kill Herman Rosenthal but John
LANCER, or "Dollar john" a gambler
who was about to corroborate the
statement made by Rosenthal to At
torney Whitman. Rosenthal had shot
his bolt and they were to prevent any
harder blows.
The four journeyed to Rockaway in
an auto early on the evening of July |
Is to kill Dollar John" They met |
him, but it was in a situation where
it was impossible for them to do what
they were sent to do.
They rode first to a cafe in Second |
avenue, from where he (Cirofci) went |
to his home at 145th street and 7th |
avenue. Later he was awakened by |
a whistle which took him to the win
dow. He saw on the sidewalk, "Jack"
Rose, Harry Vallon and Sam Schepps,
who told him the other boys were
waiting for him at Bridgie Webber's
poker room.
He was informed there by "Gyp the
Blood" that there was something
else to be done. Rose and Vallon we're
present.
Bridge Webber came in to say that
the -- was at the Metropole.
Lefty Louie" told him it was to be
Herman Rosenthal, the man who had
squealed
On the sidewalk a messenger
to him that Jean Gordon,
MS girl companion, was under arrest
Uptown whereupon he left the party.
Later that morning the three men
,ame to his fiat, where they talked
bout the murder and told him that
Harry Vallon had fired one shot, but
hat Whitley Lewis had been entirely
Useless because his gun had missed
ire.
The following day he received one
ourth of $1,000 for the murder.
Supplementing all this was re.
mark dropped four days ago by Rosen-
,urg, the most intelligent and the
eader of the quartet, that Frank was
lot present at the killing and Whitley
4ewis had not shot for a very good
aason