Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-04-17
GUNNAN CONFESS
sLAYERs OF RosENTHA,
PENALTY FOR CRIME I!
SING SING PRISON.
LAST PLEA DENIED BY q
Murders Are Led to Instrum.rl
Death One at a Time, "DaaO 81
Being the First One to B. !
trocuted.

Albany. N. Y, April ia few
utes before the execution of 81
Frank Cirofici, who was tha 6,a
the four gunner to go to the !
chair in Sing Sing prison, he
Warden Clancy that "Gtp the RI,
Horowitz. Lefty Louie" Rosen
and Harry WALTON, an informer
the shots which killed Herman Ro
thai, for which crime the four gun
paid their lives.
So far as know, Becker had !
ing to do with this case" the cum
also declared. 1T was a gambl
fight" Cirofici averred he was
miles away at the time the crime
committed, and that Whitley IeJ
Seidenshner, although present at
scene of the shooting, did not fire
of the shots.
Ossining, N. Y, April 14.-WitH
making any confession, the four yo
New York gunner" condemned
the murder of Herman Resent
were electrocuted in Sing Sing pri
Monday morning.
The victims and the time of Il
execution were as follows:
Frank Cirofici. alias "Dago Fran
5:38 to 5:44.
Jacob Seidanschner, alias FIR
Muller" and Whitley Lewis" 5:4S
$50.
Harry Horowitz, alias "Gyp
! Blood" 5:57 to 500.
Louis Rosenberg. alias Ia
Louie Cos to GIT.
Seidenschner was the only mem
of the quartet to make a statema
After being strapped in the del
chair he began to deny his guilt
the electric current was turned onI
the middle of his speech and he a
with the words upon his lips.
The quadrup1e execution passed
without a hitch, all the condemn
men being buoyed up with the ST
itual consolation which was admin
tered continually during the closl
hours Of their lives. Cirofci WI
to the chair with a crucifix in ed
hand shouting prayers and chant
over and over again: God I'D
mercy!"
Mrs. Mary Cirofici, mother of ia
Frank" who has led the fight in
half of her son and the other q
demned men, arrived at the prison
few hours before the execution
after having made final but fut
plea to Governor Glynn at Albany
executive clemency.
New York, April 14.-The last no
of the four gunner was blasted s
urday. Supreme Court Justice 10
w. Golf, to whom a final appeal
a new trial had been made, declin
to reopen the case.
The four products Of the Manhatt
East side, who paid the penalty
their crime Monday, were convict
on November 10, 1912, of firing t
shots which killed Herman Rosentf
as he stepped from the Hotel Met
pole into Forty third street.
Rosenthal had caused the garnbll
world Of the Metropolis to quake wi
terror by his conference with the q
trict attorney, Charles s. Whttms
His promised confessions were
sequel to gambling war, in Will
the other underworld interests n
tried to drive him from the fat lie
Of the upper tenderloin. B6faO O
RACES, Staying and assaults n
marked this conflict. Believing
was to be deserted by Charles Beck
police lieutenant in charge OF
strong arm squad and partner
the Rosenthal gambling house.
desperate man was now about 70
pose the whole illegal conspiracy
police and crime.
The gambler was sitting In the NJ
ropole about two o'clock in the moi
ing of July 16, 1912. A man entel
and asked him to come outside. Lul
ing in the shadows were "BFluse
Weber, BALD Jack" Rose and Hsl
Vallon. Near by stood motor :
with engine running. The ponceni
supposed to be on station near Oy i
been lured away.
In the glare of bright lightS !"
within 100 feet of Times square "
young men shot Rosenthal TO ue =,
and leaped into the motor car a -
man also entered. it is said by son
and urged the DRYER onward oy ~
ing revolver to his head anu o..
ing him. The car disappeared ~ :
direction Of Fifth avenue.