The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-14

fore "Daso Frank" Cironci vent 10 tho
electric chair in Sing sing Prison early
t9-day '!.:,y he told Warden Clancy that
Louie" Hosenbery aud Harry Vallon,
an an, informer. fired tho shots which
killed Herman Rosenthal. for which
lives.
so far as I know. Becker had moth
ing TO do with this case the gunman
fight" Clroiici ayerrcd he was five
miles away at the time the crime was
committed, aud that Whitley Lewis"
scene Of the shooting, did not fire any
or tho shots, Cirohci made no attempt.
IN thc ORIGINAL plot TO slay Eoscnthal,
even admitting that two days bcfore
tne gambler was slain he went with
other Sangsters 10 look FOR their in
tended victim. They were frightened
away from Rosenthal on that occasion
ny men they thought We're detectives
inc condemiied man also admitted that
eaEy on the night OF the actual killing
he was in the gray murder car with
left them before they shot the gambler
he did not explain precisely why no
ieft tho other gunmen Just prior to
tho shooting, but two reasons are ad-
ranced. One Is that he became fright
e, ened ed an and the Other that lie deserted
IN order to ball out his sweetheart Jean
Mother and sister picnd.
The statement. which was made ver-
baily In the principal Keepers oiiico
about O'clock this morning, was the
or , Ciroiicfs mothcr and his sister for
TIC truth. They had been here and
niade an unsuccessful appeal to tho
Returning to the prison near dawn,
they were met by the warden and taken
TO the office. where they met Ciroiici.
N lh,.
and told his story to superintendent
John Riley, Of the State Prison De
warden first issued q formal statement.
tehcarstnE Il part of what Cirofci told
him; and later added details. which in
ciuded Cirotlcis admission that he and
other gangstcrs had sought Rosenthal
two nights before the staying.
The formal statement Of the warden
About S o'clock Sunday night Ro-
senbcrg asked me to save Frank. say
shooting; lie was not there. went @
over ainl asked Frank why he did not
tell the truth. He replied that he knew
when the shooting took place. { :,d-
vised him 10 tell the whole story. lie
hrn,, sntn II no did they would Kill his
they He replied that there We're fifty
men in New York he could name. FIa
family l care for
Il caused Frank Cironci to be brought
from the condemned cell-housc to tho
principal Keepers office about o'clock
Monday morning. He made the follow
ing, amons, other .statements. in the
McInerny, the chaplain. his mother and
his sister They urged him to tell the
whole truth lie hcsitated and said
for the public. do not fear for my
self. hut ! do fear for You
soa HIS sister reriisd; Don't have any
selves; God Will protect us
Urged to Tell Truth.
Ills mother and sister continued to
urge him To tell the truth. lie said:
who fired the shots were Gyp, Louie
and Nalion.'
,,, He said: 2! was ifiye miles away at
nothing TO do with this ease. Ii was
Il gamblers' fight.
He mentioned several raids on
story shapiro told to Commissioner
Doushegrty was true He said: T told
testimony about the conversation with
Rose in the car on the way down was
not true. | was III Bridgcy Wcbber's
when the arrangements were made I
did not know just what the arrange
mcnts we're. | knew. something was
the trunk as | testified on the stand.
There were guns there, but not tho
ones they used, When asked how ho
gained THIS information. he said: II
heard the boys talking about it since
| was here
.'Fhe conversation then related to
other matters not directly connected
with the Roscnthal murder He nd
mittcd his knowledge of and participa
tion In the preparations FOR the mtIr
der but denied his presence when the
actual murder was committed"
According to Mr.. Clancy, practtcaily-
everything that Cirofic. said after j,a
started TO make his final sta aterncnt was
voluntary. HIS defense OF Becker came
without suggestion from any
ono. the warden maintained.
Not Wholly Unexpected.
Ciroici's statement was not whol7y
After making his state
tncnt to Mr.. Clancy, Cirofici almost
collapsed, and this the cause OF
the sudden switch in the warden's plans
which sent "Dago Frank" to the chair
frst instead OF "Gyp the Blood"
Vt no time, according to the warden
did any OF the gun,nen except Cirofn;
tell him that they were Innocent ~
the crime Of killing Rosenthal.
Whitley Lewis always declared
that he dii not lire Il shot, and IL H.;
the warden's opinion that his dvin.-
words We're II didn't shoot at Rosem
thai"
Mr.. Clancy said that "Dago Fran1,.
and Whitley Lewis always belieyaa
that they were not rs guilty OF siay
ing Roseathai were the men Wa
nred the shots 't
Incidentally. while. Mr.. clancy wa.
sitting In Mr.. Riley's Office tosnlabtsS
me superintendent expressed the hopo
that no other man would pay the pen