Arizona republican., 1914-04-14
Bases Belief On Story Told Him By "Dago Frank An Hour Before He Went to the Electric Chair
BECKER ALSO
 IS EXONERATED
Ayers He Was Five Miles Away at the Time Gambler Rosenthal Met Death at the Hands of Gang
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 ALBANY. April 13.-Shortly before "Dago Frank" Clrofici went to the death chair in Sing Sing. he told Warden Clancy that "Gyp the Blood'' Horowitz. Lefty Lewis" Rohrenburg and Harry Vallon. the informer, fired the shots which killed Herman ROsen- thai, for which crime the four gun men paid with their lives.
 80 far as I know. Becker had nothing to do with case" the gunman asserted. Tt was a gamblers fight" Cirofici averred he was five miles away at the time the crime was com mitted, that "Whitey Lewis" Seiden- sinner. although present at scene of the shooting did not fire any shots. CirOfici made no attempt to deny he was included in the original plot to slay Rosenthal, even admitting that he and other gangsters had sought Rosenthal two nights before the slay- ing. They were frightened away on that occasion by men whom they thought were detectives. The con- condemned man also admitted early on the night of the killing that he was in the gray murder car" with the gunmen. but instead he left be- fore they shot the gambler.
 He did not explain why he left the other gunmen just prior to the shooting. but two reasons are ad- ranced One is that he became frightened, the other that he deserted m order to bail out his sweetheart Jean Gordon. who had been arrested. The statement, which was made yer hally in the prison keepers office at 4 o'clock this morning, was the re- suit of the insistent plea on the part of Ciroficfs mother and sister for the truth. They had been there and had made an unsuccessful appeal to the Governor to save the prisoners life Returning to the prison near dawn they were met by the warden and latken to the office where they met Cirofici.
 Clancy came to Albany to-day and told his story to Superintendent John Riley of the State Prison Department and Governor Glynn. The Warder first issued formal statement re- hearsing the part that Cirofici told later, and added details which in- cluded Ciroficis admission that he had been in the murder car two nights before the staying The formal statement of the warden follows:
 About o'clock for Sunday night Roosenberg asked me to save Frank I,. 1la -;tl. |, shooting. He said he was there. went over and asked Frank why he did not tell the truth. He replied that he knew what was going on, but was not there when the shooting took place. I advised him to tell the whole story. He said if he did they would kill his brother. I asked whom ht meant by they. He replied there were fifty men in New York whom he could name. He said: I don't care for myself, it's my family care for.
 T caused Frank Cirofici to b. brought from the condemned cell tt the office at about 4 o'clock Monda, morning He made the following among other statements, in the pres ence of myself, the principal keeper McInerny. the chaplain, his mother an( sister. They urged him to tell th' whole truth. He hesitated and said:
 q don't make this statement for thu public. 1 do not fear for myself, bu do fear for you"
 His sister replied Don't have any fear for us. we can take care of our selves. God protect us.' D
 His mother and sister continued t urge him to tell the truth. He said:
 I did not do the shooting. Tn men who fired the shots were Gyp
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