West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-04-16
FOUR GUNMEN
ELECTR0CUTED
EIplaie In Chair Murder Of
SAMPLER Essential
CONFESSION gY 'DAGO FRANK
WALTON. Horowitz and Rosenberg Fires
Shots That Killed Roscnthal. says
Cirofiei - Lewis Gun kilssed Fire

WALTON. Horowitz and Rosenberg Fired
Shots That Killed Roseuthal. says
cirohel - Lewis Gun kilssed Fire
The four gunmen convicted OF the
death OF Herman RosenthaI the gam
bier. were put TO death in the cleo
trio chair in Sing Sing prison. New
York.
II required just thirty-nine minutes
TO execute the gunner. who went to
their death in this order:
Frank Cirofci. alias "Dago Frank
Jacob Seidenschner. alias Frank
Mueller" and Whitley Lewis" Har-y
Horowitz, alias "Gyp the Blood" and
Louis Rosenberg. alias Lefty Louie"
"Dago Frank" Mt the eleventh hour
made confession. but Il did not keep
him from the electric chair.
Cirohci would have confessed sew
eral days ago, but for the fact that
he had been terrorized by the other
three gunmen with threats OF death "a
his mother and sister II he told any
thing. The gunner were fearful lest
he should tell and communicated tc
him these threats.
Once when Father Cashin was
talking 10 Ciro1ci he heard the three
other gunmen talking In Jewish. The
priest understood the language and
heard Gyp say: Frank Is going 20
pieces: he's telling on the rest OF us
Warden Clancy. knowing that Giro
hci was terrorized brought him fror
the cell to the Office OF the keepe!
where he made his confession.
Warden Clancy pointed out that
Cirohci really thought he was limo
cent because he did not take part IN
the actual 81 ooting.
Whitley Lewis thought he was IN
nocent because he did not FIRE a shot
Briefly Cirohci declared:
The four OF them were hired not tc
kill Herman Rosenthal but John
LANCER, or Dollar John" n gambler
who was about 10 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 iourneyed TO Rockaway In
an auto early on the evening OF July
Is TO kill Dollar John" They met
him, but II was in a situation where
IL was impossible for them TO do what
they were sent to do.
They rode first TO a cafe I'm Second
avenue. from where he (Ciroflci) went
to his home at 145th street and 9TH
avenue. Later he was awakened by
a whistle which took him to the win
dow. He saw on the sidewalk. "Jack"
who told him the other boys were
waiting for him at Bridgie webbers
poker room.
He was informed there by "Gyp the
Blood" that there was something
else to be done. Rose and Vallon were
present.
Bridgie Webber came in TO say that
the --- was at the Metropole.
Lefty Louie" told him It was 10 be
Herman Rosenthal. the man who had
squealed.
On the sidewalk a messenger
whispered 10 him that Jean Gordon,
his girl companion. was under arrest
uptown whereupon he left the party.
Later that morning the three men
came TO his fat, where they talked
about the murder and told him that
Harry Vallon had fired one shot. but
that Whitley Lewis had been entirely
useless because his gun had missed
fire.
The following day he received one.
fourth OF 81 900 for the murder.
Supplementing all this was a re.
mark dropped four days ago by Rosen.
burg. the most intelligent and the
leader CT the quartet. that Frank was
not present at the killing and Whitley
Lewis had not shot for a very good