Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-14

Gentlemen he murmured. Il
want 20 make. a statement. ="
BE quiet commanded the guard
as Whitley sank weakly into the
chair.
Rabbi Goldsten began to pray.
Let him speak, do not step him;
let him speak," said Warden Clancy
from The rear of the room.
Gentlemen, l want to /, make a
statement repeated Whitley hysteri-
cally. Gentlemen, for the sake of
justice, | want to make statement.
Gen-leme-, them people who were on
the sand who said they seen men"
The straps on "Whitey's" pallid
brow and beneath his sagging chin
choked and doomed the gangster. He
strangled a bit, and continued:
Seen me-" he mumbIed in contiYu-
alton. They aresperjurers. l swear
by God did not fire shot at Her.
man Rosenthal. Them people Stan
nish and -" Here a word was
lost "They are perjurers."
"Whity" voice had ascended by de-
grees to shrf scream. He strug-
gled against the straps. Rabbi Gold
stein interrupted and began to read
from the Testament.
1t was 5:4S.20. The little gray man
il the corner drew the lever to the
right between the first and second
surges of the TERRIBLE current. There
was two-minute conference by the
doctors over the sturdy body Of
Whitley. Al 500 DR.. Farr made his
formal and official announcement
that Whitley" Lewis was dead, and
the limp body was carried back to
the autopsy room and placed beside
the slender form of "Dago Frank"
"Gyp" Dies Quickly
Then came Harry Horewitz, "Gyp
the Blood" 1t was 5:56 when he
entered tn execution chamber. A
glorious sun flashing in the cas- .ern
heavens CLEANED it's light through
the window. This was the first ray
of sunlight the boy had seen in
months.
"Gyp" fixed his eyes upon middle
aged man in the front row of seats.
The man moved uneasily, but the
staring eyes followed him. The man
arose to move to another seat.
'fSit down." granted McInerny, the
principal keeper. The man did no.
sit down and McInerny hustled him
outside. "Gyp,' unable to speak
Hebrew, replied to the words of the
rabbi in his native East Side Yiddish
His steps Jagged.
He was about to reply 10 the chant
of the rabbi when at 5:57.20 the cur
rent was applied to his body He died
quickly. "Gyp" was a weakling,
physically. There was a swift surge,
sharp relaxation and another surge
At 6.02 DR.. FAIR pronounced "Gyp. the
Blood" dead.
"Lefty Lewis the Last.
A prolonged howell, long, low and,
neutrality-suspicious. the entrance of
the last of the four gunner into the
execution chamber. Lefty Lewis"
Rosenberg marched into the chamber
to a funeral dirge.
Rabbi Goldstei2 led Lefty" to
death. Lefty" carried a prayer book
in his hand and was mumbling over
and over in Yiddish one of the
prayers that the rabbi had taught
him.
Lefty" was hysterical. He looked
neither to the right nor to the left.
But he needed no assistance to the
chair He crossed the floor in three
long, deliberate steps, and Topped in
to the chair, still chanting the prayer.
He handed the prayer book to Prin-
cipal Keeper McInerny He struggl-
ed bit across the straps. The band
across his eyes slipped to his nose,
leaving both eyes exposed to view.
He received the current at 6:0S.45.
Another shock was administered and
the doctors made an examination of
the gangster's body "Lefty's" resist
ance was high, and there were still
signs of life. Another shock was ap-
piled. The horrible tension lasted
for two minutes. Again the stetho-
scope was applied. At .6:17 Lefty
Lewie" wa sdead.
Thus was paid the laws price for
the life of Herman Rosenthal.