The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-16
BECKER AIDED BY
GUNMAN'S ACT
pAGo FRANK" coNFEsSEs VAL
LON AND LEFTY LOUIE"
HELPED PLAN The MUROEF
One of Men Executed at Sing Sing
Prison for Killing Rosenthal Says
He Was Not in the Death
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Albany. N. Y, April 14.-T did not
do the shooting. The men who fred
the shots we're Gyp, Louie and WALTON
l was miles away. II was a gamblers
fight Becker had nothing to do with
the case"
Epitomized, this Is the much-herald.
ed confession OF Frank Ciriofci,
ALIAS "Dago Frank" who with three
other gunner" was electrocuted for
the murder OF Gambler Herman Ro-
seminal
Warden Clancy telephoned Superin-
tendent of Prisons Riley. just before
the execution at six o'clock, that he
had obtained a confession" from
"Dago Frank" which he thought let
Becker out" Riley directed Clancy to
come to Albany with 1t as soon as he
had seen to it after the gunner were
put to death.
Warden Clancy gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
| About eight o'clock Sunday night,
Rosenberg asked me to save Frank.
saying he had nothing to do with the
shooting, that he was not 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. advised him to tell the whole
story. He said, II he did they would
kill his brother. asked him whom
he meant by they He replied that
there were so men in New York he
could name.
He said I don't care about my
self it's the family I care for
II caused Frank Cirofici to be
brought from the condemned cell
house to the principal keepers Office
about four o'clock Monday morning.
He made the following, among other
statements. in the presence Of myself,
Principal Keeper McInerney, the chap
lain, his mother and sister. They
urged him to tell the whole story
but he hesitated and said: I don't
want tC make any statement for the
public. | do not fear for myself, but
| do fear for you' His sister replied:
Don't have any fear for US; we will
take care OF ourselves. God will pro
tect US
His mother and sister continued
to urge him to tell the truth He
said ! did not do the shooting. The
men who fred the shots we're GyP,
Louie and Vallon.' He said: I was
FIVE miles away at the time. So far
as ! know, Becker had nothing to do
with the case. It was a gamblers
feud.'
Aided Planning Of Death.
He mentioned several raids on
gambling houses, and said that the
story Shapiro told to Commissioner
Dougherty was true. He said: I told
some lies on the stand to prove an ali
b for the rest OF the boys. The test
mony about the conversation with
Rose in the car on the way down was
not true. I was in Bridgie Webber's
when the arrangements we're made.
did not know Just what the arrange
ments were. ! knew something was
coming off | did not see Louie pack
the trunk, as testified on the stand.
There were guns there, but not the
ones they used
When asked how he gained this
Information he said:
"T heard the boys talking about Il
since | was here
The conversation then related to
other matters not directly connected
with the Rosenthal murder. He ad-
mitted his knowledge of and par
ticipating in the preparations for the
murder. but denied his presence when
the actual murder was committed"
Becker Trial on May 4.
New York. April 1.-THE second
trial OF Charles Becker, former police
lieutenant. found guilty OF murder
with the four gunner executed. will
begin May 4, II the district attorney
has his way.
Does Not Help Becker.
| New York, April 14-Dago Frank S
dying confession as to the sensational
murder of Rosenthal will aid in send
! ing Former Police Lieutenant Becker
! to the chair as the master mind in
, the rlot, according to the view of Dis.
trict Attorney Whitman today. Whit
man declared that in no essentials
does the antimortem statement of the
executed gunman contradict the stor'
les of Weber. WALTON and other in
formers and said it almost absolutely
confirms the statement of the tragedy
told by Jack Rose. the principal wit