The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-30
Petition Circulated by
Sister of "Dago Frank"
Willingly Signed.
POWERFUL EFFORT
IN THEIR BEHALF
Paper, Coupled With Mass OF
New Affidavits in Favor Of Con-
demned Prisoners, Will BE
Laid Before Governor
To-Day-No Aid
From Whitman.
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Special to Tho Times Dispatch.l
New York, March 2o.-Ten CT the
jurors who convicted the four cunmcn
condemned to die on Easter Monday
for the murder of Herman Rosenthal.
have joined in n petition to Governor
Glynn asking for their rcprievc.
The devotion of Mary Cironci. sister
of "Dago Frank" and that Of his aged
mother. has brought about this power
ful aid in the effort to stay tho hand
OF the cXecutioner at least until after
Charles Becker has been tried again.
Mother and daughter together spent all
OF Friday and Saturday OF last week
calling personally upon the men who
sat In judgment on Frank and his as
sociates, and tearfully bescechiny them
TO interpose with the Governor, who
now holds the fate of the gunnen in
his hands
The ten jurors signed the petition
willingly. Another. Sidney J. Hamilton.
juror number eleven at the trial. is out
Of the city and cannot be reached. But
one refused. John G. Duffy, juror mum
Der five. lie declined TO see Miss Giro
iici.
VIII BE Laid Before Governor.
Tomorrow the petition, coupled with
mass of new afdavits In support OF
allegations that Harry Vallon fired the
shot which killed Rosenthal, will be
laid before Governor Cilynn, at Albany.
by II Lionel Kringcl, of counsel for
inc Iunmcn. And within day or two.
Mrs. and Miss Cirofci will Journey to
the State capital, and make "A personal
plea TO the Governor that the lives OF
the four men be spared until the sec
ond trial of Becker, in order that the
new evidence in their behalf may be
fully developed.
Miss Cirotici occupies a position OF re
sponsibility in an educational capacIty-
in New York. II was said to-day. ana
she is devoting all her energy TO this
iinal effort 10 lift the stain OF muir
der from her brothers name, or at
least to save him from death in the
electric chair. Within tho next few
DAYS a powerful effort is to be made
along these lines
No assistance will he received from,
District Attorney Whitman in the eff
fort. however. Informed of the con
tents OF the petition tonight, Judge
Whitman said:
In my opinion there is no merit in
the application. There is no doubt of
the Sunmen's guilt. The Court OF An
pcals was unanimous"
Portion OF Petition.
Thc petition says in part:
we feel. as jurors called upon to
discharge Il serious duty imposed upon
us by law. and which. upon the evil
dcncc presented to US. we conscien-
tiously decided, that every possibility
of error should be eliminated before
the Judgment upon that verdict is exc
cutcd. and join In the request for n
repricvc or stay OF the execution OF
the judgment against these defendants
until some time after the disposition
OF the case against Charles Becker"
The new evidence embraces an am
davit from w. Il. Mastcrson, a news
paper man, who declares that he has
had number Of conversations with
one a. l.. Witt, known as Butch"
in which Witt declared he was so close
to Rosenthal when he was shot that
"A bullet grazed his arm. Many times.
Mastcrson swcars, Witt has told him
that the men he saw shooting Rosen-
thai were Harry WALTON and Bridgcy
Weber, both of whom he knows well
witt says II was Vallon who rode OH
the running board of the automobile
as IT dashed away from the Metropolc
and he quotes Weber as saying i'm
mediateiy after the shooting. Forget
it; this thing will all be forgotten, ali
blow over in three days"