Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-24
CUNMEN PAY
DEATH PENALTY
EIectrocuted in Sing Sing For
ROsenIhaI Murder.
"DkGO FRANZ" CONF EESSSED
An Hour Before He Was Executeo
He Named Harry Vallon, Lefty
Louie" and "Gyp the Blood" as tho
Actual Mu.derers of the Gambler.

Actual Murderers CT the Gah1o!er'
The four gunner paid the death
penalty in the electric chair In sing
Sing prison at Ossining, N. y, Mon-ay
morning for the muruer OF Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler, in New YORK
They were Harry Horowitz, ailai
-"Gyp the Blood" Louis Rosenberg
alias Lefty Louie;" Jacob Seloen
schener, alias whitley Lewis" ano
Frank Cirofci, alias "Dago Frank"
They were taken singly from thelr
cells, and four solemn processlons
marched down the corridor to the
death room, where they met their late
without flinching. Three Of them were
attended by Jewish rabbls, Whlie
Frank Cirofci was attended -py
Catholic priest. The witnesses OF the
executions were limited to the mum
ber required by law, and all passed.
off without any unusual incidents.
"Whitey Lewis" wrote statement
which he asked the representative OF
a Jewish newspaper to publish as
warning.
There are many boys on tie East
Side," he said, "who are well brought
UP, and who have good parents VINO
do not look out for the company tney
get in. Bad company is the cause OF
their fall. They get bad record. no
matter whether they are guilty or not
they will be framed up. Keep away
from bad company, is the last mes
sage l can send to Jews"
To say their last farewells to the
doomed men their families came late
Sunday evening, and there were touch
ing scenes when they finally parted
from their young wives, who had e&
hausted every possible means to save
them from death.
An hour before he was executed
"Dago Frank" was taken out of the
death house into another part OF the
prison.
In the room to which he was taken
were his mother, his sister, Warden
Clancy, the principal keeper, Mclner'
ney, and Father Cashin, Catholic chap
lain of the prison.
At that time he was on the verge OF
collapse. He was able, however, TO
make his statement, and this state
ment was taken down and signed by
himself and by Clancy, the prison war
den. The statement was sent to Cover
nor Glynn, at Albany.
At the start of his confession Giro
fci told how "Sam" Schepps, Jack
Rose and Vallon went to his fiat in
Harlem on the night of the murder.
He went back with them to Bridge"
Webber's gambling place at Forty-sec'
ond street and Sixth avenue. There
they met the three other gunner.
He said that he left the other gun
men In "Bridgie" Webber's place be-
cause he received word that his girl
had been arrested uptown. He wanted
to get her out of jail. He insisted that
as a result, he was not present at the
shooting, and then declared that the
shots that killed Rosenthal were fired
by Lefty Louie" "Gyp the Blood" and
Harry Vallon. "Whitey Lewis" he
said, did not fire a shot because his
gun missed fire. He declared here and
at other stages of his statement that
he had never heard Of Charles Becker
in the case, that none of the gunner
knew of Becker having any connection
with the plot to kill Rosenthal.
1t was recalled that the testimony
at the trial showed that the gunmen
never heard of Charles Becker i'll their
murderous transaction.
"Dago Frank" said the day following
the crime he received one-fourtA OF
$1,000 for the murder.
Clancy, as soon as he could, talked
with Governor Glynn on the telephone
and told him Of the statement. He as.
sured the governor that what "Dago
Frank" said made it certain that there
had been no miscarriage of justice.