Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
''DAGO FRANK. !"

feet OF the grewsOme electric chair.
until guards in a kindly manner led
them away to a reception room in
the once OF the warden
by the time fixed for the invited
witnesses to report the warden's Of
lce was besieged by 200 men one
woman who had accompanied her
husband 90 the scene, fingered at the
gate
There were places for only nine
teen men each execution. -Four
squads were formed in the yard AT
$50 o'clock the first squad was
herded into the room Of death
Frank Cirofei was the first to en-
ter the death chamber He was max
ing an effort to walk upright, but
there seemed TO be a weight at his
knees which dragged him down The
Young Italian bore a cruCifX in each
hand and he was accompanied by the
Rev, Father Cashin, a Roman Catho-
he priest who intoned his service rap
IDLY no time was lost by the four
guards They placed the gunman IN
the chair and quickly fastened on his
head the metal hood and TO his limbs
the electrode that completes the fatal
circuit. Then the gunman lost the
bold front Of the underworld, He was
utterly unmindful OF the activities
bout him and the stares OF the spec.
tAtors. His face was chalHy white
Then the signal was given Cirohci
Was given two shocks, one Of four sec
9uds and tho second Of Ave seconds
Then the prison doctor pronounced
him dead The body was at once
carried TO another room, where an au-
,opsy was held.
crofci had been picked TO so first
apeause he was the weakest There
nad been frequent rumors that he
would confess 0 the last minute, and
reports about the death house had Il
that his mother and sister pleaded
with him not to die with tie secret in
bis bosom,
Whitley Lewis" Blue With Pallor
AS soon as the Witnesses OF the eN-
ecutlon had left the room, the second
squad was marshaled in. The little
green door swung open and whitley
Lewis" appeared His face was hag-
gard and his eyes were full OF fear.
Am semblance of color had departed.
II was almost blue In its pallor. He
/ staggered along like a man under the
! spell OF strange intoXiCation. His
| feet and brain seemed TO be strangers,
III this man makes statement"
said Warden Clancy. and YOU do not
understand H. YOU must not ask him
/ 10 repeat &c."
whitley" stopped unsteady he
1 fore the chair, He reeled, The four
| guards picked him mp like a child
and placed him in the instrument OF
| death Seidenschner then raised his
/ right hand for attention Then came
! his denunCiatiou of his accusers as
1 periurers. concluding with these
smothered words.
"T swear before God that | did not
shoot Rosenthal"
1 As the current was turned on.
Rabbi Goldstein stood a the left
. hand OF the Rlumau. The rabbi
/ showing tremendous emotion. rap
/ ldly repeated:
Rabbi Prays for Whitley"
"Oh Lord and King, who art full
/ NJ compassion I'm whose hands is
/ tle soui of every living thing and
I the breath OF all flesh. who bring
/ eth down to the grave and hriugeth
T up again receive. we beseech Thee,
I in Thy loving kindness. the soul OF
Jacob Se.dcuschuer. who hath been
gathered into his people Have
/ mercy upon him. Pardon all his
/ mise.vlugs FOR there Us not a right
cons man upon earth who sinneth
In.t"
A book was then placed In the left
I hand %. tine man i'm the chair II
/ was The collection of Psalms and
words ot comfort The nervous
/ hand elutahed the book II was ex-
/ pectgd that the man would make a
4 response of Listen Israel there is
7 ono Goi only oue.' but the rabbi
/ said tlr words alone Whitley