The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-15
-FOUR GUNMEN
PUT TO DEATH
For Murder of Rosenthal
Last July.
eLECTR0CUTION WAS SUCCESS
Gruesome Scenes Attend the
Last Hour of Convicted
MurdererS.
TOOK 40 MINUTES TO DO 1T

Sing Sing Prison, Ossining. N. y.
April 13.-Harry Horowitz (Gyp the
Bloody Louis Rosenberg (Lefty
Louie,) Frank Cirofici (Dago
Frank and Frank Seidenshner
whitley Lewis,) four gunner con-
victed of the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, gambler, died in the cleo
trio chair at Sing Sing, at dawn
this morning. None confessed guilt,
none mentioned the name of Charles
Becker, the police lieutenant con-
victed on the charge of instigating
Whitley Lewis made the only state
ment, but he didn't fatty assert his
innocence. He just mumbled. Il
didn't shoot at RosenthaI." The ex-
ecutions occupied 40 minutes, and
there was no accident during the ex-
ecutions.
An hour and half before the
hour appointed for the gunmen's
death, Mrs. Cirofci arrived from Al
bany and had to be almost carried
into the prison. Upon her last visit
hung the fate of "Dago Frank"
whom his mother, according to re-
port, tried to persuade to make a
full confession and thus make III
possible for him to secure a post
ponement of execution. One of her
sons came with her and helped her
into the wardens Office.
Before this the read had been
cleared by an armed guard, of all
the curious y. bystanders who had
been lowering about the prison all
night. No one without an invitation
to the execution was within the line
that had been drawn at the limits of
the State property.
Even these were driven from the
road in front of the prison so that
Mrs. Cirofici should not be troubled
or delayed
The prison, soundless and dark
save for the Sits of light that mark
ed corridors, seemed to slumber in
the light of late moon. There was
nothing to hint that within an hour
and half. 1t would be the scene of
"a Disappointing execution.
Forty minutes passed between the
time that "Dago Frank" was strap
ped into the chair until the last OF
the quartette of gunner was pro-
nounced dead. Whitley Lewis"
died stoutly declaring his innocence
and he was denouncing a witness
named Stannish when the electric
current stopped him. Dago Frank
broke down during the hours pre-
ceding the execution and was in al
most a complete state of collapse as
he was led into the death room.
1t was $3.50 o'clock when State
Electrician Davis. after testing the
electric chair, nodded to Warden
Clancy. who gave the signal to bring
Ciroici from his cell. Grhsping a
crucifx In each hand. Ciroiici was
brought into the death room and
quickly strapped into the chair.
While Father Cashin murmured
the prayer of death, which was re-
sponded to by Cirofici. the current
was turned on. Two shocks were
given and "Dago Frank" was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. Farr
Frank Seidenshner was the sec
ond to be put to death. Two shocks
were required before death came. He
was saying. II did not shoot. 1 did
not shoot at Rosenthal Stannish
testified when the electric cur
rent was applied.
Harry Horowitz. called "Gyp the
blood" was the third to be execut-
ed. Two shocks were given him. He
was pronounced dead at 6:02. He
made no statement and was repeat
ing Jewish prayer at his death.
Louis Rosenberg, Lefty Louie
was the fourth gunma9 to be
brought into the chamber He dis
played an unusual power of resist
ance to the electric current and was
not pronounced dead until after the
third contact. He made no state
ment.
The last avenue Of hope for the
four gunner was closed when Gov.
Glynn refused to grant stay. pend