Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-14

Albany, x. Y, April 13.-Shortly be- fore .Dago Frank" Cirof1ci went to the death chair in Sing Sing prison carly today he told Warden Clancy that -Gyp the Blood' Horowitz, Lefty Louie Rosenberg and Harry Vallon, an inforner, fired the shots which killed Herman Rosenthal, for which crime the four gunmen paid their lives
 So far as I know, Becker had noth- ing to do with this case" he gunman also declared. 'It was 8 gamblers fight
 Cirofci averred he was five miles away at the time the crime was com rnitted, and that ''Whitey Lewis" Seidenshner although present at the scene of the shooting, did not fire any of the shots. Cirofici made no attempt, however, to deny that he was included in the original plot to slay Rosenthal, even admitting that two nights before the gambler was slain he went with other gangsters to look for their in- tended victim. They were frightened away from Rosenthal by men whom they thought to be detectives on that occasion. The condemned man also admitted that early on the night of the actual killing he was in the gray murder car'' with the gunmen, but he insisted that he left them before they shot the gambler
 He did not explain precisely why he left the other gunnen just prior to the shooting. but two reasons are ad- vanced. One is that he became fright ened and the other that he deserted in order to bail out his sweetheart, Jean Gordon, who had been arrested.
 The statement, which was made yer bally in the principal keepers office about o'clock this morning, was the result of the insistent plea, on the part of Cirofict's mother and his sister for the truth. They had been here and made an unsuccessful appeal to the governor to save the prisoners life. Returning to the prison near dawn, they were met by the warden and taken to the office where they met Cironci.
 Had Sought Rssenthai Two Nishts
 Prior.
 MT. Clancy came to Albany today and told his story to Supc- John B. Riley of the state prison department and Governor Glynn. The warden is- sued first a formal statement rehears- ing a part of what Ciroaci told him and later added details which included Cirofcfs admission that he and two other gangsters had sought Rosenthal two nights before the staying.
 The formal statement of the warden follows:
 Feared for Safety of His Family.
 About o'clock Sunday night T saying he had nothing to do with the shooting, he was not there. I 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. l ad- vised him to tell the whole story. He said if he did they would kill his brother. I asked whom he meant by they. He replied that there were fifty men in New York he could name He said: I don't care about myself; it's my family l care for
 ' caused Frank Ciroffci to be brought from the condemned cell house to the principal keepers office about 4 o'clock Monday morning. He made the following, among other statements in the presence of myself, Principa- Keeper McInerny, the chaplain, his mother and sister. They urged him te tell the whole truth. He hes!tated and said:
 "I don't want to make any state nlent for the public. I don't fear fol myself. but I do fear for you
 His sister replied: Don't have an! fear for us we will take care of our selves. God will protect us.'
 Gyp, Levie and VaIlon Fired Shots.
 His mother and sister continued tt urge him to tell the truth. He said T did not do the shooting. The meE who fired the shots were Gyp, Loui, and Vallon.'
 'tHe said: was five miles away a the time. So far as I know, Becke had nothing to do with this caes. I was a gamblers fight
 He mentioned several raids ol gambling houses and said that tn story Shapiro told to Commissions Dsougherty was true. He said: I toit some lies on the stand to prove al aiibi for the rest of the voys. rh