The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-13

even electrocuuOns. shook his head
and turned away when the subject Of
the order Of death was mentioned.
Continuous Prayer.
This Easter Sunday and the night
mat toiloNs was almost one continu-
a prayer for the condemned They
were on their Knees practically all OF
the Time that they were not talking
with relatives. A prisoner in a dis
tant cell now and then blew from A
battered cornet the ~Quavering notes
Of Nearer, Ny God. TO Thee. and in
the death house proper a phonograph
played sacred music. On the broad
NaiSs In front OF the prison the curl
Gus t~ownspeople passed to and fro.
Whispering. and every nov and then
2 party OF dusty automObilists swung
down from their car 10 surve the
buildings. In the cut. just under the
prison caves. express trains roared
past, while a wind from the west
whipped up white caps on the
Hudson.
OF the scenes in the death house
corridors today that which stood out
boldest concerned the visit OF two
nuns. As Father Cashin' the Roman
Catholic prison chaplain. led the four
gunfnen In prayer two Italian Fran
.ciscan Sisters who had come from
New York TO see "Dago Prank"
whom they had taught in his boy.
hood. knelt outside his cell. Raised
curtains. showing the cells bare and
immaculate after yesterdays cleans
ing. disclosed the four GUNNER also
kneeling. Suddenly the spirit OF de
votion spread TO the whole death
chamber. Every one Of the sixteen
condemned. mona them three China
men aud Hans Schmidt. SLAYER OF
Anna Aumuller. joined in the Lords
Prayer. which concluded the services
Final Messages to Boys.
To the boys OF the East Side in
New York h Jewish trio OF gunner
sent a fnal message through Rabbi
wrote:
There are many boys who are we'll
brought up n ave good parents
Who do lot look out for the company
they get into. Bad company is the
cause OF their fall. They get a bad
record. and then. no matter whether
guilty or o they would be framed
up.
Keep away from bad company is
the best message I "A send"
Lefty Louise" said
Add what ! said the other day
about bad company. \ fellow who
honestly earns So a week is better OF
than ne who gets s 1000 a week. IL
he does not get II straight.
We were supposed to have as
many friends as any fellow that was
on the East Side. but when Il came
to a show down II was only the Shoot
-(synagogue) that stood by us outside
of our parents. Stick 10 the Shoot
and to our parents II had my
life TO live over again | would surely
follow this edvice."
-"Gyp the Blood" said he had moth
ing to add TO what had been said.
Mrs. Rosenberg. Lefty Louie's'
blond young wife; Mrs. Horowitz.
wife OF "Gyp the Blood; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ciroici n Paul Cirofci. rela-
tives OF "Dago Frank: Morris and
Joseph Seidenshner. brothers of "Whi-
tey Lewis all spent the early part of
the afternoon in a last visit TO the
death chamber. The women walled
aloud as they went out OF the prison,
and could not compose themselves
sufficiently To speak. On the way to
the station they said that the men
about TO dc had I'VE maintained
their innocence $ strongly as I'm this
last remOnstrance. They were calm
and resigned. however. and II was the
gunner who played the part Of con
solers.
Il must die some time Lefty
Louie" told his wife. III IL pleases
God hat / die now. / am ready"
Whitley Lewis asked his brothers
TO tell their mother that she was not
the mother of a murderer. Il have
never been more than a little wild, a."
he said.
Attacked Photographer.
Near the railroad station a photog-
rapher who tried to take a picture Of
the weeping wives of "Gyp' and
Lefty Louie was set upon by the
Spidenshner brothers. Morris and Joe.
He was knocked down and pursued
into a small restaurant. where he
%barricaded himself and saved his
camera.
The prisoners were not left alone
for a single instant during the day or
night. Until the moment of the cleo
tTOcution. they will be under the OBJ
servatiOn Of Or Farr and Dr.. Meree-
mo. the prison physicians. in addition
to the guards. At 3 o'clock in the
morning the final prayers will be said.
FATHER Csshin will kneel with "Dago
Frank and receive his final cOnfes-
q The Rabbis GOldstein and
Nopfstein will prepare the other gun
men for he end.
The condemned mems last word
from their chief counsel. G.. G.. r..
Nahle. came In the form of a tele-
sram from Albany telling OF the gov
crnor's final refusal 10 intercede. u
was shortly after six when the mes
sage reached the prison.
"Gricved 10 inform YOU. 10 said.
that the governor has refused 10 in
fIftu' we piedufu WIN MIN Tor
nearly two hours
Having been told the hour that Mr..
Nahle was 20 make the last appeal
the -four spent the interval in prayer.
Brothers See Brother.
'DagO Franks two young brothers.
John and Paul. and his youngest sis.
ter visited him tonight. after being
held mp for some time by the warden.
In view Of the fact that Mrs. Cirohci
was 10 return on tho Z a. m. train
from Albany. after q last attempt to
seek executive ~clCmcncy. the warden
doubted the a~dyisability Of hayiuc
Frank further disturbed.
Lefty Louie's father underwent a
nervous breakdown in the wardeu's
onico and left without seeing his son.
llc had started from his home in New
FORK with his vito. but Mrs Roscn-
berg had ben taken 800 on the wav
and returned % ht~ ECmc. Mr.. Roscn-
berg decided after changing his mind