The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-13
ELECTRIC CHAIR
ENDS LIVES OF
FOUR MURDERERS
SLAYERS OF HERMAN ROSEN
THAI MEET DEATH AT HANDS
OF THE LAW.
DAG0 FRANK COLLAPSED
AT SIGHT OF CHAIR
Gyp the Blood, Leftie Louie and
Whitley Lewis Help UP Well to Last
Minute-Whitey Protests His lnno-
cence-AN over Quickly.
(By Associated PreSS.)

(By ASSOctdteu FTeSS.)
Ossining, New York, April 19.-The
four gunner who killed Herman Ros-
enthal were electrocuted here today.
Within forty minutes after Dago
Frank, the first to go, was led into the
presence of tn, chair in a state Of
collapse, and supported by two attend
ants. all had been despatched.
Whitley Lewis was the only one to
make a statement and he did not
fatty assert his innocence. His decla-
ration that he did not shoot Rosenthal
was cut short by the electric current
that ended his life.
The theory that the strongest should
die last worked we'll. All except Dago
Frank held up we'll to the last minute,
and Leftie Louie, the last gunman to
be placed in the chair, showed more
resistance to the current than any OF
the others.
messenger is on his way to Gov
ernor Glynn with message reported
to be a statement of the gunmen. 1t
is reported Dago Frank admitted that
Justice had been done, but the state
ment will not be made public until 1t
is received by the governor.
Denied Second Trial.
The last avenue of hope for the four
gunmen was closed six days before
their execution when Governor Glynn
refused to grant a stay pending the
second trial of Lieutenant Charles
Becker. who was convicted in the lower
courts of having plotted the murder oi
Herman Rosenthal to prevent him
from making graft revelations to Dis
trict Attorney Whitman. The court
of appeals, in reversing the decision
for Becker, declared itself unconvincet
that he had directed the murder, but
,Aheld the judgment of the lowel
court that the four men had been the
Instruments. Motions for a new trial
on the ground of new evidence, mad
bv their attorney, were denied, ant
thew we're sentenced to die during thu
week beginning April 13.
Four days before their execution
delegation of New York rabbis VISITED
Governor Glynn and pleaded in vail
with him to postpone the execution un
til after the second trial of Becker
The Governor remained fixed in tn
opinion that he had already expresse
that Beckers guilt or innocenc
could in no way affect the guilt of tn
sunmen who had been judged guilt
by two courts.
The real names of the men who hav
been known as "Gyp the Blood" Left
Louie" "Dago Frank" and white
Lewis" were Harry Horowitz, Loui
Rosenberg, Frank Girofici and Fran
Seidenshue. The youngest, Left
Louis, was 21, the oldest, Dago Fran
81. All were Jews except Dago Fran
As the nickname implies, he was a
italian. Gyp the Blood and Left
Louis were married. Their youn
widows survive them.
Not only during the trial but
statements given out at Sing Sin
three of the gunmen persisted in Il
declaration that Dago Frank had n
been present at the time of the mt
n der. and was not in any way concern'
"A IN the plot to murder Rosenthal. Dr
II ING their stay in the Death House
p four maintained an attitude Of marty
ne like innocence, tempered with an Q
prtn ,imism growing out Of their belief tn
Eho heir fatethinged upon Becker's al
the 1T If he were not guilty. tney inu
and oAet free. The news crushing mop
n SELL lis nature as announced by I
HIS FN was received with stocial cal
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Is AND NScrime Starts Reform.
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