The evening world., 1914-04-09

he sent with his card to the four in
the death cells. Tho messenger
brought back word that the men had
no objections to receiving Mr.. Muir
ply and his companions.
MEN ARE NOW THINKING OF
THE HEREAFTER.
kev. Burton II. Lee, the prigon
chaplain. visited the condemned men
abandoned all hope Of being saved
from the death chair and are oc-
cupying their minds with thoughts OF
the hereafter. SO far as he could
observe. Mr.. Leo said. none OF tho
| men was engaged In writing out
| statements TO be issued TO the public.
The news that "Dago Frank" had
deserted Protestantism at practically
| the last moment OF his life and
| wanted to die In the faith OF tho
Roman Catholics created n little rip
| ple of exutement among tho chap
lains Of Sing Sing to-day. Cironci
has boon accepting tho Rev. Burton
Ice as his spiritual adviser until now
he was confirmed AZ a boy In thu
| Protestant religion In the San Saliva
tore Mission In New York. but bis
mother II . Roman Catholic.
To-day he asked for Father Cashin.
the Roman Catholic chaplain. and re-
Qucstsd that he 10 prepared for
| death. lie will mako his con fesston
| and he given the absoiution and COM
munion some time early Monday
morning before the hour strikes for
his death In the chair. "Dago
Frank" y that ho had taken this
course because Of tho wishes OF his
mother.
Morris seidenshncr. . brother Of
Whitley Lewis" was a visitor to the
death house this afternoon. He was
accompanied by n brother Of ''Dago
Frank" They remained with the
condemned men about half an hour.
and N they were leaving the prison
Morris Seidenshncr said:
Jacob ("whitcy Lewis') was al
ways my favorite brother. and always
came to me and told me the truth
when no was In trouble. He told mo
to-day Just what he has told me fo-
sixteen months that he IL an innocent
man. His last words to me were 10
take good care OF the old folks AMI
assure them that he was innocent
At the request Of the four con
dsmned men Chaplain Lee took n
photograph into the death house this
aftsrnoon and several records. One
Of these was The Holy CITY" The
gunner are asking for religious mu-
&c to sooth their swiftly flying hours.
Dago Frank completed an appeal
to The Public" based on the Govern
ors denial Of reprieve. and he de-
cidcd that the wording should DO sub
mittsd 70 his counsel to-day. bat In
substance the appeal said:
The only witnesses who testified
that they saw mo at the door Of the
1etropole whom Roscnthal was shot
we're Luban and Shapiro. Luban.
according to the highest court in the
State. u unworthy Of belief. Shapiro
was an sccomplice after tho fact. II
not before. for no took the men who
we're really guilty away. and the
testimony Of an accomplice has been
ruled to b unworthy Of BELIEF an
. victim Of politics."
In connection with this Dago Frank
wrote yesterday:
II. Frank Cironci. beg. In the name
Of Almighty God and for the sake OF
Justice, the msa TO whom this state
msnt was made by Mr.. Whitman
please come forward and sss justice
dono before It In too late"
Feeling that perhaps on account Of
the natural strsss Of emotion attend
Ing such an affair. the .hve rabbis
who pleaded In vain for the con-
demned gunner with Gov. Giynn
yesterday did not present their case
with sufficient force. one Of them.
DR.. Jacob Goldstein, the jewish
Chaplain of Sing Sing Prison and the
Tombs. forwarded an additional plea
TO the Governor this afternoon.
WANTS REPRIevE TILL AFTER
THE BECKER TRIAL.
DR.. Goldstein states that while he
appreciates the courtesy and sym
pathy with which he and his fellow
clergymen were mot he still holds that
the Governor erred In not reprieving
tho mon until after the Becker trial
at least. The position Of DIR. Goldstein
Is summarized In the following para
graph from his appeal:
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