The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-22
VOlk News of Vienna Gets Gar
bled Account of EleetrOcution
of ROsenthal Gunner
CARDS OF ADMISSION
ISSUED AT $40 EACH"
Says Judge Golf Personally Con-
Quoted 1t And That Women
We're Spectators y

April 70, 1914. He was about TO
throw IL into the waste paper basket
When he observed that one OF the
pages was marked
A. r. Neuling, translator, was
called in and he found IL to be a de-
scription in the German Nolks News
of Vienna OF the execution of the four
gunner slayers of Herman Rosen-
thai. His translation reads
From New York gruesome ac-
counts are received of the execution
of the four slayers OF the gambling
house proprietor, Rosenthal Brisk
trading was INDUCED in at the sale
OF admission cards, one OF which
brought 700 crowns (about $l40) The
ladies-if such an expression can be
applied TO the hyenas present-ap-
peared in the grandest OF costumes
in the yard OF Sing Sing prison,
where the execution took place in the
presence OF about 300 witnesses, a
proceeding approXimating premiere.
on this occasion, as at previous Am
erican electrocutions, the electrical
apparatus went wrong making more
gTuesome the spectacle. which is of
itself gruesome enough, and proving
unexpected anu duullioldl HtINt-
Wrack.ng for the audience
when one reads OF the accounts OF
this execution any addition TO our re-
spect for American culture can hard
lily be gained. The four convicted
Jews conducted themselves in a mis-
cradle and cowardly manner and
whined until the last for mercy But
Judge Coff, with the cold bloodedness
of a Yankee, conducted the execu-
ton, and at last these four gunner,
who had been endeavoring TO escape
tie vengeance OF Judgment, suffered
the deserved punishment.
Following are some OF the details
OF the execution
at ten minutes before O'Clock In
the morning the giant doors OF Sing
Sing were opened
Free in the court but only two
strides from the small death cham
Ter door, stood the execution appar.
atus-a reclining chair with straps
adjusted and electric wires fastened
to the top and bottom.
"A prison attendant stepped UP 70
the chair TO test II and found that the
wires had been tempered with, but
this was quickly adjusted, and II was
then discovered that a piece OF iron
had been put into the dynamo.
Bring Forth the Victims"
at was clear that some friend OF
the convicted ones had endeavored to
postpone the execution. but II was in
vain, and in q short time the difficulty
was remeded and the chair was In
working order and with the stroke
OF s Judge Golf, who had imposed the
sentence, gave orders 70 bring forth
the victims.
Escorted by eight guards who
practically carried them, the four
manacled death candidates appeared
with blanched faces and deep sunken
eyes from which the terrible fear
could he read, and were placed In
front OF the apparatus. where the
Judge read 10 them the death SEN
tence and asked them to make a con-
fession With shaking voices they
breathed their innocence, and again
begged for mercy
with a shrug OF the shoulder
Judge Cor informed them that par
don was out OF the question. and
then gave the command TO lead
Ciroficl to the chair. But the fear
OF death robbed him OF his strength
and he had 10 be placed In the chair
by the keepers. Judge Con- the dis
trict-attorney and the chief OF the
electric chair placed themselves be-
hind the chair.
''In steady voice the Judge count
&c 10 three: az this the chief pressed
button and the metal headpiece de-
seconded on Cirohci's head A mighty
movement passed through HIS body,
and the straps were strained 10 the
bursting point, his hands and feet
turned In their sockets as n result OF
the strong current and the eyebslls
almost Jumped out OF their sockets
Four, five seconds elapsed. and the
head piece rose and Cirofici slowly
regained his senses. The current had
been too weak 10 kill the sound
heart and iron nerve OF the gunman.
"The execution had not succeeded
and would have 10 be repeated
"A doctor stepped M to Cirohci
and asked him a question. He did
not answer The current had robbed
him of his understanding. As the
fastenings which held the head were
loosened this fell nerveless to one
side
"The spectators had been subjected
10 tremendous excitement Cor again
began to count At three the head
riece once more descended; again II
STAYED down 1--WE seconds CirohcPs
body still twltched. Only at the third
attempt did the execution succeed.
The body was unstrapped and carried
away.
Almost without pause the Judge
gave the command TO lead up Seiden.
sinner. Upon being questioned n he
had any confession 10 make. he whin-
ed Yes. Becker has instigated us 70
commit the crime ! was there at the
killing but the Others did the shoot.
ing God have mercy on me Mercy!
Mercy
"A wink from the Judge. Selden.
sinner strapped in He dies easily. No
sooner Is the current applied. be
moves no more.
> Shocked. many Of the spectators
leave the scene. Twice moro he
counts The three. and again the IN.
strument Of death descends. and the
death OF Rosenthal is paid for by two
more OF his assassins.
THE four executions had been com.
pjeted in 80 minutes New York
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