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VOLUME XLIX-NO. 103.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1914.—TWELVE PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
MEETING
TOLLS DO NOT
Gunmen Who Will Pay Death Penalty Today
for the Murder of Gambler Rosenthal
Understanding
the Rights o
Probably Will
Concerning
f Foreigners
Be Reached.
LIND1510 IKE REPORT
While Mexican Leaders Are Con-
sidering Issues Wilson's Person-
al Representative and President
Will Be in Conference—Report-
ed Bryan Hears From Huerta.
Repeal Simply Refusal of
America to Raise Question
in That Way.
U. S.
Declares England Simply Called
Attention to Terms of the Pact
and Asked Arbitration on Ques-
tion Should There Be Different
Construction by United States.
fy HEIR last hope for a reprieve gone Harry Horowitz, Louis Rosenberg, Jacob Seidenshnur and Irank Cirofici.
convicted of the murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal in front of the Metropole Hotel in New Yon;, July
16, 1912, are resigned to their fate and await death by electrocution in Sing Sing Prison today.
The four have male a desperate fight for a stay of their execution, pending the retrial of Police Lieutenant
Becker, who was con/icted in connection with the Rosenthal murder, and have repeatedly appealed to Governor
Glynn to reprieve them. Their doom was sealed after Justice Goff refused their request Saturday, and Governor
Glynn last night declared finally he would not interfere.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 12.—
"Washington officials and diplomats
were speculating tonight on the out-
come of two conferences to be held
this week, one in this city between
President Wilson and his personal rep-
resentative in Mexico, John Lind, and
the other at Torreon between,General
Carranza, first chief of the Constitu-
tionalists, and General Villa, the vic-
torious Constitutionalist leader.
President Wilson will return to the
capital tomorrow from his week-end
trip to West Virginia. Mr. Lind is com-
ing up the coast from Vera Cruz aboard
the yacht Alayflower, and though no
word has been received from the yacht
since she left Mexican waters, he is
expected to reach here Tuesday.
About the time Mr. Lind is making, his
report to the President the Mexican load-
ers will he meeting for the first tliue since
the days of the Madero revolution, and on
this conference much is believed to de-
pend.
Officials here think that a face-to-face
talk between Carranza and Villa will re-
sult in a clearing of the grave problems,
including a clearcr understanding concern-
ing the rights of foreigners in Mexico
*p<j especially their privilege ot' pressing
claims through American consular offi-
cers.
*."0 NEWS FROM WAR ZONE.
No news from the zone ol" war came to-
day to either the War or Navy Depart-
ment. The Navy Department also was
without a final report from liear Admiral
Mayo on the outcome oi' his demand thai
the Mexican Federal commander at Tam-
plco salute the Stars and Stripes as a
part, of his apology for the affront to
America in the arrest of Inited States ma-
rines. Officials declared, however, that
no anxiety was felt over the matter, as
assurances had I)fen given that proper
reparation would l.e made.
CENSORSHIP IS ON.
It was reported to:aight that important
dispatches had come to the State Depart-
ment from the City of Mexico. Secretary
Bryan said, however, that he had nothing
whatever to give out.. The secretary e<%i
minted on the abs< nee ol! press reports
from the Mexican capital and remarked
that apparently a rigid censorship was be
ing exercised. He had nothing to say
about the possible cause of this.
No one is predicting that any change of
policy on the part of the Inited States
Government will follow Mr. Lind's renort
to the President, although it is realized
that the problems involved in Mexico have
undergone radical changes since Mr. Lind
went up from Vera Cruz to see the Presi-
dent at Pass Christian, Miss., during the
New Year holidays.
One of the results of the Torreon meet-
Continued on Page Two.
INDEX OF THE NEWS
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WASHINGTON, T>. C., April 12.—Fore-
en st:
West Texas: Fair and warmer Monday:
Tuesday fair.
East Texas: Fair and somewhat warm-
er Monday and Tuesday: gentle to mod-
erate northeast to southeast breezes on
the const.
THE TEMPERATURES.
San Antonio and vicinity: Monday and
Tuesday fair and warmer.
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The San Antonio Express is the only
paper in Southwest Texas carrying the
full day anu night wire service of the
Associated Press, everywhere recog-
nized as the greatest news-gathering
organization in the world.
^■\OE 1—Gunmen to die at dawn : spend
last hours in prayer.
Last faint dimmer of bone for re
prlcvc of convicted gunmen dtsjielled by
Glynn s refusal to interfere aft'-r again
hearing plea of attorneys: they will be
electrocuted today.
Secretary Bryau says cai.nl tolls ques-
tion does not involve treaty.
Villa and Carranza an.I Wilson and
Lind to hold conference*.
K. G. Maury. Criminal District Attor-
ney of Harris County, killed when auto
hits cow on Galveston-Houston road.
8—-Hronchos nt la«t are beaten.
Ducky Swan of Beaumont doing trick.
City L«»airue plays a thirteen inning
gauie at Block Stadium.
Season «»f pmsiieriu predicted bv m.i
jor league magnates.
Lo'-al «mat« ur ba>-cball team* br.iv*
wind to play rames.
Ckneral l<x al and u'-rc s^-ort news
P.W.K It—New Y. W. C. A. building for
mally opened.
City Condi is exited to take action
h levins matters today.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.—
Secretary Bryan in a statement made
public today lengthily reviews the Pan-
ama tolls question and in the course
of the statement declares the repeal
of the tolls exemption in the Panama
Canal act "cannot be construed to be
a construction of the Hay-Pattncefote
treaty," but is "simply a refusal on
the part of the United States to raise
that question in that way."
Mr. Bryan discusses various features
of the subject—the limiting of debate
in the House of Representatives, the
Baltimore platform and the effect of
the repeal on the treaty.
Mr. Bryan declared that opponents
had 'attempted to appeal to prejudice
rather than to reason."
"What has Great. Britain done," he
asked, "to justify the accusation that she
is trying to dictate to this country? She
simply has called attention to the terms of
the treaty and asked for arbitration on the
question of construction in case this Gov-
ernment differs from the British govern
went in the construction to be placed on
the language. The very men who are so
insistent upon construing the treaty to
permit free tolls delayed for months the
ratification ot the treaty with Great Brit-
ain because of their opposition to any ar-
bitration of the subject. In other words,
they construed the treaty to permit dis-
crimination and then objected to allowing
any international court to express an
opinion on the subject.
NOT A SURRENDER.
"If, as a matter of fact, the treaty grants
tbe rights which Great Britain claims, Is
it a 'surrender to Great Britain' for our
Nalton To repeal a law that raised that
question'/ The repeal of the law can not
be construed to be a construction ol' the
treaty. Tt is simply a refusal on the part
of the United States to raise that question
In any way. In the controversy over the
Welland Canal Canada withdrew a dis-
crimination which she had made In favor
of Canadian ships, 'in order that no cause
for friction with the Fftited States author-
ities in regard to the canal should ex-
ist."
"Why can not the United States with
draw a discrimination for the same rea-
son? When the treaty involved was before
the Senate for ratification an attempt was
made to so amend it as to penult n dis
crimiuatiuii in favor of coastwise vessels,
but it was voted down by a decided ma
Jority. With this record to support them
is it strange that foreign nations question
our right to make an exemption in favor
of American vessels?"
Discussing the President's right to ex-
pect the support of Congress when he
deals with International questions, Secre-
tary Bryan adds:
"The Chief Executive speaks for the
Nation In International affairs, and it Is
only fair to assume he speaks advisedly
when he declares intercourse with Other
nations is seriously embarrassed by the
free tolls law which he seeks to repeal.
"We occupy today a proud position
among the nations; we are the foremost
advocate of peace and arbitration: we arc
becoming more and more a moral factor
throughout the world. Can we afford to
surrender this position? Cau we afford
to belittle the great enterprise which has
reached its culmination at the Isthmus?
If our Nation desires to be measured by
intellectual and ethical standards, how un-
worthy to brag of our great strength and
to threaten to use that strength.
" 'We are ready to fight" does uot arouse
the enthusiasm now that U did a few cen-
turies ago. Brute force is not the level
upon which this Nation settles its contro-
versies today. The question is not what
we can do. but what we ought to do.
"The path of history Is strewn with the
wrecks of nations that boasted that they
were all powerful. This question must
be decided on moral principles and not by
the counting of our regiments and battle*
Ships. What shall it profit a nation if It
conquers tlie whole world and lose its
faith In the doctrine that righteousness c\-
altetb a nation?"
Mr. Bryau was a member of the resolu
tions committee of the Baltimore conven-
tion. and his observations on the platform
constituted his first utterance <>u the sub
Je.« t. Mr. Bryan argues then* an two
planks in the Baltimore jdntform pertinent
to tlie discission. one which declare* the
belief of the Democratic party in the en
conragement of the merchant mariue. hut
states it should be developed "without 1m
posing additional burdens upon the people
and without bounty or subsidies froai ihe
public treasuries." and >< second plank d«
claring In favor of exemption from tolls of
American coastwise ship®.
Mr. Bryan declares the opposition to
bounties is a doctrine 'for which the |)em
orratic party has stood from time iui
memorial."
TIIE TW<| PLANKS.
He refers to the exemption plank as a
"little plan" and to the pronouncement on
bounties and subsidies as the "larger
plank." and says:
"What opiate does the little plank con-
tain that it can make those who accepted
it oblivious to the larger plank? Bv what
rule of construction can the small Hank Oc
uiade biuding and the large one ignored
The secret of the strange power exerted by
ihe little plank is to !** found in the ia« t
it carefully conceals tbe means by which it
Is to lie carried out. Mad the word *sul»
sidy* or 'bounty' been inserted in this
plank It could not have secured the cn
<1 orsement of the convention because the
contradiction between this plank and the
larcer plank would have lieen immediatelv
apparent. If the same cure bad been used
In J lie drawing of this plank that was usc l
in the drawing of the plank «.n the Mer-
chant marine, it would have read a* fol-
low <:
"•We favor the exemption from toll «»f
American ships engaged in coastwise trade
parsing through the canal, but without
imposing additional burdens on (lie |ieople
M
m
Harry Horowitz, alias
and J'thihk Cimfici, alia*
"Gyp the Blood'
Louis Rosenberg, tiling "Leftie Louie"
Jacob Seidenshnur, alias "Whltey Lewis,"
ft BATTLE
CAMPAIGN AT TORREON WILL BE
OPENED TODAY, SO BLAN-
QUET SAYS.
That the Mexican government is plniinint;
tii :inai" Si've Hh> Constitutionalists battle
at Ton-eon ins the text of 11 telegram
which .Minister of War Hlanquet yesterday
sent Arturo M. Ellas, Mexican consul gen-
eral in San Antonio.
Briefly, the telegram said that the gov-
ernment troops hoped to draw the euemj
into the town and then begin a campaign
of annihilation. The government report is
also to the effect that the Federals have
been waging their campaign with a great,
deal of success and that the big attack on
the eneinv probably would IickIii today.
At Tampfco the Federals are reported to
be holding their own and have ttius far
succeeded In repulsing attacks made on
them. , '
According to Mr. Ellas, the Federals hav°
now concentrated an army of almost 20,000
at Torreon and there are in the field suffi-
cient officers to handle the men.
The list of generals includes Velosco,
Maas, Moure. Hidalgo. Argumendo, Pen.i,
Carvajal, Orozeo. Romero and others, lu
evacuating Torreon I'danquet reports the
Federals moved all of their munitions,
leaving nothing behind.
I
R. G. MAURr KILLED
AFTER REFUGEES
Sun Will Shine on All Parts of Country
Exccpt South Atlantic
States.
WASHINGTON. I>. April 12 -Gen-
erally fair weather for thin week in all
parts or the country except the South Ar-
lantie Slates, where rain in indicated for
the flr-t day or two. was forecast tonight
bv the weather bureau.
"ll will be I and frosty over the ( en-
iral and Kastern ItMricts." said the bul-
letin. "and fair weather it likely to con
tinuc during the greater portion of the
week clearing bv Tuesday in the South
Atlantic States, with a return to more mod
i rat» lempci utur"-".
• uter the middle of tlie Bivt a disturb-
ance will appear but probably without re
suit other than local rains In tii« North
Paciflit States.
w r—
WILSON GOES TO CAPITAL
Will Return to Springs Friday if Busi-
ness Permits.
WHITE SI I.PHI R Sl'KI N'tJS, W. Va..
April 12. President Wilson left here nt
11:12 oVl.»k tonight for Washington.
Should official business |w rniii he will re-
turn I'rid;:v and s|» nd the week end with
Mrs. Wiisi.ii. who remained bdilnd tonight
with Iter daughter*. Mr-. Francis Howes
Savre and Mi-s Margaret Wilson.
Sirs. Wilson's health has improved since
she has been here, and another week In the
mountain ;dr Is e\[ic<-ted to hritig hack her
st Pen jit h.
Th- President face"
Wa lUngtor. I p|* rin«
a busy week nt
Bt in bis mind «r»
tiie I'aiiatna toils controversy and the anti-
trust program. lie feels is.ufident tlw
Senate will rc|s-al the exemption clans*,
without anK-ndwnt. as did the Hons".
With regard to the trust legislation the
President export* to I'infi'r with Rrpre-
sentatMi IntlerwowJ and other Mouse
kwt«w~
I. S. TRANSPORT ORDERED TO
LEAVE NEW ORLEANS FOR
MEXICAN CITY.
HOSPITAL VESSEL IS GOING
NEW ORLEANS. La., April 12,—The
United States transport Hancock tonight
received imperative orders from Washing
ton to proceed at once to Tauiplco.
It Is understood here the Hancock will
take aboard refugees who are fleeing from
the battle-swept cit.v of Tauiplco, where
sharp fighting between Mexican Cousti
tutionallsts and Federals has been re-
ported.
The Hancock will take on coal, filling
her bunkers, which have an .sou ton «a
paeity, and will sail tomorrow afternoon
at 'J o'clock.
The vessel arrived here two months ago,
bringing IKK) marines from the first ad
vance bast* regiment. The murines will re-
main at the naval station here, It is stated.
When the Hancock steams South tomor
row sho probably will be a< < ompanied by
the I'ulted States hospital ship Solace, un-
der orders to hasteu her departure for
Tampbo. The Solace arrivd here early
last week and the crew was given nhore
leave for eh*ven days.
Two days after the Solace docked sin*
was ordered to proceed at once to Tampico,
but was delayed by coaling and by neces-
sary repairs to her ice manufacturing ma-
chinery.
With the departure of the llam-ork and
Solace the navy will bt- represented here
by but one vessel, the supply ship rulgoa.
which arrived tonight from I'ensaeola, hav-
ing 011 board a ^nuill detachment of murines
and full camp equipment of Independent
battalions, 1 nlted States corps, from Camp
Klltotr, ('an il Zone.
The I nited sta'c- gunboat Isle de Luzon,
attached to the naval reserves, passed down
the river tonight en route from St. Louis
to New York where it is stated here she
will h« overhauled for active service in
Central American water*.
Austin Pastor Preaches
His Easter Sermon to
Hatless Congregation
ACSTIN. Te.v.. April ll\ At the request
of the pastor. Rev. U. I*. Sliuler, a hatles*
congregation gathered at the I'niversity
Methodist Chnr« h Kaster morning.
Ladle* attending >erviee In thl« ehurch
were required tt» remove their Easter bon-
net ».
The Rev Vr. Sliuler made the following
auuoun4-em*>iit:
"We want t" make it easy for the woman
who eamiot afford ail Easter bonnei to go
to ehtireh Thai is our only re«*<»u for
pla«inir a ban upon the wearing of hats
at the Ea>ter services.''
Tasior Sl.uler originated the < ostein of
plrn inc 1 ban 011 Kaster hats at his « hurrh
last year and ^a.v* it waj* dt»iio for the
sole purpose of doina away with the v«i
railed Ea>ter parede* At this morning's
!«Trief the « hor« h «ai « mwded to over
flowing and ?n the throne «*ul \ thm-
Kaster hat^ w«*r»' worn, and they by mem
b»-r« of the «*hfdr. They were requ* ntrd to
remove fbeir hat*, but de»-||nefl.
Other ladies of the «onz~egation removed
their hat- a? tl»ey eat* red the ehnrch.
holding them in their laps until the gerv-
!«*• closed.
HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTOR
NEY LOSES LIFE IN ACCIDENT
ON SUNDAY OUTNG.
GALVESTON, Tex.., April 12. Richard
(*. Maury, criminal district attorney of
Harris County, was killed on the Galves-
ton Houston road this afternoon, when an
automobile he was driving struck a cow
that hud strayed on the thoroughfare.
Ills left hip aud left arm were fractured
and he sustained a fracture nt the base
of tbe bruin. He died within a short
time alter the accident) without regain-
ing consciousness.
Mr» Maury was BG years old and un-
married. He had been public prosecutor
of Harris County since Hill, and nt the
time of bis death was in the midst of a
| campaign for re-election. He served as
1 an assistant to the Attorney General last
year In an Investigation of Texas oil
(-ompanles, in addition to his duties »is
! prosecutor. He was a member of a dozen
I clubs and societies.
The body was returned to Houston for
burial.
POOR ARE VAGGINJITEO FREE
Five Uurttired Mexicans Are Given
Preventive by City and
County Official?!.
Five hundred Mexican men. women and
children have been vaeeliiated at. the ex
peusc of the city and county.
City Health Officer Klug and County
Health Officer Berrev a few days ago
weut info the Mexican tenement district
and vaccinated right and left, experiencing
absolutely no opposition from |»crsons
whom they uuthiputed would op|H»*e the
small pox preventive. In one of the
corrals the officers found seventy-four i*»r-
sons. men, women and '-blldrcu, aud every
one was va'-Hnated.
"There are hundreds of Mexicans in San
Antonio," said Dr. Klug, "who should be
va<filiated, hut who can not afford It, aud
who would not take the trouble to go to
the City Hospital if we Invited them there
and offered to va< • inate free We dceMed
to go right into the corral districts, nnd I
am well satisfied with the results ob
talued."
CHiaiJAHUA NOW CAPITAL
Carranza and Staff Move From Juarez
to Meet Villa.
.II'ARKZ. Mexico, April 12.—The new
Constitutionalist capital was established at
Chihuahua today with the arrival of tjen.
Venustiano Carranxs aud bis staff. This
information arrived today In a brief tele
gram.
Carranza left here yesterday morning.
It was said his interview with General
Villa would take plaee Wednesday or
Thursday.
<General Carranza wired to Rafael Zu
barau. bis Minister of tbe Interior and the
only Cabinet ofn,*.r r« malninc in Juarez,
today to a«*ure th«- state Itepartment at
Washington that hi« first duty would be
made to return formal replios to represen
tat ion* hitherto unau^'-red owing to tbe
pre mi of • roergency miters connected with
Urn Military dnpaicT
GUNMEN ARE
READY TO DIE;
PLEA IS LOST
Final Hours Are Spent With Spiritual
Advisers and Bidding Their
Relatives Farewell.
ALL FOUR PROTEST INNOCENCE
Quavering Notes of Hymn From Battered Cornet
of Fellow-Prisoner Only Break in Silence of
Easter Sunday in Death House — "Whitey"
Lewis and "Lefty Louie" Send Advice to For-
mer Associates.
OSSINING, N. Y,, April 12.—(Midnight)—-Harry Horowitz, Louis Rosen-
burg, Frank Cirofici and Frank Seidenshnur spent their last day on earth
quietly and protesting their innocence.
As the gunmen whose picturesque aliases were flung across the con-
tinent after the murder of the New York gambler, Herman Rosenthal, they
die at dawn in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison, convicted of that murder.
To relatives who bade them good-bys and to their spiritual advisers
the four condemned men again declared their innocence, and as night settled
down over the prison and the death watch stood close about their cells there
was nothing to indicate that they would not deny their guilt until the end.
Which would go first to the chair was a secret that only the warden knew.
It depended, it was said, on the gunmen's demeanor.
He on whom the ordeal bore heaviest, whose nerves gave evidence of
snapping, would be first dispatched, thus to obviate a scene.
Prison gossip has it that "Lefty Louie" (Louis Rosenberg) was the most
erratic of the four and that he would march first to the chair. Others thought
the first to die would be "Dago Frank" (Frank Cirofici), who has declared
in statements to Governor Glynn and others that he was far from the scene
of the murder when Rosenthal was shot down.
James Clancy, warden of the prison, shook his head and turned away
when the subject of the order of death was mentioned.
This Easter Sunday and the night that follows was almost one continous
prayer for the condemned. They were on their knees most of the time that
they were not talking with relatives..
LAST FAIN! HOPE
FADES WHEN GLYNN
DECLINES 10 ACT
GUNMAN'S MOTHER AND SISTER
MAKE VAIN TRIP TO ALBANY
TO SEE GOVERNOR.
POLICE GUARD MANSION
ALBANY. N. Y., April 12.—Tbe last faint
Kllmmor of hope that a reprieve might be
tfrnnted the four New York gunmen pass-
ed today.
In the executive chamber of the deserted
State eapitol, Governor Glynn heard the
final nppenls of two attorneys for the con-
victed slayers, (\ G. T. Wahle nnd H. L
Kringle, for n stny of the death sentence,
and then again and for the last time re-
fused to interfere with tbe execution!.
For two hours the attorneys pleaded.
All appeals to the Governor's sympathies
were disregarded. Only the new testimony
placed before Justice Goff in New York
yesterday was presented. When they had
finished the Governor and his legal ad-
viser. John G. Haxe, retired to a private
room.
Every scrap of evidence was gone over
carefully au«i every affidavit rcu«l fully
by the (ioveror. Then the gummn's at-
torneys were sent for. Tale and a trifle
nervous, but with a firm voice, tbe Gov-
ernor said:
"Gentlemen. I am sotrv but I can not
see my way clear to change my decision "
With the last chance to save tbo guu-
men from the electric chair, gone, the at-
torneys walked slowly from the cham-
ber.
HOYS ARK DOOMED.'* SAYS WAIILE.
"It seems the boys must die." Mr Wahl^
said. "unlesH the Governor changes his
decision before morning they arc doom-
ed."
I>ld he hold out any ho|»e?" ask
lie
A prisoner in n
tii'iii blew IJ'tiui a
distant cell now and
battered cornet tbe
"Dag©
in :>U
quavering notes of "Nearer, My 'loo], to
Thee." rtid in the death house proper,
a i ho.iograph i !ayed sacred initio. On
the walks in front of the prison curloua
townspeople passed to and fro, whisper-
ing. aud every now and then a party of
dusty automobllists swung down from
their car to survey tiie buildings.
In the out, Just under Hie prison eaves,
express trains roared past while a wind
out of th* west whipped up whitecaps on
the Hudson.
NUNS VISIT "DAGO FRANK."
fK ,?(\Srf'.nos J11. tho (,eath house corridor
that stood out boldest concerned the visit
or two 11IIUM Ah Father Ca«litn. the
prison chaplain, led the four gunmen in
prayer, two Italian Franciscan Sisters .vho
had tome from New York to nee
Irank, whom they had taught
boyhood, knelt outside his cell.
Raised curtains, showing the cells bars
and immaculate after yesterday's olean-
jJJJJ' disclosed the lour guntneu also kneci-
Suddenly, the spirit of devotion spread
the whole death chamber. Kvcry .me
of the sixteen condemned, among tbein
three ( hinamen and Hans Schmidt, slaver
of Anna Auuiuller. joined in the Lord's
prayer, which concluded the services.
The Franciscan Sisters, black robed and
black hooded, urged the four gunmen to
accept their fate «« punishment for their
sius. whether they were innocent or Kullty
of murder. *
To the boys of the East Side In New
lork the Jewish trio of the gunmen sent
a final message through Rabbi Jacob
Goldstein.
"Whitey Lewis'* wrote:
"There are many boys who are well
brought up and have good parents, who
do not look out for the companv they ^et
iJKo. Bad company Is the cause of their
fall. lhev get a bid record an«- then
no iiir.tter whether gui ty or not th«y *\tll
be 1 tamed up. Keep away from bad com-
pany is the best message I can send."
"Lefty Louie" said:
ed.
"No." lie replied, "on the contrary
said his decision was final."
"The Governor seemed anxious to knew
every new fact in the case." Mr Wahle
said, 'and I tried to explain them fully.
\\> presented ail of the evidence and : t'
fidavits produced before Justice G"ff yes-
terday. set forth verbally salient features
of evidence and then gave him and his
counsel tb* affidavits f«»r their own exam-
ination.
"They went over theui In private nnd
then the Governor doHared then* was
nothing in them that should ••rinse him to
reverse his decision.
"There i* nothing left for us t-» «l<» but
continue our dut> :is liearers ,,f bad news.
We shall telegraph t«» Ossininc and later
return to New Yolk to report the Gov
ernor's decision t° th*» relatives of the
condemned men.
The mother *n.l «i«fer «»f "Dago
Frank" Cirofici won* here tonight to plead
with the Governor for tbe gunman « life
They failed to see him. however. a«- he
steadfast In his previonslv anoun<e«| de-
termination not t«» talk with relatives of
the i-ondemned men
S|»e<'ial officers .tnrdod the -\ >Jtive
mansion toiiiahi Within the a*' few
,'.ay* threatening !»tter« hat«» t»e«n re
•■Hved Uy th'* Gov* rnor and on ono o«s-a-
sloa. a woman wbie mW *hr hore s di
vlnely inspired rnessaare to th« executive,
appeared The Governor ins « xpi»*sv«I n«*
tear of any one tmt It ^ thought beat
an fcava •tftain na |mr V (
• Add vv iat I said the other day abrut
i< company. A fellow who honesty cams
$«'. a wci-k Is better off than he who gets*
» a wee* .f he doe- not get It str.ilght.
"We were suppose.' to have as many
friends as anv fellow on the East Sldu b\.t
when it cwno to a showdown It was oLly
the *shoor (synagogue) that stood by us.
outside ef our parents. Stick to the 'shooF
and to y«iur parents. If I had lit" • to
15\o ©vet igaln, I would surely foil)-#
this advice."
"Gyp the Blood** said he had notb'ng
to add to what had teen said.
Mrs. Rosenberg. "Lefty Louie's" young
wife; iirs. Horowitz, wife of "Gyp the
Blood"; Mr. and Mrs. John Cirofici and
Paul Cirofici, relatives of "Dago Frank";
Mortis and Joseph Seldenshnnr, brother*
of "Whltey Lewis,'* all spent the early
■ part of the afternoon In a last visit to
j the death chamber. The women walled
aloud as they went ont of the prison and
could uot compose themselves sufficiently
to vpoak. On the way to tbe station they
•said the men about t«« tiie never had main-
tain^d their innocence so strongly a* in
this last remonstrance. They were calm-
ed and resigned, however, and It was thn
gunmen who played the part of consolers.
"LEFTY LOFIE * READY TO DIE
"I must die some time" "Lefty Louis'*
told his wife, "and if it pleases God that
I die now, T am ready."
"Whltey Lewis'* asked his brother to tell
their mother she was not the mother of a
murderer. I have never been more than a
little wild," he said.
Near the railroad station a photographer
who tried to take a picture of the weep-
ing wives of "Gyp" ant! "I^efty Louie**
was set upon by the Seidenshnur brothers.
Morris nnd Joe. He was knocks down
and pursued Into a small restaurant where
he barricaded himself and saved his cam-
era.
The prisoners were not left alone for an
instant during the day or night. Fntll the
moment of the ejectr«»cutlon, they will be
under the observation of Dr. Farr and Dr.
Meremo, the prison physicians, in addition
to the guards. At .1 o'clock in the morning
tbe fiual piayers will be said. Father
Cashin will kneel n-ith "Dago Frank" and
receive bis final confession. Rabbis Gold
stein and K of stein will prepare the other
gunmen for the end
Tbe condemned ncn's last word from
their chief <-otm«c!, C. a F. Wahle, mme
in the form of a telegram from Albany
telling of the Governor' final refusal ti
Inten-ede. It was shortly after f o'clock
whea the message rea«*h^d the prison.
"*Orieved to inform you " ll said, "that
tho Governor has refused to Interfere. W«
pleaded with him foi nearly two
Having been told the
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