Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-04-12 | Page 3 | Hope Abandoned by Condemend Men

HOPE ABANDONED BY CONDEMNED MEN OSSININ'G, Y., April It. While futile efforts wore being made in Now York city to prevent tho execution, early noKt Monday, of the four gunmen con-Sfcted con-Sfcted of " the mimlurof Merman Rien-thal Rien-thal Kloctrlclnu Uavla. win, dl ccts the ihun cal phase of electrocution, ar rived at Ping Sing prison la to today to I engage In tlio preliminaries of the task sot him. A dramatic occurence marked his arrival. ar-rival. Just as Jacob Rosenberg, father of "Lefty Louie" Rosenberg, on( of the quartette condemned to die In tho chair, approached the prison, clutching a petition peti-tion from Rabbi Goldstein asking for tho I postponement of tho execution until next Thursday, ho met Davis. When told who tho man was tho gunman's father muttered mut-tered something under his breath, turned his faco and rushed Into tho prison. Mr. Rosenberg saw hla son for a few moments. mo-ments. Later ho was told that his petition peti-tion would b0 useless unless It could be presented to Superintendent of State Prisons Rlloy, who hnd just left for Albany. Seal of Finality. The arrival of Electrician Davis seemingly seem-ingly put tho seal of llnallty on tho fato of tho four gunmen. A rumor that Superintendent Rlloy had In his hands a confession from "Dago Frank" Clroflcl, with whom ho had a long conversation beforo leaving tho prison, was disposed of tonight by a statement from Father Cashln. the prison chaplain. Tho chaplain explained that "Dago Frank," in whom Superintendent Riley had taken special interest In his overnight over-night visit to tho prison, had dictated three pages of comment upon his own case, as distinct from the others. While the exact text of the statement Is not known, It Is known that It Is not a confession and did not differ materially from tho analysis of his case previously previous-ly offered. The other gunmen reiterated today their persistent declaration that "Dago Frank" was not present at the time of tho murder. Hope Collapsed. The prisoners were kept in Ignorance of the progress of the hearing beforo Judge Goff and extracted wjiat comfort they could from this last hope. But tho belief In an oleventh-hour deliverance, which has delled and survived the fall- ure of evcrv appeal, today collapsed. The gunmen were sure they are golns to die. it was said about tho prison. hen they went back to their cells after being be-ing bathed, and realized the slgnlflcanco of tho new prison clothes- and tho new mattress a formality which always precedes pre-cedes the execution, they showed for tho first time what a small residue of nervous ner-vous strength holds them from" breaking down. They mot Father Cashln, however, with their customary show of spirit. Letter to the Press. The following letter from "Lofty Louie" to th0 press was given out by Warden Clancoy last night: Gentlemen of tho Press Tho editorial edi-torial In todny's paper speaks of "the swaggering desire for a game end ; it also speaks of "sudden piety and old bravado." As our keepers may prove, there is no talk of a "game end", there Is no "old bravado hern. , . Thoro Is piety, suddon, as your editorial edi-torial says, but It Is here, thank God and our spiritual advisers. Gentlemen Gen-tlemen 'of tho press, "Thou shalt not bear false witness," Respcctfullv, (Signed) LOUIS ROSENBERG.