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Frank Cirofici

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Cirofici was arrested in connection with the Rosenthal murder on July 25, 1912. It was rumored that Cirofici had been betrayed to the police by the owner of the Dante Café, James Verrella. Verrella was murdered on July 30, 1912, in retaliation for his supposed betrayal. Cirofici was convicted of the
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Two days later, on April 12, 1914, Cirofici's mother and sister attempted to see Glynn to beg for clemency. Glynn refused to allow them into his office and stated it would not be fair as he had not seen the mothers of any of the other men convicted. Cirofici reportedly confessed his guilt in the
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The four gunmen appealed their conviction, but Cirofici's guilty verdict, along with the verdicts of Horowitz and Rosenberg, were affirmed on February 25, 1914, with Becker winning a new trial. In March 1914, Cirofici's sister, Mary Cirofici, collected signatures for an appeal for
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Francesco Cirofici was born in 1887 in Italy. He worked as a steam fitter as well as being a member of the
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on November 26, 1912, for the Rosenthal killing along with
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He was 218: 229:Elmira Correctional Facility 7: 885:Executed American gangsters 729:"Glynn Denies Last Appeals" 358:"Gunmen's Sentence Nov. 26" 298:from five alibi witnesses. 290:to New York State Governor 69:April 13, 1914 (aged 27-29) 10: 916: 430:. 1907-07-21. p. 11. 254: 92:Execution by electrocution 804:. 1914-04-16. p. 3. 770:. 1914-04-14. p. 1. 736:. 1914-04-13. p. 2. 702:. 1914-04-10. p. 1. 668:. 1914-04-08. p. 1. 634:. 1914-03-30. p. 5. 600:. 1914-02-25. p. 1. 566:. 1913-06-06. p. 1. 532:. 1912-11-27. p. 9. 498:. 1912-11-20. p. 1. 464:. 1912-07-31. p. 1. 396:. 1912-07-26. p. 1. 363:Boston Evening Transcript 251:Cirofici dodging a camera 174: 166: 158: 153: 143: 129: 125: 117: 107: 97: 87: 58: 40: 28: 21: 797:"Riley Stands by Clancy" 339:. 1912-07-24. p. 10 184:Frank Cirofici's funeral 890:Executed Italian people 366:. 1912-11-20. p. 4 336:The Lewiston Daily Sun 252: 185: 845:Rosenthal murder case 257:Rosenthal murder case 250: 183: 48:1885 or 1886 138:First degree murder 88:Cause of death 802:The New York Times 768:The New York Times 734:The New York Times 700:The New York Times 666:The New York Times 632:The New York Times 598:The New York Times 564:The New York Times 530:The New York Times 496:The New York Times 462:The New York Times 428:The New York Times 394:The New York Times 268:sentenced to death 253: 189:Francesco Cirofici 186: 77:Ossining, New York 45:Francesco Cirofici 895:Lenox Avenue Gang 264:jury deliberation 225:Lenox Avenue Gang 178: 177: 907: 820: 819: 817: 816: 799: 792: 786: 785: 783: 782: 765: 758: 752: 751: 749: 748: 731: 724: 718: 717: 715: 714: 697: 690: 684: 683: 681: 680: 663: 656: 650: 649: 647: 646: 629: 622: 616: 615: 613: 612: 595: 588: 582: 581: 579: 578: 561: 554: 548: 547: 545: 544: 527: 520: 514: 513: 511: 510: 493: 486: 480: 479: 477: 476: 459: 452: 446: 445: 443: 442: 425: 418: 412: 411: 409: 408: 391: 384: 375: 374: 372: 371: 354: 348: 347: 345: 344: 331:"Rosenthal Case" 327: 308:Sing Sing Prison 243:Arrest and trial 209:Herman Rosenthal 201:Italian-American 162:Herman Rosenthal 144:Criminal penalty 134: 73:Sing Sing Prison 68: 66: 33: 19: 18: 915: 914: 910: 909: 908: 906: 905: 904: 825: 824: 823: 814: 812: 794: 793: 789: 780: 778: 760: 759: 755: 746: 744: 726: 725: 721: 712: 710: 692: 691: 687: 678: 676: 658: 657: 653: 644: 642: 624: 623: 619: 610: 608: 590: 589: 585: 576: 574: 556: 555: 551: 542: 540: 522: 521: 517: 508: 506: 488: 487: 483: 474: 472: 454: 453: 449: 440: 438: 420: 419: 415: 406: 404: 386: 385: 378: 369: 367: 356: 355: 351: 342: 340: 329: 328: 324: 320: 312:James M. 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Italy
Sing Sing Prison
Ossining, New York
United States
Execution by electrocution
Italian
Executed
Conviction(s)
First degree murder
Death

Italian-American
Harry Horowitz
Herman Rosenthal
Hotel Metropole
Lenox Avenue Gang
Elmira Correctional Facility
NYPD
steamship

Rosenthal murder case
jury deliberation
sentenced to death
Charles Becker
Harry Horowitz
John W. Goff
clemency
Martin H. Glynn
affidavits

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