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It's amazing the difference in a 1912 "perp walk" and the 2008 version.

The "gunmen" referred to (though hard to clearly identify in this photo) are 4 individuals with colorful nicknames -- "Gyp the Blood" Horowitz, "Lefty Louie" Rosenberg, "Whitey" Lewis, and "Dago Frank" Cirofici -- who were convicted of killing Herman Rosenthal, proprietor of an alleged gambling house in New York City. Apparently just days before his murder earlier in July, Rosenthal, according to period accounts, was in the process of contacting the city's District Attorney, hinting at police corruption and threatening to divulge the secrets of the gambling community. For newspaper stories directly related to this photo, refer to the following: 1) GUNMEN HEAR TO-DAY THE DEATH SENTENCE; Sheriff Will Take Them to Sing Sing at Once, Guarding Against Attack. INFORMERS HAVE VANISHED Jack Rose Can Be a Sicilian Marquis -- Title Offered for Part of Profits from His Book. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Nov 26, 1912. p. 24 & 2) GUNMEN NEAR BECKER IN THE DEATH HOUSE; Four Sentenced to Die in Week Beginning Jan. 6, and Hurried Off to Sing Sing. CROWDS HINDER THE SHERIFF Wives of Two Gunmen Go with Them to Prison and Receive Their Valuables. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Nov 27, 1912. p. 9 For details regarding Herman Rosenthal's murder, see GAMBLER WHO DEFIED POLICE IS SHOT DEAD. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Jul 16, 1912. p. 1 You'll find that period newspaper accounts are great tools for finding fascinating details of as-it-happened events, often in much more (and gruesome) detail.

Here is picture of the gunmen after their capture, from LOC/Flickr pictures: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2422667831/

Other Bain/LOC photos of characters involved in the Gunmen's Trial:

Possibly related to: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9501E0DA1630E233A... BURNS MEN HOLD TWO AS GUNMEN; Trail Pair from Albany to Fonda, N.Y., and Arrest Them as "Gyp" and "Lefty Louie." August 27, 1912, Tuesday William J. Burns, head of the National Detective Agency, employed by District Attorney Whitman to run down the two missing slayers of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, announced shortly after midnight last night that two of his operatives had arrested two men earlier in the evening in Fonda, N.Y.

See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2405655750/ and www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2423488718/

Thanks! Helpful connections; we'll fix the date and add a subject note.

Below see link to Wikipedia article about Gyp, the Blood also known as Harry Horowitz. Horowitz and his gang were convicted and executed, apparently they were believed to be acting at behest of NYPD Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, and there are photos in this Flickr series of Becker going to Sing Sing also. (see tag for Becker). They killed Herman Rosenthal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyp_the_Blood

Bain/LOC photos of characters involved in the Gunmen's Trial: