Daily Republican., 1883-05-12
FOURTH EDITION,
TERRIBLE HANGING CASE.
A Murderer RestSts the OmcePs to
the Last.

A Murderer Reststs the Omcers to
the Last.
Angelo Cornetti, the murderer Of
Daniel Cash, was hanged in the White
Plains Jail, New York, yesterday morn
ing. He spent a nervous and restless
night. The Rev. W. s. Eigerton, chap
lain of Sing Sing Prison, entered his
cell at an early hour in the evening and
endeavored to prepare him for death.
Cornetti listened to him and after re-
peating a short prayer went to sleep.
Twenty minutes later he awoke with
loud shrek, the perspiration standing
in great beads upon his forehead.
The footsteps of an extra guard at
this moment resOunded in the corridor,
Thinking the officers were coming to
lead him 10 the gallows, he screamed
with terror. His cries awOke all the
prisoners in the Jail, who, with fright
ened faces, peered forth from their
cells. Cornetti would not return to
his couch, but paced his narrow
quarters until the break of day. He
then put his cell in order as usual.
When asked by Jailer Duffy what he
would have for brrafast, he shook his
head and said "Mea no eat, mea no
hungry"
The excitement under which he had
been laboring for several weeks had LEFT
its impression on his features HIS
eyes. though bloodshot, glowed with
unusual brightness his cheeks were
hollow and pinched as If with long last
ing: and the masses of black hair which
hung about his neck seemed to coil and
writhe like serpents in agony. tie
turned deaf ear to the words of Father
Julius, the Italian priest who had en-
deavored to obtain confession from the
doomed man.
As Chaplain Edgerton was tn" only
person to whom Corne''i would li>''''
upon spiritual matters, Il" was calico
upon to conduct the religious services
at 7 o'clock. He read the keith Psalm,
and the Collect for persons to be eX-
ecuted. COrnetti joined in repeating the
Lords Prayer.
When the benpdicton had been pro-
nounced the prison doors were opened,
and Sheriff Horton, accompanied by the
hangman and a number of officials, en-
tered the Jail.
While his arms were being pinioned
and the rope adjusted around his neck,
Cornetti uttered a succession OF piercing
screams, and endeavored to bite and
scratch his attendants Mea noa Catho-
lie, mca Democrat" cried the terrified
man, his face livid with fear. he had
an idea that only Catholics who had
lcomm.tted crimes were hung, while
Protestants or as he called them Demo
Gratis, were allowed to 60 free. Cornet'i
supported by the Sherffs, was led into
the yard where the scattOld had beer
erected. 1t was the same structure
upon which Isaac Buckhout was execu
ted in 1873.
About 800 Especial deputies" and re
porters stood within the yard inrlosurt
when the procession came from the Jail
Cornetti gave a buried glance at thu
gallows and cried ont in Italian: "Coss
fati, cosa fati. What are you doing
What are you DOING In less thar
one minute from the time the CONDEMNED
man left the Jail the moose had been ad
! justed, the black cap pulled down owe
his face, and the rope cut by Sh"rif
Horton. This occurred at I "A. TWriv,
minutes later DR.. Hodgson, the j;i
. physician, pronounced life extinct, an,
tour minutes later ordered the body Il
, be cut down. 1t was then placed III ;
pine box and removed to the count.
burial ground in East Tarrytown 10
! burial