New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-12
ANGELO CORNEITI HANGED.
RESISTING TIE OFFICERS TO THE LAST.
TIE FINAL SCENE HAsIENED-sTOKY OF THE
MURDERERs LIFE.

RESISTING TIE OFFICERS TO THE LAST
TIE FINAL SCENE nAsIENED-sToKY or THE
MURDERER's LIFE.
Angelo CCrnctt, the murderer of Daniel
Cash was hanged IN the White Plains Jan yesterday
morning lie spent a md restless night The
Rev W. :. EdgertOn, chaplain Of Sing sing Prison,
tered his cell at early hour In the evening and
dcavored to prepare him for death Corne.t listened 70
him and after repeating short PRAYER went sleep
Twenty minutes later lie awoke with loud Shrek the
perspratCn standing IN great beads upon his forehead
The footsteps OF extra guard at this moment
sounded in the corrider Thinking the officers
were coming TO lead him the gaiows nc
screamed with terror. His awOkc all the
prisoners In the Jail, who, with frightened
faces, pccred forth from their cells. COrnet would
return his couch, but paced his quarters
the break Of day. lie then put his ce In order
When askcdbv Jailcr Duny what ho would have for
breakfast, he shook his head and said; "Mca cat
mca no hungry" The excitement under which ho lad
been laboTng for several weeks had LETT s imprcssion
on his features. His eyes. though bOodshot, eloWed
with unusual brightness; his checks hollow and
pncbed II with long fasting and the of black
hair which hung about his neck writhe
Ike serpcuts III agony lie turned deaf to the
words OF Father julius the Italian priest who had
deavoied 10 obtain a confession from the doomed man.
As Chaplain EdGerton was the only person to whom
Cornetti would listen upon spiritual natters he was
ca led upon 10 conduct the religious o'clock
lie read tie Icth Psalm and the Collect for persons 10
be executed Corne;ti joined In repeating Lords
Prayer.
When the bcncictiOn had been pronounced the prison
doors opened ami sheriff Horton accompanied by
bansman and number OF officials, entered the Jail
While his arms were being pinOled and the rope adjusted
around his neck, Cornctt uttered Of pIerc
Ing scTeams and endcavoed TO bite and scratch his at
tendanls. Mea nOa Catholic Democrat" cried the
terrified man, his face almost uvJ with fear Io had
idea that only Catholics who had committed
crimes were hung, while PgOtcstants, he called
supported by thc thcfns was led into the yard where
the scaiod Lad been erected
upon which Isaac B1ckhOut executed In 1873
About 300 special deputes" and reporters stood With
iaiL COrnetu gave hurried glance at the gaOws and
cred out lu Italian: "COsa ati, cOss fat what are
you doing, What are you doing" In less than
left the Jail the had been adjusted,
the black cap pulled down his face and the rope
cut by Shcrn Horton. This occurred at 1i1. Twelve
minutes later Dr. HOdgsOn, the Iail physician pro-
nounccd life extinct, ana four later ordered the
body u cut down. Ii then placed in pine box
and removed 10 the county burial ground IN East Iay
Angelo Cornetti was born near the City Of Naple4,
ffalS 1915 He came 10 this country at early
and followed the occupation OF AL 0rsan-sIIndcr. For
might during drunken brawl ae Killed her with the
stick upon which he was accustomed 10
rest his organ. He was arrested tried and
senteuced on June T. 1880 ~ two years imprisonment
In Sing sing on the morning of Friday December 10,
IsSI OnofTio Mongano, Joseph Coburn, Daniel Cash
ana narles Willans cOlorcd man. were peeling pota
! Az IN CornettI and williams Mongano seeing that
rn nj was worsted In the struggle came 10 MS hd
an 1nRed hls knife into Williams neck. AZ the trial
Daniel Cash was the chief witness against AoNsAno'