Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-24
Doomed Murderers.
THEIR APPEARANCE IN PEIsos-THE HANG
ING TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 3RD-


paper, under dafe of Thomaston. March ~.
Two weeks from to-day the gallows VIII
be brought into use in this State. ana Two men
will suffer death for the crime OF murder IL
10 singular coincidence that the last time
the gibbet was used duri execution 'ooH
place. This was 10 years ago, when wagner
and Gardner we're hanged. This time the
instrument of death will be brought forth re-
) constructed and made as good As new for the
hanging of the two Italian murderers, hfI-
f.eIe Caoone and Carmen Santore, who killed
| a feIlov-vorkman Feb. 81 of last year IN
piece of woods in Brewer, and then roooeo
him of his money. Gov. Robe and Councii
are here on an official visit to the State prison,
and the case of Santore has been brought TO
Ithei, attention BY some of his countrymen,
residents Who desire to procure commute
ton of hi. sentence. The Herald reporter
visited the doomed men to-day. They occu-
Nv cells in the west wing OF the prison. They
are the only convicts in that portion OF the
prison where they have been placed In soli-
tary confinement, in cells on the lower tier
on opposite sides of the massive masonry.
which is . wall separating them so that they
can have no onmunication with each other.
Both men are unable to speak English, and
| Capone il 80 illiterate that he cannot read
hi, native language. Santore IS more
intelligent. He has picked up q few words
Of English, and by aid of these with his signs,
he can make himself better understood than
his companion. He is the elder of the two.
| being ~ years Of age, while Capone IS y
wear, old When the Herald reporter ap-
preached Santore's cell, he was apparently
reading an old newspaper. He immediately
stood up before the iron grating of his door
and bowed deferentially, with q sort of pious
look. as if to excite ones sympathy. he Is
man OF medium height, with head beginning
to show signs of badness, while bis mustache
has assumed a grayish tinge. There is no
| vicious look in his cOuntenance, and he gaZ
es at you with pair of full black eyes. square
| in the face. He is a very different looking
sort of man from his associate in crime.
Capone has
THE LOOK OF BRIGAND.
and physically is finely developed. He is
short and thick set. with black hair and side
whiskers and moustache, The reporter found
him with his cap partly drawn over his eyes,
sitting on a stool with his arms folded, appar-
| entity absorbed in his own reflections, while
he was vigorously chewing quid of tobacco.
At the next moment, his cap was thrown
back, and as, his treacherous black eyes
seemed to fash fire. he averted his gaze and
a sardonic grin overspread his full, plump
face One cond well imagine that if he had
q stilettO concealed about him he would know
how to make use of it in dash for liberty.
fter they were brought to the prison. Cspone
was placed to work in the wheelwright shop,
while Santore was put into the paint shop.
Both men worked indus:riously up
to the hour Of their being removed and
placed in solitary, which was done after
their death warrants were issued by the Gov
ernOr some three weeks ago. Their impend-
ing tate WAS not made known to them until q
week afterward. when it was communicated
to them by FIR. Boniface Of Boston. an Italian
priest. who was sent for by Warden Bean to
interpret to them the information. Sartore,
whose face had heretofore worn a cheerful
look at once changed, and since then he has
been serious, and seemed to realize his con-
dition Il must go to die" he said, 'inno-
cent as my God. Whv came my sentence of
death same as Capone?" And then he re
marked, with a sort of woebegone look, to
his father spiritual" as he called FIR Boni-
face "Oh. God have pity on me, poor man."
Capone took his fate differently. A grin
PLAYED over his face rs he exclaimed, Me
six wears Santore hang" He could not be
made to believe that he was to be a victim of
the fatal drop. FIR Boniface, assisted by FIR.
Harrington, \ Roman Catholic priest of Rock
land. administered the sacrament to the
doomed men, and they did all in their power
to prepare them for
THEIR APrRoACuISG END.
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and asked him to let him have the money
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he wanted to send some money to his wife in
Italy, but Capone insisted and'he returned it.
and very soon they were arrested. Capone