Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-05
HANGED FOR FRATR1CIDE.

HANGED FOR FRATRICIDE.
 Murderer Palladoni's Last Night Upon
 Earth-He Meets His Death Without Flinching-Father; Leo and Murphy m
 Attendance-Historyo of the Crime.
 BRIDGEPORT, Oct j.
 -browed, apparently sullen; Palla- doni peered through the bars constituting the door of his cell last night, and gazed upon the throng of a half-dozen newspaper reporters clustered in front and compelled, in order to view the interior of the little apartment, to huddle in group. A strong contrast was presented in the figure of Rev Father Leo. He was the spiritual adviser of the condemned man, aud belongs in Wip sted. Attired in his long, severely plain cassock, drawn in at the waist with twisted white cord, he made striking contrast to the group surrounding him.
 The erection of the gallows was com pleted yesterday afternoon. Palladoni evinced but little emotion on hearing the sound of the hammers. Tie scaffold is the one upon which Chip Smith met his death at New Haven, be being the last one hung thereon. The platform is eight feet from the ground, the posts are 16 feet high, and the trap is , feet in diameter. It is of the style known as 'the old fash toned drop trap, the fall resulting from tuS uSS OI RIluS ol6IutS(l pN OIle ol llle deputy sheritfs. The enclosure containing the instrument of death is about flo by D l feet in extent, and Is surrounded by fence 16 feet high.
 At ten minutes of eleven last night Pal | ladoni went to sleep in his narrow quarters and slumbered peacefully until after 12 | That he was not disturbed by his position was evidenced by the sound of his stem torlan breathing. He placed himself on the end of the bed and his feet on chair, and in that attitude slept peacefully When he awoke Father Leo and he repaired to the chapel and engaged in prayer until about one o'clock. After their return he stood at the cell door and seemed to be thinking. At , o'clock Palladoni was l sleeping peacefully.
 | At o'clock he arose fromaa apparently sound slumber and spent a half hour in prayer with Father Leo. At o'clock he partook of light breakfast. He was nervous and agitated and seemed to realize his position. At $ o'clock he was dressed in a black suit of clothes provided by the sheriff and remained in his cell praying constantly with his spiritual adviser The newspaper men assembled at the jail at 1:30. Deputy Sheriff Futile of Water bury was also present.
 | At 1O:3O the prisoner was notified that the hour had come and the procession to the gallows was taken up. Palladoni | showed no outward signs of weakness and walked to the gallows with firm and un- faltering step. He was attended by Fathers Leo ard Murphy, ,who whispered words of encouragement and hope. Deputy Sheriff Glover fixed the rope and black cap in 1 position and at l0:3Sl Deputy Curtis sprung the trap. There was a convulsive twitching of the body for few minutes, 1 gradually growing fainter, and in thirteen minutes life was pronounced extinct. The body was taken down and examined by Doctors Downs, Lander and Painter The neck was broken and death must have been painless.
 The rope used was what is commonly known 8 manilla rope and was five eighths of an inch in thickness.
 After the execution the physicians wanted to try to restore life by the use of galvanic battery, but were refused per mission by Sheriff Clarkson
 PALLADONI'S CRIME
 The crime for which Philip Palladoni to- day forfeitt his lie was the cold blooded murder of his br tler Francisco in June, lSS1. The murder WAS the result of quarrel over some money Philip lent his brother. The two were employed in the quarries near Bridgeport and on the fatal day engaged in dispute about the money, which ended in 1hilip's drawing revolver and firing several shots at his brother One of the bullets struck him in the backand fell4d him to the ground. A crowd of the Italians who were working at the quarry heard the shots and ran to where Francisco had fallen. Philip after gazing at his brother in the prostrate state for moment ran. As darkness was ap- preaching he was enabled to make good his escape. The wounded brother was re- moved to house near there where he died few hours later. Philip was hunted down, arrested and brought before the September term of the superior court one year ago. He was tried before Judge Beardsley, found guilty after the jury had been out but three-quarters of an hour l and sentenced on the 23d of the month to be hanged October , this year. He was then removed to the jail, where he has been confined ever since. His fruitless | attempt to try to foil the gallows, by act ing insane, is still fresh in the minds of l the public and needs no further mention.
 Palladoni's parents live at Ajaccio, a | small village near the city of Caserta, Italy, 1 the old capital of the kingdom of Naples | His parents, John and Annice, and three sisters, Contests. Marie and Hannah, live together in Ajaccio. while his brother Antonio Is raging lunatic in an asylum Before he came to this country Palladoni was laborer. He is now 24 years of age and months, and had been in this coun, try only short time when the crime for which he was hung was committed.