Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-29
COTTO is NON EST
II Took Four Shocks 70 Send
Him Hence
AWFUL WORK OF THE CURRENTS
The MAJ Appears 10 Be Conscious Amer
me Second Sheck-The Stou II
His Crime IN Bz.sS

SKw YsaK, March sa-Jersmiah
Cote. the murderer Of Louis Frsnkel-
ese. IVES slectrecuteA at is.4sA 81 -Four
shocks were given. After the nrss
ssrss there were appsreat signs Of life.
EASA sAsck Wa for twelve seconds
The scene Wa neat revolving and the
sSssstioa - 1sssgi led - the nost hor-
gibAs Jet
In &c Death cAais.
Cote spent noss Of the tine In
praysr. ana seemed to derive much
comfort from the wsrda Of Father Do
Santa who spsns the aight with him
Ths witnesses aad ten rsporssrs
catered the death chamber ~ lo:sa
coste MAS brought In between tive
priestS. Rsvs. Father Milo and De San
siA of Brookiyn Warden Brown
walked in freas OF Cote. Cotto
Vas repeating tho prayers in
italian altar Father De San
tia Cotto was very weak and appeared
- be ready to collapse. He was quick
" placed IN the chair and was strapped
down by two keeperA The two priests
got down GA their knees and continued
10 pray. cotto repeating the prayer
after them
Turned the CurrsaG
The elsetrode Was applied to the
right leg When the straps had been
adjusted Warden Brown gave the sig
mai, the switch bar was thrown and
the current shot through the form
in the chair. Ths priests were
still praying in . loud voice,
but the straps across Cotto's
face partly bound his lips .
he could only humble the responses
The sound u bis voice was cut OF
sharply as the current passed through
him and his body strained at the straps-
His lace flushed purple and freth came
from his lips Tie current was turned
OF In thir:y-tws seeendA
Ne sssl Lived.
Cote slowly opened his eyes and
hooked as Fsther Milo with what
seemsd . rspreschfui expression. He
seemsd protesting mutsly against the
keatnest he was receiving His hands
peved and there was No doubt
N the minAs Of the witnesses
That he was not emily olive, but con-
psieua The signal Wa given again
BY Warden Brewa and once more the
beay ssaAsssA up sad ssrnincd
~ the strspa The current was
tept On about twelve seconds,
thea Il IVES turned Oh . second time
Nd Costo's BODY settled down In the
hair limp and 1t hrst apparently life
sss TIE doctors stepped forward to
baton - the heart and fael the pulse.
tus before they reached the body the
bassrs novsA end Warden Brown
Nan ave IL signal
The 1htra SAesk.
Per the third time the surrsnt shot
hrsueA the bedy. and Ne rigidity Of
'SuscIss and Ne strsining at the straps
Pas repeated when the current was
hrnsd "a this time Dr. Irving applied
he stethoscope 70 the heart
md Dr.. AbbetA who had been
Sesping the Official time. felt the pulse.
they shook THAR heads and stepped
Isck. The hngsu began TO move again
md there was plenty Of evidence that
lotto IVES still alive
ylalsheS tho asrribie Job.
Fer The fourth time ne warden gave
ne signal and fer the fourth time the
Iurrsns WAS turnsd e. II was not
burned OF until Me face Of the man
LAD turned . purplish black and the
opposed part Of the right leg was of
the same color. This tins the current
completed its work. for when it was
burned OF the physicians found no
6gns Of life
DR.. Irving. in answer 10 question
VI the reporter as TO the indications oil
hfe after the third ahock, said: Yes,
shere were faint indications OF life when
listened at the mans heart and felt
u his pulse"
cotto's body was not claimed by his
Neia.ivea IL viii be buried in quick
line.
The Crime
The murder for which cotso died was con,
pitt.d last July in the outskirts Of Brooklyn
DITTO and his victim Louis Trankslosc
jers rag psssers. cssso had been . Low
OF Nra frsnkeisse In Naples, Italy
snd after chs and hsf husband enisrstec
this csuntry So sat Cotto money
bfsslov bar lie Deserted . wife aad fsuiiy Il
IN his parsnow here He Tired WITH th'
prauk,lssos In . tgmbieado tenement n
Dressiyn. ana be ana Mrs Frsnss;oss dis
hssed shs question u putttas FrAnxe,oss
AT 81 the way % that they nigh
baintain their relations without III
sseands interference. One Friday nigh
'rsnsrioss started out Is steal vegetables frcr
he neiahbs~isG farms and VAS stsslthily fol
sved By cst:e Upon . lsasly roadside Cote
esne upon his victim. ana WITH savage fur
l.abssd nso no less thaa fssrtsea times rrzn
sloeo wss lsss dying In he rcd
SUING Her FATHER.
Abs Mamie Roberts Accuses Ser Parso