The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
ASSASSIN'S
LIFE NEAR
THE END.
Preparations Completed for the
Execution Of Tho Slayer Of
President Mckinley.

Auburn. y. Y. oct 2S.-The officials OF
Auburn prison today began final prepara-
lions for the execution of the assassin of
President Mcklnley Warden j. Warren
Mead. who has recovered from his recent
iHdlspositlon. today conferred with Elec-
triciau Davis ana the keepers and guards
who Will assist in the execution, and the
program was carefully gone over
Warden Mead has selected his assist
ants from among the prison employees who
have had the widest experience In execu-
tioLs
IL is understood that the PRISON officials
viii use every precautlon 10 prevent the
assassin from talking in the death
chamber. IL being their desire that any
thing he may wish TO say bs said In
the condemned cell.
The prisoners attitude is reported a.
unchanged. Apparently he does not de-
sire TO see any one, and declines 10 talk
| except in monosyllables. For two days
| q brother-in-law OF the condemned man
| has been seeking permission to see him.
| In order 10 have him identified the war
/ den went TO the prisoner aud asked him
| # ne could describe his brother-in-law.
] He replied
Fl didn't see my sister married and
| don't know the man"
| Would you like TO see him." he was
| asked.
NO. / don't care" was the reply
| "He wants TO be let alone" said War
den Mead today "and We let him alone.
The prisoner Is unchanged in demeanor
and health"
| Tonight at O'Clock after the death
warrant has been read an extra guard
will he placed in the cell with the as
sassin. That portion or the prison ~
| which four other condemned men are
| kept has been partitioned off from his
| cell by an iron screen, and in the hrsl
| cell beyond this partition Is Fred krst
| the WaverlY murderer, who is TO mee'
| his dea ath next week.
The extra guards on duty at the prison
gates will be maintained until after th'
| doubled merely as a precautionary meas
lIre and not because there Is reason ''
believe the extra men will he needed
The police of the city are co-operatln
with the prison officials and keep clos'
watch on all trains entering the cltl
They. too, feel that there is remot
| possibility OF an act OF violence upon IN
! part of some crank imbued with WIZ
plan OF either aiding or in1uring the prs
oner. and they nope TO prevent any I'M anih
close watch or state street upon whic
| the main entrance and prison wall 'front.'.
The prison was perfectly quiet today
| ana at no time were there any loiterer
| anywhere i'm it's vicinity. Passersby TOO
a fleetfng look at the minsret-hke Watc
I tower al the Souln wall, WHICH - niih''
directly over the execution chamber Q
| peered in through the gate at the fron
Of the building. but none OF them stoppe1'
| Whenever visitor rang the bell at tI
| main entrance two guards responded
Warden Mead has thrown still anothe
safeguard around the prisoner 10 pr
, | vent any miscarriage OF the plans tormt
| lated for his execution. lie has dtrecte
the death watch to insist that any eei
oral conversation which the prisoner pa
have with a visitor be carried on In EMS
Iish and be held within the hearing OF
The one exception under the ruling wi
| he I'm case the prisoner makes a confe
I | sion 10 one OF the Polish priests.
q | that case the guards will WITHDRAW out
hearing but not of sight of the prisoner