The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-06
EXECUTED AZ sing sing
Lorenzo PriOri Dies in the Elec,
tPic Chair.
Maintained His Innocence tn the
Very End, and Met His Fate With
PubIIc-CIaims That Hr- MAS Be
trH>ed and For>nken by His Wife.

SING SING, y. Y. Feb 6.-Lorenzo
Sing prison at 6:O4 o'clock this morning
He maintained his innocence to the last
but met his death without protest.
The killing of Priori by electricity was
done so quickly and with so little confu-
sion about the big prison that one could
" taking place There were but FIVE wit
nesses outside of the four press reporters,
the cOoIness Of the morning and the early
hour preventing most Of the twenty-fOur
selected from attending. This little party
was ushered into the death chamber at
o'clock precisely and Warden Johnson
went 10 Priori's cell and informed the
condemned man that his hour had come
L an an innocent orphan, warden. but
viii go" vas Pricri's reply to Warden
5ohnson5 summons.
Priori was seated on his cot between
two Italian priests. Rev. Fathers Atha-
aasfus and Bernartine of the Church Of
the Most Precious Blood. Baxter Street.
Now York city. The clergymen had been
NJ I'm the NtuuEIluS'k Litill SlLNC L14A- pGSSN
I and had given him the sacraments of
ms church During the night Priori slept
bur little and devoted most OF his time to
prayer and talking with Keepers Fox and
Mcmahon TO whom he constantly declared
his innocence and accused GiacOnO Sar-
cardO. his wife's brother. OF the crime.
During the early part OF the evening he
asked for pencil and paper and wrote the
following note which ne handed to Prin-
Pical Keeper Connaughron, asking that it
be given 10 the press for publication.
u. Lorenzo Prs1ri. decla-e am innocent and
die fox the crime OF Giacono SaTClrdo, who com
united the murder Of iuCeu Ga-agulZ on De
ceTuJer TO- ISIS. ! have been betrayed and for
! sakcn ~ NY wife. Gracia Sarcardo- wish TO
thank Warden Johnson and al the officials Of the
/ prison for their kindness to NE God bless all
( am going TO heaven IL the arms a. Irss whore
/ all must sooner OF later 1 an an innocent or
pnau. LORENZO PRlORL
February ). 1901.
When Priori reached se door OF the
! death house and left his four c1mpan onS
/ m the condemned cells. Ia turned around
/ and shouted to those left behind Well
/ boys. goOd-by-" 70 response was heard
/ from those locked in the cells MoIineux
+ Was awake, but made no answer
/ Priori Is the fifth man 10 meet his fate
! since AolineUx has been a prisoner here
/ PrioFi has been here a year and two
| months. awaiting execution. and Molin-
/ eux VIII complete his first year in the
! death house on the 18th instant PriOTi
/ when he saw the chair and its straps
! and electrodes. falteTed somewhat. He
reached out his hand to Warden Johnson.
and Their walked brayely 10 his doom He
/ PRAYED necessarily with the priests and
/ seemed utterly unconscious of what was
/ going on about him while the officers were
/ adjusting the straps and electric appli-
/ ancas.
/ The current was turned on al a voltage
| OF 1920 which was maintained for five
seconds. and gradually reduced to 426, the
| current being applied for two minutes
/ during the shock. A second shock was
given in the same manner, and the man
/ was pronounced dead His body vas re
/ moved 10 the dissecting table IN an ad-
Joining room and the doctors present
/ performed the autopsy.
/ Relatives of PriOri claimed the BODY.
/ which was removed from the prison b. q
/ New York undertaken.
/ The crime Tor which PriOri died was
! committed in December, 1888, when he IS
+ alleged To have been the slayer OF Vim
/ cent GaTaguise. whom he shot during an
/ alteration over game of cards. Pr:ori
I was employed as a drug clerk He had
/ served former term in Sing Sing prison.
and was an assistant TO Dr.. Irvine IL IN 2
/ prison hospital