Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-01
KILLED HIM CHRISTMAS EVE.
Wan, 70 His House, With Masks On
Their Faces, and Riddled Him
With Bullets.
WE'RE ARRESTED AND CONVICTED
Harvey Bruce, Their Fellow in cr'me'
Turned States Evidence = Twice
Respitcd by Gov odell'

NANIlhNN -
r,ora n Y, Oct. i.-Cloudy
,.ood a drizzling rain darkened 'he
s'u room at the awakening OF the 'hree
v.r wormer brothers to their last day
nth The condemned men did not
.so last night until nearly o'clock
M. morning but tossed uneasily upon
,ha,, cots. The last thing any oil mem
'o1last night to Assistant chief heep-
Nash was frcm the lips of Burton
soa he. Il have no more rear oil tne
,t,c,rc chair than of this meal Whieh
~. are about to eat would Just as
ia, he the last one to so, for Know
mai can stand the ordeal am not
afraid
~b,. was not said boastfully but very
quietly
PREPARED FOR DEATH.
Keeper Murphy, who was In the cell
nam from midnight until 8 a. mo- said
when he came of duty this morning
mai no never had seen men better pre-
rsrsd for death or more fully In con-
iro OF their nerve
n tell YOU" said he to the Associated
Press representative, they We're a lot
moro self controlled than l. Leaving
ont any question Of their guilt or
whether or not they ought 10 ole
have come 20 like those three Fellows
and II made me feel bad to say good
bye TO them.
WANTED SIMULTANEOUS EXECU-
TlON.
wills Van Wormer said this morn
he to Keeper Murphy II only wish
there were three chairs instead Of one,
so that we could all go together The
hardest part az II all IL the suspense,
but we are ready We are grateful for
the Kindness which everybody about
the prison has shown to us.
Keeper Murphy awakened the young
men shortly after O'clock this morn
ing They were a little dazed at hrst.
sound sleep IN the later hours having
followed the restlessness after mid.
night but almost Immediately they were
awake to full realization of the fact
that this was their last day on earth.
Their new clothing was ready for them
and they at once clothed themselves IN
the garh they will wear at the execu-
ton, gray flannel shirt and dark trou-
sers, each with the leg slit to the knee
% allow the attachment of the lower
electrode
They took no breakfast in accordance
with the Catholic requirement TO come
fasting to their communion, which Fa-
Tiers Belanger and Charbonneau adj
mlnlstered to them later, They said,
moreover, that they would not eat
again so that their meal at midnight
was the last.
THE YOUNGEST JESTs.
Frederick, the youngest, who has
all along been the least impressed OF
the three, and at all times has shown
more brayado than the others. said
10 Keeper Murphy az he dressed HIM
set' We'll | suppose by this time
tomorrow we shall be In Klnderhook,"
evidently intmating that the brothers
expect their bodies will be taken for
burial to their home.
II would be difficult to imagine any
mng more Impressive than the solemn
service IN the room OF the steel cages
NheTe Fathers Belanger and Chnrbon-
neau, a little after Q o'clock, admins
lered to the three brothers their first
Mll last communion Signalling their
llll acceptance into the faith of the
Roman Catholic church To the full
est possible extent the privacy of the
ceremony was assured, all keepers ex-
cept the memorable death watch being
HclHded' The ancient ritual OF the
lords supper after the manner OF the
Valhouc church, was observed.
"A rev feet away in his cell under
" condemnation Of death sat Allen
Nuoney' the only other prisoner In the
NJ M room listening to the ceremony.
nv Slahas convicted of the murder OF
Wo women at Saranac Lake.
ne routine OF the prison was car
Ivy on with break early today In
TntraFl with the former custom Of
wVhhg the men In their cells upon
the DAY OK AN execution.
VISITED by PHYSICIAN.
III Ransom, the prison physician,
Miled the condemned men I'm their
s lhis morning, and closely noted
ucH plyaical condition. In the mean
nlIe Warden Deyo had decided upon
nc oIler in which the men Will 20 to
me ehalr as follows:
fIs' Willis, the oldest and most
unreasonable of the three second,
ltuerlch. the youngest, who has
p Se.led 70 be the most hardened; third.
nu'.on' NE second in point OF age.
d,n' v'"V II was reported by the war;
Xxx s, 'hat me men were In the best pos
m Os condition, and wel nerved Tor
EXECUTED.
WINS Van Wormer entered tho
, aUu chamber at 1894. 30, the current
loto, ',ea INTO the body one minute
',a AZ 1887 he was declared dead.
al i'll:30 Frederick entered the
~ .'n chamber at l1,42:O0 the current
d., turned on and he was declared
oeai az 1890. w
II on entered the death chamber NJ
II, ~ .he current was turned on at
iitisSl and he was declared dead at
a. 'e'aO, The entire proceedings from
~ S."il OF the first man from his cell
NJ Ie Iuctors' declaration OF the death
sr6 w. 'tst consumed but 1874 minutes,
erec,,, T Ihtoward incidents married tho
''''u'ion OF the law
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
sD.annomora, y. y, Oct. lin mos,
d Az Ihe tragedy which closed to-
ON nv lnton prison with the death