The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-15
Frank pasqua|e Hanged Early
This Morning
ACTION SURPRISE TO The OFFICIALS
-. cood Bye to the Crowd OF Spec
and Faced Death Without
Tremor.

Waving his hand IN sdlu,dlloH "
81. crowd of spectators standing on
tbs wall of the enclosure of the pen
t+ontiary grounds and saying in
,,oor voice goodbye, boys" Frank
posorae the Italian who murdered
Charles Gray. the insurance agent at
Tacoma, in May, 1904, bravely stepped
,,ron the trap of the scaffold and met
d0atb hv hanging at an early hour
4bis morning. Forty minutes after the
tran was sprung and his body had
y dronnpd he was officially pronounced
=. aaa5 bv DR.. Yancy Blalock, the pris-
on Physcion and DR.. Walter E. Rus
sell
At $50 o'clock Pasquale was taken
from his cell in the east wing of the
prson and marched to the scaffold
which stood in the rear of the hos
ptal building He was accompanied
by his spiritual adviser, Rev. Father
Loeaer of the Catholic church, and
Rev. John LeCornu, the prison chap
lain. Without showing the least eX-
element and apparently unconcerned,
Pasouale walked bravely between
Warden Kees and Captain of the
reached the hospital Pasquale turned
partially around and gave a last look
at the prison in which he had been
confined for so long. AS he approach
el the scaffold he hastily glanced at
the crowd which had assembled On the
prison stockade and then looked at
the rope hanging from the upright arm
Of the scaffold. He kept his eyes on
the moose until he reached the plat
FORM Quickly stepping to the east
SIDE Of the platform he went down on
both knees and hands and for about
'>OOAANAS CllSdSCb III SlISlll pi dy OI'
When he had concluded MS prayer he
STFang to his feet and facing the crowd
On the wall, waved his hands and bid
0em goodbye. He then stepped up
Vn lne trap and While the guards were
ADJUSTING the straps about his body
! ne watched, with apparent great inter-
VS-' the proceedings. When asked if
1t mad anything to say he shook his
mead Father LoeffIer then whispered
d It" words Of consolation to him,
"aen Captain Smith placed the black
'aP over his head, put the moose
around his neck and Warden KEGS
i,Oas the trap. His body shot
N'"""ard in an instant. There were
several heavy twitcnings of the
muscles and nerves in his body and
all was over.
,''s Uap was sprung at exactly 5:34
~ ~.' at 6;09 he was pronounced dead.
US was cut down and placed in
'e''Ihg basket and turned over to
VAaFd & Hennessey who removed
-. OO'y to their undertaking parlors.
nv ~ remains We're inferred this morn
!" me Catholic cemetery.
HIS Last Day on Earth.
RI, >PuaIe had a nard day preceding
v.s ''u''on' All day yesterday he
h,., very restless and at times would
c.r uO"n' He paced the floor of his
ma,. until he could not walk any
he, aid then would lie down on his
ro,,, Alter a few moments walk he
rsEt,. rs1,a again get up and renew his
taken Late in the afternoon he was
Cd ~ 10 the barber shop and shaw
hans. "nen it was completed he shook
apa 1s ~ with several of the convicts
them ''os ta3, them good-ble. When one of
into too ~ pe brave, he burst
der ~ ears rs and leaning upon the shoul-
Some fin, m fellow prisoner, wept for
his coll he was assisted back to
Was noo. Dere he broke down and it
70 Quiet him, 10 administer opiates
Late. Made Statement.
hewsnaro eillng he asked that
=sder tb.t reporter be admitted in
s'atemen, ne might make his last
Weak and w.. public. He was very
Much djno,,, 'ous and it was with
D'''Sulty that the story was was