The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-10
MURDERER OF FREDA CARA.
CIA GOES TO THE CAL
LOWS-MEETS DEATH
\ CALMLY.
Father Of Dead Girl shaves His
Beard-Kspt Vow for Nearly
Year to>SNear Hair Till
Her Death Was Aveng-
ed-The Closing
Scenes.

bf his sweetheart, Freda Faracia,
mounted the gibbet, but by stren-
Fuous effort Of will, met death calm
ly. !
Guglielmo spoke for ten minutes
previous to taking his position on
the trap. He declared that he had
been shown no mercy because he
was an italian, and blamed the
governor for not showing any con-
sideration to the king Of Italy or ,
the italian consuls of San Francis
CO and Portland.
Facing Gaetano, the father of the
dead girl, Guglielmo accused. of be-
ing wholly respon sible for the crime.
Garacia stood like a craven image,
his face as white as sheet and its
palor increased by comparison with
heavy beard of raven hue.
The trap fell at 12:43 o'clock and
Guglielmo was pronounced dead II
minutes later.
Thirty minutes after the trap fell
Garacia took a car to town and got
off at Edwards barber shop, the
nearest one to the penitentiary, in
company with Otto Prag, who ac-
Fcompanied him here from Portland,
and had his face shaved smooth,
with the exception of mustache,
which he always wore.
81 have fulfilled my vow,'' said
Garacia, on whose face was look
of savage satisfaction. Il swore.
4 IFasssyer TO cat cf my beard suT til tnss
man who murdered my little girl
went to the gallows. Thank God,
she is avenged. Tell the people of
Portland that Gaetano Garacia
comes back to Portland without a
beard; they know what that
means"
/ At 12:05 Guglielmo sat down in
i his cell, drank cup of coffee and
ate slice OF bread and butter and
two or three small pieces of meat.
Then he called Superintendent
4 James aud asked him to give his
1 personal effects in his cell to his
uncle. He handed him two small
prayer books and requested that
they be given to George Lauth, the
Oregon City murderer, then the
murderer started for the execution
chamber in the south wing Of the
building with Warden Curtis on
one side and Assistant Warden
Smith on the other supporting him
at 12:35. Guglielmo walked slow
ly but did not hesitate and was able
to mount tde steps to the uppe,
floor and steps to the gibbet with
little assistance, followed by Su'
perintendent James, Father Fabel
and the guards, Gnglielmo carry.
ing a half-smoked cigar in hisright
hand.
Superintendent James raised hii
hands for quiet and Guglielmo ad
vanced to the railing on which b.
placed both hands for support. HI
spoke clearly at times, but again 81
indistinctly as to be heard with dii
ficulty. Following is a portion 1
the murderers's final statement.
Gentlemen, have few word
to say before I die. I will die will
all my heart, because I know tha
I have to pay the penalty for Grim
have committed. 1t, Is wron.
: thing, but [ tell you I don't deserv
to be hanged, but I die with al
my heart and I want you to kno1
ye it. God wants me, and I die vii
lingiy and go to him. l forgiv
=, - every one that has worked agains
$ me, and ask forgiveness for al
i, the wrongs that I have done. Their
z. is one thing I want to say. I hav
Y not got fair deal in this country
to No mercy, no clemency has beel
b shown me, nor anything else. N
h respect has been shown for tn
. : Italian king, my king, nor tn
:" italian flag, and the italian am bas
sador at Washington, D. c., ha
been treated with no respect.
se ''It is the same with the Italia
consul here, and the Italian consu
at San Francisco. It is the onl
favor they have asked the state {
!" Oregon since 1t has existed, and
i'd was not granted. Ever since / wa
larrested | have got the worst Of il