The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-30

AUBURN. - Y. March 20
Chester Gillette. the youthful slay.
er Of "nnly" brown. the sweet
heart whom be had betrayed aud
deserted. paid the penalty o. his
act ia the death chair az the state
prison here this morning
Almost with hts last breath the
boy confessed 10 the Rev Henry
Meillrayey. his spiritual adviser.
aud 90 Prison Chaplain Hornck
that be was guilty 81 the crime.
Rev MeillraFey refused 70 give
out the details 81 the confession.
which was an oral one. bnt he ad.
mltted that II bore out practically
every contention Of the prosecution
during the trial
As the youth sat strapped IN the
chair be called the Rev. McIilravey
20 his side. aud the execntiOners
stepped back
Tell mother J ana prepared 10
meet my God be said ia a calm
Voice. and that not . single act
nov stands between ne and Him.
Tell her have no hard feelings
against anyone. bat am only filled
with sorrow for the pain. anguish
and sorroW have brought upon
her and others Goodbye"
Enters Death House.
Gillette entered the death house
at gsI2 a M IFS face was aHhen
but he showed no sign Of emotion
and walked unaasisicd 10 the chair,
settling down ia comfortable pos
ture. with just the faintest trace Of
a Sigh Of relief
lie vas attended hv the two
clerEYmen and. after the prelimin.
aries had been arranged. Chaplain
Hefrick recited the gard Psalm
Gillette sat quietly with bowed
head. and at ifs conclusion made
his statement to the Rev Nell.
ravcy. The cap Was adjusted. the
switch was turned aud a seven and
half ampere current 0f 500 volts
applied for 30 seconds Only one
contact vas made. and at $50
Prison Physician Guenn pro
nouneed the boy dead.
Neither collapses.
During the execution the father.
mot her, two sisters and a brother
u Gillette were waiting At the Sal
walton army headquarters When
Informed that II was all over Mrs
Gillette. who has spent months IN
a vain endesyor to save her son
uttered a sharp CRY aud fell for
ward In her husband arms IN .
state of complete collapse. Her
coalition 10 critical. and she fl to
dAy IN the care OF a physician.
Following an official post NOR
TEN. the body of the executed
youth Was turned over 10 hts par
enis for burial.
During the autopsy Gillette's
brain Was removed hy Or. ANTHONY
spltzka. an expert Of Philadelphia
and found TO be practically normal
The Gillette family did not know
that this procedure was 20 take
place and are said TO be highly In
censed over 1t.
0illette't Last Night.
Gillette passed q calm night in
conversation with his spiritual ad
Sisers and In the preparation OF q
statement, which was given out by
the prison warden today. II reads;
Il am entering the shadow OF
the Valley of Death. aud Il Is my
desire 20 do everything 10 remove
the slightest doubt of my finding
Christ Ny one regret In this sad
moment is that did not give Him
prominence in my life while | had
the opportunity. II | could
only say something in these few
moments left me that would draw
young men to Him. would deem
IL the greatest privilege ever
granted me. There Is not one thing
that I have left undone which
would bar me from facing God. and
knowing that my sins will be for.
given. My task is done, my vic
tory won.
To-day an official signed state
ment Was given out by the Rev.
Mcillrayey and Prison Chaplain
HCrfiek. which IS as follows:
'nccnuse of our privileged rela.
tons with Chester Gillette We deem
Il unwise TO make any detailed
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