Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-02


ter Gillette was put to death in Au
burn prison this morning. The elec
troeution was the most successfu
that ever took place in the local pris
on. But one contact was required tc
carry the mandates OF the law intC
effect and when that was over the
murderer OF Grace Brown had paid
the penalty OF his crime.
The electrocution was marked
throughout with ceIeriiy. Gillette
was declared dead at 6:1s when the
warden said to the witnesses and at
tendunts: Gentlemen, the physic
ians announce that the man is dead
The electrocution lacked much OF
The solemnity of former executions,
and during most OF the time except
for the brief space when the electric
current was coursing through the
mans body there was a hum Of voices
in conversation. This grew SO mark.
ed during the time the physicians
were making the examination of the
| 'tNF hbA Aiig liAhA NiAt Will utn AOulu
1t necessary to pound on the tile coy
cred floor of the chamber for silence.
The current was 800 volts of seven
and one half .ampheres and was held
on a minute and three seconds. Az.
Ter this had been done "a careful ex-
animation of the mans heart was
made but there were no signs of life.
The Rev. Henry MacIlravy of Little
Falls, who had been with Gillette. was
so overcome at the electrocution
that he had to be taken from the
death chamber before the current
was turned on. Fearful that he would
collapse, he started for the door lead
ing to the prison yard. The keepers
walked beside him.
AUBuRN, y. Y, March 3O.-The
following signed statement was is.
sued today by Rev. Henry McIleavy
and Rev. Cordello Herrick. spiritual
advisors to Chester Gillette. The
condemned young man had made to
them confession.
Because our relationship to Ches-
ter Gillette was privileged, we do not
deem it wise to make any statement
and simply wish to say that no legal
mistake was made in his execution"
The statement was signed by Henry
Mcileavy and Cordello Herrick.
Mrs. Gillette was frantic over the
statement Of the boys spiritual adws-
ofs. Her work of months based on
the assumption that her boy was inno-
cent, proved to be a mistaken eifort.
God forbid that have done any
wrong was all the heart-brolsen
mother could say.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 3O.-l
Nineteen hundred persons win occu-
py seats at the banquet tables tonight
arranged on the immense arena floor,
where in 1900 the Democratic conyen-
tion nominated Mr.. Bryan for their
standard bearer The number of ban.
queters is limited only by the seating
capacity of the arena In the CALLER
les which have been thrown open to
the public after the speaking has be
gun, fl is expected that there will b.
10000 William J. Bryan will make
the leading address.
DENVER, March 30.-The contract
for the building Of Nave ST. Johns
cathedral was formally let today to
William Harvey. Work win begin
Immediately and win require probably
something more than a year to com
plete this portion OF the structure.
NEW YORK, March Surrogate
Jackson at Mineola, Long Island, has
issued a citation for Floretta Whaley
who eloped a year ago with Cooke,
at that time rector of ST. Georges !
Episcopal church. Hampstead, aud
who is living with him in California,
to appear before the surrogate on
May 13. There will be a judicial So
tlement on that date Of her grand
mothers accounts, who left her $685.
900.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. March 30.-l
The reorganized National Bank of
Commerce. with William b. Rldgely |
former comptroller Of the currency,
as It's president, reopened this morn
ing. Faith in this, one OF the largest
banking institutions in tine country. is |
evidenced by the fact that long before
the receiving tellers' windows were
opened. long lines Of persons stood
in line waiting for an opportunity to
deposit their money
NEW YORK. March 3O-AlexaHder
Berkman, the anarchist leader wlo
served a long time in prison Tor IN
attempt to assassinate Henry C.l
Frick. was taken into custody by the
police here today. He will be raj d
10 Bellevue hospital this afternoon
and confronted with Selig SilversUiiu,
the man charged with having ihroyH
a bomb at the Union Square meetlng
last Saturday. The police say when
the two men are brought together
they will be questioned closely 70
learn whether they have anything IN
common.
The detention OF BerlIman was
brought about through the finding in