Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
FOR MORE )lEN|ENCY PENALTY WAS DEATH
Bill introduced to Amend Sher Joseph PaoIcci Hanged for
man Anti Trust Law. Murder OF Miss Dodge.
PLAN FOR REGISTRATION MESSAGE TO HIS PARENTS
of Proposed Sorrow for the Deed He
Be Secured Had Committed
CONCESSIONS MADE TO LABOR MEETS FEARLESSLY
N;oh+ of Which
to Paolucci Was Tried and
~ the Mea.ur. ndemned.
Joseph PaoIucci Hanged for
Murder of Miss Dodge.
MESSAGE TO HIS PARENTS
Expresses Sorrow for the Deed He
Had Committed.
MEETS HIS END FEARLEssLY
Story of the Crime for Which
Paolucci Was Tried and
Condemned.

Paying the highest penalty demanded by
the law, Joseph Paolucci gave up his life
on the gallows at the District Jail this
morning for the murder of Elizabeth V.
Dodge. September IL, 1905. Paoluccf
walked upon the scaffold at 1905 o'clock
and in less than half minute the moose
was adjusted his legs were strapped and
the drop was sprung. Because his BODY
had been greatly wasted by tuberculosis
the condemned man weighed only ninety
four pounds and his body was not suf-
ficent to break his neck, and death was
caused by strangulaton. the physicians
pronouncing life extinct at 1887 o'clock
The Victor Emmanuel Italian Society OF
this city. at a meeting yesterday. raised
about 800 for Paoluccfs burial. and two
members of the organization were at the
Jail this morning to take charge of the
body. The funeral will be held tomorrow,
interment being In ST Mary's cemetery.
According to the officials at the Jail. the
condemned Italian spent his last day
and night on earth very quietly. Rev.
John Roberts. local colored missionary.
spent some time at the Jail yesterday. and
to him Paolucci expressed his readiness
to go upon the scaffold. He said he had
no fear of death, although he had the
strongest aversion to meeting the end in
such an ignoble way.
Rev Mr. Roberts was present at the
Jail this morning. and the hanging. of
PaoluCci was the thirty-ninth execution
that he has seen. Rev. Father Nicholas
YaselH administered the last rites of the
Catholic Church. to the condemned man
this morning. and he was with Paolucci in
the death cell. adjoining the gallows and
separated from 1t only by thin muslin
curtain during the last half hour before the
execution occurred. He asked Paolucci If
he desired to receive the morning COM
munion but the latter answered he could
not do so, because he had eaten small
breakfast
Il do not remember very well having
shot Lizzie he said to the priest. but
do say that am glad did not succeed
in killing myself: because I was not then
prepared to die
His Last Messages.
During his last half hour in the death
cell Paolucci wrote two letters. one ad-
dressed to Warden Harris. and the other
addressed as follows: ITO the Washing
ton Evening Star Paper. for publishing
city,. The letter written to The Evening
Star read:
"WASHINGTON, d. c.
Dear mother and father. sisters and
brothers. with you and all of my friends
1 have witnessed many years of Joy
knew l were to die some day but
never expected my end for cause such
as I done in the absence of my mind
At the time were told Of the action
had performed / could not believe it. as
my head were in a wilderness aid lost
from me. Oh. am so sorry for the dear
girl that my heart burst asu1der to
never repair. and for her mother. who I
regarded as my nearest friend. In God's
way 1 would have gave anything. even
had 1t been my own life, to have caused
the return Of the girl to her mother
Oh, evil Is of such discord, couldn't
have been happy and not have done
that OF which 1 never before had dream
ed? I would had 1 only reasoned with
conscious and wayward Judgment I
thank all of my friends for That they
done to help me from time to time, and
even till the trying hour and my last
moment to my good. and pardon my
enemies for all they acted and said
against me to my disgrace ] always
tried to help and please all with whom
l came in contact. when, asking for
whatever / could spare. and l Depart
from all with an endless welcome
Goodbye, / hope to abide with God
forever
Good bye all.