Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-07-01

guilty Of murder in the first degree by
the following jurymen:
Adams, belmont, farmer Shipper.
Burk, r. s., laborer, Grove.
Bailey, c. NJ, farmer, Gibson.
Ccmley, Fred, laborer, Lumber.
Council, G. a., clerk, Grove.
/ Darrin, J. H., carpenter, Lumber.
Goss, r. r., laborer, Grove.
Mote, Howard, laborer, Gibson.
Reid, j. L., farmer, Shippen.
Spangler, Chas., farmer, Shipper.
Wykotf, Isaac, laborer, Lumber.
Williams, 4. r., laborer, Grove.
On the following day. Friday, Jan.
13ch, 1903, his Honor, Judge Hall, re-
convened court at 2:G0 p. m., when
I High Sheriff, John w. Norris, brought
the prisoner befor the Bar, when SEN
tence was passed The prisoner seem
ed dazed and did not seem to realize
the terrible truth.
AWAITING SENTENCE.
During the long months awaiting
the death warrant, which was issued
May Goth, 1909, the condemned man
trctt9d and worried and not being
familiar with the ways of this country
thought that every person who entered
his cell had ''come to kill me-" At
times he grew very sociable and chat
ted with the prisoners pleasantly.
When a prisoner escaped from the
jail, Joe gave the alarm. Every effort
was made to have his sentence COM
mnted to life Imprisonment, but with
out avail Before his trial, Il fellow
countryman collected a large sum of
money, said to be about $500, with
which TO secure the services of a fret
class criminal lawyer, but the chap
skipped out for italy with the money.
MEANING THE FATAL DAY.
About six weeks ago he began to
prepare for death and called for Father
Thomas Downey, who almost daily
visited his cell and prepared the con-
demned man to meet his God.
Pagano insisted that he did not know
he had killed Kibe, saying "America
whiskey bad whiskey-make crazy"
For weeks the condemned man ate
little or nothing and became very sick
two or three times. However, he got
better and more reconciled. On Satur-
day he requested Ed. Blinzler to call
and give him ''his last shave" Dur
ing this time the prisoners arms were
handcuffed behind his back.
THE EXECUTION.
On Monday, the final preparations
were made between the Jail and court
house, an enclosure being placed
around the scene. A couple of State
constabulary police arrived on Mon
day and assisted in addition to num-
ber of deputy sheriffs' and aided In
guarding against any outbreak.
Sheriff Norris took no chances.
Crowds of people gathered at the
court house Monday evening and early
Tuesday morning, hut were kept back
by the special officers.
AT ten o'clock all being in readiness
the following Sheriff's jurymen took
their places around the scaffold:
Stewart Nellis, Emporium.
| Amos Ross, Gibson.
Jacob Kritner, Shippen.
VIM. Berry, Lumber.
Joseph Kissell, Lumber.
Arson o. Swartwood, Emporium.
Geo. Market, Shippen.
VIM. Mcdonald, Shippen.
/ Sylvester McDonough, Emporium.
Henry J. Darrin, Lumber.
Byron Duell, Gibson.
VIM. Rankin, Gibson.
THE DEATH MARCH.
The rites of the Catholic Church hav-
( ing been concluded in the cell the SOL
emn procession entered the yard, accom-
panied by the three Fathers and Off
GERS, the condemned man walking with
an air OF confidence and resignation,
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