The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-30

with him and sang with him a. with the
rest. He went away cursing and night
ing and had to be finally dragged
through the door. And ] heard that Just
before he was placed In the chair he
begged for few moments in which to
make his peace with God. He fell upon
his knees and prayed.
"Only once did We sing for q man on
the day no was going away He asked
us the night before to sing as he went
out In the Arms OF Jesus We sang IL.
but with Indifferent success. Too many
were thinking of the day to come. all
too soon. when the little green door
would open for them. 1t was the hrst
time in the history Of the death house
there had been any singing on the morn
ing OF a man going away They went
away from the death house usually be-
tween 4 and 6 o'clock In the morning
This mans name was Charles Swtnton.
He lost his nerve on the last night. and
I think his mind was unbalanced. Al
the last / don't believe ne knew wha'
was happening 60 him.
Lawrence SpOhr was a musician In
the army. He shot Q man. At times he
gave us a concert on harmonica, and
NE could make that mouth organ talk.
II was wonderful. the music he made.
He could play anything from ragtime 70
the classics. He could have the har-
monica whenever he called for 1t. When
he stopped playing ne had to hand II
over TO the keeper. Spohr succeeded In
getting another trial after left and Is
now in the Tombs.
WARDEN KENNEDY WAS H.
MANA PRINCE.
Music We had In plenty. thanlG 10
the good heart OF Warden Kennedy. The
Warden was loved by every man who
ever went into the death house. lie was
human. Before his coming our prtvi-
leges were few enough. lie made for us
the best that could be- made of such u
situation. lie had the organ and the
prison quartet and the violinist brought
in TO play and sing for US. He gave US
bibles and magazines. and saw to II
that we got the daily papers. all the
! me- rning papers except the Sunday pa
ners He furnished smoking tobacco and
cigarette papers. He brought W fruit
and nuts. lie was q prince.
so was james COnnaughton, the prin-
ctpal keeper--'P. X we called him IN
terms of endearment He did all that h,
could for us. The Warden's orders were
that we were 10 have the best that
could be given In the circumstances. We
got IL from p. X
Father Cash!n. the prison chaplain
was one bright ray OF sunshine thai
came into the death house. He Is q
Catholic priest and In every way worthy
of his cloth. lie Is n man and a gen
tlcman. He spoke with all the boys
gave them consolation, talked with them
oy the hour. gave them Bibles and
papers and tobacco. He was Gods owl
messenger.
y "A man never looks on the sunshine
once tho door closes behind him in thu
death house. He il never taken out OF
his cell except for ten minutes each
SATURDAY, when he has hts bath Th'
bathtub Is u rotten old tub with twcnty
years o. dust on II. When you &c
shaved you put your head outside. The
rest OF your body remains IN the cell
They uso a safety and IL Is a prett,
tough affair. The food Is served on twt
battered tin plates. You get u spoo'
for your coffee. Your meat you ca
with your fingers. The food IL good
hut the cooking IL rotten. A man Il
prison needs all the help he can get
and | am going to do my little best 20
the rest OF my life 10 help them all"