Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-08
GUNNER CALMLY
HEAR BAD NEWS
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one of the four-the warden could not
say which one-replied:
mo. you haven't, warden. Come on,
spill the good news
The warden's countenance fell and
the gunner seemed to notice 1t. There
was no one else in the room, and
slowly it seemed to dawn upon them
that the warden had come alone be-
cause ii was a sad mission.
We'll, tell u.s." said Lefty Louie ~
1.-THE Governor has denied your ap-
plication," said the warden.
If the news struck them hard, &C
eording to the warden, 1t was not
noticeable. The gunner remained
lined up in front of Their cells and
seemed eager for more information
but not one of them showed emotion
The usual silence of the death house
never impressed Warden Clancy more
than II did at that instant, when four
men, eager for details. stood speech
less behind the bars. The sixteen other
men in the death house were also
lined mp before the bars, and they,
too. made not a sound. All awaited
the next words of the warden.
81 am sorry. boys, very sorry" is
all that the warden could say.
Don't Worry About U.s."
Don't worry about u.s." said Dago
Frank. Were all right"
Warden Clancy was astounded, he
said afterward These four gang
sters, who had broken down in tears
less than a week ago. when several
of District Attorney Whitmans wilt
nesses were sent to the death house
to identify them, Id not even seem
worried when told they must die
Often they had given way to their
emotions over mere trivialities. and
the warden could not believe his eyes
Whitley Lewis" was the most
communicative of the four. He madt
no criticism of anyone, but reasserted
that he was innocent.
They'll get me, but I'm innocent"
said the gunman, speaking as calm
ly as f it were an ordinary topic of
conversation. IT want you to know
that ! am an innocent man, warden
I'll go to the chair, but l want to say
now that when | get into the char
I'll say that l am innocent. That is
all that can say, because I am inno-
cent"
There was not word from any of
the others as to their guilt or inno-
cence. The warden tried to engage
all four IN conversation, but he found
1t hard. He remained with them
from 1850 to 8 o'clock. and he wou' d
have remained longer but for an uu-
usual incident.
Good might, warden. we're all
right" said one OF the gunner, and
several good nights" followed him
The door of the death house was
closed and it was not opened again
last night.
When will the gunner die?" the
warden was asked.
nVR MnnnaU nj "a ~
will mean between 5:45 and a. M
yes" continued the warden. at
was a hard job to tell the boys that
they must die. What made 1t par
ticularly hard was that the idea had
spread that the reprieve would he
granted. Don't ask me how the news
spread. but take 1t from me, we all
believed 1t.
Never In my life have sea- such
an exhibition OF calmness. There
was not the least excitement about
It; no emotion, nothing of that kind
The boys just listened to their fate
and then proceeded to act as II roth
ing had happened. They had their
nerve all right was astoundcd."
do you think that the gunner
will make a statement before they
go to the chair?' Mr.. Clancy was
asked.
There was no intimat'on that shay
would when I saw them" said the
warden.
The loss of all hope for the gun
men. 1t is believed In some quarters
will cause them to make statement.
It had been minated that }ackcr
promised them aid In return for a
promise that they would ewonerate
him In final statement. The effect
of the Governors action, therefore
may be interesting.
Governor Denies Application.
Governor Glynn, In denying the
repr'eve, said:
There is nothing in the case before
me to show that there is any reason
able probability that anything will
developed on the new trial of Becker
that could In any way change the re-
suit reached In this case. If the de-
PENDANTS possessed any credible evil
dence to support a motion for a new
trial, they have had sixteen months
since their conviction and six weeks
since the decision Of the Court of APP
peals In which to present 1t to the
courts on a motion for a new trial,
but they have not made any such
motion. This is eminently a case
for justice, not mercy, and the forum
to deal with new evidence, If any, is
the judiciary. not the Executive.
1.-THE natural considerations which
have urged me, and would urge any
public official with the power to re-
prieve, to halt an execution of four
human beings, have moved me to con-
slider every suggestion which would
Justify me In granting a reprieve. but
after reading and rereading the rec
ord of the case, the communica lions
to me from the presiding Judge and
the prosecuting attorney, as well as
the unanimous opinion of the Court
of Appeals UNFOLDING the verdict OF
the jury that passed upon the evil
dence in the trial. and thoroughly
considering the defendants petition
and all the facts that have been
brought to my attention, cannot
escape the conclusion that 1t is my
duty to deny the application for
either a Communication of sentence or
a reprieve."
NEW YORK, April s.-District At
torney Whitman, speaking as the pub
lie prosecutor of the men who had
dared to shoot down an important
witness for the State in open defiance
of law. expressed his satisfaction with
the Governors decision last night.
saying that he had acted not only
justly, but bravely.
Governor Glynn did the only thing
that was open to him, In my opin on"
said MIR. Whitman. "These four gun
men were convicted in a fair trial,
beyond o reasonable doubt. There
was. in fact, absolutely no doubt of
Their guilt. l have just talked with
the Governor over the telephone. and
congratulated him on the decision.
THE public, very likely, has no con-
ception of the pressure that has been
brought to bear upon Governor Glynn,
and he is to be highly commended for