The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-30

seen him since his arrest. His cheeks
bore the marks of floods OF tears and
his voice trcmbled AS he said good night
20 the keeper who locked him back In
his cell.
One hour was all that Mrs. Becker
needed to regain her physical control
then, although Still sobbing bitterly, she
WAS ready to leave.
Dozens of reporters were standing at
the office door as she left, but none
could bring himself to intrude upon her
grief. And such was the parting for
the last time OF this remarkable. devoted
couple
Father Curry and Father Cashir left
Becker at 10 o'clock to go to Father
Cashin's home for part OF the night.
They said they expected to return to
Becker at 3 o'clock I'm the morning.
While the two priests were with the
condemned man Becker asked Father
Cabin what time II was. 1t was then
9:20 n Father Cashin said SO.
MY God" said Becker. 'it vas just
three years ago. to the day and to
the minute, that | was arrested, charged
with this crime
Expectations that Becker may de.
liver an oral statement In the death
chamber in the morning have not
dimmed in spite of his written state
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of the lawyers In excising parts OF the
statement may lead him to deliver a Bit
ter attack OF the Governor while seated
In the electric chair.
Ills Last Day ON Earth.
Charles Becker began his last day on
earth by rising shortly before s O'Clock
yesterday morning. HIS outward calm
seemed unruffled until his newspaper
was brought to him and he saw the
charges therein to which he objects so
~strenuously in the statement issued to-
night. After reading his single paper
which he has been receiving each morn
3ng at the death house he borrowed the
papers supplied to Hans Schmidt, whose
cell Is next to Becker's. and to the other
condemned man. With each %rereading
OF the charges in the various newspaper
Becker's re%senttnen, increased.
II was = o'clock in the morning when
he came from his bath. his hair having
been clipped m the bathroom TO permit
of a better adjustment and connection
when the headgear is placed In position
when he is seated in the electric chair.
All day then he gave his entire atten-
ton to writing his statement except
when he was being visited by Father
Cashln and Father Curry. by prison
officials, his relatives and his counsel
He did the writing in a cell. which.
while he was being bathed and clipped.
had been stripped Of his old clothing. OF
small pasteboard boxes In which for
months he had been keeping p%erronal
papers. of his shoes with the bits Of
steel in the instep, his pad calendar from
which upon arising ne had torn the sheet
marked July rs. Where for months a
photograph OF Mrs. Becker had faced
his cot, his cell wall was blank when
ne returned TO ii. Later in the day the
photograph was mailed to Mrs. Becker's
nome In University avenue, The Bronx.
Only the Bible and Catholic prayer
books remained. When Father Cashin.
the prison chaplain. entered the death
house to greet the condemned men
shortly after breakfast he talked for
some time in quiet tones with Becker.
Father Cashin on this visit outlined to
him the parts OF Scripture and the pray
ers he hoped Becker YOU give his last
day to reading In his Bible and prayer
books.
The Fiftieth Psalm, better known as
the Miserere. was among the sacred
reading Father Cashin asked Becker to
rea: from his Bible. He told, or rather
asked him also to read carefully the
story of the Passion and Death Of Christ
as told in any Of the four gospels Of
the New Testament.
From his prayer book Father Cashin
asked him to read the Act of ContPi-
ton. which is recited ny Catholics in
the confessional during the moments OF
granting absolutlon, and the Act OF
Faith. the Act OF Hope and the Act Of
Charity. Also the priest advised him TO
read over Chrlst's words to His Apostles
at he Last supper.
"He Is very composed" was the word
that was brought from the death house
by Father Cashin. Mr.. Johnson and
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t1e day and evening.
Becker on his own request will go to
the electric chair this morning ahead
OF Sam Haynes, the middle age mu-
latto, who IN also to he executed this
morning for the murder of Mrs. John
Harrison at Patterson, Putnam county.
Becker made the request several days
aGo, II Is said. that the negro go 10 the
chair after he does. Usually prece-
dence as TO the execution is determined
on the morning the men are put 10
death. the stronger being compelled 10
go through the greater ordeal of enter
ing the death chamber last.
a.. AT 4 o'clock this morning a keeper
will enter the death house to awaken
Becker II he is still sleeping. Father
Curry will pray with him and give him
communion. breakfast will then be
served to him.
The March to the Chair.
Half an hour before the execution,
which is set for 5 As o'clock, a guard
will enter BeCker's cell and slit the right
lAg OF his rousers up o the knees. Then
q few minutes after 3 40 o'clock Prln-
ciIal Keeper Fred Dorner will open
Rockers cell door, which il four cells
away from the door through which hs
walks to the death chamber, and the
procession to the chair will begin
INK at either side OF the condemned man
leading In the prayers for the dying.
Instead OF stepping Immediately from
the death cell row 10 the execution room
as In the past. Becker and his spiritua'
and official escort first must walk
through the little room for years used
as the death chamber. but now beinR
turned into IA cell room for condemned
men. Beyond this old execution room
where the four gunmen were put tC
death on Easter Monday, 1914, is IA new
death room, but recently finished and
so far used less than half "a dozen timei
for executions.
Throughout yesterday afternoon IN,
prison band rehearsed to the north O,
the death house. As the day was no
and without breeze the music could b,
heard by the condemned men.
Last night automobiles. lights fashins
Out OF the blackness at the top Of tn,
F'st between the prison door and IN.
village of Ossining, shot down the hi
% the prison to discharge newspap-I
men and others, Directly across from