Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-30

follow Immediately behind Becker. and
two guards will bring up the rear.
While all the interest centers about
Becker. very little attention is bcins
given to Sam Haynes. who Will pay the
penalty for numbering Mrs. John Iiar-
rison III Patterson, Putnam County,
New York.
1t was originally intended that
Haynes should go to the chair first.
but Becker pleaded with Warden Os-
borne to be allowed to go first in order
that the ordeal might he over with rs
soon as possible Haynes. who has
been a shuttlccock of fate in the latest
Developments connected with his fell
low prisoners, readily consented to the
change.
The negro has spent a year in the
death house without having visitor
aside from John Lowry. the lay
preacher OF New York, who will lead
him to the chair. He has no relatives
as far as can be learned by prison OFF,
cialS. and his sole source of worry dur
ing the last two weeks has been n
persistent cold which he feared would
develop into pneumonia.
While Becker's body will be claim
ed ny Mrs. Becker, Haynes will die
fricndless. The Mutual Welfare
League. composed of Sing Sing con-
victs, will take charge Of IIuyncss
body after the clcctrocution and will
bury ii in the little cemetery on the
bluff overlooking the bleak prison
walls. but there will be no one 10
mourn his end.
Mrs. Bccker's hurried trip to See
Governor Whitman upset the orig inal
plans of Warden Osborne. 1t had been
decided that she and other relatives
would he allowed in the death house
FROM . TO o'clock this afternoon 10
make their final farcwells, but a iele-
nj
Becker at o'clock informed the var
den that she would not arrive AT the
prison until late in the evening
Every prccaution was taken by the
prison officials TO guard against an
accident to the electrical machinery
which supplies current TO the chair.
At the execution of the four Eun:aen,
i, was found almost at the last min
ute that somebody had tampered with
the dynamo.
Electricians and spare parts were
summoned from New York.
and repairs were made without delay.
1t was an anxious moment for The
prison officials and reminiscent of
what occurred then. Warden Osborne
adopted stringent rules to-day.
The death house was closed to all
visitors. and special guards were dis
trbuted throughout the power-house
and in other parts of the prison.
the chair and it's connections during
the day and further precautions of a
like nature were taken during The
night.
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
y. r. of L.. accompanied by "A party
of other labor officials, were guests of
Warden Osborne early in the day. Mr..
expressed wish TO see the
death house. but was not even allow
ed to enter the prison
The prison was an object OF interest
throughout the day to great throngs OF
morbid, overcurious persons. who stood
OH the bluff. Under normal conditions
visitors are admitted to the grounds
surrounding the prison. but even this
privilege was denied all to-day except
newspaper men. photographers and par
ticular friends of the warden.
VIE" THE DEATH HOUSE
FROM OSSINING BLUFFS
Guards stood at the gates leading TO
the prison grounds and were kept busy
turning back automobile parties De-
MED admission, they did the next best
obiiRing Ossining people pointed out
the death house to them.
The same precautions against slim
up or arrangements are being applied
to Becker himself. Rumors spread sew
eral times during the day that he had
- lhS''PIcu SuICIut, Dul lneSe were Uc-
MED. Warden Osborne. however, was
taking no chances. Two guards main
tanned constant watch over the CON
demned man. and If he has retained
the wish 10 take his own life he would
have had very little opportunity to
carry il out. \ heavy wire screen.
closely woven, was between Becker and
all visitors, so that nothing could be
passed into him except by the guards
Tonight Becker seemed coldly re-
signed 10 his fate. The prison officials
reported that while he awaited the ar
rival OF his wife somewhat irIpaticntly.
MS composure was rcmarka BILE.
He was seated in his cell smoking
cigar. said Leon G. Wcinstock. com
missioner of prisons. who saw the pris-
oner in the death house at about 10
o'clock.
He was cold lice. When | re.
marked that he seemed to be taking IL
easy, he said: What else can doo
I've got to face it. haven't ~"