Evening journal., 1915-05-14

kanis, Of Philadelphia, mounted the
scaifold and held the cruciix TO the
lips of the condemned man, who
raised his eyes toward heaven and
ped down as the black cap and rope
were adjusted. KralSus stood rigid
while these preparations were made.
It was 1921 o'clock when the drop
fell. Krakus neck was not broken.
IL was IL minutes before Drs. H. W..
Briggs, p. A. NJ. Rovitti, J.. J. McCullom
and William II. Kraemer pronounced HE
extinct The body was taken in charge
by Deputy Coroner Harvey j. Nichols,
who viii take it 10 Cathedral cemetery
for interment
Reese Roberts Last Victim.
The scairold used for the execution OF
Kral1us was the one owned by the work
house II has been used many times, but
this is the only execution since the
hanging of Reese Roberts. who was exc
cuted on April IA, 1911. for the murder
of the Casey family, of Claymont.
Patrolman Sharpless had not seen the
| face of Krakus since the day he was shot
| down on the street by the murderer. ~
am sure / will recognize him." said
! Shnrpless while standing near the scaf-
fold before the appearance of the con-
demncd man. 81 have had his face be-
fore me for ten weeks II has interiered
with my sleeping. felt that he would
escape from the workhousc and shoot me.
His face is impressed upon my mind"
No Written Statement.
While Kralsus made reference to a
writing in his Bible the priests and
others who attended the murderer
said they had discovered no writing
Of the kind referred to.
Neither could a copy OF the Con
fession" Krakus signed yesterday as
submitted TO him by Detective Mani
lowskl OF New Britain. Conn. which
Kralxus repudiated today. be obtained.
Detective Manilowski had returned to
Connecticut David J. Reinhardt, coun-
sci for Krakus has left the city for
several days. Before going he said
he had no statement to give out. At
tOrney General WOlcott said he knew
of no such confession"
The crime for which Krakus paid
with his life on the gallows was
the killing Of Patrolman Francis X
Tierney, one OF the youngest mem
bers of the police force. who attempt
ed to arrest Kralus on Saturday,
March G. On that day Krakus and
Charles Bernard Montvid. who had
attempted to pawn some jewelry with
Adolph Markle. proprietor of q pawn
shop at No. 407 Market street. on
/ tt.r HgF al l,,t 10.
were pointed out to officer Tierney by
Mr.. Markle, who suspected them 0i
having stolen the jGwelry. Onicer
Tierney and Markle followed the two
men to Seventh and Shipley streets
where Krakus and Montvid saw them
Krakus ran south on Shipley street
I while Montvid dashed west to Orang,
street.
KralSus. who was followed by Of
ficer Tierney. turned into Sixth stree
running toward Market street, wher
Officer Tiorney shouted to the run
ming man TO stop. Seeing Patrol
man willard s. Sharpless doing traf
ic duty at Sixth and Market streets
Tierney shouted to him to head Krak
us Off Sharpless grabbed Kralxus an'
received two bullets from an auto
matte pistol that Krakus carried. Al
Sharpless fell with one bullet in hi
arm and the other through his stom
ach, officer Tierney arrived.
Raising his club TO strike the fugi
tive who resisted arrest Tierney wa
shot by Krakus. the bullet penetrat
ing the officers heart. AS Tierne.
fell to the sidewalk Krakus gaze
az him and fired at the PROSTATE Off
Ger. The murderer with the revolve
in his hand ran to Fifth street an,
then eastward with a crowd in pur
suit.
At King street, which was crowded
with shoppers, Councilman Jaco
Zimmerman attempted to stop Krak
us, who fired a bullet at him, tn
bullet going between his fingers. l<rak
us continued along Fifth street L
Walnut where he darted up an allie.
which proved TO be blind one. Back
ing out of this the criminal realize
that a mob of citizens and officer
were pursuing him, and he took re
fuge In the stable yard of the Har
Pork Packing Company. II was her
that Krakus was captured by Polio
Sergeant McDermott and squad O
officers who had followed the muT
derer. Before Krakus was captured
however. he shot Patrolman Horac
Mcdaniel through the right lung an
officer James T. Scott was grazed b
a bullet which had punctured a steC
spectacle case carried by him.
After those who had been shot. th
policemen who had corraled Kraku
opened a fusillade. two bullets strikin
him, one in the arm and the other /
J. the leg. Both made flesh wounds