Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-31

nave SOu W lave II,
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IHS 10 lliccV IL V"'N'I CIV" ,
To aerutv warden left Becker about
/ N0Pu'' 80, 49, COT for the
an hour pelo'o '"' u
execution and when the priests fdl"'l
w Al Cashin the prison priest, and
rather Curry Of New York, came to
administer the last rites they tound
thc man who instigated Herman
RoscnthaTs murder with his face rest
NO on his hand gazing at the prison
rI6or Tbe priests remained with
"'"' Witnesses Arrive.
.haru, oftor r O'Clock when
~ W" 80 81 ,boo Witnesses of the ex-
the ltI9' W. asgo,nhle outside
tcl'a'.1m v571ins orietIy thoir names
Iuv p' ny, va nff Nv Dcputv Warden
We're tneNnt" dir,ctod nom TO take
J'Hu9"n + a gateway that led di-
llvti ~, no cvecution chamber. Then
,,''I ,nc.ecs were led to the place
lHe Ni,HtH new death house
oL NLOu,aU' hoor huiIt adjoining the
~ yon"tioo chamber whore the four
oIu ~cAcCuutnm u,,t 70 death over a wear
Euh"evn H,,u,iit, = osenthaI
"Eo l'' - C..aifx
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When the witnesses were Seateu
Deputy Warden Johnson houueu ~
Principal Keeper Fred Doiuer an
they left the room through d Snlain,
wooden door that led to the death
cells beyond where Becker was pray
ing with his spiritual advisers.
Becker rose 70 ms leeI WneR ~
saw Johnson ana LOON d |luuhasH 10
we nam" WV, 'Deckar ravc his last
r+,i.oi os he took his Mace at the
nnoHI"sFs no ittIa fiIe Of men that
ho'," ot - EMO room of death. Beck
49, ,.bicb no uttered TO the
:. 80
ll'''' vi Am Sot Guilty"
,,,t,,,. hy dnod or con
az" uT| 49, otber way of the
Sp''%CE OK III ~ ~ ann sacrificed
uoaIh o. l.oS'''I"H this message Il
10 my menus frionds Amen"
the WorIu an my aiic" officer hest
me one-''int poi'O mo execution
tateh as ne cn'l't" M ,ritnosses a
room IL 9tc!,uS 10 doath chat
u ne was SldIllt' lu"I Wv 10 locke,
was so near az m" ,hio VOW of wit
Nu'oH'' oiorcnd at the floor. swep
PCSS's Elanceu " nubjtoned walls o
W" ne OI,Hd tben suddenly. as /
lHe looIn hin,soIf walked briskl
comma mar mat and seated him
over lIle tu'pTi Htr' MAR Rehin
ser IN thG eicI''iE mrH nriest
BeCker loIro"eu ., - oath whic
tnS Pi"y, oo,dnmnad mar
was I'P.%Igu = bavn mercy o
JESUS, "i'rS, "U ~ smoke Becker a
my soul, storned onward an
uSputS "| ~ niactrodes
noJuS''" - I,aanad
Apply fr''''' ~,
Hardly a minute elapsed before u
electrOde was applied to the tlShJ IL.
a slit having been previously cut
the trouser leg from the knee dow
After the electrode had been urn
adjusted against a shaVcn SPOT Oh u
hack of the condemned mans hea
,he state cXecutioner looked at del
MY Warden Johnson, who surveyt
the figure that was still mumbling u
death prayer in the chair. Johnst
nalf turned his head and the exec
TONER iammed the switch. ,
The first shock lasted a full mi
ME and the eXecutioner said that
was 1880 volts and ten amperes
strength. 1t came while Becker W,
sim Sommending his soul to h
Maker
Took Three Shocks.
The two prison physicians stepp'
orword 70 examine the collapsed fl
nro nat sat s@upported in the dea
chair by the thick black leather st'u
hart ana Dr charles Farr, the pris,
nTi.stnian dressed his finger agar
tbe artery in the neck. There W
SUI d bnsioian sten6ed back fro
I'M p'J' .ho ne