Evening journal., 1916-02-18
SCHMITD dies IN
Chair: THINKS OF
Mother TO last
Continued From Page 1.)

chamber than that presented as Schmidt
stood before the chair, an ebony and sill
yer cruciliN held before him, addressing
the witnesses of his execution OF last
farewell TO Mother
"plcasc give my mother my last good
wish. II Is for her" were the con-
dcmmod mans last words, except ior the
repetition of prayer as the deadly
electrodes were adjusted
The dying statement OF Schmidt made
from directly n front OF the char. was
entirely unexpected Tie was going To
hi- death Tor having killed Anna Au.
mueller. cutting her body TO pieces ana
casting it 30 the Hudson river.
Through his attorncy he had ISSUED a
statement last meh denying that he
had killed the Aumueller girl. and as
sorting that she died from the elects
of am illegal operation. Tie was calm
and collected as he walkcd to the chair
shouting good-byes 10 twenty other
condemned men in the death house.
Father Ca-hm. ,hc prison chaplain, the
crnrd-. aud Keeper Fred Domcr. who
directed ita execution. were astoundfd
al Schmidt's hurried movements and
disregard Tor tl. mca surcd Iarc of the
death march whcu ne suddenly turned
"a ihc rubber ma front of ihc chair
was reached.
HE long ebony and silver cruciiiX
held cloft before him. Schmidt snap
ped aside. as reaching arms OF waifing
gurr's raspcd sharply:
"Ono minute please: one minute
until J say my say"
Tho Guards. az first. mist king
Sohmiii's act,on for struggle against
se-tina himrelf with death stopped
harl fn surprise ~ III" sound OF the
condemned mans voice.
Ignrri1s t'cm Schmidt addressed
the men sitting on tho witnes
bcncho- b~cqtll ess with expectancy.
Pardon nc" he SAID 81 beg the
forgivon,ss NJ an whom have Of
Tended end Of all whom have 7can-
dal'ycd. forgive all who have of-
fendel against me-
"Mv Lord and nv God. ! must. in
tciiuptrd Father Cashin in an admon-
ishina tonc but Schm d repeating th7
WORT hurre1ly aftc~ their thi'd rope
t,t'on by the prie-t hastencd on with
his dying statement.
My las thought is fer my mother.
rang his voice. sharp and cle7l
against the silence of the little room
Please give my mother by last goot
Z wish II is for her. ! ~
y My Lord and My Gcd,' again in
tcilupted Father Casiin. Schmidt
lthcn reean quietly repeating lth'
prayer. sat down at its conclusion an'
del vthout uttorirs another sound.
From gazing dumbly down al the
witnesses while the electrodes were
c;ampe,F 10 his head, wrists and leg
Schmidt quietly closed his eyes. As
tho chin strap was curled beneath ms
inv. his face went chalky, but ht
did no, move. There was no one
at SING Sing to say goodbye Z
Schmidt. Tut twenty other CONDEMNED
n cr TO whom he called n last fare
v-cU as he stepped through the hit
tlc erccn door" The mother he &
tepdcrly remembered is in Germany
Schmidt was given three contact
Of 1850 volts. The first was at %
and. he was pronounced dead at 9.5J
Father Cashin chaplain at Sins
Sir.. will claim and bury the body o
Schmidt on behalf of his mother u
Cerrlenv. For the first time in M
history of the death house. a iul
mass was sad by Father Cashn be
fore 2 temporary altar A crucifN
two candles and a cross were place.
unon an improvised altar so small ]
all could have been placed i'm suit
case.
Schmidt. 10 the last, avOwed nj
innocence Of the crime for which 4
died. He made no final statemen
TO Father Cashin. aside from his fare
we'll i'm front of the chair