The sun., 1916-12-19
sing sing SAD AS
BOYS GO TO CHAIR
Prisoners and Attaches Ad-
mired Two Lads Who Had
Execution Set Ahead.
NOT BITTER TOWARD LAW
Millstein and KumrOw Face
Their End To-day without
Showing Fear.

Probably the inmates OF Sin Sing.
that cold. grim pile Of rock that does
duty as a States prison. keepers and
prisoners alike. never felt quite 20 badly
about an execution a they do that Of
Stanley Millstein. q pleasant faced boy
Of nineteen. and Charles Kumrow. only
a year older. who are to pass OUT this
morning.
Those who came In contact with the
dull despair and pitiful fear, men who
have learned to distinguish real from
false sentiment. had only words Of
praise and sympathy for them yesterday |;
they have been 90 game and in their
last days have thought not OF them
selves. but only Of how they might
tighten the blow 70 their people.
In that place. where men cling to life
desperately. these boys-for they are lit
tie more-had planned to do the only
thing they could think Of that would
make Christmas not quite 20 sad 10 those
who waited at home-dic oon That
Is why they die to-day instead Of sew
eral days later. ~ the Law allowed. be-
cause they felt that II II were all over q
few days before Christmas that day
would not be so bitter for those who are
left.
Strange FPienaship.
II was q determination born OF one
Of the oldest friendships that ever was
formed. They met In the death house
and found that they were to die In the
same week. They were about the same
age and occupied adjoining cells. And
90 they fell TO talking more and more
with each other OF their appeal and the
efforts that we're being made to save
their lives and then OF what to do when
that was all at an end.
When they were sentenced to die In
the week Of December IS they knew
that probably the actual day OF execu-
tion would he the 22d. Friday. accord
ing 10 the custom. and then they pic
tured what that would mean to their
families to have them brought home to
be buried on Christmas Day. This was
even before tho nnal appeal had been
made 20 Gov. Whitman, when Martha
Millstein. Charles's sister. was planning
to make her ANAL plea to the Governor
armed with petitions signed BY thou-
sands OF names which she had been
months In collecting.
The boys zach wrote a letter TO the
Governor asking him for the sake OF
, their people at home. not Tor themselves
to grant n stay OF execution until after
Christmas. Then they waited and about
two weeks ago the Governor granted .
anal hearing, but decided that he could
do nothing to prevent the sentence being
carried out. So they sent their letters
and waited again for an answer.
Anxieas for Rsply.
"Do you think We will hear my
thing? - they asked Father Cashin. the
prison chaplain. and he said he didn't
think they would unless the Governor
granted their request. They waited a
few days more and then sent word 10
Warden Meyer that az the day OF execu-
ton could not he delayed AS long as
they would like 10 have II they wanted
IL set Onward.
Father Cash!n has spent much time with
them because OF the peculiar sympathy
they have aroused In him. Dinerinf
widely In mental and physical charac
teristics-Kumrow is rather stolid and
slow thinking. heavily built and quiet
while Millste!n Is slight. quick witted
and intelligent-both hive impressed hin
by their kuiet courage and acceptance Of
their punishment.
They nave no bitterness toward thu
law that says they must die. only the,
don't seem to understand Just why the,
must die $ o young. In their letters Il
their families. and they wrote them Of
their intention when they had made NJ
their minds to die as soon as possible
are only a quiet humility n regret tina
they have brought disgrace upon thell
people and a hope that they might Sc,
them once more.
! visited By Family.
Millstein's father. Joseph; his brother
q Frank, and two sisters. Martha and Vic
, toria. went to Sing Sing yesterday after
noon and stayed with him until after
o'clock. Then Father Cashin took then
down to the train and got them safel,
started back TO Utica. kumrow's peopl
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