The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-10-07
BAMBR|cK DIES;
Alt NIGHT FIGHT
TOSAvE HIM FAILS
Financiers Plead With Govern.
or After Osborne Tells Them
Doomed Man Is Innocent.
WAS TWICE RETRIEVED.
Justice Not Done and Society
Not Avenged by Execu-
ton, Declares Warden.

The most dramatic and persistent
efforts made IN years TO save a con.
demned man In New York came to
pausht when Thomas Bambrick was
put to death in Sing Sing Prison at
5.6S o'clock this morning for the mur-
der Of Policeman George Dapping as
The McManus picnic In September Of
last year.
Bambrick, who had been twice re-
prieved on the eve Of death, went
calmly TO the chair declaring his IN.
nocence. He said to Father cashin,
the prison chaplain; 81 want to thank
you and all the others who wsrs m
terested In my case"
In four minutes after the first shock
he was dead.
Bambrick had been respited on Aus.
81 and again on Sept. IL a few hours
before the time set for his execution.
A few days ago Supreme Court Jus
tice Weeks denied him q new trial.
Yesterday his counsel appealed to
Gov. Whitman Tor Communication. but
last evening tho Governor declined 10
interfere.
Gov. Whitman issued this state
ment:
II have this day listened TO argu-
ments by the counsel for Bambrick
for a Communication OF his sentence to
life imprisonment. No evidence has
been submitted which would justify
me in interfering IN this case.
THE defendant Bambrick COM
mitted murder in the first degree, and
nothing in the record OF the trial OF
the case or the papers submitted
would justify me In setting aside ths
determination Of the courts In this
matter.
after careful consideration of the
entire history OF this case. and In view
OF all the facts. fail to find . single
thing which would Justify me in COM
muting the sentence to life imprlson-
ment. The application Is therefore
denied"
A few hours before the execution,
Warden Thomas Mott Osborne had
declared at a banquet Of prominent
fipanciers at the Hotel Astor:
Tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock .
man is TO be put to death in cold blood
in Sing Sing. There is not a doubt In
the world that this man Is innocent.
Society will not be avenged: justice
will not be done; no good purpose will
be served"
His words moved the 2<3 business
men and bankers at the Industrial f.
nance Corporations banquet to quick
action. and started an all-night at
tempt TO save Bambrick. About fifty
men signed a telegram asking Gov.
Whitman TO stay the execution.
Others got busy trying to reach the
Governor by telephone. Moro than
twenty calls to Albany were used. At
. A. NJ. there was talk Of charterinx
a special train " 30 to Albany, but
the time was too short.
They telephoned friends and prom
inent lawyers In Albany to carry the
appeal TO the Governor. One lawyer
was told he could charge any fee be
desired. William s. Orr. tho Cover.
nor's secretary, was finally reached,
but said appeal was useless unless
Warden Osborne had new facts 10
warrant the Governor taking action.
Among those interested were Theo-
dore N. Vail. Herbert X. Satteriee, Ed
James s. Westbrool Clark Will
iams, Pierre Jay. Arthur j. Morris,
William Conant Church. Adolph
Lewisohn, the Rev. DIR. Parkhurst,
Willard Straight. Arthur Z. Coe, JOnn
C. Spooner and Wallace D: Mclean.