New Britain herald., 1918-06-17
WEAR RED ROSES AS
 THEY GO TO DEATH
Dramatic Scenes at Triple Hang
 ing at WetherSiieId Prison

Three men paid the extreme penal ] ty of the law at the Connecticut State 1 Prison early this morning. Carminc 1 Lanzillo. Carmino Pisancllo and Fran cesco DusSee were executed for the l murder of Morris GOldstcin. a New l Haven tailor, November 2S, 1917. As l one by one they went to the saIloWs 1 the confederate in crime remained in 1 the death cage prayed for the one whose life had just gone out. Not far ] distant in their prison cells were two l other prisoners sentenced for being implicated in the same crime. Luigi 1 Tanzillo, sentenced for life, knelt be- 1 side his cot and prayed the while he 1 was convulsed with grief. During the ] day he was permitted 10 visit with ] Carmine. In another cell nearby 1 Tony Batiata, sentenced for term of 1 prayed and tossed on his bed | throughout the early part of the night.
 It was the first triple execution 1 which has ever taken place at the 1 Connecticut State Prison and the first l execution at which Warden Charles 1 McClaughrey, who recently became 1 head of the institution, served. The executions were attended with 1 dramatic incidents. The attitude of 1 bravado for a period displayed by the l condemned men disappear as the 1 Hateful hour of execution approached, l giving way to a feeling of resignation and manifest contriton
 1 Carmine Lanzil1o, 25 years, was 1 the first executed. Like his compan- 1 ions he bore up until the last mom-
 ent, praying with his spiritual adviser not only for himself but for the others, Shortly after midnight two l guards came to the death watch to lead Carmine to the death chamber 1 At their approach he almost col 1 lapsed. Hastily he was strapped and 1 assisted to the execution chamber.
 The sight of the rope dangling from ] the ceiling and the black cap in the 1 hands of the guard unnerved him 1 even more, and he shriel<ed with fear 1 The other condemned mon heard l the screams and were quick to req | lize what awaited them. In sobs and 1 groans they voiced their unavailing l grief.
 1 My poor companion. God have 1 mercy on his soul,' exclaimed Pisan- eli and he, almost collapsed. His 1 face blanched and beads of perspira- l ton stood out upon his features Ianzillo entered the execution 1 chamber at 12:05 and at 1206 the , trap was sprung. Eleven minutes ] later he was pronounced dead. Pisanello, who had been at the Mexican border with the Connecticut 1 troops, was next to meet his fate. He was assisted to the electrOcution l room. He entered the chamber at 1928 and in 19 seconds the trap was 1 sprung. He was pronounced dead in 1 nine minutes and 39 seconds. 1 To Dusso death came quicker than l to any other man executed previously 1 at the prison. With faltering voice 1 responding to the ejacuations Jesus, Mary and Joseph have mercy on my 1 soul. He entered the execution room at 12:40:13 and with the name of 1 Jesus on his lips, the trap was l sprung at 12:4O:37. He was pro- ] nounced dead at 12:48:40. Dusso 1 was 22 years old.
 l Each of the condemned men went 1 to the execution room wearing a red ! rose, the gift of Mrs. $. V. Poli of 1 New Haven, who had befriended the l condemned men since their convic- l ton. One of the condemned men has 1 sisters living in New Jersey and the l others have more distant relatives No public statement was made by the condemned me- ~<ncerning the crime. Dusso during the evening said l that the name Dusso was an alias, his family name being Carbone The burial of the men took place today at Mt. St. Benedict cemetedy in Hartford and flowers sent to brighten
 their cells were placed on their graves.
 The execution was with witnessed by Edward A. Fuller, representing
 the board of prison directors, three i clergymen acting as spiritual advisers l and representatives of the press. The crime for which the three were put to death was planned orig inally as a, robbery Morris Gold stein, victim of the crime, was re- ported to have wealth that appealed to the cupidity of the men. They fol- lowed him to his home and shot him down in cold blood when he made an Outcry on their attack. PiSancllO and Lanzillo were captured in Derby, trying to make their getaway on a freight. Dusso jumped from the
 train which was stopped on a trestlo by the police who sought them He landed in the river 30 feet below and swam ashore. He afterward enlisted in the army in Pennsylvania and de- serted, and, believing that he was un- suspected, returned to Waterbury, where he was arrested. Dusso was alleged to be a gunman with a bad record.
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