Evening journal., 1918-01-11
GANGAS Goes TO
HIS death With
LAUGH ON LIPS
Continued From Page one.

HN-Nf AAANI AaNlNt NNar NNN WAIANI fNAUl'rs
Take that away Gangas told the
guards Bring me some much and
milk; the regular prison grub is
good enough for me-" He refused 10
eat The better fare and pariook heartily
Of the regulation prison food. The Rev
Christ Angelopoulos. Greek priest
from Philadelphia. came down 60 This
city this morning for the special pur-
pose OF minslerlng TO the condemned
man II he wanted spiritual consolation.
Gsngas would have nothing 20 do with
the minister, however, and would
hardly talk 10 him. The regular prison
chaplain offered his services. but
Gangas was equally Indifferent to him .
as he has an along refused 90 accept .
f spiritual consolation and has never had /
nor asked for the services Of a clergy /
man OF any kind
/ His brother and his brother-in-law
visited him In his cell this morning, but
+ he had little 20 say 10 them They re-
mained with him for a short time and
then left. after bidding him farewell. /
any way by their leave taking.
Just before the time fixed FOR the exc
cution new black suit was brought
90 his cell This Is always done I'm such
cases. the condemned man being pro-
vided with this wearing apparel before
he goes 90 the scaffold. Gangas. how
ever. refused to wear the clothing and
insisted on wearing tho suit he has
been wearing since he was arrested. lie
tied the bottom OF each trouser les
with pieces of string. making them Sc
cure about the ankles just as o bicycle
clip would hold them. before be was
started on the march 20 the scafold.
II was lust 40 o'clock when The on
cial Jury and the Witnesses LETT ih'
workhouse warden's ofilce and walked
down through the long dark and hot
tunnel 10 the small yard near th"
prison power house. in which lhr
scaf'0ld had been erected 10 was Just
, elght minutes later when Gangas,
walking between the guards. emerged
from the end of the tunnel he VAS not
accompanied by a minister.
lie stepped hastily across the yard 10
the flight OF steps Nading TO. the trap.
ran mp the steps lightly and stood
, erect His hands were manacled be-
hind him. and then @ strong strap was
fastened about his ankles. He looked
out over the little group OF assembled
men and recognized among them a fell
low cOuntryman and a f0rmer cm-
ployer of his Gangs smiled family
and nodded his head. His long i'm
prisoument had served 90 enhance the
natural sallOwness OF his complexion.
. His appearance was dishevelcd. because
= his hair was extremely long and there
!, was a beard of several days growth on
I his face he had refused 90 either
shave himself or let his guards shave
e him. and he had even refused to have
his hair cut.
As be stood upon the scaifold, Warden
Gross asked him II he had anything &c
say. Gangas laughed, hesitated mo
ment and then said. "I have saiC
n enough" That was the only expires
sion that could be gotten from him
lie was laughing as the black cap wa
u drawn over his head.
ID The moose was drawn about hi'
y throat and at a given signal an unseef
5 hand ierked the lanyard. the trap wai
% sprung and the body Of the condemned
e man dropped into space. There was
J. IAN OF about eight feet and the mans
4 neck was broken There was no sick
ening struggle as his death seemed q
r. have been almost instantaneous lh'
n body hung suspended and the reaction
n OF The muscles caused one or two con
vulsions. but that was an.
i After the body had been hanging f0l
l- five minutes the attending physicians
IN applied the stethoscope 20 the hrest
70 but found a strong heart beat Three
minutes later pulsation was still eviden
be- and at the end Of twelve minutes there
was stil a faint movement detected
.e only through The stethoscOpe At Oh
't end of thirteen minutes life was extinc
and the doctors so pronounced.
Coroner spring and Deputy Corone
NcCreary had the body cut down
placed In an automobile and al Onc'
took 70 90 Farnhurst. where it will b
N buried unless claimed Relatives o.
Gangas are said 90 have refused 90 be
licye that he would be executed. an,
they have not as yet claimed the bod
m or made any arrangements 10 have !
IS buried.
IS The members OF the official jury whl
IT, Witnessed the execution We're L0uii
Of Allemann. John DeVcnish, Frank Me
Coy, Ralph White, Paul White, ". N
Clowney, NJ. r. Apsley. Thomas *
Parker. Early. Finney Harvey fcnni
more George Wilmington l.. d. Gluck
man.
I Jeasousy was the motive for "a
| crime OF which Gangas was executed
Miss Bodieska worked In The restaur
)r ant at Brandyyyine Springs Park AM
o. Gangas seems 90 have been jealous o
OF the attentions other men in the plac
at paid her one morning, about 4 O'Clock
Is after she had finished her work am
le was going over the hin at the park ol
g. her way home. accompanied by an el
derly woman and "a young girl, Ganga:
who was in'waiting for her, spran
from back OF a bush and opened ilr
4. with a revolver.
a The little girl at whom he freC
a. dropped from fright, but was un
- harmed The elderly woman was struc
a. in the arm and fell and then Miss Boo
ae ieska fell with a bullet wound In he
~ breast. The murderer then spran
Io upon the body and slashed 1t with
=, knife.
en- Gangas then went 90 the park an
hs set fire 10 the restaurant buildini
De which was burned 10 the ground. Il
had TO return, however, and apply tn
torch a second time before the fire b'
came started. lie threatened the ma
as he found there. saying that n ne ma
or another bullet he would kill him.
OF Gangas was arrested that sam
ed morning. He was convicted and ser
100 fenced, bat granted reprieve that M