The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-29

/ IS sing sing. SAID GorrdOn Fd"eelt
J Handy as ne stepped Through the
gateway OF the prison at Ossining.
The confessed murderer, the coolest
and most cheerful criminal that ever
stepped into New York court room,
! looked with interest at the gray
walls and at the guards pacing back
! and forth in front of their lookout
/ shacks.
! well, it looks pretty good so far
| He Iaughed-bUt for the fist time
since he was arrested Hamby's laugh
was not mirthful. 1t was shrill and
| there was faint touch of hysterla IN
! it and it sounded forced.
It's a good enough place to die"
he said
With Deputy Sheriff Shortcll on one
] side and Deputy Sheriff Bryan on the
| other. Handy walked up the long
! driveway and entered the office OF
Chief Clerk Evans. Warden Brophy
was at lunch when Handy arrived,
and so was Louis Powers, who takes
the pictures of convicts and makes
| their Bertillon measurements, so
Handy surrendered what few trinkets
and money he had in his pockets to
Evans. Then he was given prison
| number 1922.
| The murderer answered calmly and
clearly the questions asked him by
Evans He was told that he would, be
allowed to have no mail unless it was
opened first by the prison authorities,
and replied:
"Oh. go ahead. That's all right"
Handy then was taken to the Of
flee of Martin Deeley, principal keep
or, and assigned to. a cell in the death
house. where he will stay until he is
executed, some morning of the week
of July 81 HIS shoes and civilian
clothing were taken away and he
was dressed in a pair of felt slippers,
dark pair of trousers and light
shirt. Convicts under death sentence
do not wear the regulation prison uni
form. His face was shaved, but his
hair was not cut.
DR.. Amos Squire, the prison physi-
clan, examined the slayer and the
condemned man then gave various
bits OF information about himself 10
the Rev. William Z. Cashin, chaplin
of the prison. who keeps the records
of the men who are about to die and
censors their correspondence
After these ceremonies Hamby-sn-
tered his cell. He glanced with inter
est about the place. tried to shake the
heavy iron DOOR felt along the bars
of the door and the window, and
smiled.
Pretty tight place" he remarked.
Very neat and clean, too
His supper was not very sumptuous,
although, as he remarked TO the
keeper, il does not matter now
whether he eats much.
For his first meal in the death
house Handy ate a cheese sandwich,
some bread and butter and pot of
tea. The murderer will be photo
graphed and measured for the prison
rozues gallery. While he was being
questioned. however, he continued his
attitude of refusing to give any addi-
tional information about himself
When Evers asked him whom TO
notify in case of illness or death,
Handy said
II don't care to have anybody
notified"
Handy was declared to be mentally
and legally sane by-two aHenists after
q long examination. The decision
allows the authorities to execute the
death sentence with clear minds. and
at the same time il establishes Handy
as one of the most extraordinary
figures in criminal life that ever came
to the attention OF the New York
police.
The aIienists- who decided that
Handy fully realized the difference
between right and wrong were DR..
Anna Martin-Rsl ston and DR.. Cecil
MacCoy, both Of Brooklyn.
Reseuts Mental Examination.
Handy was examined by the alien
lists in Supreme Court Justice Faw-
cett's chamber at the courthouse. Also
present were District Attorney Lewis,
Frank Y. McCaffry, Hamby's lawyer;
District Attorney Askren, Of Tacoma.
and John NJ. McCOocy, Democratic
leader of Kings county.
When Handy was brought in by
Deputv Sheriff James Shortell, he
clearly indicated his resentment at
being subjected to such an unneces-
sary test.
without intending to reflect upon
any one present" he remarked sharp
". 81 wish to say that l am as sane
as any of you" One of the first things
he did was to write on DR.. MacCoy's
pad his name. In heavy, forceful
strokes. he wrote the one he prefers
to be called. Jay Boyd Allen" The
aIienist then questioned him. the
questions and answers being sub
stantially as follows:
"Dd you realize it is wrong to rob
a bank?"
1T is wrong from the standpoint
Of law abiding citizens" he answered.
81 am not such. | belong TO the un-
dCrworld."
Were you ever law abiding
Certainly"
AT such time did you look upon
crime as being wrong"
81 did. 1t was the combination of
excitement and money getting that
attracted me-"
Did you usually wait until your
money was gone before you robbed
another bank
mo, my speciality was bank rob-