The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03

B. Allan's gun had a chance and
good chance. That's all. Go ahead
boys"
From the time of his trial Handy
had insisted that his right name was
Jay B. Allan.
Handy spent his last day in the
death house writing letters in his cell,
reading newspapers and talking"
with the ouija board. He expressed
relief when he learned that an
eleventh hour effort to get Governor
Smith to give him repreive had
failed.
When asked what he wanted for
supper Handy ordered lobster salad
of which he ate heartily. He then
proceeded to enjoy some of the
cigars and candy which his compan-
ions in the death house had furnish
ed him.
Father William f. Cashin, the Ro-
man Catholic chaplain, spent a half
thour with the condemned man this
afternoon who did not actually re-
fuse spiritual consolation but re-
ouested the priest and the Rev. A. N.
Peterson, D. D., the Protestant chap
lain, not to accompany him in his
walk to the chair.
When asked by Father Cashin If
he had any message for the youth OF
the country, Handy said:
81 don't wish to appear in the light
of a moralist, but you can tell them
for me never to start doing wrong.
Once you get started in crime you can
never stop"
Arrested Last June.
Gordon Fawcett Handy, the bandit
who today expiated his crimes in the
death chair, was arrested in Tacoma
Wash, last June under the name OF
-.Jay B. Allan," after killing man
there in revolver fight. He was
later identified as one of the two
robbers who, on December %, 1918,
held up the East BROOKLYN Savings
bank and, after killing two of its
1 EMPLOYEES, escaped in an automobile
with $4,000.
l. Extradited to New York and tried
for this crime. Handy stood revealed
as a self-confessed participant in the
robbery of 13 banks and two trains
and many killings. He steadily re-
fused to tell anything about his FAM
lily. He said he preferred to be known
as "Allan" and that he was born IN
1898 in Alberta, Can. He declared
his parents were dead and that he had
two brothers. whom he had not seen
for five years. He said he was col
3ece graduate and had specialized IN
psychology.
After Hanby's conviction here his
attorney, against the prisoners
wishes, appealed his case. He OBJ
tanned the appointment of commls-
sion to determine the bandits sanity,
hut the higher court affirmed the ver-
dict, and he was also found to be
<snormal." He freely admitted his
crimes and said he was wanted IN
Chicago, San Francisco and other
places. After the Brooklyn robbery
Handy said he met girl in New
York. and that they went successive
" to Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Pittsburgh, Chicago, California and
Tacoma.
81 was surprised the California po-
k-sice did not get me-" he said, shortly
after being brought East. Then IN
Tacoma l got in that political row
with Bob Davis and killed him. Bob
was game fellow and I'm sorry l
shot him. but l was afraid he was
poing to get me. After that was all
ready to beat it to Shanghai, China,
and now here l am.
Expected Rich Haul.
II expected to get $4,000 out of
the Brooklyn job" he confided,
land / was greatly disappointed at
\ the little we did get. This was be-
cause my partner did not carry out
nv instructions. had ordered him
to lump over the rail the minute we
entered the place, but he was an
amateur and wasted too much time.
Il took him about four minutes to
nick up what money we did get,
when it should not have taken more
than a minute
"Who was your partner in the
BROOKLYN robbery" he was asked.
81 don't care to say. don't want
..s,o impl.cate him. He is married and
Il think by this time he has left the