Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
CAMDEN MURDERERS GO|
TO CHAR As PALS SING
9iays~s Of Bank Messenger
Geek Consolation in Religion
in Final Hour.

~ Associated preeS to Every Evening
rr~ntoa. Aug. 3l.-The fnai page In
VI. history OF one OF New Jerseys
ns<ss dsoeoihrsi and indefensihle crimes
Was written last night when Frank j.
Jaas~~ and Raymond w. Schuck. Cam
aea young men. went TO their deaths
In th< electric chair I'm the State
prison for the murder and robbery of
David y. Paul. bank messenger, on
October 5 last The deadly current
caus~d but slight tremors and in
zach case death was pronounced by
the attending physicians within a few
seconds. James was the first TO go,
al Sis o'clock.
James WAS pronounced dead at $50.
after receiving three shocks of 1900
volts and ~ ampcres. Sehuck entered
shs chair at SEE and was pronounced
dssd by attending physicians at $50.
lie received three shocks of 1900 volts
and IL Amperes.
James had to be carried into the
death chamber, having his eyes closed
and twitching nervously. The prison
attendants lifted him into the chair.
and while they were buckling the
straps over his arms and legs the
condemned man exclaimed: Jesus
have mercy on my SOUL about a doz-
en- times in quick succession.
schuck entered the death chamber
unsupported and with his head up. He
glanced around at the witnesses with
a smile on his face. A moment be-
fore the current was applied. Schuck
munmurcd: I.ord. Jesus. have mercy
on my soul.
Neither man made any statement in
the death chamber.
Both men went To their fate. very
calmly after they had taken part in a
religious service that lasted SO long
the execution OF James. the first to
go to the chair. had TO be delayed for
minute or two. A large crowd had
Fathered in front Of the prison as a.
result Of a publication Of the exact
hour for the execution.
As the group of official witnesses ap-l
preached the death chamber they
heard the six occupants of the death
house" singing one of the POPULAR
nilly Sunday hymns, "Since Jesus
Came Into My Heart" This chours
continued until James was actually led
20 the chair and. then. with every
thing ready for the electrocution
there was a very slight delay until
the Chours finished the hymn. God
IA with You Til We Meet Again.
This was the concluding song of the
religious service which had begun two
hours before.
schuck left the following letter for
III father:
Il wish could get to the public
story I have written on capital
Punishment Oh. dad, If the public
could only witness the departing of
fsthcrs. mothers. brothers and sis
ters when they say farewell. Since
| have been in the death house several
have gone to the chair. In each i'm
stance the condemned man has gone
away smiling.
Who does the sufferinge Not the !
condemned man. but his resstives A
man in the death house who is to go
e. the electric chair soon says he /
cannot wait for the time to come He |
y charged with the murder of his /
wife. He says he killed her in a fit |
Of temper over jealousy. He says he |
H. anxious TO meet her in Heaven.
4 cannot see how intelligent men, !
supposed good Christians. can defy /
o. DO defy the law Of God-Thou /
shalt not kill'-and uphold this law /
of capital punishment
Dad. one question in my mind is, /
Who is going to pay before God AL /
mighty for the murder of Raymond /
W schuck.' Keep this letter, dad, and 1
read Il often as you grow older and al
ways believe your son died an inno- /
cent man.
Before God. and with the Bible /
before me. swear this to be the truth. /
Dad. this will he my last letter to you /
and may God bless you and help you
through, this wicked world With /
tears rolling down my cheeks and
hear1broken I am to the end.
Your loving son,
Raymond"