The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-01-27
YOUTHS FACE DEATH WITH A SMILE AND TASK FORGIVENESS

Silver City-Rumaldo Losano and Eleuterio Corral were hanged at the Grant county jail this morning.
 Corral was led to the scaffold first. The trap was sprung at 7:05. He was pronounced dead thirteen minutes later.
 As soon as the body could be taken down Losano was brought out He was pronounced dead 10 minutes after the trap had been sprung. Losano, who yesterday. showed signs that his nerve was weakening. had completely regained his composure and walked to the scaffold with a firm step He was cooler than Corral when the final moments came.
 Both men made a short statement asking the people and God Almighty to forgive them for what they had done. The condemned men were brought from Santa Fe Tuesday and were carefully guarded day and night from that time on. They seemed to enjoy the trip and took keen interesteiI what was to be seen.
 During Thursday they spent good deal of time singing. Later they wept and sobbed for several hours
 They spent restless night, though both slept for short periods. They were given a good breakfast early this morning but neither ate, mucr. Corral was selected to go first. He looked like a small boy beside the towering deputies, and presented a pathetic figure. He was dirty and wore shirt which he might: easily have worn since his arrest. His toes were sticking out of one of his shoes. He was a little shaky but managed to walk up the ten or twelve steps to the scaffoId without help. He seemed to take comfort from the close proximity of Father Gerey. After the brief statement that he hoped for forgiveness he was placed on the trap door. The rope was adjusted ' about bis neck by former sheriff Me GTath. while Deputy Grayson placed the black cap over his face. Sheriff Casey sprung the trap almost imme- diately after arrangements were. complete. Drs Westlake and Tabor were there in official capacity and after 13 minutes declared Corral dead.
 The proceedings in the case of Losano were almost precisely similar. His attitude was largely of curious indifference and he looked up at the rope and scaffolding and around at the spectators. Losano was declared . dead 10 minutes later
 About the Crime
 The crime for which these two paid the extreme penalty of the law was committed within fifty feet of where they were hanged. The two were was suspected of stealing. Losano would have been released within a few days
 They loosened some bricks in the wall of their cell and climbed through fan light into the corridor and one of the two struck Jailor Ventura Bencomo, who was sleep, with an axe, almost cutting his head into two parts. They then made an effort to relase another prisoner, Jesus Rocha, who was locked in cell. and failing in this unlocked the outside door and made their escape. sBencomo died a few hours later.
 The alarm was given by woman prisoner and soon the officers were in pursuit. The two were captured near Fierro several days later
 It was the theory Of the officers that Rocha had been the ringleader and instieator of the crime. He was tried jointly with the two hoys and all three were convicted of murder in the first degree. The supreme court reversed the finding of the dis trict court in the case of Rocha but confirmed it as to the other two.
 It was believed that Corral, the younger of the two. struck the blow that killed the iailor. Losano was probably present but being ignorant probably did not realize that as an accessory he would be held equally guilty.
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