San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06

No priest went WIFI tit OOuN 10 IT'S
final resting place and there was nc
service of the Roman Catholic Church.
The body was claimed by the Rev. Mi
chacl J.. Barry. Roman Catholic chap
| lain Of the prison, who had said b."
| would see that Chapman was given =
burial such as he would desire 81
friend should have.
LEAVES NO WORD.
Father Barry, however. did not go
to the cemetery. He already had de-
parted on a vacation Of two months.
| leaving no word of what had trans.
pired during the three hours he was
in the room across the entry from the
| death chamber with Chapman.
1t had been thought that perhaps
the priest would tell something about
the murderer; that there might be
something which he would reveal of
the singular character with whom he
had come to be on friendly terms.
something which would not cncroach
upon the privacy of the relations of
the priest with the man.
CLOSED BOOK.
But Father Barry had said he
would say no word and answer no
questions, for to him the life of the
man was n closed book.
The burial took place shortly after
| sunrise.
As far as the prison authorities
know. Chapman had no property other
than two ordinary gOld-washed collar
buttons and book Of synonyms
which he used in his cell. The book
was well thumbed and it was ev;-
dent he had used it frequently in his
reading.
Chapman's sensational career Of
crime ended on the gallows at Il :04
O'Clock this morning.
NO EMOTION
Showing little emotion, he stepped
under the moose Of Connecticut's new
hanging machine and was executed
for the murder of Policeman James
Sicily Of New Britain, Conn, in a
department store robbery, October l.,
1924.
Seven minutes and five seconds Ia
ter physicians pronounced him dead.
Thus ended at IS life Of crime that
began when he was 1G, led him in anG
out Of prison and made his name a
by-wOrd in every police station in the
country.
As Chapman, whose real name WAS
George Charities. started for the exc
cution chamber at one minute after
midnight. the prison chaplain, the
Rev. Father Michael =. Barry, took
his place at the condemned mans
side. The clergyman carried no cruel
fix and Chapman was without the
consolation that its sight might have
brought had he desired it.
HIGH SPOTS IN CAREER
\ $2,4OO,OOO mail truck robbery IN
New York, an escape from Atlanta
federal penitentiary and another es-
cape from 4 hospital at Athens, Ga,
were among the high spots in the
criminals career.
Three times had Chapman been re-
proved in last-minUte efforts of his
counsel 10 save his life. His last re-
prieye expired last night at midnight.
\ minute later he began his march 10
death.
4 small blue chaIkcd circle on the
'.yeA VI luE Ntalu tuuIUeT udfkeU
the end Of Chapman's Iife's journey.
lie did not see on the wall a moose in
new hempen rope, for before the
moose was thrown over his neck q
black cap was drawn over his head.
An instant later COnnecticut's auto-
matte hanging machine, used for the
first tune. had jerked the man into
the air with two distinct motions.
FACE FLUSHED.
CHapmau's face had a slight flush
as be entered the chamber. He
picrc.ngly glanced to the right and
then 10 the left, sweeping the au-
dieuce with his brilliant eyes. His
last look before the black cap shut
out the light was towards n corner
in which were the windlaSs and
weights Of the hanging machine.
Chapman paid the extreme penalty
after the most eveutiul day in the
states criminal history. He had per
souallv appeared at the prison before
The board Of pardons over which
Governor TrumbuII presided. and
pleaded for communication Of sentence
p" life imprisonment He spoke for
y minutes. lie INDUCED in sarcasm
and Ilvrctives at the states at'Or-
Ery.
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