New Britain herald., 1926-04-06

said. He tells Of tic Russian who spent the last six hours of his life in the death cell, on his knees, bow ing silently and with methodiral regularity to kiss the floor without stop until the guards came to take him to the hanging machine.
 Amen" that murderer said in glttural Russian as he died. And an excited reporter wrote h. had gone 10 his death with 2 loud: 'Hallo"
 The passing of Chapman out Of the life of the prison enabled the prison officials for the first time. to discuss his year long imprisonment. They described him AS a splendid prisoner, yet one of type hitherto unknown within ifs walls.
 He has preserved in prison tho s.me silence in regard 10 his per, sonal affairs, his crimes, his relatives and his friends which he main ained hitherto, He talked briclly Wlt1 prison officials on abstract subjects
 T l9| OsSliis tcOhS5 Ol OI4h-I NNAJ-- . with them, but never spoke of him self Even such conversation he in dulged in only at his whim; he did not hesitate 10 sheer off those who sought 10 talk with him when h. vas not in the mood.
 "Ht was always courteous, gentle manly and never complalnod,' it is said of him. He never made q de- mand of any kind which could not be satisfied with ease"
 Visited by Sisters
 None appeared at the prison claiming 10 he friend or relatl7o of him except for tVo women, who came early in his stay They said they were his sisters But when prison officials sought 10 question them closely they left, without per sisting in their efforts, In all his stay in p 'ison Chapman has neither communicated with through tho prison officials nor asked 10 sae any relative or friend,
 He received more than hushel ot mail. Ninety per cent Of if consist nd Of religious tracts The balance was from obscure persons who sought his signature or some other souv enir of him.
 His Estate Two Collar Buttons
 Up to the last day of his prison stay Chapman made no will His ef- fccts are only tUo ordinary collar buttons; his clothes he brought with him were destroyed according 10 custom: the watch and other small iewelry had been stolen and are held hy state officials for their claimants. All ths other possessions he had in his elaborate GramercN Park apartment in New York city have been claimed by the persons from whom he stole them.
 A single present was made to him hy prison officials r was q book Of synonyms and antonyms, which !" used constantly. The poetry given out by Groehl was said by prison of ficials 10 be the genuine products of Chapman in all probability as hc had written great deal of poetry in prison. besides writing a number of book reviews.
 He read profusely Most of his reading was fiction. He obtained all his books from the prison library, His magazines Grochl obtained for |; a,,tet5n yNriSnn
 His most frequent visitors were the two prison chaplains, Father Barry and the Protestant minister Arthur schoenfcldt. Col Osborne, Of the prison board, and other board members visited him ire ] ouently in his cell and talked at !, length with him. During the last {. few weeks, even his counsel. how ever, were required to remain out ' side the cell and talk with him through the mesh. !
 Guards were under orders not 10 . speak 10 him unless spoken 10 by him. Tn order to get a light for his cigarettes, which he smoked continuously. Chapman vas re- aulred to press his cigarette . against the mesh and call, Light please" when a guard would hold q lighted match close enough to ignite it.
 Throughout his stay prison off, 1 cials report Chapman has pre- served good health and appetite. ,