New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
CHAPMAN GOES TO MOOSE.
 HS EMOTION CONTROLLED
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forward with low Here"
 In a column of twos they formed, Bradley faced them.
 "One thing l want 10 tell you men 1 before you so in." he said. There | must be absolute silence, no conver- sation at all. I'll give you the time 1 on the execution after we return | here, Now we must go through the ! insane ward and you know how in- | sane people are. It is possible they | will make a noise. If they do, please | explain in your news stories that it | was the insane ward. Perhaps they | won't make any noise. If they don't | 1t doesn't matter"
 He stepped 10 the head of the 1 column. The gray-haired prison guard captain, his hat showed back from his head carelessly, opened the | barred gate The column came to a halt before another door. beside a clock. which showed the time to be | l1:5T. Through the maze of bars i guards looked on curiousy.
 There followed a wait. One In the | line cleared his throat nervonsly All were swallo'rng rapidly. A num- Der of sharp buzzes in small box by the closed steel door marked the sig nals of the prison guards deeper in | the building. reporting on their rounds at midnight
 Hundreds Outside Prison
 Outside, across the big prison lawn. crowding the motor road from Hartford, and held back by state police, each with revolver ct his hip, a crowd of several hundreds mon and women had gathered At the window of their frame home, on watch, sat Miss Carrie Peters and her friend. Miss Johnson, whose practice it is to remain at their front window until long after midnight, on the nights when they know a man is to die in the prison.
 The March Begins
 I've just think it is nice for someone to be thinking Of the man who is being hanged" Miss Peters said.
 Out of her view inc buzz of the prison guards signals marking mid night started the column of wit nesses once more in motion, The prison guard captain swung wide the door,
 Down long corridcr they marched. their heels beating !oud tattoo on the cement floor The cor ridor led into the prison chapel. q place of hardwood pews and larg" mural depicting Christ on the shores of Galilee. Past the chapel aud into corridor, barred cell 1ncr4 lining the route, but no sound issuing from them; only the pfohoh rapping of feet,
 \ turn to the ricn, past q youth ru! guard. stanllng b'side his desk, he cells here were nf wood, with only q small aperture covered With mesh, the height of q mans face above the floor; he kennels of mad .lu4n. Ho sound cam: from them. i'rln1pa they slept, bnins insane. Th" other pri@or>rs spaa1 sleep t.s night "hvn there is an eHs "1~ ton
 The column swuns around cor r.r and up a snort flight of auir@. ~ +hr ton tho whole aspect ot in .nlranultnes changed. Tho stair" ading Io"n from the small land in, ,yrro cf et"el the "a'!s Ter2 roi7.cd garsh 'igh+ green. An urshadcl tight rla !n inc scene seem lir-n n strange "ntrrnca into q. ian ...s+ic underground dungeon. Af th@ ;oct of tha e'airs W'ro two h"'fS ', 1anrs. hoth closed,
 The Chamber Of Death Tho turn vas to the right. Brad rlv his genial face even rhithr than usua, swung wide thn door. The ,yitnrsscs marched into the dearN ,rhaluber. IL was a fitting place TOT nr- horrid absurd!ty. High cement -,aHg in the same pale green, un- rroEan to the first glance, except for the ripes close 10 the 1hiteTashcd a.iilnc fully 70 feet ahoev the Hoor' Six rorchcs were in the corner, +gcjnr the door tho witnesses hae entered. With q gesturo the cap , .atn of the prison guards mouonel 10 the line of men, mich had N2lted ay if at an unspohcn order They ( moved reluctantly into the hanches' selecting those in the rear hy com mon ascent The room was '" 1eet in length from the door and 70 feet , wide. Only when seated did they , observe the barren rooms one fur rishing. X dark stained compart- { nnnt in the corner at the right as , tnnv had entered. was the place I where hung the 2o0-pound weight , ,rhirh vas to jerk alofL at the touch ' of tho foot of the warden, H. k. ero,t. on the small stoel button in { tha ccrnnr diagonally across the { room. IT Tho compartment door Tas open, C rut The weight and the triggers which hold 1t above the tWo-foot well in the floor could not be seen. l From the compartment along the \ ceiling 10 a pulley directly in front ( of thc entrance to the execution V chamber inc new rop" traiIed, to ( hang In q loop 70 hook or the wall ( where tha moose was caught: 10 the I prisoner entering the door the moose { would not bc visible r. would be in back of him. I The suhdund chatter Ot the wit g uysscs taking their seats stilled ' oVickly.. For a moment of silence q tN"y sat staring directly ahead, I some making fcvcrish notes on paper + which trembled SO much In their V hands their writing became an H. ! lrrblc scrawl, { The door of the chamber, which had bcen closed behind them. swung [ partially open. In the aperture ap- r pcarod the grave. spectacled, almost I scholarly face of George H. Starr, V deputy warden. and Chapman's con- 0 stant companion for a year In his T co ntnit,, of th. non hearing thn s.,ln l