The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-10
PAGE TWO
Judge Will Not Give
His Decision on. De-
Tense Move Until
Tomorrow Morning

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electrocution will come to an end
shortly after midnight.
With the electric chair mt the
Charlestown state prison. it's straps
freshly oiled and its electrodes
brightly FURNISHED, waiting, triple
line of guards patroling the walls OF
the pcnitentiary and other Officers
in nearby streets and bridge APP
proaches, the final hours Of the con-
demned men sped by, unmarked by
any departure from death house rou-
tine.
Clcstino Madeir0s, third slayer
was also to go to the chair early to-
morrow morning. His life has sew
eral times been prolonged because Of
his self idcn.ification with the ease
Of the other two.
Sacco Is Indifferent
Sacco, his three weeks fast plainly
telling on him, has stared duly at
the ceiling Of his narrow cell, an
parcntly indifferent to everything.
His guards have expressed the opin-
ION that his only hope is to "cheat
the chair
Nanzetti, whose hunger strike has
not been as rigid as that Of his COM
panion, has paced his cell and has
been largely preoccupied with num-
erous letters. Like Sacco, however,
he has ceased to believe that escape
is possible. Il die for anarchy" has
been the burden of his correspond
ence.
Madeiros seemed to have least CON
Germ over his fate. He will be the
first to be strapped into the char,
II the usual arrangements are fol-
lowed.
Madeiros Eats Heartily
He has eaten heartily and awaited
himself freely Of the death cell
privileges of special menus. His
counsel has taken no appeal and his
chance Of escaping electrocution to-
morrow rests entirely upon the slen-
der possibility that the governor will
consider him necessary to any fur
Their steps in the case Of Sacco and
VanZettl.
Outside the prison walls were
mounted battery of machine guns
ready to be brought into action
should announced plans for death
watches" take the form Of Jail de-
livery attempt.
Great searchlights were in readi-
ness to play on the crowd. and on
the parapets and the grounds about
the huge bulks of masonry that en-
close the cell blocks and yards, heavy
patrols Of police and prison guards
paced "A monotonous round.
More policemen took posts in the
stree,s that circnmscribc the walls
keiA<n~,s al ~
some and guarding others. Even
residents O. the thoroughfares facing
tn. prison were restricted in their
pr itself was almost impossible
to gain.
Governors Council Summoned
In today's last minute legal pat
ties, a hastily summoned meeting Of
the governors council occupied ma
jor interest. Some in touch with the
case Mt the state house forecast the
possibility Of second respite to al
low the state supreme court to pass
on exceptions to Supreme Court JUS
tice Sanderson's dismissal of plea
for writs Of error and habeas cor
pus writ.
In both eases the plea was made
on the grounds Of newly discovered
evidence and the alleged prejudice
Of Judge Thayer at the time of til.
trial.
After conference with Arthur d
Hill, of defensc counsel, Governor
Fuller announced, he had taken tn
matter Of respite under acviscment
Mr.. Hill was understood to hav,
told both the governor and Attorne
General Arthur X. Reading that tn,
defense had no desire to delay tn
termination Of the case, but woul1
expedite it's moves to obtain fina
adjudication.
The governors council can tax
no action, however, unless the vov
ernor recommends il.