Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-23
DECLARES PROCTOR
PLANNED SUICIDE
TO ESCAPE CHAIR
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would give him to destroy also, but give
my dictionary to my brother James
and I am very grateful to you for all
your kindness. You have been Won
derful man and God knows l appreciate
it, God bless you and your loved ones
and even though you can't do what
you would like to am grateful to you,
as you are a saint and God bless you
always Yours respectfully"
Scrubbed on the same sheet OF paper
were the following nervously scratched
notations:
Believe about John"
John Proctor-John."
Proctor. Prisoner john"
Proctor, John"
John Proctor"
John"
Proctor"
This letter was dated June 81 1928.
Letter to Sweetheart.
The letter, addressed TO his sweet
heart and his mother, follows:
Leila and Mama; Please forgive me
for this, but it's goodbye. and its saw
ing disgrace for you. Also please for-
give me, as you know there is only one
mother In the world. and I love mine
better than life alone. And have
wonderful sweetheart, too. She mas
been so loyal 10 me, and love her SO
much, and some day We are going 10
meet again: so don't worry over me.
But. God knows, / didn't fire sno'
that night, and l am innocent OF IT.
I am prepared, SO don't worry.
IN love you all In eternity.
(Sirned) YOUR JOHN,
"p. S.-Darling Leila got your last
message from Mr.. H., and am read
ing your last letter.
Always yours, ,o,,
"p s. Don't let Bobby 1901 you
a. I love you alone.
your JOHN"
As soon as the letters were discovered
hv guards assigned to clean the death
cells they were taken by Mai. PEAK 10
the District Building and turned over
10 Commissioner Sidney F. Taiiaierro.
THE board of Commissioners was
In special session Immediately
and ofiicials OF the penal institution
BOARD of Public Welfare, Police De-
,artnent and corporation counsers once
rere called before the board. Tney
included Mai. Peak. Capt. M. nj. Barn
ard. superintendent of penal institu-
ions. George S. Wilson, director OF
oublic welfare: Mai. Edwin b: Hesse'
OF police; Police IN
;uector Henry g. Pratt and Corpora
ion Counsel william w. Brioe.
The Commissioners ORDERED an I'M
mediate investigation by the Police De-
oartment and ofiicials OF the penai ~
,titutions to determine wnetneI enesS
was anv collision between Proctor ana
nis friends TO cheat the chair. Coro-
nor 7 Ramsey hewitt was directed oy
he Commissioners to perform an au,
Ionsv To determine whether Proctor hao
AIKEN poison which might have caused
nis collapse in his cell.
Coroner's Jury Sworn.
roroner hewitt ordered that Proctors
,,odv he held at the Adolph J. Schippert
1,,neral narIors. zoos street, where the
nodv was taken after the execution
a coroner's Jury was convened there
shortly after midnight and was sworn
In over the body, so as 10 permit t,ie
body to be sent TO joplin. va, AZ ~
o'clock this morning. the iunerai
10 be held at Joplin at 2'5o O'CLOCK w.
morrow afternoon. ,,.
z,owed that Proctor's stomach was In
an Abnormal condition. sample OF
The stonach's contents was taken and
,pas turned over TO the District Health
0ena rtment this morning for thorough
Az y,1inatior. District chemists wouio
,nt nronnise today that their examfna-
tion would be completed before Tuesoay
Or "wednesday. 1t lis not likely tnat
Scrr,aI inouest will be held until the
reslIItg OF the chemists examination
are known. ~. pol,cs
rsnartment investigation will be push
ID AZ RAPIDLY as possible. Headquarters
detectives are working to establish the
truth of the report that poison was
smupeled TO Proctor and TO learn. IN
case this report proves TO De True
u,ho gave It TO him and who was re-
snonsible for giving this person tne
opportunity TO smuggle the poison 70
the slayer. -
defective Fowler attempted today 10
check on the packages sent 10 FrocVoI
At the District jail during the Two years
AT his incarceration there. put was
hiocked by the fact that no RECORDS are
Kept Of packages or by whom they are
sent.
Funerals Held.
Deputy Coroner Joseph d. Rogers,
who performed the autopsy on Proctor
body conferred today with Inspector
pratt on the case. After the conference
he told reporters that there Is no cues
tio1 that Proctor was alive when ne was
strapped into the electric chair ana
that he was killed by electrocution.
He said that preliminary STUDY OF
the condition OF Proctors internal
organs has resulted In elimination OF
several poisons from the list Of those
which might have been used TO proauce
the coma In which Proctor met hn
death. v,..,u asot
the Dazansky Funeral Parlors, SOU
street, were crowded yesteI-
day afternoon with friends who attend
ed funeral services for Eagles ana
small crowd waited In the street 10 see
the body borne out. Burial was III Vie
Jewish Cemetery. RABBI VIII
liar, M. Rosenblum ofiiciated,
Morepo'g funeral was conducted TINS
morning at 10 O'Clock at the w. Warren
Taltayull Undertaking Establishment,
Fourteenth and Spring road by Reg
Father Edward NestOr, who was with
him when ne died The body was buried
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