Evening star., 1933-03-20
zANGARA, DEFIANT,
IS ELECTROCUTED
Pays Penalty for Killing Ger.
mak-Sorry Photogra-
pliers Are Absent.
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the world. Good-by." With his feet
not quite touching the floor and his
head completely covered he then leaned
back in the chair and relaxed to await
the shocks.
One of the guards who fixed the elec-
trode stepped back and said in a quiet
voice. "All right, Joe" With that signal
Sheriff Dan Hardie OF Dade County
tMiamD walked behind the chair and
threw the switch that sent $500 volts
through Zangara's body at 9:15. The
little assaSsins body stiffened at the first
shock and his head gave a jerk upward
Officially Dead in IL Minutes.
His hands clenched the chair. The
current was turned of after three min
utes and Zangara's body relaxed, slump
ing forward Guards hastily released
the straps about his arms and physicians
stepped forward to make their examina
tion. He was officially pronounced dead
at 9:27 am. Eastern standard time).
A heavy rain beat tattoo on the nat
tops Of the prison building at the hour
Of the execution. National Guards
men with machine guns occupied
strategic locations and kept close watch
on all who approached.
Three physicians. who performed an
autopsy on Zangara's body announced
they found the assassin'S brain per
fectly normal on gross examination"
The report said:
Having completed an autopsy. we
found his (Zangara's) brain perfectly
normal on gross examination.
"A microscopic examination will be
made later.
"Zangara had q chronically diseased
gall bladder which had .adhesions and
was therefore victim of chronic in
well nourished individual.
Last Conduct Held Rational.
"Zangara's conduct duNng his last
moments in the execution chamber in
dicated clearly he had a proper under
standing Of his surroundings and real
lied fully the nature of the punishment
about to be meted out to him Is evil
denced by his verbal expressions and
demeanor.
In our opinion this man was re-
garded as having been sane and also
regarded medically as criminally re-
sponsible for the crime for which he
was executed"
N. Greene, former chief of stad of the
State Hospital for the Insane; r. r
Killinger, Duval County medical Ofiicer
c. D. whitaker, prison physician, and
j. ]. Kindred, New York City.
Commissioner of Agriculture Nathan
Mayo. who also is head of the Prison
Bureau was among those who witnessed
the execution.
Mayo and Chapman went to ZAngara
just before the execution and asked the
assassin If he wanted a minister or
priest.
Refuses Spiritual Adviser.
Throwing his hands into the air,
Zangara replied: mo. I no want
minister. There no God It's all below
On the insistence of Mayo and Chap
man, however, Rev. L. o. Shemeld
prison chaplain, entered the death cell
and made brief prayer.
Whats your business?" demanded
Zangara Of the minister. Told that
Sheffield was minister, Zangara again
threw up his hands, shouting:
Get out Of here. no want no min
ister."
shenaeld began reading the fourteenth
chapter of Johns Gospel.
more shouting and finally quieted, lis
Then, suddenly. the assassin broke
into another uproar which was ended
by the death march.
Supt Chapman said he had examined
the sheaf Of papers which ZangAra
handed to him in the execution room,
saying It was his book" The papers
contain personal requests to Chapman
the superintendent said, and will not
be made public.
Does Not Regret Acts
/ In . conversation with Zangara be-
fore the execution this morning, Com
missioner Mayo asked the condemned
man If he was a memoer of any gang.
NO" Zangara replied. "And have
no friends. It was idea Of my own -
Mayo asked the man If he was sorry
he killed Mayor Cermak and Zangara
again replied mo" Then Mayo asked
If Zangara did not regret shooting and
wounding Mrs Joe H. Gill Of Miami.
another of the victims who still Is In
a Miami hospital.
NO" Zangara said. "She had no
business getting in the way Of the
Mayo said he believed Zangara's
worst punishment since his arrest in
Miami was the fiat refusal Of his re-
quest that a photographer be permitted
to take pictures of the execution. This
request, Mayo said. was the only one
the condemned man made while await
ing execution.
There was no immediate announce
ment a. to what would be done with
Zangara's body. Several medical schools
and clinics have asked that the body
be given to them for scientific research,
but Gov. Dave Sholtz did not say what
would be done about these.
Zangara has no known relatives a
the United States. He said his ta&hel