=e Circulation Over 4,000.
Sentence of the
Court Fulfilled.
Judge Auten Refuses a Petition for
Respite — Gov. Pennypacker
Would Not — Last
Days in Jail— Sad Parting with
Friends and Family—A Sad
See
wit
Interfere
Day for Bellefonte
the Scalfold.
nes at
THE LAST NIGHT.
ntense
»f the Court, and whi
finally dispelled
the awful ordeal of
and family a sad fare
———— - TOL ™e—=———
(In jail yard, by Molloy )
1ates (ex ept
in the Osceola affair) to
is, this night and they
nation to retire
Fred Kurtz, of the Lewisburg, Pa., Jour-
nal as a reporter for this paper, was also
accorded the privilege of spending the
night in prison,
hardly realize that two young men, with
less than twelve hours to live, until they
and their souls into eternity, could dis-
play such wonderful courage and be in
such remarkable good cheer. It is be-
yond comprehension—but nevertheless
it was true,
As a precaution, when the men were
returned to their cells, Sheriff Taylor or.
dered them to exchange cells. The
movements of the two men were closely
| watched by the guards Fred Shreffler
and John Trafford. A: brother of Dil-
len who came to take the body of his
brother home, spent the night in the jail,
| About eleven o'clock Dillen asked the
second time that some hymns be sung,
and was allowed to leave his cell to join
the small choir composed of the guards
and other prisoners. Green joined lust.
tily in the singing,
In the corridor Green said he proposed
ito die on the scaffold like a man, I
{am an American,” he said, ‘and Ameri-
i cans are no cowards.”
Both men slept soundly until morning.
Dillen was the first to awake from his
slumbers and whs in good spirits, R, A.
Beck, the barber, was on hand promptly
Ht 7 o'clock and Dillen received the first
attention and was given a good clean
shave,
o'clock in the morning. He slept unin-
terruptedly, shortly after awakening he
began to sob and was distressed. The
terrible situation he was facing, in that
death should end his earthly career in a
hours, apparently weighed
He picked up
and
few short
heavily upon his mind.
his Bible and read for a short time,
then became more self-possessed
composed,
Green slept very soundly until half
past seven o'clock, when he had
awakened. His impending fate certainly
» /
did not disturb his slumbers in the least.
3oth the boys were shaved by R. A
Beck and then served with their break.
bread, beefsteak, bis
1
served
st consisting of
potatoes and coffee was
and appetite
He was eager to ask que
porter regarding the crowd that i
be present, the siz
.
rith other «
At 8:30 Trafford ga sach of
0 be used, w
the
» were of
men
their
black material took great
pains in attiring Green had
JERRY CONDO
The Murdered Turnkey
FINAL SERVICES.
this was followed
the 232d Psalm
Words fail to
the o
were
+1
:
prisoners in the jail were noticeably
fected and their downcast countenances
spoke only too plainly their sorrow
his sister-in-law
parted with him after 9 o'clock. They
spent the entire morning with him. He
bore up bravely through the ordeal, but
his relatives were broken-hearted, and
wept. The boys made a request to
{ have their hair cut and it was done for
them.
Dillen’s brother and
{of Dillen’s sister-in-law that she had to
| be taken to an adjoining room
| The final parting of Green with his
| father was the saddest incident of the
| morning. All visitors were excluded
| from the room and in low tones the
| father and son carried on the last con.
| versation. With bowed head and tears
| streaming down his face the father
| could only look at his boy in mute ap-
peal. The sister, was overcome and
had to be supported by the guards. On
leaving her eyes seemed riveted on her
brother alone.
Outside the door of the death cell Rev,
Cox presented to Miss Green the Bible
used by the boys in their last hours and
this was the climax. With loud cries and
in an almost hysteric condition it became
necessary to take the young lady from
the building,
Final services were held in the pres.
ence of both men and they eagerly
joined in the singing.
Continued on Page 6, Column 4,
NOTES FROM THE JAIL.
What Occurred of Interest During the
Last few Days.
Thursday.
The notice last week from the Sheriff
place. No one calls at the sheriff's office
except on business. By
to the Huntingdon Reformatory and the
penitentiary last week it decidedly re-
As a
quiet
taking several
duced the number in the prison
result there was no excitement
prevailed. In
Green had nothing to distrac
consequence Dillen and
t their atten-
tion. From that on they became quieter
spent more time in reading their Bibles:
the change im
pressed them more
ever of the near
day
in
Clearfield co
*
not one of
in lime
the steps
another scene
She tried her!
her doomed 1
pletely
i
Sheriff H. S. TAYLOR.
Who was away at N. 6. P
Captain of Co when the
broke jail
encampment as
B prisoners
Beforelleaving. Green's full confession
was. carefully read to him and he ap
proved of it by giving his signature at
According to custom, condemned men
during the last ten days are not bound
by the former regulations, They have
the privilege of ordering anything they
may want to eat. In various ways they
gathered up money and upon leaving we
a gallon of ice cream and other dainties.
Saturday.
On Saturday Ira Green's two sisters
from Gum Stump paid him a visit. They
are young ladies and appeared greatly
distressed over the sight of the brother,
Their stay was brief and the parting was
a great trial to them,
Sunday.
Sunday afternoon the two swere given
upper balcony, Green stopped once and
made the remark that he had a notion to
plunge headfirst over the baicony and
put an end to his troubles, He seemed
serious, and after that the guard kept
constantly by his side, as a precaution.
Sunday Dillen received a letter from a
cousin in Clearfield county, in it was a
blossom: from a familiar apple tree. It
impressed him seriously and he said : “I
know the very tree that bore this flower,
oh! how | wish I was out of here and
LContinued on Page 4, Column 3.1
wt ————————————
Vol. 27. Me. 19.
IRA GREEN'S
n, Dominic Constance and
Confirms What Green Says on the
Important Details —Henderson
Was the Ringleader and De-
livered the Fatal Blow ~Never
Intended to Kilt Jerry Condo
How the Escape Was Made
Green's Final Statement.
as Dillen wou
on, and
taken from hi
answering a telephon
len’s suspicions
Green was attired in a short
gauze shirt, pantaloons and socks: it
gave an excellent idea of his massive
form. He is a man of
the heavy neck is overlapped with strong
muscles; has arms that would do justice
powerful build
Prisoners Carried Notes.
r Wel 0 ihe Cel DBOLes
Kline, and Simo
we laiked and
Continued on page 4, column 1.
portioned--he was the picture of physi
| cal development and health.
statement, which he realized would be
his last to the public, and for that reason
he wanted to tell the full truth, and the
| doing of this would make him feel freer
| to meet bis fate,
| For over an hour he went over the
| various incidents connected with the
| killing of Jerry Condo, answering every
| question promptly, fairly and with an
| honest purpose. As he has little educa.
| tion and can not write, notes were care-
i
{by the writer and submitted again to
{him Friday afternoon for review and
| final approval,
| In another past of this issue we give
a "History of the Crime” from the court
records, and much of his statement, that
bodied in that.
IRA GREEN'S STATEMENT.
Realizing that I soon must abide by
the sentence of the Court and forfeit my
life, for contributing to the death of
Turnkey Jerry Condo, it is my wish that
the following statement be made public,
which I solemnly declare to be the truth
as can best tell it:
While in jail, in some way Sheriff Tay.
3
IRA GREEN.
§n jait yard, by Matiory )