![]() ![]() ![]() I am convinced that the only conclusion to be drawn from the history of this case is that the Rosenbergs have received the benefits of every safeguard which American justice can provide. This morning the Supreme Court ruled that there was no substance to this point. Within the last two days, the Supreme Court convened in a special session and reviewed a further point which one of the justices felt the Rosenbergs should have an opportunity to present. "Since the original review of proceedings in the Rosenberg case by the Supreme Court of the United States, the courts have considered numerous further proceedings challenging the Rosenbergs conviction and the sentencing involved. The President's decision was announced in the following statement from the White House: The last hope of reprieve for the Rosenbergs vanished early this afternoon when President Eisenhower rejected a final appeal for clemency shortly after the Supreme Court had set aside the stay of execution granted by Justice Douglas, one of its own members on Monday. They were sentenced to death on April 5, 1951, for passing on atomic secrets to Russia during the Second World War. The couple were the first civilians in American history to be executed for espionage. In the corridor outside Rabbi Irving Koslowe could be heard intoning the 23rd Psalm. ![]() Mrs Rosenberg turned just before she was placed in the electric chair, drew Mrs Evans, the prison matron towards her, and they kissed. Prison officials had advanced the execution time to spare religious feelings. They were executed just before the setting sun heralded the Jewish Sabbath. Julius Rosenberg, aged 35, was the first to die. Neither husband nor wife spoke before they died. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison tonight. The news of their execution was announced at 1.43 a.m. Neither of the two said anything before they died. ![]()
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