Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-29
TortnrIng by Electricity,

According to dispatch from Geneva, Rus
sakof and Jslibof The killers of the Gar
have be:o melcilcssly pu. to torture 10 the pre-
sanc' of Gou. hotis Mc'ikof. Russakoff was
eIectrlclzed BY powerful batteries md forced By
the l9tolerab'e agony be suffered to answer the
qIosiocs p1t to Kin.
HaIk DablamiD, the scientific EXPERT, SAVE:
Inc IDEA CT lorturiag criminals by electricity
| 10 not original With the Russians, i. is British
Invention, AID was FIRST suggested, abou!
hVo years ago, b. en Eo2!ish mechanical Jour.
nal, 10 1cntlog upon the execution Of Grim
lnl!s by electric shock instead of by hantioe.
Tho Eag!sSA W:iter wanted 10 do away with
INC CT! o's1Iue- tails. Which is administered 10
Easland to garrcteis ard other criminals CT
certain CLASSES. and use The electric battery, as
DO somewhat srimIy expressed it, so ss to pro
cuco absolutely lnclserihable torture (un,coom.
reuied ty wjunds Or even bruises), thrilling
through every fibre CT su,h niecreants.
There wss 90 American inventor WHO had n
design for icfioting tia species of punishment.
lie haed brackets Of on on the arms and
thighs OF the criminal, and placed in them wet
snorges When conntc'ci With current Of
electricity the shcck would by this system mass
through tho legs and shout 1ers, and avoid the
Vital paris or the body.
The torture Inflicted by electricity is of two
klnds-5y contraction Of the muscles at RAPIDLY
recurring intervals and by barriag with sharks,
LIE hr'ures OF old days. when not done BY fire
or compressor, Wer3 The strsining aud tearing
asurdsr ct the muscles. OF this kind were
the rack, sosve1gtrs daughter, and the cages
OF Louis NV, 10 which a nan c,uld not stand
up or lie down.
Tho electric shock tzic!ly reyerses these
conditions. L. produces an enormously rapid
contraction IN the body of the muscles at yerV
snort intervals. The degree cf pain produced
IS aocu! the Same. Tho force Of the electricity
has to be rioely graded. as tRo powerful SHOCK
would numb or kill mar.
Inc other method is by oondensiup a 'oum
per OF Intermittent sparks on the fish, This
ouEos the skin, and ct tho samo time prcduces
o9niri ct the muscles If put to tSe tide
CT thejaw it would mako every tooth ache
a dlssInaulshed surgeon Of whom questions
s were asked corcarDiDg the machine said
100 Dest W6y to explain it is to give you Az.
tual .texperete then you will Know exaotIv
now u fee!s. Here ia Fsradc ioduetion co;I
pun out this tube little wsy. Now let ma
pace sot ms ~, eleotrode to your hand. There"
!. "a exclslned tho Inquirer, as a tinplinu
hi; 81. SENSATION ron through every 6oger, aod
nls . natd closed 10 40 Involuntary grasp.
81. D' s: it hurl?' asked the doctor,
"We'l, we'll try ogsiu. Now you see. T mi,
hand and" ' 'Ou0u II 10 your
Whom" Shouted tho victim. ",.ko :.
away - The feeling WAS Is if the hand u. ~
crushed 10 V;s,. Every nerye fohed a W.
trembled with pain. '0Aou anu
That hurt, did il? Why tbst's no,b;,r
ile Ge something of vey different sort"
az lsssened 10 one wire a small wat snonoo
brush, with tie brush part made nf a.. paint
he put the sponge in the visito,,s hIe WIRE:
then touched the back of tho hand v;, hsha' ana
o,ase' Inc pain was unbearsble The -. LEVI, WIRE
VI s1e Slid was scoiched and the mnsnos nt
ns M9 were contracted in violent m.nnas VI Inc
mat Is called the electric sconroe n u CO.., a..
doctor. IF it were dark Won cor Sis' salo she
ny ny rom each wire. Imagine the tfrsee spafHs
siConiSy were ten times more powerful - VIZ
1T TV tSsny man bear that torture?
salnk not; any man would confeo.,,
niaced ~ question what corNdence conid H. ~,
fess sn1 ~ sucn confession. a man womb nv
''Ss nAnythlng to escape the agonv.m ou'o con-
,1t 10. Gould you compare the pain to-,
,, w Hou!o De the same as buruino al;I.o ,,
you'd 1t Hjure The man" "n'e.
7 No|not unless the pain drova hi,.
=. sne Dsltery was too powerful il vonia LEA
oaes. Applied to some psrts of tbe I h Kil!
'''"'s ~ nu''' moro tnan on other parts. 'Ae
ro REMNANTS OF sHEET1Na and Pillow o.s,