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dB my FOOI1S at L y clOck UO-ILlOP-
row, and then he will examine the
young man, and if he still persists in
his intention, propose that take
him at his word"
Certainly" answered Brown.
"Now the fault that have with the
proposed method of execution is not
that it will not kill a man quick
enough, but that the appalling prep
aration adds an agony to the death,
which makes it quite as objection
able as hanging. 1t is proposed
that the victim shall take his place
upon q reclining chair and
that q band Of copper shall
be placed around his temples,
and another around his throat, and
these bands shall be attached to
sponges saturated with a solution of
zinc, and that each band shall be
connected with the different wires
that communicate with the dynamo.
Now, / maintain that it will take
an appalling time to have
it adjusted it will be nee
essary to adjust it. Although
have very little sympathy
with the criminal, yet, you must ad-
nit that the amount of agony which
he will spend in that reclining chair
with two or three doctors around
him, adjusting this cumbersome
apparatus, will equal a life time of
ordinary torture. What Iproposeis
this: there can be arranged in a room
certain metallic ornaments, or other
fixtures that can be charged with
electricity; and the victim on touch
ing one of these will be killed instant
ly, and without the torturing of
long wait during cumbersome adjust
ment. What do you think ofthat?"
Very well, then," said, Brown,
you make all the arrangements for
the execution; manage it your own
way. Smith and l will see the young
man tomorrow with the professor,
and if there is absolutely no hope
for him, and if he continues in the
state of mind he is to-day, why, then,
we will be ready for him.
At II o'clock the next morning
the professor was in my room wait
ing for his patient. A few minutes
after the hour the young man enter
ed. The moment he did SO the pro-
lessor recognized him.
"Ah," he said. 'you have returned
from Germany"
"Yes," answered the young
man, 81 have returned. have also
been in England. All thephysicians
Ihave seen agree with you in the di-
agnosis of the case"
Then the professor shook his head
and spoke sympathetically to the
young man.
"You seem to know each other"
said l to the professor.
'Oh, yes" answered that gentle
man. Mr.. Stevens did me the honor
of calling on me assoon as he arrived
in Paris. Unfortunately l could
give him no hope, but advised him
to consult other specialists, both in
Germany and in England"
With this the professor left us.
"Your name is Stevens, then"
said to the young man
"Yes, and my home is New York.
Have you gone any further with
the matter which proposed yester-
day."
"Well, my friend, Mr.. Brown, has
that in charge, and | presume he
will wish to see if you still persist in
your intention"
"My dear sir, of course persist; in
fact look upon myself as a dead
man. l Expected to have committed
suicide before this time; perhaps last
night, probably this morning. All
ask is that there shall be as little de-
lay as possible, and that l shall
know nothing whatever of the ar
rangements. -
Every good then. Supposing we
say tomorrow at IL at this placer"
"Thank you" Now as a token of
my earnestness | wish to leave you
this check. Ask Mr.. Brown to see
that everything is done properly, so
that there will be no mistake. Don't
spare money. /, in particular, am
anxious for complete success.
Next morning by II we had all ar
rangements completed Brown had
taken q room next his own, which
was unfinished as far as carpet was
concerned, the floor being the usual
polished floor of the Parisian lodg-
ing room in the Latin quarter.
Brown had attacht4
wires to the gas fixti.-SI
pended from the ceiling ia a Tie q tteffU9r
of the room, so arranged that if a
man touched the fixture at any point.
or attempted to light the gas, he
would receive the strongest shock of
electricity that it was possible for
the Dynamo Company of Paris to
supply.
MIR. Stevens came upat IL O'clock.
We asked him if he would have any
objection to occupying this room,
which was next to that of Mr..
| Brown's?"
He replied that he was perfectly at
our disposal, and said that hewould
be ready to occupy the room by 4
| O'Clock that afternoon.
At five o'clock Brown turned on
the electricity so that We could watch
the lone tenant of the room as We
sat next to thewall in Browns room
through holes made for that pur-
pose. Brown kept his hands upon
the switch so that if anyone else en-
tered the room he would be ready at
a moment to turn off the current.
We watched with palpitating heart
for an hour. Stevens was reading.
by the window. As the evening" grew,
darker, he put down his book and
sat looking out the window for a few
minutes; then he arose whistling an
air, went to the match safe and
struck match. which he held in his
| fingers until it fared up and lighted
the room; then he reached up to turn
on the gas. The next moment he
was heap upon the floor. We
rushed in and found him quite dead.
The electrical appliances were Ne
moved and coroner called in, The