Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-06-08

Aaavicssd nurisrsr at BafAlo, one
william Kemnler. Rnteneed On May IL
to Be pat 70 death BY elsesneity within
q spsei6ed vesk IN the nooih Of Jane,
uil Be the 6us criminal execnted IN
New York undsr The rev method OF dIs-
posing Of capital Gases. That is. If the
sentence staais. for this counsel appeal
against the painless process cruel
node Of punishDent, and in violation,
therefore, q the State ec~nstisution-
Ksnmler wil Be executed at the Al
barn State Pnson, ssoald the sentences
be held eoossi,ssosAL, ssd there Is little
dosb, bu. il Will be. In each Of the
three State Pusoos Of New York-at
sing Ssnz, Anbarn and Clinton-tor The
purpose Of infiesing the death penalty
there have been set Up Westinghouse
dynanoS known as $50 light maehInea
The char for the eoDdenned is made Of
heavy oak. and resembles N ordinary
rselIninS chair. Tie incline Of the 6
cupant Will Be aboss that Of . man in .
BARRIERS chair. there are adjustable
sliding foot and head rests. The cap
for the condemned will be pat 90 in his
cell BY the Warden. IN the presence OF .
sheriff and . physician. In the cap
will be an elsc;rode or metal plate Gov
cred with . sponge saturated with salt
water. A strap fastened 10 the cap
xil Be carried down under the Arm
and secured 10 . strong belt around
the chest On Q foot Will be placed
3 spseial shoe fitted with an eleetroSe.
The electrical resistance Of the soblect
will be determined in the cell BY
means Of reliable instruments. The
condemned will then be conducted 10
the execution room snd placed in . re-
cumbent position in the char, 70 whieh
snaps will fastsn the chest belt and
ankle strsps- The electrodes, pressing
slightly on bead and foot, will be con-
nected With flexible wires passing
through the chair and running TO the
dynamo. At . signal the executioner
will close the ~eircGis, and the current
will Be continued not more than thirty
nor less than fifteen seconds, according
to the determined resistance. The a.
ternating e1rrent has killed 30 many
persons accidentally that there is nc
doubt as to its efficacy when system
ltically applied under favorable eondi-
tons.
This will mark . singular and rare
episode Of history-that Of changing
the manner Of INJECTING the death pen
atty. Nations are very conservative 10
this respect, and no State Of the Union
has shown any purpose to follow the
example Of New York. Should the in
noyation in that State prove s~ssisfaC.
tory on trial it will probably be adopt.
ed elsewhere. This first execution by
lightning will deservedly attract the
attention OF scientists and all others in.
terested in criminal Jurisprudence, as
we'll as the general public.
The New York law also provides
that the Published report Of the exc
cution shall be confined to the mere
official statement that il has duly
taken place. Newspaper reporters are
not to be permitted to witness the ex-
e~eution, and newspapers may not law
fully publish any detailed account of it,
Such is the Law, and very foolish it il
in this respect, for we have little
doubt the metropolitan dailies will de-
vote . full page to the execution Of
Kemmler. The demand Of the public
for the most minute and detailed &C
count will be 80 imperative that nc
newspaper will neglect ii. II is an his
torical event.