Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-07

the meantime. one OF the witnesses,
| Mr.. G. G.. Baiue, Of Washington,
nc, had tainted and lay upon n
bench, where he was being famed.
When finally
THE ELECTRIC MASK
was removed Eemmler's eyes were
found half open and without the
| CLASSY stare common TO eyes in
| death. The lids were lifted and
tests Of the pupils with a bright light
were made. There was no cOntrac-
ton Of the pupils. Where the mask
had pressed the forehead there was
4 lurid mark. The nose ut its base
was Of a deeply lurid hue. Purple
spots soon began nothing the hands,
arms and EecS.
The doctors said he was surely
dead. one Of the Buffalo doctors,
| seven minutes after the straps were
| removed, cut the skin at the temple
for 4 microscopic examination Ofthe
dead mans bloc 8. II was immgdi-
ateIy examined and found slightly
cUaculated. One OF the electrodes
l being Withdrawn from contact with
I the body, the flesh adhered 10 the
rim OF the upper disc.
Doctors Mcdonald anu ShraGy eN-
amined the head. They found there
was q deep, circular imprint on tie
tor Of tine head, maize by the sharp
! pressure Of the electrodes rim. The
| spot where a tuft Of Reminders hair
had been cut or just before death,
was found 10 constitute no. more
than one third Of the area Of contact
with the eleCtrUde, and a close eX-
animation disclosed that the edge Of
I the copper within the electTOde haa
/ slightly burned the scalp just where
the halr had teen cut.
/ Had not Kemmler's desire 10
avoid Disagreement by the cutting
, Of his hair prevailed the contact
would have been more perfect, the
chances Of instantaneous death
would have been greater, and posi-
bly, the Disagreement which fol-
lowed would have been avoided.
As To THE CAUSES OF FAILURE
. to kill Kemmler instantly, there is
said by all physicians to be no doubt
1 that consciousness was stricken in
I SANITY from his brain. The fact
that he was not instantly killed was
the result Of improper contact OF OF
F. insufficient voltage or pressure.
The contact was certainly no. per
feet at the head, FOR twO-thirds OF the
contact was upOn the mans thick,
smOOthly-brushed hair, the clipped
spot being one-third the size Of the
electrodes diameter.
I Warden DurstOn says 1900 volts
was the pressure Of the current first
applied TO Kemmler. When ques-
toned tonight 10y an Associated
| Press correspondent II the twenty
/ inc3ndescent lamps on the circuit To
/ indicate the presence OF the current
were burning when the bolt was
discharged into the murderer, he
stated that they were. They should
not have been. The moment be
/ fore switching the current into
/ Kemmler the test lamps should
have been cut out. Each lamp took
| 100 volts at once out of the current
/ sent to Kemmler. That left 200 to
cause death. The best authorities
state that 10 per cent. Of a current is
I stopped at points Of contact and that
s. is thus expended in the body.
Eighty-fve per cent Of the 200 volts
not consumed today 10y the test
/ Lamps is 595 volts Of pressure. This
l. enough 10 surely Kill a man in
stantly with good contact, but that
/ Of today was not perfect.
The warden says all was working
right this morning, though last
night at midnight his appliances
were in such order that he was not
certain whether the execution
would take place today, even
/ though he had summoned his guests
/ 90 the prison 1t an early hour this
morning. Warden DurstOn has
been through a terrible ordeal, and
knavery of men has been pressed
upon him 50 much where least ex-
pected that, as he SAYS, he scarcely
I knows whether TO trust himself.
THE COSCENsCs Or OPINION
among witnesses here today is that
not she slightest doubt exists but
that n human being may be instan-
taneOusly killed by 100 volts applied
through n perfect contact and cor
| tinued twenty seconds.
The body Of kemmler will be
[ disposed OF tomorrow in the prison
burying ground, with quick lime 20
hasten dissolution.
THE SYSTEM CONDEMNED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The story
Of the electrocutiOn of KemmleT has
been the talk Of the town today from
the time when, early this morning.
extra editions Of the newspapers
] giving the horrible details. told at
great length, were read with a
/ shudder. The general concensus Of
opinion seems to be that the cir
cumstances attending the execution
Of Kemmler by electricity are suf-
ficient condemnation Of this method
Of inflicting the capital penalty.
WHAT HAROLD BROWN SAID.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 5.-kemmler
was dead within a second after the
alternative current was turned on, -
said Harold Brown Of New York TO
Il COtTier-IorHdi reporter tonight.
He is the man who, after the New
York Legislature passed the law TO
execute by electricity, made expert
ments and placed in position the
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