New-York tribune., 1890-04-29

chances. lie has prepared chair in which hemm-
Ter is to be so firmly confined that it Will not
be possible for him to break away under the
heroic impulse of convusion Upon the ar
rival of the Buffalo visitors Warden Durston IN
vited them and company of newspaper men 10
go with him to see the various devices that were
contained in the rooms below The flrst room
entered was the one originally intended as the
death chamber 1t contains the chalr con-
structed by III. =. Brown, the electrician. whose
relations with the prison authorities appear 10 pe
strained His chair condemned BY Dr. South
wick for variety of reasons. The Doctor eX-
planned then the system upon which his own chalr
was constructed 1t was practically BARRIERS
chair. with head-rest and a metal seat. lie
head-rest contained metal cup which met the
occupants body at the apex OF the spne' the cir-
cult being then completed In this chair there
is only confning strap. holding the convict
head in place the doctors theory being that death
will come so quickly that there Will DC ho nusou'
lar movement Of any importance
Warden Durston. after this interesting eXplana-
ton, sent for his own chair, the one whlch Will
be used. and it was fetched in by two OF the con-
victs IL is heavy wooden armenian almost
upright foot-rest keeps the condemned mans
legs in place, but they not bound. one strap
holds his wrists, another his arms, thlro pinus
his chest and a fourth, passing around MS an
domen holds him firmly against the cup "mc"
is placed at the base of the spine Nci'lci vi
the cups, nor, in fact any OF the elec'ricaI ma
chinery, is a part of the chair III II ueN'e
of itself The death-dealng wires are attached
10 rod which is fastened 10 the chair whch IL
is called into use. This rod passes down 'he
back of the chair II lowers and holds the cop
per cup which touches the convict splhe' Inc
cup contains wet sponge and INTO IL the wire
enters. An arm projects from the top "t 'he ro'
and comes over the convicts head. II holds an
other cup with another sponge. and rests on 'he
top of the condemned mans head. 'hns making
the circuit The current thus enters at the top
of the head and at the base of tie spine Inc
Wardens device was much commended. 1t pro-
vides against all possible accidents. FOR the pur-
poses of a test, it is probably as good chair as
could be made
In addition to Dr. Daniels. DR.. Southwick Mr.
Quimby and Sheriff Veting. of Erie County,
there will be a number of witnesses al tie exc
cution, who will serve as coroncrs jury Dr.
Spitzka and DR.. Austin Flint. OF New-l ork. VIII
assist Dr. Southwck and Dr. Daniels in the per-
fornancc of the autopsy. They are expected 10
arrive with Elbrdge T. Gerry and Mat'he"
Hale. of albany, tomorrow Warden Duis'on
has not yet announced the names of the twenty
seven persons whom he has invited 10 witness
the execution. They will include two news
paper men representing the press associations.
The conduct of Expert Brown IS undergoing
severe criticism from the warden. Brown j.
under contract with the State to keep its cleo
trical machinery in proper condition Tor
tragedies of this Sort but he has not yet put
in an appearance here. In his stead person
called on the Warden to-day. claiming 10 be
Browns assistant. and calling himself DR..
Bowen. The Warden thought he had reason 10
believe that this expert was more OF reporter
than an electrician despite his certificate from
DR.. Brown If Brown develops Tomorrow 1t i,
not unlikely that the Warden will postpone the
execution until Thursday Browns contract cX-
pires on May l, and the Warden evidently wants
TO he rid Of his services If rendered at this late
day.
II is expected that DR.. Fell, Of Buffalo, win
pull the lever which is 10 bring about kemmers
death. Dr. Fell is an expert, too. lie has
scheme to charge wafer with electricity 50 force
fully as TO destroy life. Many dogs and eats
have acknowledged the excellence OF ms system.
Kcnmlcr made his viii tonight. His effects
consist of one pictorial Bible. one pigsin-cloNer
he gave 10 Keeper McNaughton. who has been
industrious in promoting his welfare after death.
The Testament he bequeathcd 10 Keeper Ncmplc.
who is said 10 need it, being Of Sccptlcal nature
and disposed 10 question kemn'crs future pros
pecs. The fitness of things admirably fol-
lowed in his bequcst OF the pigsn-clONcr 10 ms
spiritual adviser, DR.. Iloughtnn. and Tie slate.
covered with his autographs, he left 10 the prison
chaplain, Yates.