New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
TIE EXECUTION or KEMMLER.
MR.. WESTINGHOUSE MAKES PUBLIC SOME COR.
RESPoNDENCE-THE BURIAL OF THE
MURDERER'S BODY.
MURDERER'S BODY.

Pittsburc Aug 8-Georgo Wcstins shOuse. jr., to-day
for the first time, broke silence in regard to the
Kemmer execution, and the alleged connection OF the
Westinghouse Electric Company with II. When Roger
Sherman OF New York, made his application on be-
half OF Kemmler at the time originally fixed for his
execution, 1t particularly charged that Mr. oher-
man was acting on behalf Of the Westinghouse Com
pany At that time Mr. Westinghouse specifically
denied III a letter to the press, any connection OF
himself or his company directly indirectly with the
efforts Of Mr. sherman Of anybody else who souGhc
to stay the execution. lie says that with the eX-
ccpton Of the production of witnesses to testify as TO
the uncertainty Of electricity for execution purposes
before the referee in the Kemmlcr case last year, his
company had not done anything TO interfere with the
course of the law. lie charges that an opposition
company has sought 10 gain commercial advantage
by securing the use of Westinghouse apparatus for
execution purposes.
Now that the execution is over, Mr. Westinghouse
has made public the correspondence between Mr.
sherman and himself. Concerning the electrical
execution Mr. Westinghouse i'll letter to Mr. sherman
May says
tlr law Is the fact that commercial apparatus not
designed or adapted for this use has been selected
This machine has hundred times the power required
for the purposc. Moreover, II neccssitacs the use
of boiler steam engine, piping, wires, belts, many
is liable to get ont Of order at the critical moment
and may be the occasion Of lcsScnng the pressure
on the criminal The Liability Of such failure Is
shown by the reported fact that in testing the ap-
paratus at Auburn last week upon calf. the lndcat
Ing instruments connected with the machine were
destroyed and other damage 10 the apparatus done
Further tins machine has 70 be run az an abnormal
aud dangerous speed 10 obtain the pressure required
which gives "A greatly Increased current with pro
pOronacly increased liability of failure. scientific
apparatus isuch n storage battery with an induction
coil and circuit changcr) having none OF these
chances Of failure could have been designed by
skilled electrician. and no proper reason exists for
the use Of any other
Auburn, " Y. Aug. 9.-The same secrecy In which
Warden Dnrston attempted to cnvcop Kemmlcr's last
days preserved In regard TO the burial of tho body
The burial in the state lot IN Fitch ave. adjoining
Fort Hin Cemetery had evidently been determined
upon for last evening at 10 O'Clock. but the officials.
discovering that reporters were watching proceedings
AZ the prison gate, abandoned preparations for the
burial II has been learned that burial permit was
obtained from ihs Health Office by prison officials 81
4 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. and the imprc sion l.
now current that kcmmcr'> body was buried between
4 and ) O'Clock this morning. II az ALL A.,
Albany Aug. : special Warden Durstn, ot Nu-
burn Prison rpnchrd here from Auburn this afternoon
and drove directly 10 the Capitol. but Governor I'M
wns absent from his oficc. and Mr.. Dur>t"A had 70
remain here over night. II was his intention 10 Une
an evening train for New York. To question rs To
whether inc Governor had summoned MIN here 70 OK
,ain the reason for the hitch I'm the execution Mr'
bureipr rrUlicd I'm the negative. ana thit u W' h-
nos. with tl, state Prison Office That brought nm
here IIc maintains that the execution "a> success
fll and that the prisoners were not cA'ltcd u any
extent during the day OF tho execution