The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Battered 10 DeaDh Is
Kemmler.
Owing to 4 BImder, lie Died in
Terrible Agony,
The Machine For killing Fails 20
Prove instantaneous.
KEMMLER rs DEAD.
Electricity Does Ita Perfect Work with
the Murderer and Now Let Uz Hear No
Moro About Kemmler.

the Murderer, ana Now Let Uz Hear No
More About kemmler -
AUBURN, NJ Yo Aug, G,-lSpocaLl At
'IOs o'clock this morning tho switch was
thrown on kommlers head and he ID dead.
AZ D oecl This morning messengers from
Warden DursIon were sent 10 the hotels
ana hastily aroused the physicians and
witnesses required o. be present at the
execution, under the law, Including the
Two elergmen who have all along been
Offering spiritual consolation TO The mur.
dcror' AZ o'clock the party were all
within the prison and q large crowd was
outside waiting developments, Theword
has Just been given out Of the execution
Of the law, and Kommlcr died by an elec.
trlc shock, which killed him Instantly az
tjus this morning
LATER DISPATCH,
AuuuUN NJ Ho Aug, g,G,-l Special The
eleoWocullon did not result In Instant
death, The current wps turned ON for "a
seconds, and two minutes after Ii was cut
of therc was evidence Of respiration.
The imperfect registry Of tho currents
pressure or faulty contact Of the electro
prevented instantaneous death, Kemm.
lcrs nerve was wonderful. lIo never
inliered ~ he seated himself In the fatal
chair.
TllIp DISPATCH
II v believed now that the blupdcr Il,
hemmlcr'a execution occurred In this
ways the elcclrodc attached 10 tbo hend
oi The victim ID Kept iu place By Il stron
sprung 80 ihut no matter how he may
move, u viii still be- on the head Tho
clocTodo Nt the base Of the sp,pc ,,,s
movclcaa, II ia believed tbnt Kcnmio,
lnVolGn'arily airolgHtoncd himself and
Uo' the olecirodc barely touched his bodv,
causing the most horrible agony possible,
H' dled only whcn no became very wenk
ana fell back In the chair.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
Many remained about the prison All
night ond their numbers greatly augment.
cu at q very carly hour this mornlpg. Tho
iNel That the physicians ana ipvltcd
guests were being called, leaked an and
soon Increased the Jam about The prison.
hommlcr had slept some In tho cnrly
part OF the NIGHT, but towards morning
became wuhciul and restless but brneod
up ANA stood straight up lu a grs,.closs
manner lIo talked calmly Of tho ,r.
rnnRomcnis for his execution npJ rv-
pressed ihc hope that tau utmost cnutIon
would hc used In the trying momcptsor
his dissolution,
Ihe Warden stoodbohiad the chair and
at hcmmlor seated himself the w,rJop
asked hlm II ho hud any thmr 10 sny.
h'mmlor ropiicdusif ho LaI pgcp,rel
himsolf' "Woll ] wish everyone ro,l
luck In this world aud think am GOING
TO q good place, The papers have con
saying lot Of sulr that 'uint so. ThaTs
AL have to say
Tie thcn tool, off his coat and gave Il 10
the warden. This disclosed the fact ,bot
q hole had bocn cut In his trousers from
the band down 70 expose tho base of the
splnc' lie then took OF his vost and thon
calmly took his seat
As soon as possible the current vos
again turned on and then cut Off, Rcspl-
ration continued, saliva came from HE
NOUN, his chest hcavcd, with wheeling In
iho throat The shock was again turned
on the unconscious man, Smoke appcor.
cd at his back and the flesh was burning.
Tue spectacle was most trying. The last
shock lasted four minutes, Ccrncntesof
u'n'h were then signed by the warden
ana al present. When the mask was
taken oil kcmmlcr's face, his eyes were
iouhu lali opened and with a living OK.
preston, II was at G'8s when the wnrdon
hnd prisoner entered the execution room.
lie was neatly dressed with hair carefully
brushed He seated himself composedly
on u chair and while the fatal chair wns
being arranged he looked pleased,
hommlor calmy set down In the cleo.
irie chair and then the Warden began to
ADJUST the straps, Kcmmlcr assisting,
he said' "Nkc your time, don't be- In A
hurEi bc sure everything Is all ripht.0
lie repeated this several times, Krmm.
Ter had no fear, but felt pridcj he want.
cd the execution TO he q success, When
the rubber cap on the top Of his head was
adjusted he said! 'you had better pross
that down, guess" when he concluded.
well, want TO do the best can, can't
do any better than that,N Warden Ours.
ton then adjusted the face mask. Half a
minute elapsed, the dynamo registered
10000 volts, Defcll saturated the sponges
with water and Durston stepped to the
door, gave word TO some one who will
never be known and at GH3I the current
was turned on, There was a sudden con-
vulsion Of the body; sp0sms went over Il
from head TO foot, twitching Of muscles OF
face, great expression of pain. No cry
escaped Kcmmlcr's lips; no sound to in
dicNtc the presence OF life in Is seconds.