Evening journal., 1890-04-28
THE DYNAMO is READY.
VIII Electricity End Muir
derer Kemmler's Life?
WARDEN DURsToN ALONE KNOWS.

The First Victim Of New yorlx's New Death
Penalty WIN Receive the Fatal shock
Some Time This week Preparations for
a Noted Execution.
AUBuBN, N. Y, april os.-Win It be
Tuesday morning or Wednesday morning
that the fiery force that has accidentally
destroyed so many persons legally dis
patch its first yictimY This is the ques-
tion that is on the lil.i Of nearly every per-
son in Auburn today. Keepers and guards
in the prison hear the question asked con
tinually: "WhenT Yet only one man can
answer that question and he IS silent
Warden Durston has peculiar faculty Of
keeping his business 70 himself. But
there is one man who apparently does not
care-K Kemmler
Kemmler shows NJ Fear.
Sitting in his cell, catching occasional
glimpses Of convicts passing his window,
the condemned man eats with hearty ap-
petite, studies his Bible, chats with his
guardsmen and whistles and sings his
fayorite song. "Call Me Back Again"
His face shows no Sign of fear He re
Gently said 10 Mr.. Durston. You have
been kind to me and | shall try to make
your work easy
lie Has the Autograph Fever.
During the past two weeks he has written
nearly thousand of his autograph cards,
on which, in strikingly nent characters,
with few ornamental ilourishes, is "Will-
lam kemmler Auburn, ~ ", April.
1Su0 - u Iass .sn4a,. l,bt fnftI 10
would get a new trial until he was taken
to Buffalo to be resentenced. He seems
well aware Of the interest his case is excit-
ing and wishes the cards he has written to
be given 20 all who want them So strong
is the autograph fever upon him that he
will undoubtedly write cards up 70 the
hour he leaves his cell to walk TO the death
chair.
His Spiritual Adviser.
Could he live until May he would be 81
years Of age Some day this week he will
die. AT what hourg Probably between 8
and in the morning kemmlers spiritual
adviser, DR. Houghton, visited him Sunday
and conducted the usual services Kemmler
was very attentive He brought his rug
and knelt at the chaplains side. Kemmler's
dinner, on a large platter, was brought in
by convict. A little later Mrs Durston
sent down the ice cream and cncumbers
she had promised him.
The AInrderer's oniy Friends.
Kemmler gets only ordinary fare. There
aIn no flowers to adarn his room. no delica-
eies from outside sentimentalists. Ia fact,
lie Is treated as a prisoner who, outside OF
| his keepers and the warden's family. has
not q friend ID the world 80 sympathetic
letters are sent from Philadelphia. wher,
he betrayed the wife Of his best friend: Id
anxious inquiries come from Rudalo,wher,
he brutality hacked her 70 pieces His only
friends during the whole trial hnve beer
the alternating electrical current system
companies, whose only object was To defeat
the scheme Of rival organization
Preparations for tie Execution.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the transmission Of the details of the
execution BY the telegraph companies. Tho
Western Union has fourteen special opera
tors here who, with the regular force, will
be able to send out 100000 words in foui
hours time. Many scientific experts will
be present. The prison gates will be closely
guarded until after the execution Only
authorized persons will be allowed to enter
and even then they will be closely watched
Warden Durston has issued tickets to those
to be admitted, and the utmost caution viii
be used to oprevent outsiders from getting in