New-York tribune., 1890-08-07
HISTORY OF THE DEAD MURDERER.
THE WEALTHY CORPORATION THAT FOUGHT To
SAVE KEMMLER FROM HIS DOOM.

SAVE KEMMLER FROM his DOOM
Auburn. Aug. (spocab-Kcmmler's history is a
repetition Of that OF many another criminal over whom
ruin and evil associations obtained the mastery lie
vaS a man Of ow birth and his life up 10 The time "f
bis arrest for The crime for when he mas pau JUG
death penalty was spent in drunkenness ana de
bauchcry. His taking oil should cause 30 more so'-
row and regret th,n that 0f any Other Criminal
uIs family and friends forso0k him long ago. and they
have neither been near him nor shown tie le'9' u"
tere,t in him since hl- arrest and trial and the sue
cecdg efforts 10 hwar the ends of justice on trvlal
,ccbulcalltiss lie killed Mrs. Tiie Iegler' Win
whom le had been living in shany on TIC On'9N. .
e puaio after lie had deserted his wife In PhlIadei
phia Ic chopped hcr'tO pieces with an axe a'Sr ''e
pair had had one OF many quarrcl'' l"e ""'''i
cor oxpr, ,ol snv regret for his act nor prc1ndrd
conversion when awaiting the execution ot Tue Neh
t,rc. Of death here in prison. when he TNt came 10
t. r,,s.n Kculuilcr knew not letter of IN" al
,lohot frf III the other lie learned 70 +ah q h'''e
and tn make a scrawI which stood for Ms signature
lie va, rroud Of thi, accomplishment ana usc1 up
man, hundred cards in writing his Signature winch
he gave TO all who asked him for them
Kemmler was convicted on May TO- l770' Inc
onlv defence which his attorney would make was J"
.,nlty bnt mi, plea had no weight with tie Jury
aud NE wa brought here on May % of that year.
lie ha, spent over year in solitary confinement
while lrwvcfs have fought not for lis liberty or -
.oy, him from the punishment wil'h u" !n7t" W
,ery,s but to prcN"u the execution Oh tIe "e''''
.putence Under the rev law and Ly the ne" ncu'o"'
The battle r. been long and bitter one a'N "o
estimated cost OF it j., over 100000 20 the COMPANY
--lt,n made the fght. ~ Congressman W. f0urhc
60, k,7n of .,c,y York the first lawyer "i any
prominence IA tIl.c the ca" lie hr-t gave ~ h'
ca ,n 70. hi, Interference love FOR humi"lt' ana
desire - prevent an luhumaur execution which, nc
said the Electric method would cause Bat 1t leaFei
out tlat he va, In tie pay OF the Wr,ungh"u'" tom
p,ny which had pIt every possible Obstacle III inc
y,y of fDc state agent Harold y. Brown, thf
cpc,rcan. T., p,cvcn. hi, getting the machines. y,
d; wa. Yr Brown lad To- purchase tHo second mana
ruachin,s tir,mrh am agent. hy whom they were Hr-'
shipped - no Jln'iro. ana ihc.'c PICK 90, % Mr'
,criirs $50 often that they and tie draih t"iI "'
familiar g ne r-l'.nt PnGn',, ., 10 ;iucd IN the
wal. i"cluu.. Juy 80. l~-'. NF 90, hian ~
, writ 81 hai.4i- corpus ou the H0nnd thil rue "a"
~ uurpi-'itu'l,fal luc orc Nar brought 1n"llrl
I8d.c ~ Flou DIV. of funal'. "ho appointed iIi'a
sitting, ,er. had ~. Crtru rrpr"'ouiinS o'tcn'lhf
Kcnuier and Charl"- T. inlor. th, N|r'N 80 .'i'Iai
n . -.l, ur...od paper Jgdg" pay and the General
rcrr ,i COM i Api-al~ all held that me ia" va
con.'luIt'i 81 td h'wmlr va, i'i rhi 7" & a.,
on Nas,l % ',.t 30 ir 0~ 'n''uo'd. ihc |'rH ~, iir
-,,'.. AlIi - v.. %" most time It AND All the
Y,.rar,,' 4. h,, execution had been male when
io.-.: e. sherman. of Sew York n''nin'd >'H pre-
,,, tor 20 mll!lS au Application 90 th" u'd : t''
,'ni,f lr decree .c'iin. DO the drcislon "i ic
>iac CONT. ou the ground that 'h. pro- .''int' W
,',-,. u...r 90. -'at" 4 Ncw York. and kemmlcI
s,. -'e.i'.uced - DC iy "l"''u'i' ar nf M" W',N
ho- wa. tan u further lrc pro- c'llne. and ihicr
.ts.. but most people hcl",e ed mat after ~" l'N
-ic Wcsi.neh,.-c COMPANY wolIi let II rake effect
without more if'-ltn.l