Connecticut western news., 1890-08-06
THE DYNAMO IS READY.
Kemmler's Electrocution Will
 Probably Occur Thursday.
INSANITY TALES D1sCREDITED.

Prison Officials Do Not Believe Anything
 Will Interfere with the Laws Course.
 Mrs. Durston Leaves Auburn - News
 paper Men Scheming to Get the News.
 AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 4.-No invitations have been issued yet to the witnesses who are to attend the execution of Kemmler, the murderer, and so there can be no cer- tainty about the date of the execution, ex- cept that it will be later than Tuesday. The law requires that three days notice shall be given the witnesses There are indications that the invitations will be is- sued today and that the execution will take place Thursday. All stories concern ing the possibility of postponement on ac- count of the mental condition of the con- demned man or possible injunction to be got out against the warden are of doubt full origin.
 Warden Durston returned from New York city Sunday morning. On the train with him were reporters from half dozen of the New York city papers, but he vouch- safed no information to any of them, and denied himself to visitors. It is believed that the dynamo is in working order and that there is no probability-hardly pos place this week.
 Swarms of Reporters Present.
 The chief local interest in the event is taken by the swarm of reporters who have come here to pick up what information is obtainable when it is over. The warden may admit two persons connected with the press associations to witness the execu- tion. They will go in as members of the jury. But none of the special representa- tives of individual newspapers will be ad- mitted to the jail on that day One New York evening paper has platform twenty feet from the ground on telegraph pole, directly across from the prison. A long distance telephone wire will connect the watcher on the pole with the office of this paper in New York. He can see nothing, though, except the bare walls of the prison. The Western Union company will open an office in the freight building of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad directly opposite the prison on the morn ing of the day fixed for the execution.
 Mrs. Durston Leaves the Scene.
 Mrs. Durston, the warden's wife, who first turned Kemmler's thoughts in the di rection of religion, left the city last even ing for New York. She has been with the condemned man every day almost since he came to Auburn and has taken 8 warm in terest in him. So great was her sympathy that she did not think she could endure the nervous strain incident to the events o1 the week. and she has gone away to remain until it is over. There is curious feeling here among those who have been inter ested in the case from the beginning that the execution will not take place. This feeling is doubtless due to the fact that there have been so many delays in the past
 Insanity Stories Discredited.
 The warden undoubtedly believes that i, will occur. He has made every prepara tion, and unless something extraordinary occurs he will put the sentence into execu tion. There is thought to be possibility that the Westinghouse company will al the last minute be able to get an injunc tion from one of the judges of the supreme court to prevent the use of the Nesting house dynamo. The company has made ne move, though, so far as is known, and tn. opinion of eminent lawyers is that every legal remedy has been exhausted.
 This or the question of Kemmler's sanity is all that could possibly intervene to pre- vent the execution now. As to the latter those who have come in contact witt Kemmler officially of late are reticent, but they do not seem to give much weight tt the stories which have been sent out saying that Kemmler is losing his mind.
 Kemmler's Last Sunday.
 The Rev. Dr. Houghton, who has beer Kemmler's spiritual adviser ever since h. embraced religion, did not visit him at tn, prison Sunday. Other duties occupied hi attention. Kemmler spent the day quietly finding his chief amusement in listening to the performance of his fellow criminal Fish, the condemned murderer who occu pies the cell next to him. Fish is an exper banjo player, and he is allowed to keep tn instrument in his cell and to play on it a his will. Kemmler seemed to have goot appetite and ate three hearty meals HI appeared to be in good spirits.