Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-05
WILDE TOMORROW
Kemmler Will be Executed
Before Daybreak.
ALL THE WITNESSES INVITED.
How the Murderer Behaves During His
Final Hours on Earth.

The stOrIss OF His Mental Weakness
Uufoundsd-Hs Eats Heartily and
Amuses Himself by writiuE-Hs Does
Not seem Fearful of ID ath-Thrss
Electricians VIII be Present.
AUBURN, N. ", Aug. 5.-From present
indications William Kemmler will be
executed between midnight and day
break tomorrow. Warden Durston
said to-day that he had sent invitations
to the out-of-town witnesses Friday
afternoon before he took his hurried
trip to New York, aud that these wit
nesses were to be at the prison at z
O'Clock this evening.
how He Spends Hts Time.
T. 1t can be stated on the most reliable
authority that tho stories of Kemmler's
phi ysical and mental weakness recently
published are unfounded. He is as
quiet as usual; amusss himself as he
has done for months past by practicing
his recently acquired accomplishment,
writing; eats heartily and sleeps well.
Last night he slept like child. To-day
he spent much of his time writing
cards, reading from his Bible and
talking with mis- keepers. His spiritual
adviser, the Rev. DR.. Houghton. and
the chaplain of the prison, DIR. Yates,
visited him during the day and spent
more than an hour talking to him
about the hereafter. He was calm and
repeated his professions of faith
without apparent emotion. He has
heard nothing of the rumors in circu-
iation without, and while he realizes
that this Is his last week on earth, he
does not seem at all fearful of death.
Those Who win be- i'r"A. nj.
Warden Durston has just given out
the following list of those who are to
be present at the prison this evening
to witness the execution: DIR. c. F.
Mcdonald of New York, formerly ply
stefan in charge at the State Insane
Asylum; DIR. Samuel d. Ward of AL
bany, DR.. A. P. Southwick of Buffalo,
DR.. Z. c. Spitzka of New York, DR..
George Z. Fell of Buffalo, DIR. G. NJ.
Daniels of Buffalo, DIR. Charles Fowler
of Buffalo, DR.. w. F. Jenkins of New
York, Louis Balch of Albany, secretary
of the State Board of Health; DR.. w. j.
ing, ex-senator d. H. Mcmillan of Buff
falo, father of the Electricide bill;
Hon. John B. Stansfield of Elmira,
Tracey G. Becker of Buffalo, referee in
the Kemmler trial; Robert Dunlap of
New York and c. K. Huntley of Buffalo,
expert electricians. The following
persons have been notified according to
law to be present in their official ca
paeity: Geo. B. Quinby, district at
torney of Erie County Oliver A. Jen-
kins, sheriff of Erie County; Judge
Henry A. Childs of the Supreme Court,
who sentenced Kemmler.
The fact that the name of Electr ician
Barnes of Rochester does not appear in
Warden Durston's official list has ex-
cited some comment. The warden is
thought to be much annoyed by the
publication of the interview with Mr. :.
Barnes, which appeared yesterday.
Three ElsctrIcIAns viii be ON Hand.
Mr.. Durston has maintained q strict
silence about the arrangements for the
execution and IL is natural that he
should be annoyed at the divulgence of
the programme. There are three cleo
trici@ns to be appointed, however, and
it Is probable Mr.. Barnes will be named
as the third when the final arrange
ments are made. Mr.. Barnes did not
have charge of the carly tests of the
dynamo as 10 claimed, but he was pres
emit and is intimately acquainted with
the machinery and his presence there
fore, is desirable.
The --latest story.
The latest story concerning Kemmler's
physical condition put in circulation is
to the effect that on July 25 his nerve
gave way and for sometime he could
eat nothing and wine was given him to
sustain his strength; that finally it was
necessary to administer morphine to
quiet his nerves and put him to sleep;
and that-on awakening he said that he
had had a vision of hell. Whatever
truth there may he in this story it is
equally true that Kemml"r Is calm and
untroubled to-day and that he sleeps
and eats we'll.