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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
nan, was living On his little iron cot,

man, was lying on his little iron cot,
snatding few hours rest. The
"wonLfdl nerve which had been the
suhleq Of so much comment and which
had len used so often to illustrate the
brute lharacter Of the man. stood by
! him tothe last. He had assured Mrs.
Durston in his conversation with her
many flends that ahe did not fear his
fate, andthat he would meet it quietly
and bravey.
He beliGel the assurances she gave
him that th experience would be a pain
les one, tholgh he knew nothing of the
science OF witch he was to be made such
novel expeiment. He slept through
the first nightof the week like baby"
as one of his attendants phrased it. He
slept soundly aso on Monday night.
To .hc execution Room.
At G38 the DOR ut the right of the ex-
ccution chair lelliag toward the execu-
ton room opedcIitad Warden Durstons
fgdre appeared III the doorway. Be-
hind him walked spruce-looking,
broad-shoulderel little man, full
bearded. with carefully arranged hair
clustering around his forehead This
was Kemmler, the man who was about
to undergo the sentence Of death. Be-
hind him walked DIR. w. e. Houghton
ard Chaplain Yates
Kemmler was by far the coolest man
in the party. He did not look about the
room with any special degree of inter
est. He hesitmed as the door closed be-
hind him and carefully locked by an at
tendant on the other side, as though he
did not know exactly what to do. AT
the request of the warden he seated
himself on common wooden chair,
after which that official said; "Now,
gentlemen, this is William Kemmler.
have warned him that he has got to die,
and if he has anything 10 say he will
say it."
AS the warden finished Kemmler
looked up and said in a high key of
voice. without hesitation and rs though
he had prepared himself with the speech:
We'll, wash everyone good luck in this
world, and think am going to good
place, ana the papers has been saying
lot of stutf that is not 80. That's all
have to say"
With the conclusion Of the speech he
turned his back on the jury, took off his
coat and handed it to the warden. This
disCl Jsed the fact that a hole had been
cut from the band Of his trousers down,
80 as to expose the base Of the spine
w hen his coat was off kemmier
turnel in the direction of the door
through which he had come into the
room and began to unbutton his vest
At the same time the warden was draw
ing the interfering drapery of his shirt
through the hole in the trousers and
cutting it off so rs to leave the little
surface Of flesh against which one of the
electrodes was to press absolutely bare.
Warden DursOn called attention to
the fact that it WIS not necessary to re-
move his vest, and Kemmler calmly
buttoned it agail and carefully ar
ranged his tic. "n5nt hurry about this
NATTER said the warden "be perfectly
cool. I'll
When his tie was arranged he sat
down in the electric char IT'S quietly as
though he was sittiag down to dinner
Warden Durston stood ON the right and
George Vieling, Of Albany, on the left.
They began immediately to adjust
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07

the straps around Kpmmler's body. the
condemned man holding up his arms so
as to give them every assistance. When
the straps had been adjusted about the
body, the arms were fastened down and
then the warden leaned over and parted
Kemmler's feet, so a3 to bring his legs
near the legs of the chair.
While the straps we're being arranged
Kemmler said to the warden and his as
sistants:
Take your time don't be in hurry
BE sure that everything is all right"
Two or three times he repeated these
phrases.
Warden Durston treasured him with
the remark that it would not hurt him.
and that he DurstOn) would bt with
him all through.
But it was not fear that Kemmler
felt. 1t was rather certain pride in
the exactness of the experiment. lie
seemed to have n greater interest in its
success than those who had made the
pre- reparatiols for it. and who We're
watching its progress to its final conclu-
sion.
When the straps had been adjusted to
the body and limbs the warden placed
his hand on Reminders head and held it
against the rubber cushion which ran
down the back of the chair. Kemmler's
ewes were turned toward the opposite
side of the room. Before they had fol-
lowed the warden in his movement
about.
Then the condemned man made one
or two remarks in perfectly clear,
composed tone of Voice. We'll, | wish
everybody good luck" was one of them,
and "Durston, see that things are all
right, was another.
The cup which held the saturated
sponge was then placed on Kemmler' s
head. after which the leather harness to
hold his head in position was adjusted
As the harness was put in place DR.
Spitzka. who was standing near the
chair. said softly: God bless you,
Kemmler." and the condemned man
answered.: THANK you n'softly.
The DYNAMO in th9 machine shop was
RAINING at good speed and the volt
meter on the wall registered a little
more than Goa volts.
Kemmler was as calm in the chair as
he had been before he entered the room
and during the process of his contine-
ment by the straps which held him
close.
At the warden's question DR.. Fell
stepped forward with long syringe in
his hand, and quickly but deftly wetted
the two sponges which were at the cleo
trodes-one on top of the head and the
other at the base Of the spine. The water
which he put on them was impregnated
with salt.
Then the warden stepped to the door,
and through the opening said to SOME
oae in the next room-but to whom will
plobably never be known with GER
tainty- Everything is ready
In almost immediate response, and as
the stop watches in the hands of some
Of the witnesses registered 6:43 lie, the
electric current was turned ON.
There was a sudden conyulsion Of the
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
those heavy hoarse sounds were not the
avidnnnaS Of si1ffar.inn

those heavy hoarse sounds were not the
evidences Of suffering.
But the mitigation was slight, ex-
trenlely slight, when it developed that
in another and Just RS important point
--one on which the success of the ex-
pertinent seemed to depend largely, if
not altogether-these same doctors dis
agreed very materially.
Was Kemmler dead when his chest
NOV ed and his lips gave forth those
strange, CHASTITY sounds? Was he breath
ing, or was there involuntary and phe-
nomenal action of the chest muscles?
Some of the eminent experts in attend
ance said to the United Press corre-
spondent while the body was still warm
in the chair that there was no doubt
that there were signs of returning ami
nation, that the respiration for respira.
tion they believed it to bel was growing
stronger and that in time, if the current
had not been turned on again, he would
have revived. Others-and among them
DIR. sipitzla stated with equal positive
ness the conviction that the first shock
killed Kemmler instantly.
Dr. Daniel and DIR. SouthwicS (the
father of the system of electricide) be-
llcNC biith AtIIltuISI WAS uNttt, Dlb bu6g
think that the current should have been
continued longer than seventeen sec
onds, which was the official time of the
first contact. There is no way in which
positive determination of this question
can ha made. 1t will always remain a
mystery.
The Autopsy,
The autopsy was begun at about 0
O'clock 1t was in~ charge of Dr.
Jenkins, of New York, who handled the
knife, DR. Daniel, DIR. Macdonald and
DR.. SpiCzka. DIR. Fell prepared the
blood drawn from the body for exami-
nation under the microscope. 1t was
found when the body was spread ont on
the table that very severe rigor mortis
had set in. There was little relaxation
and it was with difficulty that the corpse
was Strengthened ont.
On examination it was found that the
second electrode had burned through
the skin and into the flesh at the base of
the spine, making a scar nearly five
inches in diameter. The heart, lungs
and other organs were taken out and
were found to be in good, healthy con-
dition. They will be preserved for fur
ther examination. The brain also was
taken out, and it, too, will be carefully
examined.
The examination Cf the brain showed
that the brain was hardened directly
under the spot where the electric cur
rent had come in contact with the skull,
and that the blood at that spot was
hardened showing that the current had
had direct action on the brain,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
GAINESVILLE. TENN, THURSDAY EVENING" AUGUST Z $780,

body in the chair. A spasm went over
it from hand TO foot, confined by the
straps and springs that held it firmly so
that no limb or other parts of the body
stirred more than a small fraction of an
inch from its resting place.
The twitching of the m1scles of the
face underwent gave to it for moment
an expression of pain. But no cry es-
capped from the lips, which were free to
move at WILL no sound came forth to
suggest that consciousness lasted more
than an infinitesimal fraction of a Sec
ond-beyond the calculation of the
human mind
The body remained in this rigid posi-
tion for seventeen seconds. The jury
aud the witnesses, who had mp to this
moment remained seated, came hurridly
forward and surrounded the char.
There was no movement of the body be-
yond the first convulsion.
1t was not pretty sight-this man in
his shirt sleeves, borad hand, foot, body
and even head, with heavy frame
work pressing down on the top of his
skull, still with the stiffness of death.
A quick movement Of the arm and
the electric current was switched off.
There was relaxation of the body in
the chaira slight relaxation-bu the
straps held it SO firmly that there was
not quarter of an ipch variation in
any part of the frame or in the position
of any part of the frame. The quiet
little group around the chair grew
buSiness-like.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
CONGRESS.
One Hundred and Eighty-sIxth Day.

In the senate-The tariff debate was re-
sumed ON the glass schedule, which VS.
finished. The metal schedule was taken
up and considered until adjournment.
In the house--A pending motion to re
consider the vote against granting leaves
of absence to clerks in first and second
class postofiices was laid on the table. A
substitute WAS reported for Cummings
resolution asking the secretary Of the
navy for information about the increase Of
force at the Kittery navy yard in Maine
After a lively debate the substitute was
adopted. The deficiency bill was consid-
cred until adjournment.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
RLAINe,s RECIPROCITY.
The New York World Says the President
VIII Send "a Message to Congress.

The New York World Says the President
VIII Send "a Message to Congress.
New YORK, Aug. IA Cape May
special to The World says:
Mr.. Blaine has won his fight in the
reciprocity matter, and the president is
preparing % special message to congress
on the subject. 1t is not an easy task,
but Mr.. Blaine found that the opponents
of his views had literally saturated the
president with their arguments, both
political and commercial.
The president brought up various OBJ
jections, bat Mr., Blaine answered them
all, and quoted Postmaster General
Wanamaker as another convert to the
doctrine. After long session the presi-
dent became proselyte. He promised
to give reciprocity, with some slight
notifications which are not yet formu-
lated, his support, and to address a
special message to congress on the sub
ject at an early day. Mr.. Blaine re-
ceived this intelligence without shade
of surprise,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
Rabies After YeaIa.

GOSHEN, Ind, Aug. Corn Kinsey,
who was bitten by dog about three
years ago, died Of hydropho5ia Monday
at Warsaw, ut the age nj 10 years. She
was attacked by the diseaae about Aug.
/, and has been in the most dreadful
torment ever since and had to le strap
ped TO the bed. 4 man living near
Warsaw, who wisg bitten by fiie same
dog at about the same tins. was here
Tnesday seeking medical ads ICE.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
ChiId Killed hv Mhlskx.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Aug IA
little girl about ) years old, named
Annie Graves, who resides with the
Yock family at Phillipld, last Sunday
got hold of pint bottle tw0-thirds full
Of whisky, and drank the whole Of it.
When she was called to breakfast she
did not come, and Mrs. Yoek went to
her room and found her insensible.
Everything possible was done 10 save
the child, but without avail She died
about o'clock that night
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
swltnhrnen Strike

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. THE switch
men Of the Pennsylvania lines have
been in consultation for some days with
the officials of the road cndeavoring to
adjust wages. The men demanded the
Chicago scale. This evening Superin-
tendent Darlington gave the company's
ulrimatum. refusing the demand and
forty-five Of the switchmen went out.
Unless soon settled the trouble will
prove serious, for half the lines center
ing here are under the Pennsylvania
management.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07

CHICAGO, Aug ii. H. Sanders,
publisher of The Breeders Gazette, has
written a letter to worlds fair head
quarters in relation to this unique and
thoroughly original plan for u live stock
exhibit at the exposition: That there
shall be selected and placed on exhibi-
tion thoroughly characteristic and
fully representative male and female
matured specimen of each and every
breed of horses, cattle, sneep and swine
raised in America, the breeds to be
classified and grouped with reference
to the special adaptation and use of
each,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
ELECTRICIDE.
Kcmmler Dies In Auburn, N. Y,
by the New Method.
The First Experiment Not a De-
cided Success.
The Room Turned Into a Cham
ber of Horrors.

The Condemned Man, After Being Pro-
nounced Dead, Shows Signs of Revivifi-
catIOn-After Seemingly Long Delay
tho Current is Turned on Again and
Allowed to Remain Until the Body
Commenced to Burn.
AUBURN, N. Y, Aug. with Il
short, sharp shock-painless so far
as the world will ever know tho soul
of Kemmler was separated from his
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
RIOT ON A STREET CAR.


In st. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Aug. IA gang Of negroes
boarded Broadway car Mt the corner
of Seventh and Hickory streets Tues
day and soon inaugurated a large-sized
riot, in which sticks and stones, knives
and revolvers were used indiscrimin-
ately. They dIcge all the passengers
from the car and then turned their at
tention to the driver, Eugene Killoran.
One of the negroes, Andrew Gibson,
drew revolver and opened fire on the
driver, Killoran returned the fire, one
of his bullets striking David Shaw. one
of the rioters, in the neck, infiicting
probably fatal wound About twenty
shots were fired in all The three lead
ers Of the rioters were arrested and
locked nm
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-07
.. - GL1CK

Special prices Carpets, Mating, Oil Cloth,
Rugs and Art Squares.
f. Click is the best place to?buysa good fitting
Corset, American or French make. Prices very
reasonable.
| am agent for theIEureka shirt. | sell them
at SO cents, rs centssand $l,OO The best shirt in
the market for the money
| will sell Summer Underwear at less than
cost. Call and see goods and prices
Now is the time to buy Clothing. will sell
you clothing at astonishing low prices as | need
more room for my fall stock.
l have made a general reduction i'll Dry
Goods, Shoes, Trunks, Hats Notions, etc.
Very good large Croquet Quilts sold at $125
reduced to 95 cents. You will buy if you see
them.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-20
THE BLACK VEIL.
Four Sisters Serve Out the White Veil
and Take Perpetual One.

Four Sisters Serve Out the White Veil
and Take Perpetual One.
Yesterday morning, at the Convent of
the Sisters of Mercy in this city, ceremonies
attendant upon the taking of the black veil
by four of the sisters were solemnized in
the chapel Two years ago these four sis
tiers entered the Convent, receiving white
wells, and if during this time they had
changed their minds and chosen not to be-
come sisters, they had perfect liberty to do
so without committing sin or disobeying
any rule of the Church. By receiving the
black wells yesterday these sisters have
vowed to live the rest OF their lives in serv-
ing God.
The ceremonies yesterday were very inn
pressive, and the few persons present were
in tears most OF the time.
The names of the four young ladies were !:
Elizabeth King, Sacramento girl she
will take the name of Sister Mary Ger
trude. Ellen Nolan, of Oakland she will
be known as Sister Mary Aloysius. Mar
garet Smith, who will be known as Sister
Baptist, and Ellen McInerny, of this city,
who adopts the name of Sister Joseph.
Fathers Grace and Haupts conducted the
ceremony. The four young ladies first
walked to the altar, said few prayers, and
mass was then celebrated. After the bless
ing Of the Holy Eucharist, the priest held
it aloft, and each sister then made her
vows of chastity, obedience and poverty,
and after having received their black wells
and silver rings, they became professed
sisters.
Father Grace delivered touching SER
mon, praising the sisters for choosing the
beautiful life they were about to lead, and
asking the blessing of God upon them for
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-20
A sTENOGRAPHER R0UGHs IT.
Warren Doane Has Thrilling Expert.
ence in the Mountains

Warren Doane Has a Thrilling Expert
ence in the Mountains.
Warren E. Doane, the weli-known off,
cial stenographer, has returned from his
weeks trip to Iowa Hill and Gold Run,
where he was engaged in transcribing the
testimony in two criminal cases.
Mr.. Doane had to travel from Colfax to
Iowa Hill by horseback over perilous
mountain trail, which passes close to the
celebrated Cape Horn" on the line of the
Central Pacific. At one point the trail
amounts to nothing more than narrow
cut in the side of an almost perpendicular
cliff, which the recent storms have badly
cut up and washed out. Mr.. Doane had a
this dangerous point. His horse slipped
and was topping over the cliff, when Mr..
Doane quickly dismounted and pulled the
animal back on the trail Owing to the
extreme narrowness of the path it was i'm.
possible for him to remount the horse
again at that place, and he had to walk
ahead of his animal for over a mile be-
fore place wide enough to permit of his
remounting could be found.
1t is over this same perilous trail that all
of the supplies for Iowa Hill and other
places III the vicinity nave had to be car
ried upon pack-mules during the present
winter.
Arriving at Iowa Hill. Mr.. Doane was
engaged on the case Of the People VS.. Thos.
Reed, charged with assault to murder.
Reeds brother, it appeared, had got into a
row with man named Jones in saloon,
and the defendant stepped in and helped
his brother by laying open the side of Jones
head with the heavy end of brilliard cue.
Owing to a conflict in the testimony the
case was dismissed.
From Iowa Hill the stenographer went
to Dutch Flat, where his services we're
wanted IN another assault to murder case.
Charles Mellor was the defendant Several
weeks ago Meller made a demand upon NJ.
9. Gorton, the telegraph operator at Gold
Run, for the payment of small debt
Gorton informed him that he would have
to wait until the pay. car arrived. Mellor
insinuated that Gorton did not intend to
pay at all, and called him vile names. Cor.
ton chased Mellor off of the premises, and
was returning to his Office when Mellor
stole up behind him and slashed him sew
eral times with knife. When the ex-
animation was concluded in Court, Mellor
was ordered to appear before the Superior
Court for trial on the charge.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-20
FLOWING FROZEN SNOW.
The New Rotary Makes a Successful At
tempt at Cascade.

The New Rotary Makes a Successful At
tempt at Cascade.
Superintendent j. B. Wright of the Sac
ramento division arrived last evening from
the scene of the late blockade on the line
of the Central Pacific. A party of railroad
officials, consisting of Colonel Charles f.
Croker, Vice-President Of the Southern
Pacific Company; General Superintendent
Fillmore A. D. Wilder, Superintendent of
the Northern Division from San Jose TO
San Francisco; George Croker and few
other gentlemen, left this city on Tuesday
evening for the Sierras to see the opera.
tons of the new rotary pillow and the
cyclone. Mr.. Wright Joined the party al
Cascade cut, as did also Master Mechanic
Small aud Division Master Mechanic Hell
gleman.
On yesterday the party witnessed the
new rotary pillow make an attack upon q
bank OF snow which has not been re-
moved from side-track during the win
ter, and which was frozen almost as hard
as rock. The new pillow handled the
snow splepdidly, the only hinderance be-
ing that the bank was seven feet too high
to be plowed rapidly. Several hundred
feet were plowed cut before the party de-
parted to see the cyclone work at the other
end of the cut. The cyclones exhibition
was not as successful as that of the rotary,
owing to the fact tina. there was not enough
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insinuations that 1 don't know what I'm
talking about. l have built a dozen mod
els of my invention and they all work to
perfection. The only reason that | have
not gole before the public yet is that
have not patented my invention yet, and
don't want anybody 10 steal it from me.
1 have one of the models at work over in
machine shop near here, and if you
would like to walk over We will take a
look at it,
But the visitor was afraid to carry his
deception too far for fear of discovery, and
excused himself by saving that the draw
ings had satisfied him completely of the
practicability of the invention. He then
inquired of the inventor as to the proposed
corporation for handling the invention.
Well" said the inventor, 81 had my
mind set on incorporating. with capital
stock of $500 600, but SO tar only $4,000
has been subscribed. You see, have been
working the matter up quietly, SO as to
avoid publicity, until / get my invention
patented, and for that reason have been
handicapped in the way of getting moneyed
men to see it. | am going to pack up
everything this week and go direct TO Chi
cago, where think / can work to better
advantage But, that does not mean that
l am to discard those Sacramento men who
have subscribed. No, sir, they were my
first friends, and they shall all make their
fortunes, too. But, by the way, how many
shares can | set you down for?"
This was indeed unexpected, and the WIS.,
itor was completely fioored by it.
Well-er-let me see,' he finally stam-
mered. Il think ought to consider first.
l."
Time is short; go East in a couple of
days" interrupted the old gentleman,
testify.
Well-er-I-I'll call around to-mor-
row." and the impostor bolted out of the
door.