Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-06
WAITING FOR DEATH
BEFORE DAWN TO-DAY MURDERER KEMM-
LER MAY HAVE TESTED
Tie Fearful Experiment Of Eecirocalion Con-
dsmned Bearing Up Wcll-Inciients Of
His Las. Moments ofLiis-Eye7y-
thing in Readiness.

AUBUEN, y. Y, August j.-lt is now
thought likely that Andrew Crooks, the
convict, will De the man who will pull
the deadly lever. The announcement
has not yet been made positively but
circumstances all point to it, Warden
Durslou has finally decided To- change
the execution room, and it is larger
than the old room and not so hot.
though when all are in there the tenn
peraWro will be hot enough TO try
mems souls. kcmmler has kept up his
pluck In a wonderful way. \ gentle
man who will be present at the
execution visited kemmler In his
cell NJ 1890 this morning.
lie found him perfectly calm but
suffering from the heat. His first word
was: isn't il terribly hot down here?'
II was i'm fact SO hot that the gentle
man could not endure it and had to get
out. Kemmler beratcd no emotion
whatever during the interview. Kcmm-
Ter has made his viii again, bequeath
ing his books and other little traps to
Mr.. Durston, Daniel and few others
who have been kind To him. A lady i'm
Buffalo sent him a Bible short time
ago. and he has written his name in il
and wants il sent back TO her.
DEATH WILL BE INSTANTANEOUS.
Dr. Fell. who is Professor Of PhySiol-
ogy Of the medical department Of Mag
ara College, says that death will be i'm
Simultaneous. The dynamo will register
Z POO volts before used. Death will be
quicker than thought. No accidents
are possible. lie will not use his famous
reSuScitatOr. as there will be no use
when so heavy a charge is used. lie
has sat I'm the chair and applied the
electrodes 20 his own back ana head
and worked "a light battery, and the
shock was felt the instant he touch
cd the button. Holy communion was
administered 90 Kcmmlcr 40 2:l5 p. m
by Chaplain Yates and the Rev. Dr.
Uoushton. The dynamo was tested
again 40 p. M, and The test was wit
messed by Electrician Davis. DIR. Fell
Warden Durston. DR.. SOuthwick and
others. Heavy screens have been put
to all the windows in the death room.
and everything possible done 90 prevent
the light from penetrating 90 the out
side. The second separate company.
y. O.. =, y. y, Captain Kirby, has been
ordered out for this evening, oStcnSbly
for parade and street drill. This means
;hata Gordon of men will Dee around ,hc
prison gates.
AUTOPSY IN DAYLIGHT.
Dr. Southwick. of Buffalo. said late
this afternoon that 10 was not at AN
likely that thc autopsy would take
place before daylight, no matter when
the execution occurred. He said that
the physicians could not make as salts
factory ana examination 10y gas light or
electric light as they could IL they had
the light of day 90 work by. "BcSidcS.
hc continued. elf we 90 To work cut
ting him up Immediately after the
shock. people who doubt the power
of electricity will have a chance
Ca say if the shock did not Kill him we
did. That would never do you know.
and to prevent amy criticism we intend
at the proper time To furnish scale Of
Kcmmlcr'S temperature until il reach
as the point below which life can exist
There is great deal, You know, de-
pending upon this first autopsy. In the
first place we viii learn how electricity
Kills and the direct effect a shock has
upon % human body. Heretofore all
deaths have been accidental and the
current has made a jump and burned
tine flesh In the last case
iu which was interested /
found that the blood had simply
disiutegratcd What the effect of
direct shock with no burning will be is
what wa intend to learn under the
microscope. propose 10 have all the
facts come out, but it can't be done in
% hurry l don't want bad reports to
go into the papers about this affair, and
l am anxious that nothing but the
truth shall De published. / do not
want. when ! 90 over 10 Paris, to have
to deny To- the project of police lot of
absurd newspaper stories"
The Doctor was very earnest, and
promised 90 do everything ne could 10
have AN the facts laid bare by the
autopsy come out.