The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-11-28
STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
A Toledo Man Lives Through an Age in
Thirty Seconds.

A Toledo Bee man was sitting in an
office on Adam street recently chatting
with the occupant, a well-known young
lawyer, when the conversation turned
to dreams and the rapidity with which
the brain worked during sleep. Eyes"
remarked the legal gentleman, "the
braifi is marvellous cOntrivance. It
that fact ever skipped my memory it
was brought forcibly to my mind sew
eral DAYS since. l will tell you how it
happened. 1 was suffering with a
humping toothache, and resolved to
have the offender out. Accordingly L
made for the nearest dentists while
my determination was strong, and,
dropping into dental chair answered
to his Will you take gasp in the af-
tirmative. 1t was my initial expe-
rience with the fluid, but I inhaled it
without experiencing any peculiar
sensation at first.
Il noticed presently. however, that
the office clock licked abnormally loud;
in fact, it soon was pounding away
like one of Krupp's giant hammers.
Finally l drifted away into another
state and found myself in a strange
city. Several months passed and num-
erous trivial things happened which l
remember vividly, even the minutest
details. Somehow or other L got in
with a fast crowd Of young men. and
one night during a quarrel over
game of poker; I shot and fatally
wounded one of mi companions.
Il was arrested, and after the usual
preliminary proceedings my case came
up for trial in the Court of Common
Pleas. The trial was Il long one. L
remember well the district attorneys
summing up and the strong defense
my attorney made in my behalf, but
without avail, for the court sentenced
me to be executed by electricity,
strange and fearful death. My law
YER got stay of execution OF the SEN
tence, and the case was carried to the
Circuit court. Another lengthy trial
ensued, concluding by the judge con-
firming the decision of the lower court.
and l again became reconclled to the
thought Of being executed. My law
yer was untiring, and finally made an
other attempt to save my life, carry
ing the case to the Supreme court. l
think something like a year and half
elapsed before the case came to trial
for the third time.
However, its conclusion bore no
fruit TO my liking. for l was again
sentenced to an electrical execution.
/ spent many weary days in prison,
antt it was a relief when the day set
apart for my death came around: L
awoke early, bathed. ate a hearty
meal. and at 10 o'clock when the turn
key beckoned me to follow him to the
death-room l was wholly prepared to
depart this life. 1 seated myself in
the somewhat clumsy chair and my
arms and legs were strapped tightly
down. A dan!pened sponge was placed
on my head, and although 1 didn't
| look up I knew well that the conrec-
tion was made that would soon make
me human conductor. / closed my
eyes, but opened them just in time to
see the jailer drop a white handker-
chief. At the same instant the cur
rent was turned on. A dreadful
j %renching, burning pain shot through
my system and then-and then l came
to. The tooth had just been pulled.
l was under Che influence Of gas just
thirty seconds. Yes. the hum%n brain
Is "a rapid WORKER -..