New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09
OFFICIAL REPORT or KEHNLERS DEATH.
DR.. MACDONALD SAYS ELECTRICAL EXECUTION
IS INFINITELY PREFERABLE TO HANGING.

IS INFINITELY PREFERABLE TO HANGING.
Albany. Oct .3.-Dr. Carlos +. Macdonald, president
% the state Commission in l.unary, has furnished
Governor I'M Official account Of the recent death
~ william kcnmlcr az Auburn Pcniicntary By electric
ity He SAYS ia confusion:
compared with hanging. IN which death is frequently
proiuc by etrln,ilt:iDI. with every indication Of
sion, suffering for an appreciate time thu part
lII: VIctni, rAecufon iy cleo trlcity infinitely
preferable both rrcads the sl!di nncss with wi'
dcah l. effected am! IN" expedition wIth which all
tn" lmn.hIit: preliminary d"tul, may he arranged
rs tlc latter m"rlVd the fatal strOnc renders II,
victim uncon>c,l' III an iiinl'",ilnil traction Oh
sea- Id, 4 snail as t. he beyond In. power Of the
human mind 10 estimate. while. AT "a" same ne II
d>nir-gar, the nerve t>'c> and blood to an extent
which In>iIrc> an ab>olnrnc,> of death in Il shorter
space Ul time than i possible by any other known
method. Ia Otl"r words. II - the snrr,t. quickest
most c!hccnt AID least painful method that has yet
been devised.
The execution Of Kcnmlcr. from the time he entered
crp"d moi more than eight minut~: whereas c.c ntin )
~ hahHEs usually r'in'i" from nnc"n t" thirt"
he. h"lir '"ntr.uc, to beat for that length of tune
after ii" fan u ia" fatal drop. Then. too. f,r more
tine consumed N parnG the prisoner on tie gal
loW> pul"rn; hi, Inns. putting on tA" black cap.
ptcn- The moose ah"Hi h, heck and carefully adjust
ia. tn Llot under hi lrf' ear from wi"nrr II some
times -ip> nj the "rca moment. resulting in strang-
ua'i"n Instead oi hroH'n n"ch than would be re-
rI,rra III n,r'."n n.ri, t. pr parn' Of th;
report tn" Associated Pr di;pat"h'> contained an
art"ul' # Ia -lnc IN which the criminals head
VA. almost c"nil,t".y torn fOm III" body.
Or Macdonald make, the following rccommenda-
tiui!>:
II-'-Th" -tau'" pioviIn, for the execution OF
GRIM nal, hy ole, trriiy should b" il"rd"d 10 pro
vic tor hu plant. to b." lo"atcd III III central
part Ui ih' state. m building especially r"isirur''l
f"r "a" pnrp'-". The h"'liin: should contain th'
n".r->aN rr,' rir1l apparatus. an engine, cNcfu'Inn
in"r solitary r"> and 'luIr"r- FOR IT," .idl!S AMI
other n'r'-,iv "iiH'>. q" 'iiaii', +" ID" ~ thar-c
-! ard u;"'1j,d hy competent. rr""l "iCti al.
second In" -ir' AID DYNAMO should he especially
t.-l'I,.,i for ia" iIrl"". AMI >iouIl Ice 'hnabl" "t
."nrrlf.ls tl'r'II ufJt!i" fore" OF AZ i 49, 3VW
N"i'-. 20 ~" u1\lulm voltage tlllf
rnuli IT,. ,,.n.~, and ~ ~" Am" time CGUs" NJ
,itI>.r, - c"''ri Al h.fnG company. ,lhh * Is
,,rs b. t'ir ~: commercial diiaiup'
Az. il>.i ~ rN"rItiis trlitniI..
1hr, IA. vol. i.."tr" ~EoIld hr located In The
"N''' r'rr' lid competent and T"~u"i -ll'" on
o. -h.t.,l %. de- r - f.'.r tl' readings I'll m"
lcr' l...,' ard ~" irtlu' rho current aIp'"
T.- I"',." ~lpTli not !" L. them l.ioo. nor more
iilii 1000. AID -hoIid 10 matter ~ uih'i1 r"'pH
Tar =: .-on"l- rN-~'luc" >hoT! also j." taken lnn"
d.,"ly l'''ir lrin-Ir, Ian INTO ~" "N""nipn rom
fptr'h- The ,t.lr sh,Ild r"irir' an picial roport
Of each 9 h" U'plc - ~" Governor within
ten day, after the execution tale place.