The evening world., 1890-08-06
Bat are not The doctors anxious to have
4 made she minute life n.Aaessp

bat are not the doctors anxious to have
u made she minute life ceases7"
mo. Why should they bef We will
probably not begin u until three or four
hours after the electric current has passed
through the body"
IA has been said, doctor. that you ply
sicisna do not know In cases Of electrical
death the immediate oause Of death and that
an Immediate autopsy might show the
cause
That's partly true. We know that when
. man dies by electricity his blood becomes
dislntegrAted, separated into its component
parts. Beyond this We have learned very
little. The body IL otherwise generally In q
perfectly normal state. An imme-
dlats autopsy would not reveal any
thing more than one held several
hours after death. Even II II would, 1 am
not snre that would favor IL II We we're
10 do 80 you may be Suro cry would 90 up
from somewhere that the doctors we're
bound 10 have the execution n success. and
20, iftho condemned man did not perish by
electric shock, wonld see to II that he would
bo dead before they got through with him. -
Another thing, continued the father
OF the elcctrioAl-sGecutlon law ~ see
some mention made about Keinmier's family
claiming the body Immediately after death
and 20 preventing an autopsy. That cannot
be. The law makes An autopsy mandatory,
but relatives and friends can clnim tho body
after the autopsy Hthey do noe u will be
buried In quicklime."
HIS LAST DAT or LrFE.
This. which Ia supposed to be The last day
Of Ksmmlers life, was spent by the con-
demned man In much the same manner as
all others have boon for Tho past week or
80. He slspt fairly vol last niRht in fact.
10 Was the easiest nlaht he has had for over
d week, and ho awoku this morning In much
oettrr spirits than he has been in for some
time. He ats Q hearty breakfast and then
tttnsd his attention 10 his brother mhr-
dereF. ffauk Fish. who IL also under SEN
tenee 10 die by che dynamo. Fish brought
ont his banjo and played tho livsliest airs
he knew. and Kernmler seemed TO enjoy the
music more than usual. He kept time with
his hands and feet. and At tho conclusion OF
the concert remarked that the "music was
hne."
As the day wore away Remmief's shllen
Abirit began TO show itself, bnt DIR. Hough-
ton and Chaplain Yates called aud talked
With him. and he frightened up. He has
no Idea ihAt u is probable that before
the thin tunes Of the prison bell ring ont to-
morrow morning 70 awaken the eontiots he
viii hare bsan killed, He wAA simply living
another day. day which was like all others
to him. IL began TO rain about 9 o'clock III
the afternoon. and looking from his cell
window he noticed the long ard pointed
leaves OF the graceful Virginia creeper
drippihR with water in front Of ths window.
He remarked 10 his keeper that u was rain
ing hard. and then began to write the last
few cards upon which he will scrawl his
name aud the date.
This afternoon DR.. Houghton AMI Chap
lain Yates called on him again. and after
long Instruction and earnest conversation
administered the Lords Supper. Kemmler
asksd that this might be done. He was bnp-
tized four months aRo when IL was supposed
he was to be killed within . few h0urs. and
lie then received the sacrament Then
came the writ. and since then he
has hot bothered himself much about
any supper save his own dallY meal.
As the time Approaches for the final scenes
In the experiment his religious advisers
bring him atouhd and he asks for the sacra-
nient rEeekly and reliEoukly. ~ though he
md rs.oOd all about II and knew what II
siEiiihed. To-day the ministers had not
for the sacrament and Warden |
Dufhton brouaht bread and wine from his |
own rooms. This was eonfecfa:ed accord |
Ing 10 the Methodist ritual and Kemmler |
oAttUok OF H. after which he khelt down on |
he hard stone floor OF his cell
4hils the COED Daniel McNAughtDn.
\ no looks innocent and talks wise. prayed !
or him. Later on Fish, who has been oc-
'upying the adioining cell to Kemmler, was
moved to another part OF the prison. He
Eent In to bid Kemmlsr sood-by. He
eehisd to realize that lie was soon to follow
n the i3ufIalos mnrderer's footsteps, and
he parting affected him. On Kemmler 1t
rad not tho slightest effect lie said COOL
,y without . tremor. and laughed as Fish
eft him. and said; Frank plays good
music on his banjo"
EEAMLER's FORCED BRAVERY.
An Auburn man, who is well known by
Warden Dufst9h. WAS allowed TO see kemm-
sr this morning. He stopped at the cell
ooT and spoke 10 the prisoner Kemmler
aid thai he vas feeling very good and vas
hI afraid OF anything happening. lie
Gems to have recovered from his flight to
great extent His bravery, however,
eemed to be forced.
During the afternoon Warden Durston
0ok several Of tha gentlemen through the
,risOn and finally to the chapel. where they
leArd the pride of the prison do his great
et. The ''pride is = negro convict, Levy,
Eho has fifty-five days more TO serve. LoYy
an initiate Any musical instrument the
sorld every heard or The eoTnet is his
AyoritS. and the way be plAyed . Home,
iWeet Home. with all sorts OF tTills and
uns and fancy iiourishes was a surprise 10