Evening journal., 1890-08-04
THE DYNAMO is READY.
Kemmler's Electrocution VIII
Probably Occur Thursday.
INSANITY TALES DIsCREDITED.

Prison OhciaIs Do Not Believe Anything
win Interfere with the Laws Course.
Mrs. Durston Leaves Auburn - News
paper Men Scheming 20 Get the News.
AUBURN, n. r., Aug. NO invitations
have been issued yet to the witnesses who
are to attend the execution OF Kemmler,
the murderer, and so there can be no GER
tainty about the date OF the execution, eR-
cept that it viii be later than Tuesday.
The law requires that three days nstice
shall be given the witnesses. There are
indications that the invitations Will be Is
sued today and that the execution will
take place Thursday. All stories concern
ing the possibility Of postponement on ac-
count OF the mental condition of the con
demned man or possible injunction to
be got out against the warden are OF doubt
full origin.
Warden Durston returned from New
York city Sunday morning. On the train
with him were reporters from half dozen
of the New York city papers, but he youeh-
safed no information to any Of them, and
denied himself TO visitors. 1t is believed
chat tho dynamo is in working order and
that there is no probability hardly pos
sibility-that the execution will not take
place this week
swarms OF Reporters Present.
The chief local interest In the event Is
taken by the swarm Of reporters who have
come here to pick up what information is
obtainable when it Ia over. The warden
may admit two persons connected with the
press associations 20 witness the execu-
tion. They will 90 in as members Of the
jury. But none Of the special representa-
tiyes of individual newspapers will be ad-
mitted to the Jail on that day. One New
York evening paper has platform twenty
feet from the ground on telegraph pole,
directly across from the prison. A long
distance telephone wire will connect the
watcher on the pole with the Office Of this
paper In Now York. He can see nothing,
though, except the bare walls Of the prison.
The Western Union company will open an
oiiice in the freight building Of the New
York Central 2nd Hudson River failroad
directly opposite the prison on the morn
ing Of the day fixed for the execution.
5Trs, Dnrston Leares the Scene.
5lrs. Durston, the warden's wife, who
first turned KemmIex's thoughts in the di-
gectiQn Of Deligion, left the city last even
ing for New York. She has beeh with the
condemned man every day almost since "a
came to Auburn and has taken a warm in
tcrest IN him. So great was her sympathy
that she did not think she could endure the
nervous stain incident to the events of
the week. and she has gone away to remain
until it is over. There Is a curious feeling
here among those who have been inter.
ested in the case from the beginning that
the execution will not take place. This
feeling is doubtless due 70 the fact that
there have been so many delays in the past.
Insanity Stories Discredited.
The warden undoubtedly believes that Il
will occur. He has made every preparn-
tion, and unless something extraordinary
occurs he viii put the sentence into execu-
tion. There is thought 20 be a possibility
that the Westinghouse company will at
the last minute be able to get an intunc-
tion from one Of the judges OF the supreme
court 70 prevent the use Of the Westinq-
house dynamo. The company has made no
move, though, so far as Is known, and the
opinion Of eminent lawyers is that every
legal remedy has been exhausted
This or the question Of Kemmler's sanity
IS al that could possibly intervene to pre-
vent the execution now. AS to the Inter
those who have come In contaot with
kemmler officially Of late are reticent, but
they do not seem to give much weight to
the stories which have been sent out saying
that Kemmler Is losing his mind.
Kenmler's Last Sunday.
The Rev Dr. Houghton, who has been
kemmler's spiritual adviser ever since he
embraced religion. did not visit him at the
prison Sunday. Other duties occupied his
attention. Kemmler spent the day quietly,
finding his chief amusement in listening
TO the performance Of his fellow criminal,
Fish, the condemned murderer who Occur
pies the cell next to him. Fish is an expert
banjo playsr, and be is allowed to keep the
instrument In his cell and 70 play on ii at
his will kemmler seemed TO have a good
appetite and ate three hearty meals He
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