The evening world., 1890-08-01
EEMMLER IS NO STOIG NOW.
He Has Ceased to Whistle and
Sing While Awaiting Death.
Warden Durstou 70 BE Sole Master
of ARRANGEMENTS this Time.
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isYgctAL TO TEE EvErfro WoHLpl
AuBuRH, Aug. lin three days there
will have begun AGAIN for William Kemm-
Ter a week within any moment of which
his life NAV be ended At the laws behest.
For fifteen months eminent lawyers,
none of whom knew or cared thought
for this murderer himself. have been
fighting in the courts TO save his life; the
saving was only TO be incidental 10 the
rescue Of the electrical machines Of .
powerful corporation from the alleged
disgrace Of being the instrument Of legal
death.
Once in April last the gates Of death
yawned before this man Of thirty years Of
age.
All the preparations had been made for
his execution in the week OF April 20.
Warden Durston had gathered here n
score Of eminent medical men and expert
electrical men. There was hotel full Of
newspaper men here. and this quiet little
city was in perfect furor Of excitement.
Yet Kemmler, behind the great gray
walls that shut out the sunlight from him
forever. was indifferent. He whistled,
sang. talked. and was happy.
A reprieve came after Deaths hand had
been stretched over Kemmler's shoulder
for nearly two days. yet the news had no
effect ON him.
But within the past four months Of legal
fighting Kommler has weakened.
There is no moro singing or Whaling,
The prisoner only sits and broods over the
fate that awaits him.
There is but sixty hours between him
and eternity, II Warden Durston chooses
to select the frat hour of Kemmler'S week
OF death for his execution. Any moment
after Sunday midnight the Warden may
take him from his silent cell and In 9
twinkling. by the simple switching of ar
electric current, send him to his Maker.
A few weeks ago another prisoner who
had killed fellow mnn WAS brought here
and placed In another silent cell close tc
that of Kemmler.
He was Frhuk Fish, who killed hi
neiehbor at CsnandaiRua.
do these men ta,k together ?" asked
an EVENING WORLD reporter Of DAME
McNaughton. the death. watch.
oh. yes, hut not about death. They
avoid that. They say only How de do ?
and the like"
There are ninety life conviots IN
Auburn Prison. men who can have nc
hope of ever breathing the air of freedom
again. yet mot one of them would e1
change places with the man Gagged up IL
waiting tor the call Of death.
Lawrence DonlAn has taken the place
of William Wemple on Kemmler's death
watch. Kemmler objects to Weinple be
cause he scoffsd at the murderer's pro
fes sion of religion,
Mrs. Durston. the beautiful wife OF the
Warden. 1t Ia now said. has ceased &c
worry her head about Kemmler, and hAi
not visited his cell in ten days.
Warden Durston said to-day: an
in no hurry to kill this poor fellow. but
this time l shall be boss myself. con
suited too many so-called experts and
others before. This time l shall bS
master.
g / shall not execute Kemmler on Mon
day, and cannot say definitely Just when
The APP aratns | took TO Clinton
Prison for use In executing Chapleau last
month. He was reprieyed and brought
the machinery home. 1t Is still in the
packing cASes.
/ have not vet issued my invitations
TO tue twenty-one spectators authorized
by tue law"
Having sad this, the Warden left tn,
prison to board an east bound train Will
the remark; " shall be back tonight
People passing the prison on State
street glance in through the front gates
They can sec the windows Of the room II
which the death coils were built. ant
they whisper to ench other of the Rwiu
death that is awaiting the poor rat IL
the hole"
But within the gate there seems only
peace aud quiet.
A canary sings in Mrs. Durston's win
dow; a convict waiter. in rloth-soleC
slippers. alIdes about performing the
work of a maid: Linn aud Don. great
handsome st. Bernards. doze on theil
rugs, aud Kemmler sleeps on his cot ol
sits and looks A. nothing aud waits,
10 old Danisl McNaughton. Kemmlel
said once: After all, amt sure I'm
GLAD the LAWYERS got me of that othe
time.
" 1t seems tough. though. 10 kill mar
after he has mAde such = hard tght."