Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-06
BUT THE VICTIM REMAINED UNI
CONSCIOUS.
kemmIer Calmly Directs the Warden
How 70 go About His
Work,
AND IS THE COOLEST OF AL
PRESENT.
The Condemned Man Exhibits Won-
derful Courage During the
Trying Ordeal.
By Telegraph to the SEwsI
THE TIHR CONF.
kemr,'e- Has Ssw paid The PEN
hlty Of EIis Crime

atty of His Crime.
AUBURN, y. Y, Aug. 5.-By the
exercise Of the absolute discretion
which the law permits, the prison
warden added two days 10 the lie
u the Condemned man, Kemmler.
The second day closed with clouds
and rain. When the sun rose in the
morning above the prison wall. It's
light STRAINED through the iron hars
OF the basement cells and touched
the stone floor In yellow blocks.
Whether the murderer was aware
that he would not again see The
morning sunlight il not known.
ndevd, 10 one beside the warden
and his guests-and not all of them
could tell when Reminders death
would come.
The invited guests have been
arriving by train at intervals during
the day. Among the afternoon ar
rivals were DR.. George F. Shrady Of
the Phughlseepsie Insane Asylum
aud editor Of the Medical World. DR..
SPltz and Deputy Coroner jenkins
Of New York. After supper at the
hotel all prepared TO witness the
execution Of the wretcl.ei murderer.
kemmier.
Accompanied by Warden Durst0n.
| they proceeded 10 the prison. where
the medical meu Joined in a discus
sion rs to the time and method Of
holding the autopsy. II was desired
that no question should arise a. tu
whether electricity or the scaipei
killed kemmler. There could be no
doubt
AFTER THE DEATH RlGyR
had set in. Again, a more satisfac-
tory autopsy may tie rlade apcn a
body which las been some time
dead than upon one while yer warm.
| This point was discussed. ~ also the
/ programme rs to what each medical
mans part shall he at the killing,
and during the autopsy. The CON
/ ference lasted Gu hour or more.
After the conference. the wituc>-
ses, together with the warden. It.
paired TO the hotel. DR.. Southwick
vas among the first To rciurn 20 thu
hotel.
care yoH going 70 bed. doctor?';
asked hystanier.
II am. indeed, - ne replied. AMI
he did.
The others Were disposed Of alllu. /
the crowded hotel and II n O'Clock !
most all had retired, save a few /
stragglers and newspaper oorrespon-
dents.
The plain inference was that the
execution would either take place /
late enough in the morning 10 make
retirement an object or that Il would |
be postponed another ddy. There
was not a man in the house, probs-
bly,, who believed the latter b. be
the case.
All Of those invited from cut Of
town must have arrived If they
would
WITNESS TIE KILLING
in case it occurs in the morning
hours, for no train would arrive IN
any direction until O'Clock.
The list Of those 10 witness the
execution is n f)llOws: DR.. CariU-
+. Macdonald Of New York, chair.
man Of the State Iguacy commits
sion; DIR. George +. Shahy Of New
York, DIR. \. =. SOsthWick, father
of the electrical execution hill; Dr..
George J.. Tell, DR.. G. II. Daniels. |
DIR. Charles Fowler Of Buffalo: DR.. .
w. J. Jenkins, deputy coroner ct :
New York; DIR Louis Btlch, secre- J
tary Of the State beard OF health of ,
Albany, DIR. W. J. Neliis ri Ala
ny, henry 4. Argue Of Corning. ,
New YORK; Hon. Tracy &. Becher :
OF Buffalo, the referee who took the )
testimony on the first appeal AS 10 !
the cOnstituliUnalify Of the law: u
Frank w. Mack Of the Associated i
Press; Robert Dunlap Of New York; a
Distinct Attorney Quimby Of Buf- !
falo, who had charge Of the muir i
ierer IN Buffalo; &. p. Huntley q. :
Buffalo, an electrician; g. q. Balm /
Of tine United Press; Dortors T. X. =
Smith, J. VI. jenkins and II. NJ.
Allison Of Auburn.
This makts tWenty-thrre, and the
twenty-siN Others are 10 be- made, uu a
Df ministers or h
GUARDS At THE PRISON.
No news came out Of the pEisou :,
utter nightfIll as to Kemmler's cor Il
iition, and in the hustle Of anticipl- n
Jon nobody stopped 10 inquire save n
hat he i alive. :,
IL Is now thought likely that An !
REV Cook, n convict, viii be tine IA
nan who will pull the deadly lever. :.
The announcement has not vet n
Keen made positively, but the cir I
'um~tances all pOiHt that way. | "a
DUrstOn has finally decided , J,
o change the execution room. au.i 3,
'nder the direction Of Electrician | =
Davis, who arrived this morning.
he wires ami switches were moved. m
The keepers mess room viii he IN
he new execution room. The cor "
emned man has kept mp his pluck ?
II a wonderful way. ~
The gentlemen who will he pres n,
mt at the execution visited Kenm-
r. this afternoon. They found him q,
cain, but suffering from m
cart trouble. ~
Kemmier made his will again. ~
,aviDg his books and Other little ar
'aps 20 Mrs. DurSt0n and TO the hi
risOners who have been kind % n,
i'm. This afternoon holy cum a
union was administered TO him toy n
haplain Yates and Rev. Mr..
.Oughton, second separate con-
any y. e.. 5. OF New York. Cant. / NJ,
.irby has teen ordered out for this ~
-ening, Osteusibly for parade aud Ia
rect drill. This means that 2 r.,
.rdOn is TO be put about the prison cal
ties. DR.. SOuthwicll. Of Buffalo, ful
III late this afternoon that il was
1t-at all likely that an AUTOPSY s1i
Ould take place before daylight. no a.,
after what time the execution &C. ne
Irred. in
TIE FATAL HOUR. ,
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The Herald sat
IS the following. qui
AUBURN, NY, Aug. lam uO'
sfOre ) O'Clock this morning $40,
emmler will sleep with his fathers. Ne
he time Of the execution has been Tn
sitively ami finally fixed. 1t is the
TIVE, n the hours OF and S this hOl
orning. This Is beyond peradven. the
re. The doctors have gone to Ted str
the hotel, with call orders rang bod
: from 10 $50 O'Clock. IL Is anC
mOred that kemmler has been owe
d the time of his departure, but feel
s cannot be confirmed. It is very nea
niticani. though, that he has the
IN joined by his spiritual advisers, he
4 keeper McNaughtOR will not don
We him now until the end. eve
@c,,rv,s q, 49,, thr'
H4A7i S-Irt ~ AAA4A. MIR
AUBURN, Aug. 6.-when the hin
ference held this evening be-