New-York tribune., 1890-08-07

diameter pO-tQr portion Of the depression
and the immediate line there a burD, one ana one
inches length half inch n WIDTH superficial
In character slightly scOrhng tho hair and crescent III
shape On the small OF the back corresponding to the le'"
of the fourth saa vreb below and above four and one
inches vertical ard fo and onchalf inches
IN transverse dactrvas presenting four concontrie
Of which the outcrnot mad pale corresponding TO
that Of the rubber cup Of the ecctrode and oncquartcr OF an
incn ia diameter Then follows partial and complete ves
cation partial below aud complete above. about inch in
diameter above and one-third Of inch below. Then
follows transition which is in it's upper third.
complete char bacN IN APPEARANCE in It's lower part
showing dcssicaton and Of grccnsh rown color IN
Internal showed numb'r OF vesclcs chiefly perphciai
and below the centre black cschar. half OF an inch In
its vertical and Gyciahths OF inch In It's TRANSFERS"
diameter Abov" is tonguc-shap"d pale area with a
LAT Il projection the left Of the m'd3n line extending
about Two inches and upper projection IN the doIsal
furrow which j. sharply pointed and which had
it, periphery reddish quarter with here and there vessca
ton In addition the bacG showed a number Of de-
II s'ion> produced by the folds OF the shirt aud
pendcs are commonly found in dead bodies lying on
the >ack
on lucsing the skin over sternum the blood which
escaped unusually dark and fluid, and remained
upon exposure. There yelmcuar action o the
utestines exposure to the air irritation. The
diaphragm extended from the Afth lntercOsta rib
left aud the fourth the right. Til. blood from the
surface 0f the liver Of crmscn-likc color. The
abdominal normal In position and
The muscles the thoIaX the usual color. Tar
Cti HINte were DOlctu On pO'leIlOf Oi hr
lover lobe Of the left lung over hall Of the lung nosd
when placed in watcr showing q marked Cnphysmaious
condition. The bOnch were normal in appearance aud
contained mucus and air bubbles The right lung
adhcrent throughout to the diaphragm. In the middle
lobe Of this lung there wcll-maIkcd
dcu spots. The spleen normal in size and aptcar
The cft kidney weighed 3L2 and hight
Kidney Ouncc>(. BO;h were intensely coUgost.d. The
stomach contained pint Of undgcsteI food The gall
bladder distendd with bile. The heart weighed %,
valves healthy. hadder
contracted.
The scalp being removed showed the vetcx Of the
skull b. In desiccat,d coalition corresponding with
Of cectode previously noted
being four inches by four inches, The of he
scalp bciup only and half by inches long
diameter being anteopostcrOr. On removal Of the skull
cap, the normal IN texture. somewhat dull IN
color particsarly the corresponding with the
of contact. In the piepolandc region the ntpingc
vessels measuring long convXty ant rolosts'frry Of
inches the left side and three the right.
filed with carbonizcd blood Internal aspect Of
the csNarum. the meninecal vessels the dura the
tents and coats appeared to BE- black and cai ibonzcd
The carDonized vessels brittle thst their eads
oil with the cal aiun and presented broken cfumy
appearance This catbonizaoH limited in an abrupt
The other meningeal vessels Contained blood o
crimsonike hue, corresIpdng to the outer bum pre-
viOusy dcsciibd. la ts narfONest portion was seen
little po,tcror to the mcGan line dark dIscoloaton, Stud
ing ight lateral prolongaton hrrc-qrarcss OF al
inch the direction OF the Longitudinal sinus
aud in width sevcneigiths Of inch. over
the left sphere OIcthId Of inch lift OF the mrdan
line there deep car5Onilcd spot corresponding with
the carbonizod portion of the CnlNaiium This chsrtfd
spot corresponds 20 the the dull color sras
previously described The pis and gyra themselves were
of a pale color rest the ordinary rosy nIec-
the ordinary While observing this ansein
area II that began 10 MI
The pa aud arachnoid the conVeNity were perfectly
normal An interesting fact observed on haidlhg
pous agd n4cdua that they found 70 be
temperature noted 80 degrees f. This corresponds
with area Of temperature Oh the back u ue n,ck
which was noted at % degrees r. after death
97i2 degrees +. post niof,ein. The
smaller vessels Of the pia i-tatic. Capillary heno.
aoted the noOr the fourth yents!cc and
the same condition in the third Ventrcic and the
anterior portion Of the lateral ycntrice The peyas
cular spaces appeared di.tcrdrd and
blood The brain coreN in Of contact rersib!y
hard ned 20 onc-sxth Of it. depth where there
Inv of yascullrt The vessels the corpus
,trit1n showed rnargments in different parts oi their
Iandncstions. The pons si shtly ,oitcncd
The burned intcgumcnt OF the back b.lng removed
showed the spinal muscles underneath u be cooked
throughout their entire thickness. The spinal cord was
removed olure. bat showed no gross appearances OF
PATHOLOGICAL condition Portions O IT. structure,
vel. those Of brain tissue preserved by members
Of the stat for purposes Of hardening and nicro-copicai
examination
The blood taken Immediately after deat showed under
the mlrro.cop" markedly prsnuar cond ton. almost
-ugg sting an ecctroytc dissolution Of he rrd cou-c-
Dr. Spitza was seen by the reporter Of The Tribune
after tho autopsy had been made and he said. in
part
am in favor Of these three methods Of execution.
and this order the guotine. hanging and last elec
tricity. What / have seen TO-DAY impressed me
greatly. not with horror. but rather with doubt and
wonder. l have haugings which far more
brrtal than this execution. but have seen
anything more awe IN, piriug. The execution q
success. for the man * dead But The method IS not
success for il has not performed what was promised
for IT, That 10 rid the execution Of the feature Of
larbarty and Of cruelty. The experiment ha- shown
| that under other conditions. which might exist. but
which did not exist Oday. executions might De fearful
There condition, here TO-DAY for which the advo
Gates Of the system not responsible and one Of
these the extreme cooino-s Of Kcmnlcr. lo
| was as easy TO handle CHA. lie took the
thing coolly and when the Warden was adIustin. The
| cap. shook hi, head aud said
- Warden. that cap had better be little tighter
| II is not tight enough
"Supposng The prisoner had been ugly. Imagine th'
difficulty Of placing him in the chair. on the Other
hand suppOsiug he broke down entirely hc woud have
to be carried 10 he chair and strapped in Al this
goes 10 show The method will not take from
| capital punishment the barb1rous features Of al cN
| ecu;ion. The one objectionable feature Of the new
method is that the nature of the power which kill,
| Curc, q Fost.mortem examination. This T. true II
the Of animals. Kcnmcr showed il1is Of anima
ton and made certain gur5ing sounds after the cur
rent had first been taken Of. and II this
count that the current turned again. In my
0pni1n however he dead within five seconds aftr
| the current had been turned on said then. and
| believe still. that IN that time lie beyond rrsns
citation. IN fifteen seconds he dead and wha
occurred after that only muscular movement
| which wOuld naturally be IN" result Of chccldng TN
current He brcthed but. II NJ the instant that tlr
current was applied. his lungs were filed with air |
was natural for to empty themselves by The DE
preston Of The chest which would give the appcann"
of breathing. This apparent breathing was not
sufficient cause for the statement That there was si
Ilfe In Kcmmlcrs body 1t bVtcr that The currcn
was turned again 10 make death sure
The dynamo and apparatus were not what the
ehnuld have been. They did not furnish enoue