Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-08-06
NEARING DEATH.
The Exact Time when Kemmler
will Receiv. the Fatal Cur.
rent Not Known.
Swarms of Reporters in Auburn
to Pick up What Information
May Be Obtained.
Waiting for Kemsnler to Die.

wattiDg Tor Reminder 10 DIE.
AUBURN, N. Y. August 4.-Th's
afternoon the postmaster. on his
rounds Of delivery, carried into prison
. registered letter addressed To VIM.
Kemml-r. The pest mark wa. Phila.
delphia, and upon the face of the en-
velope was written the words: "From
your brother, Henry KSmmler."
Doubtlrs. this communication WINS
thought by the writer To be, and prob
ably would he. the last 10 pass betwe
the two brothpr-. The law provides
that the hodv of the III. trrci-ed erin
ical shsll T.. b.ri-h In the pris n CEN.
esery unless clsim.d bv relatives.
As,ce from this brother, u IL MT pns-
itively known that K-mmler has an
o htr living r-'a,ivr. He himself 10
under the in preston that h. has sp
uncle or M aunt living somewhere in
the west. II 81, ms improbable ths'
Kemmler's body will he claimed by
relatives. and
THE PLACE FOR HIS BURIAL
Is well nigh settled. This afternoon
an associated prs representative
asked Warden Du-lon II IL would be
safe for q correspondent t0 absent
himself from The vicinity Of the prison
for two or three hours. why GER
tainly." was the rep nsr, ''snd I will
say to you frankly tina, there will be
nothing of Importance TOR the next
tweuty.four hour-." This was said
at 4 O'Clock this afternoon, hence the
warden IL authority for the statement
that the death bolt will not be .oos' ned
until 4 o'clock to-m.rrow. Bearing
upon this point IL q private dispatch
received In this city from Buffalo,
ata'ing that the inyit d witnesses to
the execution had nepn ssked to he
present 10 Auburn at O'Clock to-
morrow evening. Reasoning from this
point the people are divided in opin.
lon as IN whether Kemmlrr will die
Tomorrow evening after work In tine
shops has st0ppe or on Wednesday
morning before work In the shops had
brgun. Doubtless more people h,re
are of the belief that Wednesday
morning will be the time OF execution.
The O.burne house. the chirf hotel Of
tie city, has been thronged with news
paper respondents snd every nook
J. occupied, though none II The invit-
eli witnesses, 20 far a. known, have
yet been registered there.
THE METHODS
which the various newspapers will us'
/, secure and transmit thu first news
OF Kemmler'- desth. IL printed, would
possibly interest tse public as much
o. the details OF the event which all
are here to retod. The Western
Union in the present emergency has
c,me forward to meet IL. Local Man
ager Horton his established q sub-
Office IN the freight depot directly op.
posite the prison. From IL fourteen
New York wires a-e available. the
main line In also thMoaghly equipped
and any embsrrsS.mrnt ~ wire facil.
titles Ia happily not one NJ the features
Of This Office. All day long yesterday
and to-day curious faces have been
pressed between the heavy upright
iron bars on either side OF tie bi,
prison gate. Women md children
have been
WATCHING THE WINDOWS
behind which Kammler l., and where
at rare intervals his f,.' e 's seen at the
wipd,ws. There has been recen iy
much prln'ed and laid nh mi the p ~.
sibiii'y Of nm inquiry b lug ins'ltu'ed
by Gov. Bill. ut h ~ar.n ms suvg-s-
tmn, Nh to the sanity of ~. wretch
Kemmler. The ss-oi tied pres. e.'r-
respondent, In view of his IN nfnrm alton,
II unable tu accord the -iivht. ct cred.
ence to such repor's. II K-mmler 10
insane he IL not well. AMI he warden
In an uthoritv for N mint. a mt ts,-tiivt