The evening world., 1890-08-01
LAST EDI'FI9N
KEHMLER IS NO ST0IG NOW.
He Has Ceased to Whistle and
Sing While Awaiting Death.
Warden Dprstou TO BE Sole AIasts
of Arrangements this Time.
I.rrcrlI 70 rnr Evrrre rontp.l !

AUBURN. Aug. lin three days there
will have begun again for William Kemm-
Ter week within any moment Of which
his life may be ended at the laws behest.
For ffteOn months eminent lawyers,
none Of whom knew or cared q thouaht
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 q
powerful corporation from tho alleged
disgrace Of being the instrument Of legal
death.
Once in April last tho gates Of death
yawned before this man of thirty years q
age.
All the preparations had been made
his execution in the week of April 20.
Warden Durston had gathered has
score of eminent medical men and en-
electrical men. There was hotel frf
newspaper men here, and this quiet 5
city WINS In perfect furor of exoiteH.
Yet Kemmler. behind the greatly
walls that shut out the sunlight froam
forever, was Indifferent. He wfsd.
sang. talked, and was happy. ~ 49,
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 pest four months Of legal
fighting Kemmler 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, IL Warden Durstcn chooses
to select the first hour of KemmleF's week
of death for his execution. Any moment
after Sunday midnight the Warden may
take him from his silent cell and in
twinkling. by the simple switching of an
electric current, send him to his Maker.
A few weeks ago another prisoner who
had killed fellow man was brought here
and placed in another silent cell close to =
that Of Kemmler.
He was Frank Fish, who killed his
neighbor at Canandaigua.
do these men talk together 2" asked
an EVENING WoRLD reporter Of Daniel
the death-watoh.
"Oh, yes, but not about death. They
avoid that. They say only How do do r
and the like"
There are ninety life convicta IN
Au burn Prison, men who can have no
hope of ever breathing the air Of freedom
again, yet not one of them would sx-
change places with the man Gagged up IN
waiting for the call of death. III
Lawrence Donlan has taken the place
Of William Wemple on Kemmler's death
watch. Kemmler objects TO Wemple.bs-
cause he scotfsd at the murderer's pre-
let sion of religion.
Mrs. Durston. the beautiful wife OF the
il is now said. has ceased to
worry her head about Kemmler, and has
not visited his cell In ten days.
Warden Durston said to-day: ~ am
IN no hurry TO kill this poor fellow, but
his time shall be boss myself. con-
Iulted too many so-called experts and
others before. This time shall b
master.
" shall mot execute Kemmler on Mon-
lay, and cannot say definitely Just when.
The apparatus / took 10 Clinton
Prison for use In executing Chapleau last
month. He was reprieVed and brought
he machinery homo. II il still in ths
packing cases.
II have not yet issued my invitations
~ tAc -SAAo ePS~sSsOAo eeb--gA@A~-A
oy the law"
Having said this. the Warden left tha
prison TO board an east-bound train with
he remark: - shall be back tonight
People passing the prison on State
treet glance in through the font RAtea-
They can see the windows of the room N
which the death cells were built. and
hey whisper to each other Of the awful
leath that Is awaiting the poor rat II
he hole"
But within the gate there seems only
'eaee and quiet.
A canary sings in MrA Durston's win
low; . convict waiter. In nloth-soled
lippers. glides about performing the
york Of q maid Lin and Don. great
Iandsoms st, BsrnArds. dozs on thsiF
ugs. and Kemmler sleeps on his cot O
its and looks at nothing and waits.
To old Daniel McHauRhton. KemmleF
aid once; After all. / amt sure pm
LAD the lawyers got me on that othsE
lme.
" II seems tough. though. 70 XIII ma
fter he has made sueh hard hght."