St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-05
LAST DAY ON EARTH.
Murderer Kemmler to Be
Electrocuted at Auburn
Tonight.
Three Desperate Criminals
Saw Their Way Out Of
Lancaster jail.
Italians Indulge in a Free
Fight in Jersey, Two Be-
ing Slain.
j. w. Ham Claims to Be the
Victim Of a Misundep-
standing.

standing.
AUBURN, N. Y, Aug. a. Among
those who identified the body of "Tillie'
Ziegler, whom Kemmler killed in Buff
falo, were William Tipner, father Of the
dead girl, and Henry Kemmler. brother
of the murderer. Henry Kemmler is
the husband of the dead woman's sister.
This afternoon the postman on his
rounds of delivery carried into the
prison a registered letter addressed
to William Kemmler. The postmark
was Philadelphia, and upon the face of
the envelope was written the words !;
"From your brother Henry Kemm-
Ier." Doubtless this communica-
tion was thought by the writ
er to be and probably will be-,
the last to pass between the two broth
ers. The law provides that the body of
an electricized criminal shall be buried
in the prison cemetery unless claimed
by relatives. Aside from this brother,
it is not positively known that Kemmler
has another living relative. He himself
is underline impression that he has an
uncle or an aunt living somewhere in
the West. 1t seems improbable that
Kemmler's body will be claimed by
relatives and the
Place of His Burial
is we'll nigh settled. This afternoon the
Associated Press representative asked
Warden Durston if it would be safe tor
correspondent to absent himself from
the vicinity of the prison two or three
hours. "Why certainly" was the re-
spOnse, ''and will say to you frankly
that there will be nothing of Importance
in the next tWenty-fOur hours" This
was said at 4 O'Clock this afternoon,
hence the warden is the authority for
the statement that the death bolt will
not be loosened at least until O'Clock
tomorrow. Bearing upon this point is
a private dispatch received in this city
from Buffalo stating that invited
witnesses to the execution had
been asked to be present
in Auburn at z o'clock tomorrow even
ing. Reasoning from those facts, peO-
pie are divided in opinion as to whether
Kemmler will die tomorrow evening
after work in the shops has stopped or
upon Wednesday morning before work
in the shops has begun. Doubtless
more people here are of the belief that
Wednesday morning will be the time of
execution. The Osborne house, the
chief hotel of the city, is thrOnged with
newspaper correspondents, and every
nook is occupied, though none of the
invited witnesses, so far as known, have
yet been registered there. The methods
employed by various newspapers
to secure and transmit first the
news of Kemmler's death, if
printed, would possibly interest
the public as much as the detail
of the event which all are here to re-
port. The Western Union in the pres
ent emergency has come forward to
meet it. Local Manager Horton has es-
tablshed sub-office in the freight
depot directly opposite the prison.
From it fourteen New York wires are
equipped, and embarrassment by mad
eauate wire facilities is happily not one
of the features of this affair. All day
long Yesterday and to-day silent,
curious faces have been pressed be-
tween the heavy upright iron bars on
either side of the big prison gate. Men,
women and children have thus been
watching the windows
Behind Which X Kemmler Is
and where at rare intervals face or a
hand may be seen behind the bars and
the wire network which covers the
windows. Almost insufferable heat dur
ing Sunday and to-day has made life a
wretched experience both in doors and
out. There has been recently much
printed and said about the possibility of
an inquiry being instituted by Gov.
Hill at Warden Durston'S suggestion as
to the sanity of the wretch Kemmler.
The Associated Press correspondent, in
view of his information, is unable to
accord the slightest credence to such
reports. If Kemmler is insane he is not
we'll and Warden Durst0n is authority
for the pointed and positive statement
that the condemned man is we'll; that
all statements to the contrary are not
only untrue, but foolish, that the pris-
oner has maintained himself, as well,
and better than the majority of men
under such circumstances. If the war
den is mistaken the responsibility is
his.
Will Be in at the Death.
Warden Durston gave out tonight the
following list of those who are to be
present at the prison Tuesday evening
to witness the execution: DR.. G. F.Mc-
Donald, of New York formerly physi-
clan in charge at the state insane
asylum); DR.. Samuel d. Ward, of AL
bany: Dir. A. P. Southwick. of Buffalo;
DR.. E. c. Pltska, of New York; DR..
George S. Fall, of Buffalo; DR.. G. NJ.
Daniels, of Buffalo; DR.. Charles Fow-
ler. of Buffalo; DR.. w. F. Jenkins, of
New York; Louis Balch, of Albany
(secretary of the state board of healthy;
DR.. w. j. Nellis, of Albany; DR.. A.
Argue, of Corning; ex-senator d. HI.
Mcmillan. of Buffalo (the father of the
eleetricide billy; Hon. John B. Stans-
field, of Elmira; Tracy c. Becker,
of Buffalo (referee in the Kemmler
triaD, Robert Dunlap, of New York
and G. r. Huntley, OF Buffalo, expert
electricians. The following persons
have been notified according to the law
to be present in their official capacity:
George B. Quinby, district attorney of
Erie county; Oliver A. Jenkins, sheriff
of Erie county; Judge Henry A. Childs,
of the supreme court, who sentenced
Kemmler. The fact that the name of
Electrician Barnes does not appear in
Warden DurSton's official list excited
some comment tonight. The warden
is thought to be much annoyed by the
publication of the iinterview with
Mr.. Barnes, which appeared in the
Rochester Post-Express and in the press
dispatches this afternoon. Mr.. Durston
has maintained strict silence about
his arrangements for the execution
and it is natural that he should be
annoyed at the diyulgence of the pro-
gram. There are three electricians to
be appointed, however, and it is proba-
BILE Mr.. Barnes will be named as the
third when the final arrangements are
made. Mr.. Barnes did not have charge
Of the early
Tests of the Dynamo,
as claimed, but was present and is inti-
mately acquainted with the machinery,