New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-22
WARDEN OSBORNE PLEASED.
| rin4 RfiAEvis HIN or D!sTNeTErUL DUTY
THE OPINION OF \ MURDERER SIN.



IN 'hc Tomls ~ the present time th"fc are tecity
lr.-oncrs under the ohais, 81 hoaMcdc ~ these.
nnlv tao. Jamc, ~ocum and Joseph Wool have
iccn convicted - murder ln the hr,t drgc'. Th"
other prisoner, age Christian Dcyhlc the c'aEcd
inventor. who shot on september Il last Frederick
D..,Ncin the John q. electrical instrument maker;
Charles T. ~ehulilc. Who beat DIS wife f. death
Chii-f, phcr II Clair. who fatally -tlhbcd h, WIFE.
Johanna 81 clair. intonio II. Maria. who shot
l.nocuyp Icffottp. >ani-llu, Chcoh Who -iu.,k ant
liicd Nicolas Muller with wrench. five italian
Aborrfs. Iiaucc.co rouch Michael Dpmcrco. Nicohkp
.,nn,c Domlul,k lI'cl and Francisco luc,i,
implicated n the murder "f another Italian by ,tril
n- him with 4 washbowl. John popoH who shot
Mary pctrcAov.ky John Votocil Who threw Loui,
yotocI out Of window. Angelo C,lucclo. who
tabled Alphon-o sylvester. John Anderson. who
killed lad named liccley street fight, Morri,
Nll,r a nceio. who stabbed James Miller. william
kent susan kcrns. Hciccrdo Campohl>,o. and Gcor;c
spence. who, late on Thursday night shot his WIFE,
Jane Spcncc.
The only man now in the fomls actually under
sentence oi death /, Jane, >locum, who received
judgment yesterday afternoon When Informed By
Tribune reporter. later In the day. that the Court -
Appeals had affirmed the consttufonav Of the law
Iiovidns for execution by electricity. Slocum va,
more depressed than ever and
lctcy broke down. lie said since an -
dic don't know that 1t matters much either WAY.
the worst of that and In the end. DEATH however pain
ul. is al least certain. Iui II mi electrical cNccu-
tOn know nothing simply because It has never
been tested If thi, new method Of execution Is all
that The Inventor claims FOR II. the death Will be
peaceful one. but II 1t Is not. why then Hero
>lOcum stopped. apparently unable to finish the
tcncc. However, he resumed, after pause. '
am clad that kcmmlcr. M'llvainc and the japanese.
Iuggo Will be ahead Of me In testing the effect, Of the
mcth,hr
SlOcum, who Is 10 die In the week beginning May ).
WILL in accordance with the law be taken Tuesday
10 the state prison at sing sing. Two other
VI, llvanc and jngleo at present awaiting
execution there. Warden Osborne WAS delighted when
he heard the decision Of the courts " At last. and
hope forever" he said ." am relieved OF
and 10 me- most painful responsibility. Without cN
pressing any opinion the scientific question involved
I'm tins matter, about which know nothing. ! am
Glad that shall have 10 direct the arrangements
for any more hanging~ To me the most gratifying
feature, Of the new method of execution /, the entire
absence Of that vulgar >cnsatiOnal,m which, In my
view is the Indirect incentive 10 half the murder,
committed In this city. During my administration
here have cndcfvOrcd. far a. | could, Ia pnt an
end 10 the gOrincation of thr murderer. and. In my
hands, hc IA, been simply a prisoner under sentence
and not a distinguished hotel guest. However.
c,ud do nothing out, side III" prison. Death bv clcc
tr,fv ,wf secret and silent. Will rob an execution
Of All IL. attraction for the tough and the morbid sen
umcntalst.'