The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-06-11
STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
A Toledo Man Lives Through an Age
in 1hirty Seconds.

A Toledo Alan Lives Through an Age
In thirty Seconds.
A Toledo Bee man was sitting In an
office on Adams street recently chatting
with the occupant. well known law
yer, when the conversation turned to
dreams and the Tapidity with which
the brain worked during sic p. Yes,
remarked the legal gentleman. "the
brain is a marvellous continuance. If
that fact ever skipped my memory il
was brought foTeibly 10 mind several
days since. | will tell you how it
happened / was suffering with a
humping tOothaehe and resolved 10
have the offender out Accordingly /
made for the nearest dentists while my
determination was strong, and dropping
into a dental chair, answered 10 his
win you take gas?' In the affirmative
Ii was my initial experience with the
fluid, but l inhaled Il without expert
enciBg any peculiar sensation az fiTst
Il noticed presently, however. that
the Office clock licked abnoTmally loud;
in fact, IL was soon pounding away like
one Of kTupp's giant hammers. FL
ually / dTifted away into another Stale
and found myself in a strange city.
Several months passed and numerous
trivial things happened which | remem
Der yiyidly, even the minutest details
Somehow or other ! got in with "a fast
crowd Of young men, and one night,
during quarrel over a game OF poker
] shot aud fatally wounded one OF ny
companions.
II was arrested, and after the usual
preliminary proceedings my case came
up for trial In The Court Of Common
Pleas The trial was a lengthy one i
remember well the district attorney
summing up aud the strong defense my
attorney made in my behalf, but with
out avail, for The court sentenced me %
be executed by electricity, a strange aud
fearful death. My lawyer got a stay Of
the execution of the sentence. aud the
case was carried 10 The Circuit Court
Another lengthy trial ensBed, conclud
ing By the Judge confirming The deCis
ion Of the lower court, ana | again be
came TeC0Bciled 10 the thought Of being
executed. Ny lawyer was untiripg aud
finally made another attempt 10 save my
life, carrying the case % the Supreme
Court ! think something like a year
and q half elapsed before the ease came
o. Trial for the third time.
However its conclusion bore no
fruit % my liking for ] was again sem
fenced 20 AN electrical execution. I
spent many weary days iu prison and
Il vas a relief when DE dag set anut
for MY death came around Il aWoke
early. bathed ate a hearty meal aud 40
ID 3 clock. whom the turnkey beekoned
me 10 follow him 10 the death room /
Was wholly prepared 20 depart this life
] seated myself ia Tie somewhat clumsy
chaiI and my arms and legs we're
strapped tightly down
A damPeued sponge was placed on
my head aud although 4 didn't Look
up knew sell that The connection Wls
made Than would soou make me q hu
man conductor / closed my eyes, blE
opened them just in time 10 see the
jailer drop a white handkerchief AT
the same instant die current was tlruaI
uu a dreadful Wrenchiug burning
pain shot through my system aud then
and then j came to- The tooth had
just been pulled / was under .he b
haeuee 81 gas just thirty seconds Yes
de human brain is o rapid worker