Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-08

there was no smell Of roasting flesh such as
made tho Kemmlcr electrocution so horri-
bic. -,
The straps we're unIoosed and the body
was carried back into the rear room'
suitEE ALMOST coLLApsEs.
Smiler did not hesitate whea told that
his hour bad come. tut when the dea'n
chair appeared before him he almost ieh
10 Tho Aoor. His knees knocked together
and but for the support Of his spiritual
advisers lie would certainly have collapsed
Warden Brown quickly read the death
warrant and SmilcT was hastily seated IN
the chair. His face took on ghastly hue
aud COnnauqhtOn got no assistance IRON
tins victim in arranging the straps.
Smiler was bound aud the electrodes
aDplied in n much brieicr time than SO
GUMS and IN q few seconds Smilor also was
dead.
The sANR SLIGHT BURNING.
Tho same slight burning under tho cleo
ffodes was noticed as IN SlOcum's case.
Wood had been prepared by Fathers
Creedcu and Lvnch while Smiler was 60
iUctc his death and he was all ready. lie
uttered no word when his time came He
walked 10 death Supported by the priests.
WOOD orIcxLY DISPOSED or.
Wood ictraycd no emotion when he
oazal on the char. but kept bis ewes fixed
-, the crurjfx. he sat down IN the chair
diGideuilv. and his binding was accom-
plshcd so quickly that It was only twenty
four minutes from Smiler's end until death
came 20 him.
FAsY To KILL MN.
II was becoming easy to XII men. The
witnesses displayed no emotion Jnere
was nothing 10 cause nausea. and deatn
came 90 its victims SO quickly that II was
all over before they realized It,.
TgY JAP DIspOsED 10 ~ Ugly.
Iuo-ro M first refused 10 leave his cell.
hut when Mr. COnuaughton said. Come
on. Joe bo brave man, the Jap walked
out quietly.
Two additional keepers marched one on
aoch side of the Jap while the chapiains
followed behind the Warden and his
deputy.
The jap did not seem TO comprehend the
purposes of the char, and seated himself
without protest.
4 keeper assisted COnnaughton in bind
ing the Jap. and the last act was quickly
accomplished.
JUGrRO CHS MORE THAN THE OTHERS.
The current was allowed 10 remain in the
Jap's body about three seconds longer than
the contact with the three others. Ac-
cordugly ms skull and leg We're strongly
marked 10y The electrodes
Juciro's body was taken away. Six bells
were struck a. signal 10 the electrician III
the dvuamo-rOom that all was over, and
the witnesses returned 10 the WaTdcn's
room.
TIE sTCOND TIECrROcUTioN.
The second olcctrocutiOn IN history took
place az the State PRISON here today. Tie
first occurred at Auburn eleven months
400. when the sentence Of death was car
IL Tfs-.rt
caution had becn exercised here 10 avoid
the mistakes which made he kemnler
affair IN part q failure. line causes of the
accidents and doiavs there were known 70
the Warden at sing Sing, aud they had
been auticipatcd IA the arrangements for
the execution Of the four men who were
10 be put to death during the week.
The tested voltage OF the dynam9s
had been brought mp % 3.Oo0 while
thc estimated voltage which was turn
cd into Kcmmlcr's body was 75o.
The weakness of the current at the
kemmicr execution was chargcable IN part
10 the slipping of the belts on the dyna-
mos, aud especial precautions had been
taken to avoid tnie az sing Sng. \ device
for the tightening Of the belts 1t they
should slip was ready III the dvnamo-rOom
al the north end of the prison building for
use in case the resistance of the body u
any one Of the Condemned men in the
chair should cause an unusual strain on
the dynamo and threaten an accident.
The DYNAMO used was n Westinghouse. "a
counterpnrt of the machine us Il ut Au-
burn, but II was supplemented by smaller
dynamo intended to augment the current.
nrrrrR ARRANGEMENTS THAN Al AUBURN.
The Arrangement Of the apparatus for
testing the strength Of the current was
clumsy at Auburn imperfect that
through the neglect of ono of the cieciFi-
cinus the ncandcsccui lAmps used 20 t'-t
tL. voltage were left burning aud absol b-
mg the greater part OF The currents
strength whom II WAS turned INTO the body
of the condemned man. Here at SIN.
Sing the switch controlling the electric
current was so arranged that the
motion that turned the current into
tine wire running to the cXccutlonc-har
turned il away from the lncandcSceut
lights and the other devices for measuring
it, strength. The eXecutloncr at Auburn
was IN room adjoining the execution
chamber. and the Warden IN giving him
the signal TO turn on the current had 10
step from the char To the communicating
door and speak through the DOORWAY.
When the current had been turned Oh
from the body of kcmmlcf the hr-l tlme
tins connecting door was fastened. ana
when there were strong indications that
kcmmlcr was revylng ID was some time
before the Warden could get 70 the men
M the other room to tell them 10
turn on the current again At to-day 5
execution the cXccutloncr was IN a small
closet with an open top, through winch
he could hear ANYTHING said tC him 10y the
Warden or any Of his assistants. ana the
electricians We're IN the execution chamber
itself. Besides. by AN arrangement of the
switches. II was made possible for the
electrician himself 90 turn the current
into the executi ion-chair or turn 1t OF IN
ease the executIoner should become con-
fused or fail 10 respond to the Marden's :
signals. With these precautions II was
Thought that every chance of failure had
been provided against.
THE WITNESSES.
The witnesses 10 the execution gathered
at the prison IN response O. the warden =
invitation half au hour or more before the
time fixed for the elc,trocution TO take
place. The Warden had invited the full
number of those whom the law authorized
and directed him 10 invite, and so lar rs
ne could he had insured their presence.
Ihe law SAYS nothing about the number of
persons who shall bc present. Ii directs
the Warden 10 invite certain officials
and twelve citizens. Warden Brown IN
terpreted the law o. authorize HIM 10 send
out only twelve invitations outside or
those extended 10 officials named. and he
believed that If one of the witnesses IN
vited should fail To come or should write
declining the invitation he would have no
authority 10 invite any one 10 fiji tue va
cancv even if there should be legal time IN
which the invitation could be given. lie
had therefore written in advance TO those
whom he had selcrtei as witnesses, asking
them II they would serve, and he had OBJ
famed assurances from the twelve that
th,v would be present before he sent
formal invitations To them. OF the officials
invited hc could Eayo no assurance tnat
any would bee present tut as the law Gld
not require their presence the Warden dld
not care very much whether they came or
not.
If We are the only people here when
the time for the execution comes sad
fhe WardcnIou Saturday, indicating with
HIS lett hand Icad-Reeper COnnaughton,
who ,at near him, 1t Viii 80 on Just the
same
LAWYER HAIRE's MISSION.
At lSO Lawyer Hare came out Of the