Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-06

muslin curtained Window through which lisht
comes in abundance.
The addition in which the death eh.r,,.x a.
located is the last one bull, ana l. a one-.tory
frame structure. As the visitor enters the
room OF execution he faces the chair which A.
placed st the opposite end. This article OF
furniture, which is an object Of terror TO the
four men, is very solid. The seat is broad and
the back, on which a heavy head rest is con-
structed. has q slight curve. Above the rest
and fastened TO the back by long strip 10 .
Inquire -" which is intended TO rest on the
head OF the occupant IL is through the wire
IN this that the current passes Besides this
there are q number of straps used 20 secure
the prisoner in position after he has taken his
seat IN the chair. The chair faces the east and
directly behind n is low cabinet for the
OF the man who turns on the current, who is
,hus out OF sight Of everybody. Its sides,
however, do not reach the ceiling so the opera
tor can have plenty Of ventilation.
Directly back of this, against which the cab
inet stands, is a door leading directly 20 the
DYNAMO room. On the side OF the cabinet Is a
sliding door, which ON being opened reveals
the switchboard by which the signals given
70 the operator. who stands in the cabinet and
turns on the fatal current. The first object
which meets the eye is card of printed ''di-
rections," which are framed and read an fob
lows:
Five bells. get ready; one bell. turn on cur
rent; two BELLS turn on more current; three
bells, less current; one bell, shut OF current;
six bells, all through"
TO AVOID THE AUBuRS PLUMBERS
Underneath the directions 10 little electric
bell button, which is pressed 20 give signal to
the operator. Next to the placard Is the test
switch. This switch turns on the current into
dozen or more incandescent lights at the top
OF the switch board and also into the smmeter
and yoltmeter, which in the side with the
resistance box. All these are arranged TO test
the strength of the current before il is put in
operation on the condemned man. There Is
another switch, by which the current be
directly connected with the wires leading to
the chair. The man at the switch board, how
ever. cannot turn the current through the oc-
vsPana Vi IN. cnair, .his oeihg ehures .ne
cabinet and operates IA. switch located there
which is connected directly with the occupant
OF the char.
APT hiloert the designer OF the chair s
PISuu vi l.e c9thpietehess ana especially OF the
1oue ISi oi seuAs. Inc failure oi these IN the
ne, ease was one OF ,he Things that MADE
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;. "Pain' IN spSaAihe oi his ueNiee' Hssert tnst
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MORE DREAMY WAITING.
Shortly after 1 O clock the prison chaplain
appeared again and entered the wardens Office.
He accompanied by ministerial-looking
parsonage, but the chaplain refused to answer
anY questions and would not give hls com
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ARRANGEMENT OF CELLS cHASGrD.
The arrangement of the cells of the prisoners
Who are 20 he e,ecpted was changed hi, morn.
-, - .s- s--N-.-,,o- -
ing, I" rs saio' inere are iour Vi tnese cens On
each side OF the passage leading into
the execution chamber In the nrst
chamber on the left OF the passage
was Wood; next to him a vacant cell aud
In the third cell on that side slocum. In the
hrst cell on the right was the Jap and next TO
him Smiler. The other two murderer were IN
the extreme cells on each side. The rear
rangement, II Is said, has placed the four muir
aerers who are about to be executed IN the
Tour cells on the lett OF the passage IN the fol-
lowing order; Jugigo, smiler, Slocum and
WOOD; Inns is the order IN which. AZ Is very
little doubt, they VIII be executed at short IN