Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-07
ALL TOUCHED OFF.
Four Murderers ElectrOcuted
at Sing Sing.
The Electric Fluid Got in Its
Subtle Work.
A Night of Suspense for Reporters
y \ Anxious to Get the News.
The Hour of Execution Kept Secret Till
the Last acknowledgements Efforts
\ Made to Reprieve One of
the Culprits.
Associate,a Press Dispatches.

Associatea Press Dispatches.
SING SING, July flames j. Slocum,
Joseph Wood, Harris A. Smiler ahd
Schlpiok Jugiro were killed by electricity
in conformity with the legal decree in
prison this morning.
SING SING, July 6.-Several witnesses
to the electrocution of the four con-
demned men in the prison arrived this
morning. DR.. Southwick of Buffalo, DR..
Alphonso Rockwell of New York. DR..
Daniels of Buffalo, Warden Durston OF
Auburn, DR.. Carlos Mcdonald of the
state board Of lt1nacy, Professor Ludahy
OF Columbia college, R. A. Davis of New
York, E. A. Braen, prison purchasing
agent; DIR. Ward, DR.. Townsend, and a
Rochester physician are all at the prison.
Father Creeden, when going home, said
he would not be back tonight. One oi
the witnesses stated definitely that the
execution would not take place before 2
O'Clock in the morning.
There are three or four witnesses to
arrive, but they are expected by late
trains. Every one Of the witnesses here,
except DIR. Mcdonald and Warden Ours
ton declined to talk, claiming that they
knew nothing of the arrangements. 1t
has been decided that Father Creeden
and Assistant Father Hogan will accom-.
pany Wood and Slocum to the execution
chamber. Deputy Attorney. General
Hogan arrived this evening with the
death warrants. Two priests entered
the prison about 8 40 p. m.
Warden Brown said at midnight that
unless some papers were served on him
he would execute all four of them. The
warden said no one knew the hour fixed
not even the condemned men. Thu
general opinion is that the execution
will occur after 6 a. m. The warden
said: "The men are all awake. I was
just down to see them: They are very
quiet, but evidently know that some
thing is coming"
Father Creeden and Father Lynch
were in the prison at midnight, as was
Mr.. Edgarton, the prison chaplain.
They will join the condemned men at an
early hour, some time before the hour
set tor the execution. They will prob
ably be the first to know what the hour
is. 1t is not improbable that 10 O'Clock
will be the hour, though the general
expectation is that it will be nearer sun
rise.
r. Haire, attorney for Wood, ar
rived in Sing Sing at 12 O'Clock, and
drove Immediately to the prison. He
had in his pockets a testified copy of a
petition for habeas corpus filed by him
with Judge Lacowbe.
After conference with the warden,
Lawyer Haire left the prison. 1t is,
however, believed ne went after notary
for the purpose of swearing to some
paper TO be filed with the warden
in support OF his claim for stay OF ex-
ecution.
Haire returned later, bringing a copy
OF Willet's reports containing decision
on which he based his petition for stay
in Woods case.
2:30. a. m.-Breakfast is being pre-
pared in the warden's house for the wit
nesses. Lawyer Haire came out of the
prison few minutes ago, and said he
had had long interview with the war
den, the result of which he did not
know. When asked if he had any hope
of Woods reprieve, he said he did not
know what to expect.