The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-07-14
STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS.
1t All Passed Off Without q
Hitch Death was Appar-
emily Painless.

the witnesses of the electrocu ions, &
the four murderers, SIocum, SmileI
Wood and Jugire, whose name, f.
obvious reasons, cannot be printed
gave the following account of tn
occurrences in the death-chamber:
when tine witnesses had gaihere,
IN the chamber some Of them appear
ed very nervous and ali showed sign
Of a great strain On their sensibili.ies
The sliding door which concealed tn
switchboard on the outside of the exc
cutiou closet Was raised and the wit
nesses gathered about Drs. McDonal,
and Rockwell end Prof. Laudy, tn,
scientists in charge of the electrocu
ton. who proceeded to signal tn,
electrician in the dynamo,room. Five
bells, the signal to "get ready" wa
soon followed by one toll, the sigma
to turn on the current Immeii.
ately the incsnaescent lamps on The
switchboard gave out their white
Light and the scientists turned the
current into the volt meter. then int
the ampere meter, and when fully
satisfied with its indicated power they
Informed the warden.
''Warden Brown, Deputy Warden
Connaughton and two keeper deputies
then entered the death-cell building to
bring forth the trembling wretch who
was first to pay the penalty of bis
crime. Fathers Creeden and Lynch
we're engaged with Slocu when
Warden Brown ami his deputies
entered. Slocum had ben selected
- the first victim, and as soon as the
good priests had finished their suppl.
cations he said he was ready and
stepped out Of his cell with alac ity.
THE WALK tt DEATH BEGINS.
The walk to death began. Fol.
towing the Warden aud bis deputy
came Slocum, then the two priesis,
who held sloft in front of him a cru.
ciix at which he steadfasily gazed.
The two Deputy SheriIs brought up
the rear of the Hateful procession
Slowly the heavy DOORS swung back,
and with solemn tread and mien the
little procession walked into the room
where the silence of Heath prevailed.
They had but few steps to take. The
chair was directly in their front. As
the leaders parted the chair stood out
IN all its awfulness before the man
about to sit in it and die.
''Slocum halted at the Warden's
just on the edge of the rub.
Der mat which was to protect tn sc |
Who we're watching his life go out. |
The doomed mans gaze was riveted
IN the chair. Then it wandered to
he dangling wire and the closet from
which it was suspended. Back to
he chair it came like a needle to q
and be started as though be
lad received a shock from the wire
=ken the Warden began reading the
'eath warrant, while the reverend
men engaged in silent prayer. Tue
witnesses were grouped t. the left of
he chair. The scientists stood in
ront Of the switchboard watching the
urrent which they read like q book
9 it flashed 10 the lamps and thr u n
be recording instruments. The excl,
utiOner was heard to rise from his ,
hair in the closet aud place himself
lady to do his duty. II
sLnCUM SITS IN THE CHAIR. /.
With an attempt at q smile Slocum 4
titled himself in the chair and leaned I
is head against the rubber rest as
rough he was simply preparing to b.
,aved. The forced smile rem aimed on
is face, and ss Fathers Creeden and 3
.ynch took up position in front OF
inn he again directed his gaze at the q
ross, while Connaughton began fast a
ming the straps. Slocum's eyes were il
ear and he appe AIRED to be in perfect !,
hysical condition. He took his eyes {
ON the cross long enough to aid b
equity Warden Connaughton in his
SIX then until the shield was placed
! his face his lips moved in prayer 5
I'd he looked fixedly at the cross
he straps crossed and recrossed his 9,
,dy, and his legs. were tightly bound =
the foot rest. Then his arms were !,
stoned then Slocum coull no longer y
owe q muscle. Finally and oddly :,
ranged set of straps that bound his =
air in one position and covered his :,
'es were put in place.
"Now, Drs. Mcdonald and Rock-I \
III and Prot. Laudy approached to .
tach the electrodes. The positive 4
ectrode was placed on Slocum's head, !.
e same as in the Kemmler electro =
tion. The negative electrode Was r
tached to the right leg. the trowsers +
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