The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-07-14

stood back as though not sure of ,h-i
Ives. Drs. Daniels. South ick IN,
Ward took special in crest in ihes,
prelimiuaries end watch in ha"t
waited the signal. Prof. Landy'
hand grasped the handle of the switcl
which turned the current into h
wires in the electrocution. RS closet
Warden Brown IA sed his hand anc
Prof. Candy turned the swi oh.
LIKE THE LIGHTENING's ASH.
Then the walden tapped on the
CLOSET. Tne uukn .wn inside gave 4
quick pull t. his rubber.cpver-d
lever, the electric Haiiw.s released
before the sound Of the tap r ached
Slocums ears, aud. like the ligtt-n.
ings flash, it sped through his body.
There Was not tremor Of the BODY
as The physi ian count. d the seconds.
and Prof. Lany turned of TIL Cur.
rent. 81 cum Eat rigid and lif.less
in the chair.
"When the electrodes we're re-
moved it vas discovered tn.t the
skull and the flesh Of the leg had ben
slightly burned. bat t ere was M
-mell Of roasting flesh. such a, made
tn kemmler eleclr"cutio i, so horrible.
The strODs were unlOos,d aud the bod y
carried hack into the r-ar room.
sNILER ALMOST CoLLAPsEs.
"Smiler did not hesit ate when toll
that his hour had c me. but " hen The
death chair appeared before hin be
almost fell to the q or. His kue. 8
knocked together and but for the cup.
port of his spiritual advisors be would
certainly have collapsed. Warden
Brown quickly read the dea,h var
rant and Sm,Ier WIS hastily seated in
the chair. His face took on a phsst
ly hue. and Counaught N got no as
sistance from his vic i'm in arranging
the straps. Smller was bound and
the electrodes applied in a much
brieier time tnan Slocum, and in al
few seconds Smiler was also dead. The
same slight burning under the cleo. |
trOdes was noticed rs in Siocumis case
"Wood had been prepared hy
Fathers Creeden and Lynch, will
Smiler was goin' to his death AMI he
was oil realty. He uttered DO word
when his time came He walked 10
death supported by the priests. Wood
b, trayei no emotion when he gael
Do The chair. but kept his eyes fixed
On the cruciix. He sal down in he
chair indi8erently and his binding
was accomplished 60 quickly that It
Vas only twenty.four minutes from
Smil-,'s end until d-ath came to him.
L was becoming cay to kill men
The witnesses displ Eyed no emotion
There was nothing to cause nause
nd death came to its victims 60
quickly that it was al over before they
called il.
THE JAP BEHAVES QUIETLY. |.
Jugiro FIRST refused to leave his
ell, but When Mr.. G nnaug hron said
Come on, Joe, be a brave mao" The
sp walked out quietly. Two sddi-
ional keepers marched one on each =
ide of the Jap, while the chaplsins
DlIowed behind the warden and his !
equity. The Jap did not g EN- TO
the purpose of the chair
nd seated himself without protest I;
keeper assisted Connaughton in |;
hiding The Jap and the lat act was !
uickly accomplished The current
as allowed to remain 10 the Jap's :
Ody about three seconds long-r than !,
IL intact with thu three Others; &C. !
'rdingly his skull and legs we're
rongly marked by the electrodes /
ugiro's body was taken away. Six :
bis were struck as q signal to the !.
ectrician in the dynamo room that !
! was over. and The Witnesses re-
lrned to the Wslden's room.
Mr.. CLARK, TO THE PUBLIC. r
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