The sun., 1891-07-08

IN the elsctrods was Abducted. the "Aeurs 4
was olamped In place. and the elsctrodo wa
fastened by strap passing about the head
Then the second electrode was put in place
1t was very like the nrst-a convex bras
band with sponge stitched to the under side
The right leg OF the prisoners trousers hat
been split MP the side 80 that the slectrod,
could be bound TO the calf OF the leg. II wa
fastened In place.
The wire representing the negative pole wa
attached to II at the back by smnll thumb
screw OF brass. This wire ran down through
the door and into the executloner's closet. I,
nS rom Ss e.. Of adss Snss Sana as mh: T
Hs. s hss 0'f Ths
went through them stoidiy. giving tho deput, 1t
wsrdens such assistance as he could b,
paeas es as they AND %ers sTs so d.
ti6s features q the esseuiion stood diiectI, sp
can ei salt water in his hand Il I was long. Vs
e used ss S for % on fss 'ds sns
wet the sponges at the two electrodes. The
preparations consumed only two or three
panisf and Dr. soaihWoE looked look q ovsr o,sy X: Rs
straps. Warden Durston also gave glance al
On the afternoon Of Yesterday. whom tho ap.
paratus was being tried, he hfd inspect I'd tho
"details OF the maohinsry Of doath very oar,.
several persons who were bound In it Tor OK
detrimental purposes. as 10 had helped to bind
to-day ,he stood beside the chair as a specta.
yns wh' wssdsS seonn scod ssdes h:
ssaFss hsn Ss sSt
he WSo IL eoneest n9aSsa
with Dr.. Spitzka. had agreed upon the time
should
stoH watch In one hand. white handkerchief
Ths Rs Sandierchl., Ssash fell from his hand ana
from him stood ectrlcan Davis sest SitS SSTny his
s bar Ths fss
Of the electric current into the circuit passing
on o. this current was the signal Tor tho h'In un.
known M MeSecutIoner within the closet, He
ws 1s rgst hana on the sTh bur
ly with the turning Of the current INTO the exc
cution chambers second intervsnsd before the
straps perfectly rlaid. Every muscIe was vas
ssDs s%' sn ss a hs Ssn. Sss fs sS sh la
s q ssnd ;is
iRs.s shs Yielding Sssh oiihs !sss sna ssiPsa
e. s aa. nSss shs hs eSo as
cSa standns on spsse the
compared notes on tho physical phenomena
P5: Mcdonald fixed his eyes 20 on the b M top watch
podded to Elscsrioian Davis. Who STOOD with
signal. It had been. decided that to wait ior
the e1ecutioner In tho closet to respond to a
would tho Of f.. OF time
value Of the experiment. So the Electrical
cpit It could be thrown out Of both tho
son and 81 tHs sset the %Sp
trician he threw the swift b bar across Tie
s Fss s on fbs9 bos9
Of slocum was almos instantaneous. From a
sdsi + sopss as 1a a 81 s..sny
sn, and dsWss Would Ss sssa Of
Eesoald bis chest hss!s and bis ips
sys tSra 9una lad 0f sad ;sa h:
hat It had besn turned Of too soon. Through
he strength o. The average eurrept that passed
through kemmleE's body. had been running
s Ss ssss es e.
< retnrnipe lits that had horriiied Tho spects.
ess than : minute there came. between
S Pii Il: P:s ss,es
;Wes4 thc. bal. f.clinched teeth and ended in
,alf slsh. hall sroan; Only onos did the lungs
,ould raise bis hand to give the signal the
soa, Hses Us s sssa H. Ss; sssn ss.n: ind
S Ass ~ 1sse5% &
Ihe same hoFrtfying thing that occurred
the s. sFn ana s.h sSs s ar
ofshssa: began e smoke; 6r. %e6oaala sie:
sssp .%s ss4: "a:
assS aar r..
:ineer the dynamo STOPPED. and the whirring
Tho Wardsn's assisisnts stepped forward
nd loosened the esctrodss. One by one the
%se q sss
AVE slipped from tho chair as the last strap
hem In place. Kemmlers chastity romans sat
p The chair the sssePs Ts5' Is
hanbsr while the wisnssses went 70 break.
arrisd to tho adjoining apartment whore they
vere laid out on one OF tho long tables there
While tho body was being removed the wit:
vhich this execution bore 70 the Kemmler
sse. q similarity which seemed to relieve the
allure from which i had suffered in the minds
Iorld Very little time was spent in making
for the next execution.
The second OF tho condemned men chosen |
1as smier. the Salvation Army bigsmist. who
snded By Chaplain Edeerton Of tue State
rlson ever since hts confinement and this
ompany with the chaplain. His cell ,Has, on
be left OF tho passage. through which Warden |
|rown passed from tho execution cha Dor. |
nd II was next to ths cell Of 3asiro; To sum;
1om Slocum the Warden had TO pass the eel! !
Wood, but in front Of all tho condemned
,en's cells iron screens had been drawn. SO
the others had been summoned. The War.