The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-07

SING SING, n. Y. July G.-An day long
hundreds Of people have visited Prison Hill
and expectantly awaited news Of tho execu-
tion by electrocutioR Of the four condemned
nurderers, Smiler and Slocum, Wood. the
colored man. and JuEgo, the japanese. A
score OF more Of newspaper correspondents
thronged the walks and gateway leading to
the prison, but could gain little OF no infor-
nation from Warden Brown about his plans
or precisely when either Of the mur-
derels would be kemmlerized. The chair
in which the condemned men viii suffer the
death penalty is q substantial as Well as com
Portable looking piece of wOOl-VOrkers
mechanism, and with the connections with
the dynamo wa DIES gned bv Captain hilbert
the prison machinist, under whose supervis-
ion IL WAS tuilt. IL is constructed IN very
workmap Ike manner and differs very mate.
rally from the chair used III the execution OF
hemmler ut Auburn prison
THAT oBEcT OF TERROR.
This article of furniture which is an object
of terror TO the four men, IS very solid Ihe
seat is broad Oh tie back. on which heavy
rest is placed. 1t has a heavy curve. Above
the rest and fastened TO the back by long
strip is a figure four which is intended T. rest
on me heal of the occupant u is through
the wire in this tat tie current passes. BE-
sides there are a number Of straps used 10 Sc
cure the prisoner id position after he has
taken his scat IN the chair Ihe
chair faces the east and directly
behind il is "a low cabinet ior the
Use of the man who turns on the current, VINO
is thus out of sight of everybody. It's sides,
however DO not reach the ceiling, So the ope-
rstor can have plenty OF ventilation Directly
back of this. against which the cabinet stands,
Is o door lsatug directly % the dynamo
room In the side If the cabinet Is Siding
door on which being opened. reveals the
switchboard by which the signals are gwen 10
the operator VIII stands in the cabinet and
turns on the fatal current
TrrrAIAI DIRECTIONS.
The first object which meets the eye is
card of pr ntel "directions.' which are
framed, and read as follows: Five bells. get
ready one bell, turn on current. two ieils,
turn on more current three bells, less cur
rent one bell, shut OF current. SIX bells, all
through"
Captain Hilbert the designer Of the chair.
is proud of its comMctcu SIS. and especially If
the code of signals he failure OF these IN
the kemmler case was one VI the things
that made electr cutOn then such horrible
affair. The captain, ia spe4Alng II ms deVice'
asserts that ID is able & Kill twenty-five men
an hour. He has made IN Improvement on
the arrangement OF the electrodes which DIFF
fers materially from That OIL the hemmler
case. N the latter the current was passed
directly through the body and heart. The IN
ventur of tie Sing Sing CHAIR has new plan
for applying the electricity at the wrlst and
an ankle.
TIRE WITNESSES ARRIVING.
When the prison guard was changed at 6
O'Clock this evening the prison wore very
business / Ike appearance. The armed guard
TatrOlied the front # Tire prison grounds ana
kept all travellers in the roadway, where the
walking was extremely hard AMI stony. In
the prison Office and the wardens Office
and private parlor could be seen 4
the witnesses who had arrived dur
iug the day and taken " their
quarters with the warden The warden's fam
lily had gone 20 Newbmgh and lett the house /
al the displ sal Of the witnesses who made P
themselY e. very mul h at home there. Several .
other witnesses arrive after o'clock One /
Of the witnesses stated definitely that the ex- 7
ecuton would not take place before O'clock .
IN the morning. There are yet three or four /
witnesses 10 arrive but they are expected on /
tie late trains. Every one OF the /
witnesses here except Or. Donald and
al decline decline to talk, claiming that they
know nothing of the arrangements. DR.. Nc
Donald VIII not come out of the PRISON at al.
Headkeeper COuuaughtOn visited the tour
prisoners this evening and found them III
good health and apparently good s.rts.
eaten beefsteak with potatoes. SlOcum toast
and milk JuggO fish and Smier oatmeal
and eggs All Of them seemed TO relish the
meal.
WOODS HOPES ooNE.
Warden Brown said at midnight that m
less some papers were served on HIM before
the time for the execution he would execute
all four men. This dispOses OK Woods
hopes.
Il 10 o'clock all the invited witnesses had
arrived and the two spiritual advisers of the
men. Father Creeien aud Hogan. They
visited the men IN their cell, but as all the
men were sleeping IL WIS thought Lest not to
awaken them. Deputy Warden Connaughtoa
would not say as to whether the mon talked
about their fate 10 night or not. They re-
tired early JugigO has hardly said ten
words all day, and is sullen and morose.
THE REroRrERs THEIR yIGns KEEr.
AT midnight all was quiet about the prison
and the only signs Of lie were the reporters
keeping yigi. on the hill opposite tho prison
and the guard pacing IL front. The curtails
were pulled down in the othce, but Warden
Brown was still up and about. AZ 1905 the
warden had a long talk with tho United pIess
in trout Of the prison. THE
men are all awake" he sad. Il was
Just down to see them. They are
very quiet but they evidently know
that something is coming The warden sad
that mogt O. the witnesses were asleep
They are like you" he said, they would
Ike TO know whom this thing IS going 70 take
? aoe. but they do not know any more about
j than you do. There is no one knows when
y is going 20 occur but me-" The warden
sad that he did not know whether be would
get any sleep or not. he has not had any
sleep since Saturday night.
THE DEATH WATCH.
The guard over the condemned men re-
mains unchanged. Partridge and Paxter, who
have kept the night watch for many months
sre on dHty IN the condemned cells tonight.
They know nothing of the time set for the
execution. but they have an idea. as has every
one ia the prison or about il.
that the event Is set for tomorrow morning. !