The morning call., 1891-07-08

against the straps The time of contact was
not made public. DR.. Mcdonald has a
late the length of the contact this time. The
same unhlppy event that brought the
Kemmler execution to a close made a sud-
den end OF Slocum's experience in the DEATH
chair. The skin and flesh of the
leg, and almost Immediately afterward
the skin of the forehead, began to
smoke. Dr. Mcdonald again signsled the
electrician to turn the switch. The current
was withdrawn and instantly the body col
lapsed again. This time there was no re-
sponse from the muscles. Slocum hung
silent and motionless in the straps. There
was no doubt that Slocum was dead. When
the straps were unbuckled, unlike Kemmler
Slocum's remains were so limp that they
wou d have slipped from the chair as the
last strap was unfastened had not the at
tendants held them in place.
sMILER FOLLOWS sLoCUM.
The second of the condemned men chosen
was Smiler. the Salvation Army bigamist,
VINO murdered one of his wives. He came
with calm step, supported by Rev. Mr..
Edgerton on one side and Rev. Mr.. Law on
the other. Like Slocum, he stepped for
ward without summons and seated himself
placing his hands on the arms of the chair
and waiting for the attendants to bind him.
The attendants busted themselves with the
straps again. Smiler sat calmly looking
ahead until the bandage was drawn across
his eyes. Again the straps and buckles we're
inspected; again the white handkerchief fell,
the electrician threw the switch and in a
moment more the straps frightened under
the strain of the taut muscles as the cleo
trio current shot through the body. The
contact IN this case, as IN the other, was
twenty seconds. the current measured
some l5e0 volts. At the end of twenty sec
Dads the current was turned off but only for
a minute. The chest of the man in the
chair began to heaYe, and the current was
turned on once more until, as in the case of
SIocum, it burned the flesh. Then it was
shut off again, and after a delay which
showed that there was no chance of revival,
the body was unstrapped and taken from
the chair to the autopsy-roOm.
WOOD AND JUGIRo.
Wood was the third 10 be executed. He
came willingly. accompanied by two priests,
and went through the ordeal brayaly, with
substantially the same results. In Kemm-
ler's case the burning of the body was as
crlbed in part to the fact that sponges at the
electrodes were not all well wetted. In all
Iour cases today the sponges were wetted
constantly and still the flesh was burned.
Ihe fourth man to meet death was the
japanese Jugiro. 1t mad been expected
that if any of the prisoners made resistance
10 being placed in the chair il would be he
But the lOnG term of confinement had bowed
Juglro into tame submission. When the
Warden and keepers came to his cell
he sprang up and followed quietly.
His was the most repulsive face
that had stared at the witnesses from the
chair 1t was distinctly brutal. He took
his place in the chair quietly, suffered tho
attendants TO bind him without protest and
stoldly awaited the shock. 1t came tu him
as to the other three, and with like results.
The frs. contact did not destroy all appear
ance OF life and the second burned the flesh.
THE AUTOPSY
The autopsy on the bodies was COM
menced early in the morning. aud lasted un-
iii we'll along in the afternoon. Those who
conducted the operations were Drs. Me
Donald, Rockwell, SOuthwick, Daniels and
Professor Laudy. The body of Jugiro was
first to be placed under the dissecting knife.
AS 10 the result of these examinations there
appears TO be difference OF opinion among
those who took part in the autopsy. Some
physicians report that no burns or marks
were discovered, while others tell exactly
the opposite story.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
One oil the witnesses OF the affair gave the
following account Of the occurrences in thu
death chamber: After experts had tested
the electric current and found everything in
order, Warden Brown, Deputy Warden Con-
naughton and two deputies entered the
death-cen building. Slocum was selected
as the first victim, and, as soon as the priests
A'd AtiCii oupp4lCdlluilS, He slSpDcu
out OF his cell with alacrlty, and the WI, TX
to death began. Following the Warden and
deputy came Slocum, between the two
priests, who held aloft in front of him a
cruciix at which he gazed. Two deputies
brought up the rear of the fateful process
sion. Slowly the heavy doors swung back,
ard with solemn tread the little process
sion walked into the room where the
silence of death prevailed. They had but
few steps to take. The chair was directly
IN front OF the door. As the leaders parted
the chair stood out in all its awfulness be-
fore the man about to sit in it and die.
S!Ocum halted at the Warden'S comma nd,
just on the edge of a rubber mat which was
10 protect those who were TO watch his life
90 out. The doomed mans gaze was riv-
lted on the chair, then 1t wandered to the
dangling wire and the closet from which il
was suspended. Back to the chair il came,
like needle to the magnet, ard he started
as though he had received a shock from the
wire when the Warden besan reading the
death warrant TheIreverend men engaged
III silent prayer.
PREPARING FOR DEATH.
The witnesses were grouped to the left I
the chair, and the scientists stood in front
OF the switch board watching the current t,
which they read like book as il flashed in
the lamps and through the recording instru-
ments. The executioper was heard to rise
from his chair in the closet and place him.
self ready to do his duty. With an attempt
at smile SiOcum seated himself in the
chair and leaned his head back against the
rubber rest, as though he was simply pre-
paring 10 be shaved. The forced smile re-
NAMED on his face, and as Fathers
Creeden and Lynch took up their
positions in front of him he again
directed his gaze at the cross,
while Connaughton began fastening the
straps. The straps crossed and recrossed
the body, AID the legs were lightly bound
to the foot-rest Then his arms were fast
ened. and SlOcum could no longer move a
muscle. Finally the oddly arranged set of
straps taat bound The chair iu one position
ana covered the eyes were put in place.
Now, Drs. Macdonald and Rockwell and
Professor Laudy approached to attach the
electrodes; a positive eectrUde was placed
at Sioenlms s head, the same as in the Kemm-
lei eectrocution. A negative electrode was
attached to the right leg, the trousers hav-
ing heen rolled up for the purpose before
SlOcum was bound in the chair. When the
electrodes were adjusted and the wires at
tached the three scientists. glanced at the
switchboard and said the current was steady
and registered 1900 volts.
RIGID AND LIFELEss.
Drs. Macdonald and Rockwell stood Oh
either side OF the hair, the other hysicians
among the witnesses drew near, while the
lay men stood back, as though not sure OF
their nerves. Drs. Daniels, Southwick and
Ward took especial interest i'll these pre-
llminarIes, and, with watch in hand, waited
for the signal. Professor Laudy's hand
erasped the handle of the switch which
turned the current into the wires in tha
electrocutionrr's closet Warden Brown
raised his hand and Professor Laudy turned
the switch. Then the Warden tapped on
the closet, the unknown inside gave a quick
pull to the lever, and The electric fluid was
released before the sound of the tap reached
SlGcum's ears. and sped through his body.
There was not tremor of the budy as the
physician counted the seconds, and when
Professor Laudy turned off the curren,
Slocum sat rigid and lifeless in the chair.
When the electrodes We're removed it was
discovered that the skull and flesh of the
leg had been slightly burned, but there was
no smell OF roasting flesh such as made the
kemmler electrocution so horrible. The
straps were unl0oscd and the body was car
ried back into rear room.
THE SECOND VICTIM.
Smiler did not hesitate when told that hi s
hour had come, but when the death chair
appeared before him he almost fell to the
floor. His knees knocked together, and but
for the support of his spiritual advisers he
would certainly have collapsed Warden
Brown quickly read the deafh warrant and