The sun., 1891-07-05
WARDEN DROWN.


repetition Of the horror which accompanied
the execution Of the death penalty In the case
Of william Kemmler at Auburn last August
It 10 true. as Warden Brown says. that
the Auburn horror taught lessons for
tho future. but Il IL also true that tho dynamo
to be used In these executions IL Of the same
make and power as the one that failed to sup
ply electricity enough to kill Ksmmler
instantly. and that there have been no i'm.
provsments Of importance made In the chair OK
other apparatus since the Kemmler slaughter.
Still. Mr.. Brown 10 very confident that this
time there will be no trouble Of any sort. and.
Of course. It is possible that tho second sxperi-
mont in execution By lightning may prove sue.
cessful. For. however viewed. the coming exc
cutions are essentially experimental Tho very
fact that Kemmler's execution proved so hor-
rifyins failure intensinss the experimental
nature Of this second test Of electricity as pub
lie executioner.
There are several things 'atten dant upon the
coming execution which az -ur better results
than at tho slaughter at Auburn. In tho first
place. the scientific men and electricians who
Witnessed the Kemmler experiment have
learned valuable lessons. which they will ap-
ply In this second experiment. Particularly
have they taken heed Of tho fact that Kemmlsr
apparently came to life after an exposure to
the current Of duration which WAS thought
es the time to be moro than ample to kill him.
seientlac men will not shut on the current at
suFned on for nearly minute.
In tho second place. there will be no such
about those exssntions 60 there Was asa about tRass
Of KemmieE: Warden Durston Of Auburn had
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. II. eisoais By :wI.es Tor testing purposss es
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volume Of the electricity Intended for exeeu.
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tery about his executions. SO far at least as the
scientific men present are eonserned. His
room where the scientific men will examine
them them before the current eurrsnt is turned m into the
be one result Of these executions. and II the
executions result a second time horribly. per-
&ssn ~ sSe sus
has none Of Warden Rurstons evasiyeness and
q Or Of os i e.. % ol q plssS
pis VIZ sOueSt isior%stIon. M1S Ms. H1own n'? Is
kpovs he law and Complies with e fully as to
I1aliEers get mighty little informatlon, but
sss En- 1 sys5 sst
he knows his business. and Is impressed bv /
shocked by q repetiuon Of the horrible scene at
Auburn last summer.
=. II there proves 70 be ,snything wrong with
the apparatus at Sing Sing. 1t will not be b. !
cause OF lack OF attention. 1t was all up |
months ago for the execution Of some OF these |
same men before their cases were stayed for |
The last time Electrician L. F; Davis at that |
lmo put tho apparatus in working order and |
SssLed II. 1t has been frequently tested since. |
Ia ScDtsmber COW WAS killed instantly BY 1t, |
aud II has often been used and examined |
since II is believed to be In perfect order.
The death chamber at SinR Sing is tenn. |
porary frame structure which has been built !
inside the prison yard. east OF the brick build
Ing @ GGocsntiy put 4g as prison for the solitary
Beth the death chamber and the I" condemned |
prfsoh." ~ the rev brick building ia called. |
were built by Capt. Charles Hilbert, The yard |
master Of the prison for fourteen years past. |
Capt Hilbert has had the arrangement Of all |
she details OF both. subject only o the require
ments OF tho electrician, The buildings were |
erected and the apparatus set up under War
Brown last April