New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07


MURDERERS-THE ELECTRICAL AP-
PARATUs TESTED UPON HORSE
SCENES AT THE PRISON.
Sing Sing. July lSpeciaD.-The condemned
( murdercrs in Sing Sing Prison received days
additional lease Of life to-day account Of o
misunderstanding among the members Of the jury
who are TO witness the execution. 1t Is not
| likely however that all OF them will ever see
another days light Probably before most people
have taken their morning meal tomorrow at least
| one, and perhaps, two. Of the murderrs will be
dead.
All Of the arrangements for the execution were
finally completed tonight The members OF
the jury were in the prison ready to go to the
/ death chamber. The apparatus was in good
order, and at least three of the men were ready
TO die The executions will undoubtedly begin
as early as o'clock tomorrow morning. At that
hour there will he plenty of light, and 1t is the In
tention of Warden Brown 70 execute the first man
as soon as possible. A test of the machinery was
made this afternoon, and it was reported
| to be in perfect order. 4 horse was led into the
prison yard and all Of the physicians and experts
| then at the Jail witnessed the test The big
animal fell down dead the instant that the cur
| rent was applied. II said that current OF
fifteen volts was generated by the dynamo.
Warden Brown is an extremely important person
| in his own estimation just and he evidently
Is not afraid to show it. lie is politician APP
pointed to the place that he now holds through
being Hill Democrat, but he has sense enough
TO let the experts run the execution.
The following is a list of thewitl who will see
the execution DR.. Carlos j. Macdonald, who is to
have charge of the execution; DR.. Samuel b.
Ward, of Albany. Mr. Clevelands physician and
close friend of Governor Hill DIR. Franklin
Townsend q well Known Albany lawyer; DIR.
Charles A. Daniels, Of Buffalo, who performed
the autopsy on the body Of Kemmer; DIR.
Southwick Of Buffalo, the originator OF the idea
of executing condemned murierers by electricity;
Warden DurstOn, of the Auburn prison; Deputy
Coroner Jenkins. of New.YOrk, who assisted in
the autopsy on Kemmers body; the Rev. Fathers
Creeden and Hogan DR.. Silas w. Barber, the
prison physician; Chaplain Egerton, of the prison;
| Warden brown, a representative of the Sherifs
and District.AttOrney's Offices; f.. j. Davis, the
electrical expert; Professor Landy Professor
Rockwell and Deputy Attorney-GenerAl Hogan
and six guards.
POSSIBILITY OF TROUBLE
story escaped from the prison walls and gos
out in spite of the wardens efforts 10 keep it back
| that there might he trouble with the japanese,
| Jugiro While he has been an exemplary prisoner
at all lmeS, except WDeH tne alleUpt 10 cub his
hair was made, he is said 10 have registered VOW
never to die in the electric chair. He is big and
powerful fellow and in case he should be stubborn
there is possibility tLat there may be trouble.
His guard has watched him with great care during
the last few days.
| All of the physicians and scientists who are to
see the execution were the "guests" Of the War
den tonight While they were not confined 10
cells they were in fact his prisoners SO fearful
was he that something about the execution might
reach the ears of the reporters that after he got
them inside of the Jail door orders were given to
keep them there. After dinner they were
| marshaled in double file and escorted through
| the paesageway into the death chamber. They
took the same course which they will take this
morning to witness the deaths of the murderers.
The Warden did considerable amount of driv-
ing this evening. Shortly after dark one of his
fastest horses was hitched TO a light wagon and
he drove at furious pace TO the telegraph office.
where he sent off number of dispatches To
| whom they went could not be barned but it
is generally supposed that they were invitations
to other physicians to attend, his quota Of invita-
| tonS not being entirely full
After the doctors had visited the death cham
ber they held meeting III the wardens office TO
agree on the position each will occupy. DR..
Daniels, of Buffalo, will examine into the spine,
brain and nerve centres of the dead bodies, and
| if Dr. Jenkins reaches here he viii take the
! lungs heart and abdominal organs
At late hour tonight the lights In
the prison were still burning brightly. In the
shadows of the building and surrounding foliage
the shadowy forms of armed guards OCCASIONALLY
could be made out Across from the jail on q
narrow strip of ground which even the warden
cOnfesSeS is not controlled by him were TIE re-
porters WHO were waiting for the daylight 10
| come.
| THE ORDER OF THE EXECUTIONS.
1t was given out that the order in which the
men will die will depend upon chance. The
J four names were written on bits OF cardboard,
which were then Shaken up in hat. blind
! folded member OF the party then drew out the
| slips and tine Of the drawing will control
! The order in which the men will be called from
their cells
From all that could be learued during Sunday
night it was expected that the execution would
begin soon after daybreak this morning,
| All indications pointed to that, and this would
| have been done had there not been delay in
the arrangements. In the first place none Of the
! Jury who are to be in tine eAecutiOn-room reached
the jail Warden Brown too away. lie
| took his three daughters over TO Newburg on
sunday afternoon TO have them away from the
prison during the deathweek lie then went up
! to Albany, where he had a conference, il was
| said with Governor Hill and Attorney General
| Iabcr reqar ling the notice which the clerk for
| r j. Iiairc Woods counsel, served on the War
den late on Friday night, that he intended TO try
/ and find n United States Judge who
| would grant another stay for the cOlOred boy.
IIaire has been quoted as holding that the notice
in itself would operate as stay The Governor
and the Attorney General decided that the Warden
| need not mind such notice The Warden did
not get back to Sing Sing until nearly 8 a. m.
| to-day. Soon after that eX-Warden Brush was
driven up TO the prison. lie told the reporters
that he did not intend to see the execution and
that ne would not do 50 for $4,000. few mo-
ment, after this Warden DurSton. of Auburn
Prison numbered down the dusty road to the Jail