Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-07

nOffCa. ana " was htioNh HfNtAW
days before the execution took place
that accounts which might be pub-
lished must be- obtained from the twelve
citizens who were Invited 10 lie present,
N they could be persuaded TO alk
about 10.
Extensive preparations had been
made to handle what news could lie
obtained ~ rapidly M possible. Near
the place where the Temporary eNecu-
ton room was built was n small ffame
building Of two rooms. Special
wires had been strung from II, and the
telegraph operators tat with fngers ON
the keys from midnight Of Sunday
waiting for the signal to send nowsihat
the executions had taken place. The
Western Union Telegraph company
had put extra operators IN its office At
the railroad station not far down the
track 10 handle the reports Of special
correspondents.
Warden Browns son drove down TO
the station during the morning aud
brought back number Of packages
containing material TO be used during
the autopsy. Il expected that the
sutopsivs will BE- concluded by $3.50 or
O'Clock.
DIR. AlphonEo D. Rockwell lett the
prison at n comparatively early hour
and Il l. understood he TOOK tfain for
New York. lie said the executions
were an unqualified success aud that
the death Of the men wa 10. as.
one " the witnesses b>. ellis the
STORY " TIN ENGguroNs
n follows
About O'Clock the witnesses and
Jurors wefc let into the death chamber.
Experts had previously examined
everything and they were Satisfied the
machinery Of death would work per-
fcctly.
Al 4 O'Clock Hlocum walked into
the death room accompanied 10y
Father CrccdUu. He seemed 10
30 making tremendous eiiott
TO keep hts composute. He had
received Father Cruudun's last offices
aud had declared himself ready 10 die.
lie was then firmly strapped Into the
chair and the death current was np.
piled. Death was instantaneous. There
was sudden contraction Of the
muscles and then nil was over.
Smilcr followed next. Nev. Mt.
Edgcr,on cheered him up. Before
smilcr had time 10 think, hvWas strap.
/ ped into the chair and an instant later
the currcnt ~ electricity flashed
through him that sent him into
/ eternity.
Next followed Wood, tho negro. iic
had been worked up 10 n state Of to.
/ ligious enthusiasm nnd II was while In
this frame u mind that he was iast'
encd Into the chair and killed by the
| fatal shock.
Juglro was stubborn 10 the last.
There wa. the usual fcrocious, ugly
/ look Ia his face. He was closely
guarded and short work was made oi
/ him.
There was no apparent hitch In the
four executions aud they were pro-
nounce,l n succcss. The death u tue
four men appeared 10 an observer 10 be
painless. Death came like fash.
The doctors took charge u the four
bodies immediately after death aud
cyan the autopsy 10 discover o. fat n
possible how rapid had boen the killing
aud the preclrc effects produced.
The witnesses were
nieinuED nv REPORTERS
a. soon ~ they mad. their appearance
from the prison. All Of them refuse,
~ say anything, however, except thai
the executions hHd passed of without
auy hitch aud had b'on a success. from
a scientific standpoint.
Warden Brown had laid strict In,
Junction Of secrecy upon NIL u them
AMI had evidently made such an I'M
prrs.ion on their minds that they wer,
ioath 10 talk. All looked thoroughly
I a.
been through u terrible ordeal aud lh,
effects were plainly visible upon thciI
iaces.
Rev. Dr. Law, chaplain Of the tomb-
New YORK, who was assistant prison
chaplain and a wiiucss, said! ~ Wa
fully convinced that the Killing oI
mufdefvTs by electricity was failure,
but I am now convinced b. the con,
trary. Every one of the men went /,
the chair calmly and died easily and
wi,houtna or contoftion. Death Wal
instantaneous.
nation beforehand that the cxecut ionl
were 10 take place tomorrow aud they
were prepared. They went 90 the cx
scutlon char bfayuly aud met iheil
fate withouta struggle. The electrodes
| NhAN nv w fNAf
10 the top o. the skull aud base Of tn,
spine, hut were bound 10 tho fofrhcadl
Of the condemned men and calves o
their legs, The current was turned OF
In each case for twenty seconds. Tn,
volt was about 5000 10 10000 IN oaci
ease. There was apparent evidence %
revival A. In konmler's cast and the
current was turned on n second time fo
each,
rhe medical men present agree tina
death came ON the fnt contact an,
that tho s-vming revival was merely
reflex muscular action. Dr. Barter
the prison physician, came out short !,
after twelve aud said tho autopsy wa
completed but that no statement woul,
DO given out for several hours.
Third District Court