The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-08

SING SING n. Y, July THE following
story Of the electrocution this morning is an
authentic account of the killing of the four
men IN prison
The approximate time Of turning on the
current in each case was Slocum, 44O;
Smiler. 5IO; Wood, $50; Juggo, 6O5.
The prisoners had received some intimation
beforehand that the executions were to take
place this morning and they were prepared
for them. They went 10 the execution chair
brayely and met their fate without
struggle. They offered no resist
ance but rather assisted the keep
ers when they we're bound down in the
chair The electrodes were not applied as IN
the kemmler case 70 the top of the skull, and
the base of the spine, but were bound TO the
forehead Of the condemned men and the
calves of their legs The current was turned
on in each case for twenty seconds The
voltage was about fifteen hundred and six-
teen hundred.
SECOND CURRENT.
in each case there were apparent evidences
of revival as IN the kemmler case and IN each
Cf these four cases the current was turned on
q second time. In spite OF the tact that the
spOnges were kept constantly wet. all OF the
executed men were burned by the current and
especially about the calves OF the legs The
medical men present agree that death came
on first contact and that tho seeming revival
was merely reflex muscular action. None
of the witnesses were overcome by fright, and
all of theT who have spoken have made the
statement that the electrodes were successful
and death IN al cases was instantaneous and
painless
At u o'clock Drs Southwck and Daniels
and Deputy-AttOrney Hogan left for the West.
None OF them would talk Dr. Barbour the
az Qrfg gh af
ter, and said that the autopsy was completed
and that no statement would be given out for
several hours DR.. Mcdonald conducted the
autopsy
The four miserable murderers Slocum,
Smiler Wood and Jugigo were put To death
here early this morning IN the electrical chair
the first named at 20 A. NJ and the others
later at intervals of about half an hour apart
JugigO. the last victim. receiving the deadly
lightning stroke al COS A. NJ. The
doomed men had been awake most Of
the night When the warden visited
them az midnight all of them were wide
awake and evidently expecting the end 10 come
soon. They knew that Kemmler had been
killed on the second morning and they did
not believe that their time would be delayed
much longer There had been 10 increase of
the guard. The regular watchers Eatrdge
and baXter. had remained with them from
o'clock last night. Most OF the men were
priests and the chaplain appeared. Chaplain
EdgertOn spoke a few words Of comfort 10
JuggO when he told HIM that the end was
near but the Jap did not receive them in q
grateful spirit, and the chaplain passed on TO
Smlers cell. while the two priests busted
themselves respectively with Slocum and
Wood. The condemned men took very calmly
the announcement that the sentence was about
to be executed. They We're dressed when the
chaplain and priests entered. Their clothing
was much alike-a suit of dark diagonal,
white shirt and collar and black tie
PREPARING FOR THE SHOCK.
About 4 A. NJ. tho witnesses distributed
themselves about the death chamber The
electrician was i'm charge of the apparatus for
measuring the current. which was fastened to
the side OF the closet opposite the entrance 10
the cell room. 1t consisted of yOlt-meter. a
resistance coil and row of twenty incandes-
cent lamps, each measuring one hundred volts
A heavy switch board formed the connection
between the wires from the dynamo room at
the other end Of the prison grounds
and the wires III the executioner's closet
adjoining. A puSh-buttOn communicated
with a signal bell Ia the dynamo room. When
the witnesses had ranged themselves about
the room the electrician touched tins button
once. The engineer responded to the signal
and started the dynamos They had been
tested up TO 5000 volts during the morning.
When the current had been turned on the
electrician threw the switch which turned it
into the row OF lamps above his head. They
burst into glow IF light that rivalled the
daylight shining through the canvas covering
OF the windows about the sides Of the imprO-
ysed execution room.
TIE FIRST VICTIM.
The testing appartus showed again q salts
factory strength Of current The electrician |
advised the warden of this TACT. The warden |
went 70 the great iron door at which stood !
one Of the assistants whom he had appointed |
under warrant Of the law and it WAS opened |
to permit him 10 pass through. He was gone |
only q couple Of minutes. In that time |
he had notified Head-keeper Connaugh- !
ton who was III the condemned cell |
ROOM that the chair was ready for the first Of |
the condemned men. Ghe death warrant was
not read 10 the condemned man III the cell. as /
" Is done in the case Of kemmler. The war
den had said that he did not know anything
IN the law requiring him to read the death
warrant, As a precautionary meas
uie no would read IL, but not
al the time of the execution
some time before if possible. II WAS his wish
q prevent the other men knowing that the
iirst man had been taken from hls cell II II
was possible 90 do 50. SO the exit from the
eeil-r0om was made as quietly as possible:
The warden and tho head keeper walked
ahead then the condemned man. between
The TWO priests. Father Creeden and father
lynch, then the two guards. When the IRON
door had been closed behind the party
Slocum, the first victim. stood silently and
sto!idiy. He showed no depth Of interest III
the ceremony in which he was to be Il parti-
cipant.
hFMARKABIE cOsIPOsURE.
The warden did not ask the prisoner If he
bad anything 10 say. and he did not yolun-
teer anything. The prisoner made no re-
slslance. but walked quietly 10 the char and
sat down. AS he seated himself and leaned
back the wsrden's assistants steDped forward