The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-16

Cne nandie OF the switch which turnod
the current into the wires in the elec.
lrocutloncr's closet. Warden Brown
raised his hand and Professor Laudy
turned the switch. Then the Warden
tapped on the closet. The unknown
inside gave quick pull to his rubber
covered lever. The electric fluid was
released before the sound of the tnn
reached Slocum's ears, and like light
ID, nln2 > Hash 1t sped through his BODY.
lhere was not d trGmOr OF the body as
phySlclan counted the seconds. and
"hen Professor Laudy turned off the
current Slocum sat rigid aud lifeless i'm
the chair. When the electrodes were
removed it WAS discovered that his
Skuil ana the flesh Of his leg had been
slightly burned; but there was no smell
or roasting flesh such us made the
Menlnler electrOcutlon So horrible.
Inc Straps were unloosed and The body
carried back into the rear room.
Smller dii not hesitate when told
that his hour had come, but when
tile death chair appeared before him he
almost fell to the floor. His knees
knocked together and but for the sup
port or his spiritual advisers he would
certainly have collapsed. Warden
Brown quickly read the death warrant,
and Smller was hastily seated I'm the
chalr. Ills lace took on Il ghastly hue
ana ConnanghtOn got no assistance
from this victim in arranging the
straps. Smiler WAS bound and the cleo
trodes applied IN Il much brleftr time
than Slocum, and in Il few seconds Smi-
ler also was dead. The same Slight
burning under the electrodes was no.
| tlced aS in SlocuinS case
Wood had been prepared by Fathers
Creeden and Lynch while Smiler was
going to his death and he was all ready.
lie uttered no word when the time
came. He walked to death supported
| Dy the priests. Wood betrayed no emo
ton when he gaZed upon the chair, but
kept his eyes fixed on the crucilix. lie
sat down in the chair diilidently and
his binding was accomplished 80 quick
ly that 1T was only twenty-four min
utes from Sniler'S end until death
came to Wood. 1t was becoming easy
TO Kill men. The WITNESSES displayed
no emotion. There was nothing to
cause nausea, and death came to it's
Victims so quickly that it was all over
before they realized it.
Jugiru at first refused to leave his
cell, but when COnnaughton said Come
on, Joe, bc brave man. the Jap walked
out quietly. Two additional keepers
marched ole Oh each side Of the Jap,
while the chapiains followed behind
the warden and his deputy. The jap
did not seem to comprehend the pur-
poses Of the chair and seated himself
without protest. y keeper assisted
Connanghton i'll binding the Jap and
the last act was quickly accomplished.
| The current was allowed to remain in
the JapS body about three seconds
longer than with the three others; ac-
cordingly his skull and leg were strong
~ marked by the electrodes. ,Jugiro's
body was taken away. Six bells were
struck as signal to the electrician in
| the dynamo room that all was over
and the witnesses returned to the War
den'S room.
The approximate time Of turning on
the current in each case was: Slocum,
40: Smiler, 30; Wood, $50; ,Jugiro
900. The prisoners had received some
intimation beforehand that the execu-
tions were to take place this morning
and they were prepared for them. They
went to the execution chair hrarely
and met their fate without Il struggle
| They offered no resistance, but rather
assisted the keepers when they We're
bound down In the chair. The elec-
trodeS were not applied as in the
kemmler case to the top Of the skull
and the base Of the spine, but were
| Douuu 10 lnr lOrentau OF the con-
dcmncd men and the calves of their
legs. The current was turned on in
each case for twenty seconds. The
voltage was about 800 and 500. In
each case there VAS apparent evidences
or revival as In Reminders case, and in
each OF these four cases the current
was turned Oh second time. In spite
OF the fact that the sponges were kept
constantly wet all Of the executed men
were burned by the current, and cspe-
clally about the calves OF their legs.
MEDICAL men present agree that death
came on the first contact and that the
seeming revival was merely reflex mus
cular action. None of the witnesses
was overcome by fright and all of them
who have spoken have M ide the state
ment that the electrodes were success
ful and that death in all cases was in.
Simultaneous and painless