The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08

Was Burned.
SING SING, July 7.-[Spcciall--T
killing of the four murderers, Slocum,
Siniler, Wood, and Jugiro, was done
this morning. Slocum was killed at
4:d2H, Smiler was put to death at 5:I4,
Wood met his doom at 500, and .Jugiro
was killed at COG.
The doomed men had been awake
most of the night. When the warden
visited them at midnight all OF them
we're wide awake and evidently expect
ing the end to come soon. They know
that kemmlcr had been killed on the
second morning, and they did not be-
lievc their time would be delayed much
longer. There had been no increase Of
the guard. The regular watchers, Par
fridge and Baxter, had remained with
them from o'clock last night. Most
OF the men were awake when shortly be-
fore O'Clock the priests and the chaplain
appeared
Chaplain Edgerton spoke few words
Of comfort to .Jugiro when he told him
that the end was near, but the Jap did
not receive them in q grateful spirit,
and tho chaplain passed on to Smilers
cell, while the two priests busted them
selves respectively with Slocum and
Wood.
The condemned men took very calmly
the announcement that tho sentence
was about to be executed. They wero
dressed when the chaplfin and the
priests entered. Their clothing was
much alike, suit of dark diagonal,
white shirt and collar and black tie.
About q. III. the witnesses distributed
themselves about the death chamber.
The electrician was in charge of the APP
paratus for measuring the current, which
was fastened to the side Of tho closet
opposite the entrance to the cell room
1t consisted Of volt-meter, Il resist
ancc coil and row OF twenty mean
descent lamps, each measuring 100 volts
a heavy switch board formed the con-
ncctiun between the wires for the
dynamo at the other cid of the prison
grounds and the wires in the eXccu-
toners closet adjoining. A push button
communicated with signal bell in the
dynamo room.
When the witnesses had ranged them
selves about the room the electrician
touched this button once.
The engineer responded to the signal
and started tho dynamo. 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
IL glow of light that rivalled the day
light, shining through the canvass cover
~ nl al m CT dos Of ~
improviscd execution room.
The testing apparatus showed again a
satisfactory strength of current. Tho
electrician advised the warden of the
fact. Tho warden went to tho great
iron door at which stood one of the as
sistants whom he had appointed under
warrant of the law, and it was opened
to permit him to pass through. lie was
gone only Il couple OF minutes. In that
time he had notified Head Keeper Con-
naughton, who was in tho condemned
cell room, that the chair was ready for
the first of the condemned mon.
The death warrant was not read 20 the
condemned man in his cell, as was done
in the case of i[emlcr. Tne warden had
said that he did not know any thing in
the law requiring him to read the death
warrant. AS n precautionary measure he
NOulu rcdu IL, DuJ nOJ dC lUC Jllnc OF tno
execution, some time before if possible.
1t was his wish to prevent. the other
prisoners from knowing that the first
man had been taken from his cell if
it was possible TO do so.
SO the exit from the cell room was
mado as quickly as possible The
warden and the head keeper walked
ahead, the condemned men between,
the two priests, Father Crceden and
Father Lynch, then the two guards.
When the iron door had been closed
behind the party Slocum, tho first vic
tim, stood silently and stolidly. He
showed no depth of interest in the Ger
cmcnY in which he was to be partici-
pant The warden did not ask the
prisoner if he had anything to say, and
he did not volunteer anything The
prisoner made no resistance, but walked
quietly to the chair and sat down
AS he seated himself and leaned bacl,
the wardcn's assistants stepped forward
and drew across his chest and under his
arm the heavy straps, which were Sc
| curely fastened TO the back OF the chair
Then about his wrists and over his arm.
they drew other straps, which they
buckled closely. His legs were quickly
strapped to the legs of the chair Or
Mcdonald superintendent the adjustment
OF the straps.