The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-08

f1nasiy the attendant arranged the set of
straps that bound the chair in one position
and covered the eyes of Slocum.
Now Drs. Mcdonald and Rockwell and
Professor Landy approached 10 attach the
electrodes The positive elecirode was
placed on Slocum's head. the same as Il.
the keTnmler e!ectrocution, while the neg
atlye electrode was attached to the right
leg, the trousers being rolled up for that
purpose before Sloc1m was bound
IN the chair. When the cleo
trodes were adjusted and the wires
attached the three scientists glanced at the
switchboard and said the current vas
steady and registered 1.6Oo volts. Drs.
Macdonald and Rockwell then stood on
either side of the chair The other physi-
clans among the witnesses also drew near,
Wnne the laymen stood back as though
not sure OF their nerve Daniels. Sout-
WICK and Ward took especial interest in
those preliminaries. and with watch in
hand awaited the signals Professor Ian
dy's hand grasped the handle OF the
switch which turned the current into the
wires IN the electrocutioner's closet War
den Brown raised his hand and Professor
Landy turned the switches. Then the
warden tapped on the closet. The un-
known man gave quick pull TO the lever.
Inc electric iuid was released before the
sound Of the tap reached Slocum's ears,
and sped through his body. There was
no tremor Of the body as the physicians
counted the seconds, and when Professor
Landy turned off the current Slocum sat
rigid and lifeless in the chair.
When the electrodes were removed il
was discovered that the skull and flesh of
the leg had been slightly burned. but there
was no smell Of roasting mesh, such as
made the kemmler electrocution so horri-
bic. The straps were unioosened and the
body was carried back into rear room.
Smiier did not hesitate when told his
hour had come, but when the death chair
was seen before him he almost fell 10 the
door. His knees knocked together, and
but for the support of his spiritual advis-
ers he would certainly have collapsed.
Warden Brown quickly read the death
warrant and Smiler was hastily seated in
the chair. His face took on CHASTITY hue,
and Connaughton got no assistance from
his victim in arranging the straps. Smiler
was bound and the electrodes placed in
much briefer time than Slocum's In q
few seconds Smiler was dead. The same
slight burning under the electrodes was
noticed as in Slocums case
Wood had been prepared by Fathers
Creedan and Lynch while Smiler was
going to his death, and he was all ready.
He uttered no word when his time came.
He walked to death supported by the
priests. Wood betrayed no emotion when
he gazed on the chair, but kept his eyes on
the crucifx. He sat down in the chair
indifferently, and the binding was accom-
plished so quickly that ii was only .wenty-
four minutes from Smiler's end until
death came to Wood ut is becoming
easy to kill men," said a witness. There
was nothing 10 cause pain to the victims,
so quickly was it all over.
Jugiro at first refused to leave his cell,
but when Connaughton said: "Come on
and be a brave man." the Jap walked out
quietly. Two additional keepers marched
one on each side of the Jap, while the
chaplain followed behind the warden and
his deputy The Jap did not seem TO
comprehend the purpose of the chair, and
seated himself without protest. keeper
assisted Connaughton in binding the Jap,
and the last act was quickly accomplished
The current was allowed TO remain on the
Jap's body about three seconds longer
than with the others. Accordingly his
skull and leg were strongly marked by the
electrodes Jugiro's body was taken
away.
Six bells were struck as 8 signal 10 the
electrician in the dynamo room that all
was over, and the witnesses returned to
the warden's room.