New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-04
TO DIE BY ELECTRICITY.
FOUR MEN IN SING SING NEAR THEIR ENDS.
THE DEATHCHAIR READY TO RECEIVE ulL"
ATTEMPTS TO SECURE STAYS
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The gray walls of sing sing Pcnltenuay al presch'
hide four men from the world who are loohlhs io'
ward to a terrible fate, made more teTrlpio W ~
agency that is TO be employed in KiinlB thc'n' "
their behalf stay after stay has been grah'eu e'o',
method known to astute lawyers has been exhausted
hu. % far without avail and yesterday was the
last court-day before the day on which the eAeou'
ton may take place. An expecant group hau saVn'
cred I'm the Office Of Warden Brown, a"aiu"s t'0
arrival OF some messages which wOuiu le"e"'" n' w..
life OF at least one of the condemned Hu'uerV9 W
hour after after hour passed without slsh !" '' ,
that men were still aborng for the prisoners, "na
when night fell 1t looked il shihok Juglro' iio,
, Srni,cr James J. slocum and Joseph WOOD Wou'd
never pass the gates OF their great cage except a.
dead men, bound for the prison cemetery Oh t' Di'"
OF the hill to be buried In Quickhme'
,rhe approach of the week for the execution OF the
four men has not apparently maze much uiio
in the quiet town of Sing sing except that strangers
are regarded with certain amount OF curiosity anu
the prison itself hes as silent ana sun a. usu-u'
,houcb II seems to have acquired an adued grim
ness The prisoners seem resigned, though II Is
nrohable they stiu expect TO be saved 'he Oh VIC
assistants OF the Rev. Father Credeh seeineu uouo
full as to whether the two prisoners 10 whom ",0
Catholic priests minister, Smiler ana "~Cu'
wer, really pentent. to Juglro u'e
Ianorese he is described by all as
ile and animal.libe though not lacking intelligence
enough 70 understand the nature OF his crime Con
rarv to the appearance Of most of his countrymen ne
&c a large man and said TO be Of fine proportions lie
s over six feet high and weighs 1877 pounds. lie Is
great cigarette smoker, and the other men nave ai'o
acquired the habit ,..
The preparations for the final act are all conplete'
IN the collins and the barrel of qulckme. The elecuc
chair is ready and has been carefully tested Inc
result of the trial satisfactory. IL Is great III
movement on the Auburn machinery, and Warden
Brown fears no hitch in the arrangements. mat inc
duty &c repurnant to him is natural; but he mas ne
nm his mind 10 do IL without wasting words over IT, ana
nrobablv he will not delay the executions for any
reason, except legal one. He is strict in MS dlsci
Mine and has firmly determined not 20 tell any unan
thorized person anything about the details OF the
affair." The invitations TO the experts and other per
sons authorized have been issued and the Warden SAID
TO a Tribune reporter yesterday that he had been
careful not TO invite any who was at all interested
in having the story of the happenings In the chamber
of death published.
In what order the men will be killed IS not knoWn'
II Is possible that the Warden himself has not yet set
tied on 1t, and whether they will die In quick succeS-
sion on the same day. or whether day will intervene
between each execution, cannot be told. IL however
seems that unless unforeseen accdenlS occur, anu
providing all efforts of the muNeerS' lawyers are III
vain at least one and perhaps two, VIII die early on
Monday morning. Warden Brown yesterday TOOK IT.
Tribune reporter through part of the prison, ana tnen
suddenly led him into the southern wing OF inc Dun-
ing. 1t was startling change; from bare, gray
walls to perfect gem of warm rennc9 G2 ! 10, Ioa
here the warden has arranged an exquisite little nome
for himself and his children, and Ii Is haTd TO imagine
that the pretty rooms. with their graceful furrtue'
filled with brio a~brac and pictures are inside prison
windows, half hidden by Ivy, and sees the weA-kept
gardens, with the Hudson River beyond.