The evening world., 1891-12-07
SHOCKED
Continued rom FIRST pnoe.)
chair, and after a critical glance at the elec-
trUdys, rn, yed his hand.

chair, and after a critical glance at the elec-
trodes, raised his hand.
THE CURRENT TURNED ON.
Electrician Davis, who was standing beside
Prof. Laudy with his hand Oh the lever, made
q downward motion. which caused rasping
sound rs the switch closed.
"ThiS VAS he signal for the man in the
closet behind the chair to turn his switch,
ana Instantly Loppy's body stircned against
the straps, which creaked as they stretched
from he strain.
"The witnesses were grouped about the
front oi the chair, and Warden Brown watched
every movement closely, although DR.. Mac
Donald was In full charge Of this part OF the
legal trugcd5.
FRoTu ON THE VICTIMS LIPS.
"Dr. Macdonald held stop-watch in his
hand. lie gaacd ut the dial In tently as the
seconds tickcd away, and suddenly he raised
his hand.
Davis pulled the lever and the body in the
chair settled back, as In a collapse.
Dr. Ward had a syringe ready, filled with
the salt and water. which he at once squirted
on to the electrodes.
There was noisy respiration, and thick
spittle tricAied down Loppy's chin.
sEcCND SHOCK NECESSARY.
"Quickly DR.. Macdonald raised his hand
again, and again the lever was turned and
tho body was pressed against the straps. 1t
was like starting stream through fire hose.
"Thc punins engine tilling them to the
point cf bursting.
Again Dr. Macdonald raised his hand.
The switch was reversed and the body set
tied back.
REQUIRED THREE SHOCKS TO KILL.
"Thc respiration was not so loud this time,
and as soon ~ the electrodes were wet tho
current was turned on. Not over minute
had elapsed when the current was turned of
the third and last time and Loppy's breast
was barred.
"Of course 1t seemed much longer. Drs.
Macdonald, Ward and the others placed their
ears to Loppy's chest and announced that the
heart had ceased to beat.
"A thermometer was pressed to the legs OF
the collapsed body, and the mercury ran up
to the highest point.
HIS Skin SHR!vELLED AND BLIsTERED.
"When the straps and electrodes were un-
fastened 1t was seen that the places OF con-
tact were shrivelled and bistered, as though
rubbed with hot iron.
But there was no smoking or smell OF
burning flesh.
"Twu keepers lifted the body out OF the
chair carried 1t into the back room and laid
1t on table.
"The clothes were at once removed, and we
all took a look at the body.
"The skin was Of u purplish hue about the
neck and scalp. There were blisters on the
cheeks US well as on the temples
The right leg below the knee bore q similar
appearance and the skin was raised, wrinkled
and folded.
THE SKIN TORN BY THE ELEC1noDEs.
"In one place the skin was torn away. The
pupil Il the victims single eye was contract
Cd and the eyebrows looked as though they
hadsb slnged.
I'm other places the marks OF the straps
lDuld be seen.
p"But / have seen worse looking corpses,
and, taken all IN all. think electrocutlon is
preferable to hanging.
81 believe the man was rendered uncOn-
scious by the first contact, and that the res
piration was simply due to the expanded
chest expelling the air.
"Of course, 1t took the three contacts to kill,
but Loppy died painlessly in my opinion; and
while 1t was not a pleasant spectacle, 1t was
not SO Aorrible as the sight OF u man hanging
and dying slowly OF strangulation."