Evening journal., 1892-03-29
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naughton, then the murderer, whose head
was bowed. His face was deathly pale and
his eyes bulged with horror AS soon as he
caught a glimpse Of the death chair he stag
gered and looked az If he were about to
faint. From then on until he was strapped
securely in the chair he uttered aloud in
Italian the prayer, ''Jesus, have mercy on
me-
Fathers Milo and Di Sanctis, who followed
in his wake, were also chanting, one in
Italian, the other in Latin. Two keepers
brought up the rear of the little cortege
Appeared to BE In Terrific Agony.
Warden Brown hurried the murderer into
the chair and, assisted by the keepers, he
quickly strapped CottO in the chair. A
narrower band than the one used for Nc.
Elvaine was placed over his forehead. The
limbs were strapped tightly and Warden
Brown announced that all was ready Elec-
trician Davis bent down and examined the
band connecting the right leg with the cleo
trode and a second later the signal was
given.
Then the strange burrowing sound and
the machinery began its death work. The
figure began to squirm as best il could, the
stomach moved upward, the legs quivered
and the whole body trembled in what must
have been terrific agony The current was
turned of instantly by Davis, and was
again turned on. When the second shock
was started the right side Of the face had
been discolored almost beyond recognition.
The fingers relaxed and the face took on
purple hue of peculiar shade. DR.. Irvine
felt the pulse and then nodded knowingly
20 Mr. Davis, who again for the third time
touched the button. A second later the
current was released.
Dr. Irvine then bent over the body and
listened to the heart "I'he man is dead
but his heart still BEATS he excitedly said
Still another shock. After this one DR..
Irvine applied stethoscope to the heart
There was still movement, and once again
the current charged the murderer's body
Then Drs. Irvine and Abbott examined the
heart and announced that life was extinct
The fifth shock was turned on only as a
matter Of safety. The interval between
each shock was about twelve seconds.
A Startling Discovery.
A surprising discovery was made a few
moments later when the body was laid out
for the autopsy About the neck was a
dark circle and the face was entirely for
eign TO the color Of the body. One Of the
physicians present stepped up and ran his
finger down the shirt and neck Then, with
an exclamation OF horror, he declared it was
tight enough almost 70 have eh0ked CottO
to death. The physicians looked at each
other curiously, but nothing further was
said.
On the right leg where tho electrode had
been fastened were two ugly blue blotches
and in two places the skin had separated
from the limbs. The body all over was a
grayish color. The face was sickening 10
behold, each feature was horribly distorted
and the skin in spots was as black as coal.
Il was agreed by all the spectators that
CottO died much harder than McElvaine.
The spasmodic movements OF Cotto's body
indicated frightful internal death strug-
gle. The 6rst current turned on had a
force OF 1,7S0 volts. The other shocks varied
from LOCO to LOO. Ootto win be buried on
, the hill overlooking the prison, alongside OF
. Siocum, Wood and the other murderers
who have been electrocuted.