Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-27
First Attempt to Electrocute q
Murderer Fails.
BREAKING OF THE DEATH MACHINE
Serious Hitch in the Taylor
Execution
HE is FIN ALLY KILLED.
EXECUTED AT AUBURN.
william @. Taylor Pays the Penalty of
Murder.

AUBURN, N. Y. July 27.-An attempt
was made this morning to electrocute VIM.
G. Taylor for murder. The current was
turned, but the foot rest of the chair broke
and the dynamo gave out SO that a second
current could not be applied. He was not
dead from the first contact and soon began
breathing heavily. He was placed on a cot
and conveyed back to his corridor. where
he continued breathing and groaning, with
pulse growing stronger.
1t is now thought that power will have to
be obtained from the cfty's electric plant
and Taylor will have to be replaced In the
chair and electrocuted to the death. Ply
sicians say he was unconscious after the
first contact of over LOO volts. His condi-
ton at present Is analogous to that OF a
man stricken with apoplexy.
Morphine has just been administered.
Witnesses are not permitted to leave the
prison.
Second Attempt Succeeds.
Later.-Taylor was carried again to the
chair at 1 80 and a current from a city cleo
trio light dynamo was passed through his
body.
The second attempt proved successful
The first news of Taylor that was given
to the outside world at the prison this morn
ing was contained in the simple announce
that Taylor had repented. The chaplain of
the prison was with him much OF the time.
and upon awakening this morning the con-
demned evidenced a change Of heart and re-
Quested the presence of priests.
Very Rev. Seymour of the Church OF the
Holy Family and dean of Auburn and Rev.
Father Netzel of the German Roman Cath
olic Church were asked TO atend him:
They visited him early this morning and
Taylor placed himself entirely in their
| hands, urging them to remain with him 'un..
| til his soul had departed. He professed
penitence for his great crime and said he
| was perfectly resigned to his fate. He had
| prepared a paper which he would either
| read while standing at the chair OF else de-
liver it to the priests for publication
| When Warden Stout visited him last
| night he found him in a seemingly happy
| frame of mind. He gave him three cigars
eupies @ he an adioininw cell IL and Who Is aIs5 I
! awaiting eiectrocution for the murder OF
two convicts. Johnson declined. as ne did
if he could get away with the whole lot
I He replied with smile that il depended
upon how much time he would give him to
live.
His last sleep on earth seemed tranquil
and undisturbed. and he awoke refreshed
at the usual hour this morning. Tayiol
was kept in ignorance of his dcomsda,
( until 7:3o o'clock this morning. when tn,
warden read the death warrant 10 him.
fer Reu Se had asass Sished he M
cheerfully. You'll find me ready
Taylor ate hearty breakfast of steal
after he had been bathed and shaved, an,
declared that he was feeling first rate Tn
priests We're then admitted and he was lef
alone with his confessors. The witnesses
| were asked to report at the warden's o.ic,
at Il o'clock noon, and the following re
sponded:
DIR. Dwight r. Burrin OF Canandiagua
the expert who pronounced Taylor respon
| sible for his crime: DR.. Nettie +. Jenkin.
of this city. the first woman to witness
| an electrocution, Drs. Conway, Hodgman
! Conboy, o. Brien of this city. Drs. Eaton o
| Chittenango. Brown of Mottville, Wrfgh
| of Skanelos, Mooney of Syracuse, WOODWARD
. | BunalO. Hess Haven
Fredk. Dewitt of Union Springs. Fredk Hi
Of Salem, Geo. NJ. Robinson Of Elmira
of Owasco, Herman Leonard of Ovid E. ID
Aldrich of Spritsville, Thomas r. Smith o
Union Springs and VIM. j. White. Johr
Carroll. John c. Nolan, Henry w. Brickus
Alderman Roach. Judge Hopkins, Henry ID
Peck Of the Advertiser, Thos. j. Arindell o
the Bulletin, this city.