Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-28
Awful Scene At the Elecssoous,on
Of q Murderer
PLACED IN The CHAIR TWICE
Fssvs sh<sck Failc<i "a kn asa Gsas,,.
hss and wrsthanx sis n Prep~,rsd
~ shs ssoosd ~ad Essal osA


% execute Mur-crcT William "A. Tnxkr
by electricity st tie prl~oa here TO-DAY
was attended bs hors8tie sccldens.
The force of the electrical current rsxs
out ard the hoard 10 which oas of liz
feet was strapped hrok& one essrras
II i.soo volts hh9 been sdni1ssSsr~a t.s
fore the accident occurred. bot Il "a
not stseng enough 10 kill him VII
tho physicians, one az hon wAe 4
man--the drsk 10 view an exscusion
electricity -rushed forward 70 def.
mine Il Taylor vcrs dead fhes we've
startled 10 find that he wac stii brrsth.
ing. The eisctsode beard 70 xh.cA his
foot was fastened wss shoss>i inio p.aoe
and the electrician signslcd 10 turn en-
the current again. bat tue dynamo had
given cut and the current did net reach
the death chair. During the brief space
of time the attempt - introtnce So.
ond current consumed Taylor showed
signs of returning consciousness, and
while the escifcd physicians ADD e.ec..
tricians were debating the question Z
the best thing 10 do be began o. gFoen.
his iody tvi;rhef against the straps
that held his bead. arus snd less IN
place.
Morphine Administered
The body % the murderer v -, lifted
from the char and piacsd ca cot
Aosphine war freely administered and
preparations sere made % secrre t.oxes
from the city electric light plant 10
take the place ~ the exhausted a,n9usa.
10 the meantime Taylor ~as a..se. tat
a..
spopstxy- lie Was lying ca hAt BACK.
breathing heavily ana groanin.,- Thc
physician IA sitenda8ce said tic toros,
~ the first current bad Simply rsasasrs.i
him unconscioat- Almost sl hour
elapsed between the time the fsrsi shock
vas administered and The tlsnc Taylor
was placed in he death char for ile
second time. lie VAS first placed H. TIE
chair al i2:i5 O'Clock. and lt sfkf 80
before connection was obtained filofs tee
ciiy's electric light rlant Duiaer al
this time layiDr pss kept CGdtr t,e ip.
fincnce ~ morphine. han br~sthcd
regularly and groane5 ara wfslhoa
Ps1-on E,clssf.
When the ccnneciion vas fsaily D.aae
with the.csty electric piant Taylor ~as
lifted into the CHAIR ana ssrall.ss AZ -,
fore. The signal NGs fieu eiytE ard
the full forre n the. curfcnt said -
have been t.ses soits. pss el.ot .nto his
writhihg body. II feqnised . conss.dl u
only a few seconds o. coalg g.itte The ak
81 the first current
Ia less thun half n,iEuie lhr ca4cuf
WAS turned of and ihe asirrsl..k Yl.ssl
Clans declared 1ss iar dead 4 iAiri
contact Il haf sec.4d wsa shot snto
the body II make ceriElI work a the
hrkt
During the hour that interTsnsl be-
tween the first and eeosnd afisan pis to
Kill Taylor there was Ertaf exsafement
IN ,fe prison None = TIE witnesses
were permitted O. leavr thf usssh thas3-
ber. Nhen they aiIi sasrsc5 Their faces
Indicated thcif horror = TIE tptcsstie
they had vitneEse9
Before leaving his cell tits masning
Taylor handed The iai.sr vrlsten ran-
fcssion a his srrilt lie ssia h. com
snitted the murder btcsuat D st.s fifet!
q remaining ~ rriran and pou fsti,fr
take ~does ~ ciectficiie thsf rrassia
any longer.
TatlOf's Ststcacnf.
The paper which Jayior had trrpsrea
for publication ~as deiitafnl a. t1e
warden iust before the he4f at.a for
the execution. After skfrs~sinK psss-
found ap.rulsaiinn of thr rs4sfs riasse
in hss defense bs counss ~ lls1i8z.
he eass; Il had eoi the ioea IA ny lst.aa
that ] esing a Negro and cotlsiet ard
my victim belng sh.ie. The trial eohld
be- nothing hul a farce. I sghr ulac-
mistaken "a Nf. CuehinE and hope 30
will pardon iiIc for dsnht.ne l1it ciiae.
scier- IN cunclasicn ~ said Il shall
not die ulufasrsf ~ therc - ro irnf
der IA nlf taisfi sni have brTa ifu1Rhs
q Gee the f,lls - my hatred sf Iueris
Feelsng this Wa ] hsd raihe dr. fnar
live and / sflil rot ore ~ I ~ 1ebt
would ~ The time - ihe crime ard -
ny tria. hot Instead - lssirlr erer,
tDdy ! rhsil havs pisy and ssulpaitg , lar
all Isopic fof have lrsrrie6 3ai they
ali Deea Il and are Norths q 4
Beesn 30 sssp Soc Brssth.
II was twenty nirutss q J o'clock
whsn The vsfdcr invited the witnesses
g. follow HIM - the tlesfh eks8ai,et
State EieciFacsan Davis rfre ~ The rieo.
the cabinet ami be rrnl.ninzrs tests
uere entirely ssiitfsftofs. fbt aiai in
dicsfing roitsge a lfso TIE tse
1rff%fE. tiffrf ttffstf NHA titt ft-fs
der0red man eecn entered ard Iati3.
"a imn.e.iSktsis piared m fhe nssir
and r,sriored His facs wrrrG look ~
s,.f determination When Al ~p- f-sdy
tho sigrsi vas given aud tie .surf N
vss fofuf-i % 1agiDfs prorfsii
frame shot lack srd rr N
to- chaif. the Ftrrpe seskss
ard siBuitanecussy there sss . crssh.
The strain prrn The f,zt reri bed bsr.s~n
and the under firnsnE a ~ clair gave
vsy. Tie l,ody fsuk = . Ferlinine ros
ture with The victims f~ef resting or
fts spnr he spectators wsft Ffaffiso
hot olid nof mese II SO sgFpsase3 ths
victim - tleed from the raects q the
shcsrs vbsn = strange ntsisf nae hesta
lie tse iegss e. gasp 81 tsesfh srn
ssiira So seen - efnae from 80 tioat'f-
HTofr 90 ths rsrfert as The cers
rnarsd ffor, ias vsrsss.E sna F.eeiriciDn
DAVE fe e. etFy taf vet tu1h
fouusle8 q sn3 oe feeivsbss 81 tsss fnfr
if.e ~ the irter. Tie dsDsnio had
f-okes down
fsvussfnu aiend
Tls isiore-d h4estkitr a ~ sissin
sssr.fif.rset eHf he rhssf oe1e eu1 felf
ptsis beaenft eefeias
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