The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
HIS CRIME is AVENGED
CARLYLE HARRIS DIES AT.
SING SING.
He Meets Death Calmly, Still Pro-
III testing His Innocence--The
Execution Passes Off
Without Disagreeabie
Features.
Displayed Great Nerve.

men--SlOcum, Smller, .JuSiSO ana w oou-
were put to death with the experimental
apparatus then in use, has there peen
such interest displayed here. Ihrongs OF
people gathered on the hillside overlook
ing the gray walls Of the prison, anu
though they could not hope to eaten a
glimpse of Harris, or see the implement
of death. they gazed with morbid curios-
ity at the building from which the doomed
man was not to emerge until soul and
body had parted.
1t was 1890 when the Wit
nesses entered tie room. While they
seated themselves, Electrician laws at
tached the wires to the battery OF lamps
and turned on 1.76O volts: he hn,sheo
testing the apparatus at l2:5S anu ~,
nounccd that all was ready. Conaaus;n-
ton and two guards then went for Harris.
He was awaiting the final summons IN
his cell With him was Chaplain Wellis;
Harris was ready in moment mon for,a an9
Screens had been placed in front of the
othre cells so that the men who VIII soon
meet Harris fate did not see MN as ne
went out with Il guard on either SHE, ana
the faithful chaplain following hlm; Har
into the room. He paused an instant on
the threshold and looked calmly over the
assembled witnesses. Kind-hearted War
den Durston had stepped over to the re-
pads, saying: Harris might not like it.,
The pads were put out OF sight, ana
Harris merely looked over the people,
scanning their faces as his; eyes sWePt
around the room. He walked entirely
alone, just behind Connaughton, and
wavered for a moment, more from not
knowing which way he was expected 10
20 than from weakness. Connaughton
pointed to the chair. and without even
look OF curiosity at the thing which was
*, ha
seat AS he did SO he began to talk
in a low voice. He said:
4 have Il word to say if the warden
will permit He paused +; ana Is IePeaht a a.
the warden's consent
Warden Durston stepped over to the
chair and said: What did you wish to
say ,
each word cost him q powerful effort,
said: 81 have no further reservation to
make. 1 desire to say that l am abso-
lutely innocent.
Those were his last words. After ut
tering them he seemed relieved and set
tied back in the chair, to which his legs
and arms had already been strapped by
Baton and Ford. the two guards; STATE
Detective Jackson attached the electrode
to Harris right leg, which was barred to
the knee. a slit in the trousers having
been made in advance. Eaton placed the
helmet containing the other electrode on
the head. Electrician Davis attached the
wires to the two electrodes. All or this
work was done quicker than the telling
of it, and then the guards stepped back
Davis, who had gone to the switchboard,
said:
All ready
There was an inStantS pause. while
every man in the room held his breath.
Then DR.. Daniels raised his hand; A
sharp click from the lever and the form
in the chair Strengthened up till the straps
creaked. 1t was just 12:40 II by the
stop watch held by DR.. Merritt. A cur
rent of 1,7iO volts passed through the
body of Carlyle Harris. In two seconds
Davis threw the switch back so that only
$50 volts were on. DR.. Daniels still held
his hand aloft and one finger pointed
above, as though to Indicate that the
soul of the man in the chair had passed
upward. Then his arm fell, and in just
So Sd seconds the current was shut off
Doctors Irvine and Habershaw imme
the body, which had settled back limp IL
the chair DR.. Irvine opened the Goa
aud vest and tore away tho shirt ove1
the heart. He applied the stethescope
and shook his head. This was two min
utes after the first contact. and DR.
Daniels then invited the other physician:
to step forward and examine the body.
Life was extinct and it was apparent tt
ali who were present that death had com.
at tho first touch of the current. The
only sign of animation after the curren
was turned on was a slow movement O.
the little finger OH the right hand, ant
that was evidently due to muscular con
traction, caused by the current, and no
by the voliton of the subject in the chair
All the physicians present expressed
themselves as satisfied that death hat
been instantaneous. When all had ex
amined the body. DR.. Daniels lrned t
the witnesses and said: THAT is all
d. The witnesses, who had seen other cleo
trocutions. agreed that this was the mos
successful one yet There was no sign O
steaming at the point of contact an
aside from Il purplish tinge appearing o.
the skin. there no change IN the az
pearance of the body. AS the witnesse
passed out of the building. one OF tn
newspaper men fainted. and was carrie
out by friends He recovered i'll Il fey
minutes.
Mrs. Harris viewed the raising of tn
black flag from the window of her ROOF
.. in a boarding house. When the ominou
!. signal foated on the soft breeze sh
turned quietly away, resigned and cain
as she has been for the past few day:
She said she would see the Dewspape
men this afternoon and give them he
statement At 12:45 Allan Harris a
rived at the prison, and Principal keepe
Communication escorted him to the room
which the body of his brother lay. II
notified Warden Durston that al unde
taker will call this afternoon to remOH
the body of his brother.
E" A Fleeing FOrEer.
n philadelphia May 9.--Frank Bush. a we
known business man, has disappeared fro