Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-04
NAN EXECUTED
Jed e-Marderer at
Put to Death in the
.lectriC Chair.
DEN SAGE'S DILEMMA
} Authorization Given Him
che Attorney General.
,AL APPEAL FOR HIS LIFE
re Pleads In Vain With
Governor Morton.
ANAN UNCONGERNED TO THE END
AL APPEAL FOR HIS LIFE
re Pleads In Vain With
Governor Morton.
ANAN uNCONGERNED TO THE END

ricity in the prison here at 1923
Ibis morning.
THE wfTsEssKs PRESENT.
* the witnesses present in the
8 Office were DR.. w. ]. O'Sulliyan,
Tended DR.. Buchanan on his trial;
Inc, prison physician; DR.. John
DR.. Ira W. Van 6iesen, the
{ical expert; DIR. J. ]. Sullivan Of
\. j., and Or. c. 3. Kelley of Mt.
Ben Teal, Baron A. Slippenbach,
vIceconsul at New York, and d
ten press representatives.
MRS. BUCHANAN WAS THERE.
Buchanan arrived in the train
here at 1880. and was taken to
nee Of the pastor of the Presby-
rich.
Sage sent her word that she
'e the prisoner and at the time
they were already preparing
electric chair.
" rORrY SECONDS.
o'clock when the witnesses
: 20 the execution chamber. All
n ready and Electrician Davis was
switchboard. In q closed box was
Wet who, upon signal, was to turn
oh.
the party was seated the cleo
put a bank of incandescent lights
hair and sent the current through
There were 1,740 volts ON the bank.
en- they were switched of again
den and two guards appeared at
with DR.. Buchanan. He walked
out word and took his seat.
out 30 seconds he was strapped and
,onds was pronounced dead. The
of l,740 was kept on for four
and then reduced to 40 volts.
vas ton for 30 seconds .ore.
'th 'ckest and most successful
en- q prison.
'Drs. Irvine and
5.-.. e body. The un.
rpermitted some air
lungs. Then the cur.
Tor % seconds longer,
dal time one minute and
as then unstrapped and
utopsy room. All of the
9nt agreed that death was
.=..-= ANAN BROKE DOWN.
execution Mrs. Buchanan
~ denis house, having come
witnesses were summoned
amber. She was extremely
hen told of the death of her
sdown and wept freely. She
sof by Mrs. Sage.
igures of the execution are
rought in death chamber,
- turned on, I1.2l; current
,N.45; current turned on
current turned off finally,
inced dead, l1.23.
;EY-GEHERAL's OPINION.
our to-day, a messenger ar
on with the opinion of the
to the effect that the
be in the wrong If he
nee of the law in the
The warden. after
: consultation, issued an
prison guards and posted on
board that at 10 o'clock all the
rking upon the building ad.
-. cath house should be locked
the men employed on the
IN Sage said:
eased with the opinion OF
general, because it is not
ructlon for me to proceed;
rat ! am not justified in de.
sutton, | shall 60 on with
then displayed this tele-
.--.5.- Sing Sing, n. T.. do not
proceedings act ns a stay.
Vice TO Give.
Scock, Acknowledgement.
the telegram is mora
satisfactory than the
warden, land | shall
-.z.= assumption that the last
act as a stay. | arn re-
lily. NJ -
D OF HIS FATE.
entered the corridor.
the front of the cell
IN bars with both
ie TO the bars. The
..=.=.-=. or" but so nervous
lid not answer, cx-
.5.=. 800. sc no hope TO Offer
.arden. the attorney
tod against you, and IN
rinterferes | have to carry
-
Bucranan's face blanched
It his cigar between his
back lie said
would be the result. /
..4.s anan again"
..--.- - COLLECTED. ..-.
re you may" replied
hdrew. Buchanan sat
aM... the cot and refusing
II usually forms his
face iii his hands.
llay Of feeling, for in
up walking his cell
d. His manner was
hen the warden re-
him the pastor Of
.-5...a. ! Church, he was
-.- eceived the clergy
z. - ID listened quietly
--.. ndemned negro,
kept his face up
u. A little later
mi the Catholic
d the death cell.
.5.=.. "l. for their visit
4.=". urn with Mrs,
a. -.....-. .-. 10 come back.
- 2o'clock this
-4C dl If his clothes
ri very a e was given a
! of clot cell entirely
asst nigh AL those grewsunIe
yidently@ -Ied TO his nervousness
becomes more apparent as the
S fly.
ALL PLgADISGs IN VAIN. ..-
Warden Sage returned to his
tier bis early visit to the death
be found a telegram from Mrs.
an. 1t read:
den Sage. All pieadings in vain. Gov
nnot possibly Interfere.
ANNIE BUcHARAH.
Sullivan OF New York, who was
he counsel for the defence, is here
witness the execution.
IE wTFE's FRUITLEss APPEAL.
iKEEPsTU, N. Y, July Mrs. Bu-
wife OF the condemned murderer.
n unsuccessful effort to induce
,rton TO commute her husbands
to life Imprisonment this morn
rs. Buchahan reached Rhinebeck
lock last Eight and stopped at the
hotel. Shh arose shortly after 5