The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-01-03


Wei. taEs our ebapcos. sAii the chair
msn.
Pray. coua5er. ssid Peter, that work
ntr who have touched the uires and Nho
received shocks Of obly iew buudtsd
volts bsve died instantly The fact is
sell tuovu And yet, vheu mnob steaI
tst faFce uas ased upon $ crimipsl al Se~
York the man struggled isr soma little
time Do you not zee that the smaller
dose /. the more deadly
Ittink. geatlemeu, tbst this discussion
has been carried on quite long etonsh,
ssii the ehsirmsn. rising ssslu. The
point. take it, hss slres1y been decided
by the mslotIty Of the committee, snd
Dancan Warner hsiI be tleeltocutcd oa
TUESDAY by The fun stten. ia Of the Los
Amigo dyusmos lsit hot soi
. sefte, said } seph o Coouor.
! asree, ,alt ]
And protect, said Pettr s,ulpns'
gel.
/ Then the mu..3u is carrie and your pro
test is duly Entered lu tbe'minutes, said
( the chairman, ard 90 the cit log Sss disl
/ solve.
( The attendance et the electocuton vac
very email ols, We four members OF
the committee were Of coarse present with
the eIecutiouer. who vas to act under
their orders. The others we're the Unit
ed States marshal the governor Of the gsol
the chsplan sad three memb rs OF the
press The room vas q email brick cbem
bpr rmiug 90 out house to the central
electrical station. 1t had been used as
lsuudry, aud bad al oven and copper st
one side, bat no other furniture save
single chair for the condemned msu. A
metal plate for bis feet was placed 10
front Of it. 10 which ran thick insulst
ed wire Above suother wire depended
from the ceiling, which could be connec'
ted with a small metallic rod projecting
from u cap which was TO be placed upon
his head. When the connection was es,
tabhshed Duncan Warmers hour hal
come.
There was solemn Lush as We waited |
for the coming Of the prisoner. The ptac'
teal engineers looked little pale and |
hdgeted nervousl, with the wires. Even |
the hardened marshal was i'll at ease, for |
mere hanging was nothing, but this
blasting of flesh and blood very differ
ent one. As to the pressmen, their I Gee
we're whittier than the sheets which lay be-
fore them. The only man who appeared
to feel none of the influence Of these pre-
paralious was the little German crank,
who stroled from enc to the other with
smile on bis lips aud mischief IN his eyes.
More than once he went so far as to
burst out into a shout Of laughter, until
the cbapla sternly rebuked him for bis
i'll timed levity,
How eau you so fer forget yourseli Mr.
said be, as to Jest 10 the prel
sence OF death2
Bat the German was quite uoabashed.
III were in the presence OF death l
should tot Jest, said be, but sinoe | am
not msy do what choose.
This Aippant reply was about to draw
another and sterner reproof from the chap
lain when the door was swung open and
two wsrders entered, leading Duncan War
Der between them. He glanced round
with q set face, stepped resoutey forI
ward and seated himself upon the chair.
Touch her of said he.
1t was barbsrous to keep him in susi ,
p use. The chaplain murmured few i
v rds 10 / ls ear, the attendant placed the
, p upon bis head and then, while we sll !
!. i'd our breath, the wire and the metal 8
\ ere brought 10 contact. :
Great ScotJI shonted Duncan War
ler.
He bad bounded IN bis chair ss the
rightful shock crashed through his sysI o
em. He was not dead On the contrary q
lls eyes cleaned far more brightly than !;
hey had done before. There was only one !,
hauge, but 1t was singular one. The .,
black had passed from his hair and beard =
s the shadow passes from landscape.
The were 10 h ss wLite as snow. And .
et there vas 10 other sign Of decay. His
kin was smooth aud plump aud l1strous A
Is a child's.
The marshal looked at the committee >,
With a reproachiul eye. J.
There stcms to be some little hitch
ere, gentlemen, said he. .
We three practical men looked at each >,
tber.
Peter Stulpnsge smiled pensively,
| think that another one should do ii, :,
aid |. 50
Again tue connection WAS made and
gain Duncan Warner sprans 10 bis chair .
nd shouted, but indeed, we're it not that
still remained in the chair, more Of US a
ould have recognized him His hair
I'D beard had shredded of 10 an instant, i
ud The room looked like q BARRIERS shop /
q Saturday night, There be sat, his eyi -
3 suIl shining, his skin radiant with the
low OF perfect health, but with q scalp
s bald IS Dutch cheese aud chin
.ilhout 30 much as a trace OF down. He
egsn to feyolye one Of bis arms, slowly
I'd doubtlully at first, tut with more con il
dence as he Went 90.
That lint, ssid be, bss puzzled half the +,
octors Oh tue Pacific slope. LIS as good
: uew aud ss timber as hickory tsig. O