New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21

THE ELh'IhI' ''""hNI-HER BODY
SHIPPED TO EAST MILESTONE. Nj
FOR BURIAL by HER BROTHER
Mrs Martha Place was executed in s,,x o.,
Prison yesterday. She the first woman "a ~.
I'm the electric chair I'm tho State Of New-York a.,
she went 10 her de1th quietly Death va, a.
Simultaneous. Only two shocks we're given a..
EIectrici m Davis threw down the lever al er...,
II OF A. m. The voltage OF the current was i-r
and Il was continued for four seconds II was,,.'
gradually diminished 10 30 voltage which wa ~
tinued for ffty-six seconds DR. Irvine IN. ,h
stefan Of the prison. examined the woman and ~.
ordered 4 second shock That was the same a.. ~.
first in power. ard continued FOR the same l.n,,s
~of time The second shock has always been "A
ministered at Sing Sing.
Mrg. Place murdered her stepdaughter. Ida "
Place. a mere girl on February T. 1896 shs g.,
threw acid I'm the girls eyes and then smoths,.s
her This was carly In the morning. in their hor.
IN Hancock-st Brooklyn. She waited the en,-.
dav for her husband 70 return. and then a,,sct.1
him with an axe fracturirg his skull and oth.,
wise seriously injuring him Mr.. Place hov.v.,
recovered
Mrs Place was convicted and sentenced to dsab
hut she never for a moment believed she would -
executed She at first claimed that she could 70
member nothing OF the murder and later the DE,
~ insanity was submitted in her behalf
7, Vas NOT until Thursday last that Wards.
Sage announced to her that Governor Rooseyel
had refused 70 interfere with the course Of jus,s
and that she must die on Monday It was srea,
shock TO the woman but during the as four dsy,
she bore Up wonderfully well Again, on Sunday
the Warden visited her. so that there might be 10
misunderstanding and told her she MIST 5e ready
at If o'clock Monday morning
She was ready at that hour. and no one WHO
vh h.t
taken place IN the woman's nature 10 so dull her
SAnses that she could go 10 her death calmly
md impasslvely rs she did 7; had not been
expected that she would DO so The las, woman
condemned 70 die in this State went 70 the salog.
shrieking and fighting. but Mrs. Place hardly u.
tered a sound. She merely murmured prayer,
with closed eyes her face turned partly upward
and seemingly unconscious ~ things about her
This was the twenty-sixth death in The chair n
Sing Sing Prison. but none before were so successful
as That OF yesterday. Not only was there 10
scene but there was no delay. Within three min.
utes after Mrs. Place came through me iron doors
the order of the law had been carried out There
we're twelve witnesses present. ana only those who
watched every movement witnessed Mrs Places
death
ants and visited by her spiritual adviser, the
Rev. Or. David Cole OF Yonkers and Mrs. MsGry
great interest in the woman's welfare. Mrs sase
the Wardens wife, also spent an hour or two with
a
was left alone with the night matron. Mrs Coultry
with two keepers in the outer room. She did not
retire until 2:3O o'clock. and after that she was W
several times 10 pray.
gardng the execution. and It was with this IN
mind that he ordered every precautiOn taken 70
insure the best results. The Rev. Dr. Cole and
DR.. Irvine visited Mrs. Place IN the morning. and
with the latter was a woman physician. who mad
been sent 10 attend the execution. AZ the sugges-
tion of Governor Roosevelt Mrs. Sage was the
last Of her friends TO say g0odby.
After It all over Warden Sage said he had
ne was gratifed at the manner in which the eXecu.
ton had been carried out. He said: 4 VIII LEI
those who have been accredited 70 come here tel
the story. ,
that the execution Of Mrs. Place had been sue
cessful in every way, and that there had peen 10
scene whatever. 49,
until all the witnesses had retired. when Il was
taken 10 the autopsy-room and posi-mortem e.
animation held. No one was present except ing
operating surgeons and their report was sealed
and will be fled In Kings County together With
the other documents relating 70 the woman ;
death. Although information was MADE puonc'
the indica tons that the organs were round IN
a healthy condition. 49,.
to the Sing Sing station. where It was shipped at
$40 o. m for East Milestone. " J. Dr. Co!e was
asked to oflcate at the funeral but ne le,t may
he could stand the strain. He PROMISED 70 ~
present, although he could not conduct tho pubic
service.
New-B Brunswick. y. J.. March 2o-The body OF
Mrs Place arrived here this evening, ana was d.
| once taken charge OF by Lane e. Herbert unasr'
takers OF this city who took Il 70 tneir :,
| ment They and Mr. Garretson. the orotner o.
! the dead woman. refuse any .ntortnaVoh lela,'s,
70 the funeral arrangements. but II IL undersloo'
| that the funeral will be at Milestone tomorrow