The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-21

NEW YORK March 20-Mrs Martha
place was executed at Sing sing prison
to-day. She was the FIRST woman 70 die
in he electric chair in The State of New
York. and she went TO her dea'h quietly.
Her death was instantaneous. Hut two
shocks were given. state l.trioi"D
Davis threw down the lever at ll.N A..
NI.. the voltage was 100. and it was con-
unued for four seconds. when it was
gradually diminished 10 200 volts for four
SECONDS. Dr. Irvine examined the woman
and then ordered "a second shock. mat
WAS the Same ass the first IN power ana
continued the same length The second
shock has always been administered az
Sing sing
Mrs. Place murdered her stcp-dauehtor'
Ida d. Place. mere girl, ON February
e. IS> She first threw acid Ga the slri
eyes and then smotherod her This was
early in tho m0ruins at their home jill
BROOKLYN She waited the cnule daN lol
her husband % return and then al1acheo
him with am axe. fracturiug hs skuH
and otherwise seriously lnJullhs HiIn
Place however. recovered
SIZE HAD HOPE
Mrs Place was convicted and sentenced
20 death but she never for % moment be-
UcVed She would be cicCtrocutcd. she
al first claimed She could remember noth-
ing OF the murder and later the plea on
ine4nftt WAS submitted in her behalf.
II was not until Thursday last that War
don Sage announced to her that Governor
Roosevelt had absolutely refused 90 in-
t.rferc with the course 00f Justice. and
fh1f she must die on Monday. TO was q
srsat shock Co the woman. but during the
last four DAYS she bore up Woudcriull}
we'll She suffered in two ways after
she learned that sh, must die. from sleep
lcssllss and from loss of appetite. Again
yesterday the Warden visited her so that
there nucht be no misunderstanding. ana
told hcr she must Doe ready az u O'Clock
Monday morning.
She was ready az that hour and no
ono who watched her could understand
what change must have taken place in
She womau's nature 10 $50 dull her senses.
fhat she could go 90 her death SO calmly
and imp8ssively ass Mrs Place did. 10
bad not been expected that she would
do $50. The last woman condemned 10
die m this State went 10 the gauows
shriekiug and lighting but Mrs Place
hardly uttered sound She merely muir
INJURED prayer with closed eyes. her
face turned partly upward and seemingy
unconscious OFT things about her
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL.
Ihis was th. twenty sixth electr0cution
20 Sins Sing prison. but none before was
So success iHl as ihdt az to-day. Not /
only was there no scene. but there was
no delay.
Within three minutes after coming |
through tine iron doors the order of the I
law had been carried out. There were /
twelve Witnesses presn DO. and only those.' (
who watched every movement. Wiuessedj |
Mr- Places death. Few were able to
see thc raising VI t'o body as the electri-
cal shock passed through IT, III was only /
whom tnc current was partly shut Ola
That they could scf me body relax. Ii
was nn easy Way Io ole.
'n sunday Mrs Place had her regular
attendants an4 during The nisht she was
e'-IItd ut her spiritual adviser Rev. Dr.
'"Fla sole OF fonkers and Mrs. Murry
sion worker OF brooh.yn who has
''"'" I'd great interest iu thc womans