The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-14
EXECUTED 1t SING sing
William Neufeld Pas the Penalty
fer Murder.
The Bravest Man Who Ever Went to
the Electric Chair-A Great
Friend OF UOIiaeux.

SING SING DEPOT, y Y, Jan. IA
William Neufeld, who murdered his cou-
sin in New York city in August 1893, died
for mis- crime in the electric chair at Sing
Sing prison at COS O'Clock this morning.
NeufeId was the bravest man whoever
faced death IL a Sing Sing chair When
Warden Jo' son and Principal Keeper
Connaughter went to his cell to announce
10 him that his time had come he was
standing at his cell door waiting. for them
lie knew that When these two officials
came into the death house AZ such a time
their mission was TO summon him as dur
LIZ the year he had been II the death
cell he has seen Ave Of his companions
called ~ these officials 70 meet their fate
He sa1i nothing. but started at a quick
ened pace for the door leading TO the
room, where the chair and the electric ap-
psratus we're awaiting their deadly work
When within a few feet Of the door lead
ing into the death chamber he turned
around and shouted Good by. boys" TO
the five companions he had left behind
him in the condemned cells While all
the witnesses plainly heard NeUfeld's
parting words TO his companions no re
spouse was heard from those whom he ad-
dressed
The man ran from the entrance OF the
death chamber TO the chair, and as the
straps and electrodes were being fastened
to his left leg and head, he gaZed curl
ously about the room and seemed inter
ested in the whole proceeding
Neufeld was Hebrew and the first Of
OF that faith to meet his death in the
chair here. Rabbi Israel Davidson, Of
man and read prayers during the prepara-
lions for the execution The electric
shock VAS first given at 6:g5 at a voltage
of 174O which was maintained for FIVE
| seconds. and then gradually reduced 10
300 which was applied for twenty FIVE
| seconds.
After the current had been turned OF
for three minutes second shock was
given. and then Prison Physician Irvine
pronounced Neufeld officially dead The
limp body was removed 70 the dissecting
table and the autopsy Vas performed
within fifteen minutes after the man s
death. the whole proceeding being over in
less han three-quarters Of an hour.
When Warden Johnson went into the
death chamber at /. 80, he found Neufeld
stiU asleep. Rabbi Davidson was with
the Warden and he aroused the conder-ned
man. The warden asked Nsufeld ne
wanted any breakfast and the pI n
said. i guess not, Warden, I " We
time TO digest it, Early in, 49, lg
h spoke with the men in the deaf Sc
There are five left and they are NO
J..
chiIIo. Aaron Halle, and Benjamin Pugh.
He gave them a history Of his career and
told them that he attributed his present
condition to gambling at the race track
He said he had TO have money to carry
out his ideas. MolineuX and Neufeld
often talked with one another and had
become quite attached TO each other Neu-
field had more intelligence than the rest
Of Nolineux's companions and IN his death
the latter Iosez his chief friend among the
condemned men.
The witnesses to the execution We're
Or EdgertOn and Or. Hart, Psksn, China;
Ar. Umberto MOlOssi Italy Dr Hamil-
ton Williams New York city; Dr. Charles
" Kinney, New York city; Dr.. r. Asset
Ia, New York city; Dr. J. F. Manning
New Rochelle, II. Y; DR.. d. Il Tarbeh
Schaghticoke, \. Y, and Bernard c Fee
ney, Sing Sing, " Y.
NeufeId was the thirty-third victim OF
the chair in Sing Sing prison His crime
was committed on August Z. 1893, when ne
murdered his cousin. Mrs Annie krou-
mann, in New York city. The crime was
for several months attributed 10 Mrs.
Kroumann's husband, who was placed
under arrest. NeufeId had robbed his
cousins fiat and was about to flee with
his booty, when Mrs. KroUmann stopped
him. He murdered her. Neufeld was
subsequently arrested and convicted.
mainly through pawn tickets found on his
person, and Mr.. Kroumann vas given his
liberty.