The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-16
HOW cxoleosz WILL DIE.
Description Of the Electric chair-ee'
lieved he viii Collapse.

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this month There is not the slightest
doubt that he will die on the morning
of Monday, oct. 2S, the first day of
the week set for his execution.
This assassin will be put to death
by the most humane and the quickest
method of capital punishment.
Time was when the assassin of a
ruler was dragged to pieces by four
horses attached to his four limbs and
GTiven in opposite directions. In some
4 the oriental countries to this day the
most cruel and revolving tortures are
reserved for those who even attempt
the life of a potentate or are suspected
of completely in plots against him
Boiling in oil, drawing and quaIterng
are among the least terrible of these
punishment while the looping off Of
single members from the living body
until death relieves the victim is
common punishment for notable
crimes.
The condemned man will be led by
guards into the death chamber in the
Auburn penitentiary. Near the wall at
one end of the room is an oak chair
constructed something after the man
ner OF an easy chair. with broad
wooden arms. 1t rests upon a rubber
mating which insulates it complete
ly. Attached to the back of the chair
is an adjustable board. against which
Cz5lgosz will rest his back. and this
board equipped with a sliding rod to
which is attached the death mask,
a strap which can be fastened around
the head at the forehead On the inner
side of this strap are two small
sponges, which press upon the temples
and which are connected by wires with
the rod in the back of the chair. This
rod carries the electricity. conducted to
it by heavy wires from the wall
There are straps fastened to the back
OF, the chair to pass around the upper
arms of the condemned man and hold
the arms securely against the chair
other straps on the arms of the chair
. itself binding the forearms down and
preventing the least struggle. Another
stout strap or belt attached TO the
back of the chair passes across the
abdomen of the prisoner and binds
him security to the seat. His ankles
are also strapped TO the foot rest at
the bottom of the chair
When all is in readiness two small
electrodes fitted with moist sponges
like those pressing against the fore
head and placed against the bare ralf
of each leg, the trousers being either
slit for the purpose or turned up as
far Cs the knee. When these electrodes
are fastened into place the body of
Czolgosz will form part of a circuit
from the wires at his head to those at
his legs, and any current entering the
upper wires must pass from the cleo
trodes at his forehead through his
body to the electrodes attached to his
legs and thus back to the dynamo
Thy execution itself, these details
being attended to, is exceedingly sim
pie. Upon the wall of the death chamb-
er is a large switch board and d num-
Der of gauges which register the mum.
Der of volts of current passing over
the wires. one of the officials selected
for the purpose, either the sheriff or
some other officer legally charged with
the execution, pulls down a handle on
a switch, which completes the circuit
and in a fiftieth of a second about
leaps through the body 0f the murder
er. and passes on through the wires
In nfhat fraction of time it is ali over.
He is dead as certainly as though a
guillotine had descended upon his
neck The current is usually allowed
to remain at that intensity for about
ten seconds, when it is reduced to 1900
volts. After several seconds in order
to make assurance doubly sure, the
current is again increased &c upward
2000 volts and then cut OFF. The execu.
tion is over in less than minute. the
penalty demanded by the law has been
paid.
Since the imposition of sentence
Czoogsz has lost the nerve which car
red him through the ordeal of the
trial and has collapsed almost com
pletAly. The chances are that by the
time|the day of the execution arrives
he will have to be dragged or carried
to the chair. His collapse occurred
on his arrival at Auburn penitentiary
at o'clock on the morning after his
sentence was pronounced in Buffalo.
Pp TO that time he had carried himself
marvelously well. He stood the try
ing test in the court room and even the
imposition of sentence without n visi-
BILE weakening and marched back to
his sell almost as iauntily rs though he
had been acquitted.