The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-29
FARMER ELECTROCUTED
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rigid in the distended position while 1,840 volts, seven and one-half amperes Of electricity raced through the body. A barely audible moan escaped the lips maintained until 6:0640 just one min ute and two seconds.
 The voice of Warden Benham broke an oppressive silence as the physicians setreated Te1lea a,ar from the the lifeless form at the woman is dead" announced the warden. Dr. Qerin wishes to an- nounce that the autopsy will take place office and sign the death certificate" The priest consented to take charge Of the body and the remains will be inferred in St. Joseph's cemetery just outside the city limits.
 For the first time in the history of the prison all condemned prisoners were removed from Death Alley, ad- joining the execution chamber, so that Mary Farmer was beyond earshot and eyes1ght of all others. The condemned prisoners, save her husband, James Farmer, were removed from their death cells before the final visit to the cell of the condemned husband. MT. Farmer was taken to a cell in the old condemned row in another building more than a hundred yards distant and his wife was left alone in the blanketed cell within a step of the execution chamber
 The visit of the condemned woman with her husband last night was one Of the most affecting scenes ever wit messed by Father Hickey. There were no tears, no touch of the hand. no kiss. For fine screen aided the bars Tn carrying out the mandate of the law that there shall be no physical contact between condemned prisoners. As a result of the meeting James Farmer made his first demonstration of affection. IT
 The fortitude exhibited by the con- demned husband and wife in this first greeting since the pronouncement of the jury was more affecting to the witnesses than the sterotyped fare wells of prison history.
 How do you do Jim?' said Mary softly as she approached the cell of her condemned husband. How do you do Mary?' he replied without a touch or emotion. You are looking mighty we'll" Is that so," was the smiling answer. At this juncture Warden Ben ham inquired if the prisoners had any thing to say in private and when told that they would appreciate the privi- lege Warden Benham. the priest and the two women attendants withdrew to corner of the great cell. The uri- happy twain conversed in low tones for more than an hour until the Warden suggested that it might be well for Mrs. Farmer to seek rest and quiet. woman retreated from the aperture of her husbands cell. ''Good-bye Mary spoke the husband for the first time showing feeling. "Good-bye Jim if I don't see you again in this world I will in the next" was the confident farewell of the woman as she was led down the long corridor to the cell whence she was to walk to her death In the death chamber the confession was dictated to Father Hickey. who advised public statement that might lNoo complete justice to James Farmer nrr1n fof fn
 Mary Farmer was the seventh wom- an ever executed for murder in this | state and the second to be electro.
 cuted. the other having been Mrs. Martha Place. killed in Sing Sing in lS99 for the murder of her step-daugh- ter. Mary Farmer killed Mrs Sarah Brennan in their little home in the hamlet of Hosfield, near Brownsville Jefferson County, April 27. 1908. It was shown at the trial that Mrs Farmer. in November 1907, had called | at the office of Francis P. Burns. an attorney. declaring that she was Mrs. Brennan and executed a deed of her property to Mrs. Mary Farmer. Two weeks later she had this deed trans ferred to her infant son Peter. Mrs Brennan disappeared on April 27 and the next day MT. and Mrs Farmer called at the Brennan home and dis possessed Brennan and his child He disputed their right but the certified copy of the deed. apparently in his
 
 He looked for his wife and not find- ing her, called on Sheriff Ezra D. Bel finger to locate her. The latter, with squad of officers. went to the Bren- nan home and searched the premises without finding anyone. As he was going out he saw two trunks hidden Tn corner and demanded what was Tn them 1.-The top one is mine and the other is Jim's,'' Mrs. Farmer said He demanded that she open them. This she refused to do saying she had lost the keys and the sheriff with an axe. handed him by Patrick Brennan jbroke open the top trunk. Inside was found the horribly mutilated body of Mrs. Brennan and the Farmers were at once arrested.
 Mrs. Farmer made several confess sions. alternately taking the blame and then shoulderins it on her husband. Finally brought to trial she was found guilty of murder in the first degree and; sentenced to death. An appeal acted as a stay but proved unavailing and then an attempt was made to have the governor change the sentence to life imprisonment. In October. James Farmer was also convicted and is Row in prison awaiting death.