The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-28

Nam, Times Floyd McGee OF
s-neyille Because of Risairs o'o'
D;r.anutab,e Woman and Ihen
crrshas His Victims Head With u
R'a eksnith's Hammer, and While IN
pr.so, Tries TO Kill Himself So As
Not 10 BE the First White Man
Eiectrocuted.
James Z. Allison Friday paid
forfeit Of his life to the State because
Of murder, and vas the first white man
to be e~lectrocuted in North Carolina
the electric death current being shot
into his body at 1886 IL yesterday
morning in the small ~octagonai death
chamber of the States Prison. He
was the fourth man to be electrocuted
In the State, Walter Morrison, the
Robson county rapist; Philip Mills,
of Pennsylvania, wife murder, and Ma
than Montague, of Granville, convicted
of the horrible triple murder. rape
arson and larceny, all negroes having
heretofore been electrocuted in the
an chair.
The el~ectrocution yesterday was &C
complished in five and a half minutes
though the man was dead when the
first 1900 volts was shot through MS
body. Allison met his death calmly
stocially. the only incidents being tina
he spoke briefly before the encircllnG
bandages were put about his face Gov
ering his eyes and mouth, and thai
when for q second time the current
was turned on there came the Wheez-
ing sound of breath, and her stlii-
ness az the electric current was turned
off. At 1O:42, after a third shock, ne
Ioo1 ND tho N
derer of Floyd Nj. MCGEE, Of Ashe-
vile. was no more.
Visited by His Son.
All;son's son, a young man Of TWEEN
ty-four years Of age, Ed. Allison, who
works for the Southern Railway, paid
his father a final farewell visit early
yesterday morning, stayed with him
for a half hour and left. He had WISH
ted his father twice on Thursday, q
half hour in the morning and three
hours in the afternoon. He claimed
the body for the family. had it en-
balmed and last night took the re-
mains to Asheville. While the BODY
was at the Raleigh Casket Company's
place there were a large number of
people who came to inspect 1t.
AIlison's Last Hours.
The guards report that Allison
passed a quiet night and though he
awoke at times, that he seemed to rest
Well. yesterday HUI liz IL
that for breakfast he be served eggs.
bread, butter, coffee. sweet milk, pan
cakes and syrup and these made up his
last meal. During the last hours be-
fore his death his spir tual adviser,
Rev. S. J. Belts, was with him. going
with him to the death chamber, read
ing from the Scriptures and having
prayer.
In the Death Chamber.
About forty people were assembled
in the death chamber, Including Off
Gals, physicians and guards, but nine
chairs We're vacant, parties who had
requested tickets Of admission failing
to APPEAR. The crowd gathered more
slowly thar at previous electrocutions
and it was on the edge Of 1880 when
the last were admitted. From ten to
ten-thirty the electric test lamps on
electric chair flashed up as the current
was turned. the machine proving to
be in working order.
AS the outer door was closed 81
1890 the physicians who were to re-
port on the death gathered within the
enclosure within which was the death
chair. iron chains separating the spac
from that In which sat the spectators
The PHYSICIANS were DR.. Z. NJ. Jordan
of Raleigh, prison physician: Dr.. =
r. Parker. of Goldsboro: DR.. J. r
Mease. Of Canton, and DR.. r. S. Stew
ems, Of Raleieh.
The Condemned Man Enters.
At 1922 Allison entered the room,
coming from his cell through part OF
the corridor and near the etCCtrl
switchboard. BY his SIDE was Rev. S
j. Belts. and Allison had his hand o.
Mr.. Belts arm. the guards being close
about the two. Allison was in a blacl
suit of clothes, white shirt open a.
the neck. no collar and in his stOckiE.
feet. In his left hand he carried !;
handkerchief and in the buttonhol
of the left lapel OF his coat was !;
white ~carnation. Allison walked with
q limp. his left leg being witheref