The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-16
NORMAN LEWIS
DIES LIKE ST0|C
Goes to the Electric Chair
Without a Word
IS CALM AND COMPOSED

Will, a Copy OF ST. Johns Gospel
Firmly Clasped in His Right Hand,
Norman Lewis, Slayer Of Chief Stall
,;nga. of Spring Hope, Receives the
Death Current, While CoIored C1er-
vuan Commits His Soul to the Mer-
g., of the Great Judge ON High, and
Curious Spectators Gaze Fixedly at
the Sight-Who Witnessed the Elec-
trocution and the Details of 1t.
Without a sign of excitement, not
even the twitching Of a msucle or a
culver Of the lips, Norman Lewis. the
SLAYER of Chief Of Police Stallings, Of
Spring Hope, was led to the electric
chair at the States prison yesterday
morning at 1880 O'Clock, while the
sixty spectators, seated about the lit
tie octagon-shaped room, fxed their
gaze on the victim, In grim expec-
fancy.
At 1898, the first shock was admin
istered by Warden Sale, when there
was a violent contraction Of the mus
cles and Lewis body shot upward for
several inches, held in the deadly en-
brace of eighteen hundred volts of
electricity. The second and last shock
was administered at 1875, and at
1899 DR.. T. Nj. Jordan, the prison
physician; DR.. r. S. McGeachy, Of RAJ
leigh; DR.. VIM. Edwards. and DR.. J.
r. Wheeles, of Spring Hope, pro-
nounced Lewis dead and he was taken
into an adjoining room.
Everything Ready-PrisOner
D~OrnHk Tn
There were two tests made before
the entrance Of the prisoner and ev-
erything was in readiness by 1925
when preparations were made for
bringing him into the death chamber.
In front of the electric switch, which
is located just outside the door there
was placed a screen, chino which the
warden was to stand while admins
tering the current. us everything out
of the Way?" called the warden, and
he was advised that everything was
ready. h prisoner was then usher
ed ed In IN by two guards, preced-
ored Episcopal clergyman, who was
reading the death service. AS to the
prisoner, he walked steadily, without
so much as a CULVER on the lips or the
tWltching of a muscle. His face was
calm and he wore a composed look,
while in his right hand he carried a
copy of st. Johns gospel.
Lewis wore a gray coat, a negligee
shirt, open in front, and dark trous-
erS, with a slit cut in the right leg.
He was tWenty-fOur years old, weigh
ed about lao pounds, was about five
1eet, ten inches high, and OF q light
ginger-cake color.
The Prisoner Bound.
Curiously the crowd watched, as the
victim was placed in the chair, while
Inc clergyman read the part Of the
ritual committing his soul to the Great
Judge before whom it was shortly tc
stand. There was stiffness on the part
or the spectators, as the religious ser
vice was read and the prisoner was
being bound in the chair, preparatory
TO the turning on of the d~eath-current
First, Lewis head was securely
bound and a wet sponge placed owe
ms lips. His right trouser leg wa:
rolled up and a wet sponge placed
against the bare skin, while the caI
was placed over the top Of his head
and his legs and arms were bound tt
the chair.
The First Currene.
everything was now in readiness TO
turning on the current DR.. Jordan
stood by to give the signal to Warde1
sale. 1t was necessary to turn on tn
current as the victim was breathing
tne air out of his lungs, as there woult
nave been struggles if it had beer
turned on during inspiration. Their
was a roaring sound and the body 0
Lewis contracted and shot upward 70
several inches. The current remained
on for a minute, being started at 1.S0'
volts and reduced gradually until i
was off.
At the conclusion of the first shocl
the physicians examined the victim
pody and It was found that his hear
was still beating, this being due to re
action.
The Second Sliock-Victirn Dead.
The signal was again given and TIL
second shock was administered. Agar
the VICTIMS body shot upward in tn
oeadly embrace of the electricity an,
as the current was hut off it droppe
With a thud back into the chair, Will
me phySicianS-Drs. Jordan, Nc
Eeachy, Edwards and Wheeles wen
forward to make another examination