The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-12-01

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D-s ". T. and s. Ju'lsn Op2sn-
h.s.ns- a minuss lase- anrcunc D aint
dah had Ss,1 in.ean.nns0as Tie
~ my 10 pero-s IN N dnth
chamDr ,h-1zpcn fid our and the
ed " ne lag ~ and coa.ly bxtle
for jussc- had odd
IN addition % N .wo physicians
.hs-- wsr- ssihrsi n The dath
h.nss xhen y aite appaared. the
twelve winssss to fhe - csocution,
a. r.qnsr@d b. law. tise RwsJohn
]. FIX and Beajam<n Dnris. Major
Jams b wood, sup rinrsrdnt Ct
the psni. mary, the Il <trdan and
tour dsouiy waadsns.
The room vas floodd with light
from a gDup Of inczndssc Ut lamps
81. IN a low c.4ling and a light tina.
snurz on is cord Immediately above
tbs chair.
Tire was no conversation. The
xi.n SIS labored und TOO graf a
strain, and all even .h= hardsned
prison artsndants, aEn,d al A. eass
and anx Gus TO be done.
The elsctrician brought a board
studded With eI-c.nlc bulbs and laid
# across the arms Of tn chair. The
lamps b'azsd brightly.
Thsn in Other ways the instrument
Of dea.h was tested and finally at
signal. Attendants wznt over Shs
apparatus, attaching the DADDY e,-c-
trodes and testing every Etrap and
clamp.
When the preliminaries were over,
Superintendent Woods accompanied BY
two deputies, threw back an iron
s.uddsd door and started for the deaf
cell.
Instantly thu death chsmbr was
plunged in blacknsss with the excap-
ton Of a vivid circle Of light from
the HOODED ard powerful lamp above
the chair.
The chair. an oal1en bit Of furniture
which, exoepting for is s-raFs and
Sod bands, might grace ang library,
was on a rubsr ma.
All but Il was obscursd. the daz-
zling rays from the low-sEinging |
lamp throwing everything else into
darkDas 50 dsnss as almost TO be
fsL.-
The little party in The chamber
hard the Superintendent frs fes-
away drcuing cut the q a1h warrant
Bas-ie llsl nd To it with Intensity,
but did no finch.
H. sood during the rsad5ng, as is
the custom, and WHEN It was ended hst
sway=d just a trifle but quickly r.
covered Then without ASSISTANCE he
took his place between thu guards |
and bagan his march 70 tn IN
known
His ezI.ranos 10 the dan cham
bsr was a dramatic as anything he
had done SINCE first he Commanded !
this public eye
a
the threshold, booked on the chair 4
wi n an in5cruiabls amils that had 4
in IL the hint od a snesr and thsn /
walked brizlly forward
Not onoe did he deign to s.Tive TO
pierce the blackn,sss outside his circle 1
Of glowing light
laNI r. 49, ~
IT would finch wb=n the dread mo-
msut came 20 seath imself in the chair /
Thare was no trapidation asd not
a hint OF hesitation in Battles arti-
.u1e- Sin war-ng his peculiar smile
half amusd and half cynical, and
stopped lihgn'y into the saat. sds.lcd
himself as though he had bsen look
ing forward TO the rsst and assisted |
The Attendants in adjusting the
craps and clamps by placing his
arms and hands in ths propr posi-
lion.
The only indication that he was
lndsr a nervous strain was disclosed
BY his tightly clinnhed I 1T hand.
During the faw bIlisf seconds preceG.
ing the turning ON of the nTran.-
Bsattds moved Onos White the a.
were s.aping back on Of
The Light M squeez ID himssIf back as
though TO SEEK a ssJl more cOm1crl1-
t1ls position
At the same tims he raised hts
d ad now Almost comphstAy hidden by
lie loshor holm 9hat ooven.d .ha
IRr.sr 1at NJ his hs,ad and 6aos. The
next soc1nd the shock came.
When The law was aysngad and the
win, SIS were gne, the prison at
sndaias nmurd tie body 10 the
m n nary nmm. which Adjoinls the
a1h chamber. Theme 1t lay for
Nr hours until an undr'hlQd- am.hor
zsd by rIhs b h.lte family 10 prepare
Z for burial, rmOyed it 60 his
no1gue
Latsr IL was taken 10 the Boa.ftc
home whaDe funeral sryioB, att nd