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

anu saemad TO recognize the chai
meant for-nfm and without a mufiiui
took his seat.
the guards were about
him strapping On the leather oanus
to hold him in the chair. hey deslsteo
il their work at the eQues OF KEY
: 7. Belts. who said that the prls-
oner had asked to have a readlng from
the Rible and hat he wished TO say
a few last words.
Then Mr.. Belts read the Twenty
third Psalm: The Lord is my Shep-
herd saying that the prisoner mad
asked for this Psalm Next he prayed
time Allison looked downward, haVlne
az yet taken no apparent glance at
the crowd in the room. Mr.. betls
ended his prayer and said Say what
o want now Mr.. Allison
AIliSon's aLst Words.
With one quick glance at the crowd
and then dropping his eye again the
man, his voice low and slightly Shaky,
said:
brought me to die" Then he paused
for a and went on Why
should / fear death when God has
forgiven me and my precious Saviour
S with me his day. ] hope to meet
you all in Heaven is my prayer He
stopped again and then prompted by
Mr.. Belts said: For Jesus sake II
the preachers voice alone was heard
in amen
The First Shock al 1896 1-2.
Quickly the attendant guards. dl-
~ected by Warden T. p. Sale, complet-
ed their work, adjusting the electro
connections on top of the head and
on the inner part of lower right leg
AS they worked Allison's throat
worked convulsively but no sound
came. The bandages about his face
overed his mouth and shut out the
daylight from his e
The workers stepped back and at
he switchboard Warden Sale threw on
the current. The body in the chair
pushed forward and upward, strain
'ng at the restraining bands. The neck
and the exposed part Of the face grew
red and taut, the left hand gripped
light the handkerchief in it. At 1898
current, which had been reduced
o zero and then moved back to 1900
volts, was cut off and the body
dropped back Imply into the chair
There was q hurried examination
by the physicians. the stethoscope
searching for heart beats. One physf-
"ian said ''He is dead" but it was de-
~ided IN the sixty seconds to again
turn on h electric current.
second SHOCK AT 1883.
At 1898 the second shock came and
as Allison's body tautened up there
was s. wheeling sound as breath came
from the man. It was air from the
intake OF muscular contractor that
was being expelled. One of the spec
tators declared he had seen an cleo
lric spark pas from Allison's right leg
to the water on the rubber mat on
which the chair rests. TT looked as
- fSntfnl 6nI 1rn nn4 : hO
said. A quick examination was made
and a third shock ordered.
Third Shock at 1912 1-2.
AT 1910 IL the third shock was
given quickly. Smoke arose from the
n on the head and on the leg.
ms BODY frightened up again and then
dropped back Imply as the electricity
@ smut OF. ne physicians made a
close examination. Allison's face and
exposed chest were changing. growing
whittier and whittier. 1t was the death
color. At 10:42 Warden Sale felt the
hands. HES gone" he said, and the
physicians also pronounced Allison
lead.
The body of Allison was at once
removed to the corridor adjoining the
cath chamber, a final examination
being made. 1t was found that there
was only a Slight Indication of electric
contact with his leg, and his body was
tUrned over to the undertaken for
embalming, under Instructions from
his son. AS the body was lifted from
the electric chair. there dropped from
the left hand the handkerchief the
man had brought int othe room.
Signing the Death Certificate.
Twelve of the spectators called by
Warden T. p. Sale were requested to
meet in his office to sign the death
certificate. The anne affixed to it
We're: DR.. J. II. Mease. of Canton;
c. L. HepIer, D. F. Bartlett. W. p.
Farthing. J. j. Goodwin, II. G. Tucker.
Or. r.. p. Floyd, F. p. Alspaugh, c. C.
Hervey, j. II. Trent. E. E. Britton and
George G. Hall. Besides the physi-
clans, officials and guards. the others
present at the e~lectrocution were:
Messrs. Clarence Be1vin. c. L. Haynes,
John w. Brown. T. R. Barber COT
P~enson); Henry Carver, Mr.. Caviness
oscar Goodman, W. K. Kelly, J. G..
Edwards. W. T. Davis. w. D. Terry,