The Detroit times., 1912-08-12

hope" the current was shot through
his body. AS the form Strengthened
cut in the chair. dog somewhere
I'm the immediate vicinity howied, the
sharp interruption causing one OF the
witnesses 10 grasp the man seated
beside him TO keep himself from col
lapisng on the floor.
Coma, frail young man IN the
emily twenties. shuffied into the room
aided by the priests and plainly on
the verge of collapse I'm fearful
voice he protested that he had Never
lad a chance" and as he cane into
iull view OF the chair mis- face turned
black and his legs seemed TO give
way.
The cruciflx I'm his hand. the same
as all of the others but Collins had
carried, fell TO the floor. striking the
side OF the chair with a crash. but
three blue uniformed guards caught
the fainting form. and pushed il into
the recesses OF the instrument OF
doom The room was absolutely still
for what seemed an hour. but was
less than three seconds, and tnen the
chanting intonations OF the priest re-
citing the prayers for the dyins. broke
In just as the current was turned on.
Three contacts We're required before
Coma was pronounced dead enough to
he carried into the autopsy room.
Although Ferrone had declared that
lie was ready 10 die, there was appre-
hcnsion among the officials HAen his
turn came He was very powerful
and II he made fight IL was admitted
by Warden Kennedy and Principal
Keeper Connaughton that harsh
measures would have TO be used to
subdue him. sguards were posted
over near the door ready 20 act II
necessary But they had nothing TO
do The young Italian came into the
room at a rapid pace. AS he passed
into the corridor from the death
house, whlch-stil held IL occupants,
he hesitated for. a moment and then
turned TO shout "Good-a-by, eOuu-
G.luck," a salutation which be re-
peated after he was strapped into the
chair He glanced with mild curios-
inv over the witnesses, and then
raised the crucifix TO his lips 10 kiss
after which he settled back in the
chair and murmured brief prayer,
The sun was lighting up the hills
TO the eastward OF the prison as the
doctor pronounced the last of the
seven victims dead.
AS the witnesses were hurried out
| into the clear fresh air. they carried
with them the memory OF room the
floor OF which was dripping with the
water that had fallen from the bodies
Of the victims after the soaked cleo
trode had been applied in an inner
room on the floor Of which lay three
| twisted bodies, one piled across the
other two: three others lay in SINH
| lar fashion on bench across the
room on the big mOrgue table was
| the copper colored form of tie first
20 die, Collins. whose body was the
| first TO be mutilated in the interest OIL
| science. And in the doorway, with
their instruments in their hands. we're
! the white-garbed doctors who had
/ been selected TO perform the autop'
sizes
Sheriff Hamburger, OF New York
| congratulated Warden Kennedy on
| the successful manner under which
! the executions had been carried out
| But he received little encouragement
| from the brawny head OF the prison
who sadly shook his head and said
There are still IL In there 10 go the
same way.
Kennedy under the law, was com
pelled to supervise the executions Du'
he only saw that everything vas car
ried out as the law compelled ~
each victim entered the death mouse
tine warden stepped through the oper
door into the yard and remained hero
until the doctor pronounced tEe mar
dead. after which he would return
i and usher out the legal witnesses t'
replace them with the others aeilahu
cd by the law Kennedy refused U
discuss the order in which tie mel
went 10 the chair, other than 20 az
-uit that Collins was called on hrsl u
set an example, and Ferrone vas hei'
10 the last, so that If he resisted IN
iEctber victims would not be demon
allied Regarding Collins the wardel
said that had been a hard ma
, 70 handle" until Rev. Baumeyer, wh
vas AZ ~, nvi%on atte9ding TO IN
{ sRlI. sOei} ,Ssr..
Gently eN,.Srs. "a Iror tue mutuer
little Ruth Wheeler, appealed 10 MI
, 70 look out for his SOUL. After ina
I Kennedy said, the Negro became
! model prisoner.