Ever wonder what his last thoughts were?
Do you think he blamed his wife him ending up like that?
Do you think he actually felt genuinely sorry for the life he had taken?
I feel bad for that poor horse.
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Aug 6, 1890 ~ 1rst #ElectricChair #Execution: Convicted murderer #WilliamKemmler is executed in #NewYork NewYork. He murdered his common-law wife with a hatchet. https://t.co/KU0jBpowgA #onthisday #thisdayinhistory #history #crimeandpunishment #deathpenalty #capitalpunishment pic.twitter.com/wOkiGlIR37— My Fox Nooze (aka Joie de Vivre Magazine) (@FoxMarks_ATX) August 3, 2019
‘Great God, he is alive!’ The first man executed by #electricchair died slower than #ThomasEdison expected. https://t.co/AD6w9zZes5 #Execution #WilliamKemmler #NewYork #history #crimeandpunishment #deathpenalty #capitalpunishment— My Fox Nooze (aka Joie de Vivre Magazine) (@FoxMarks_ATX) August 3, 2019
“Electrocution - Crime Museum” https://t.co/EF29htjrg7 “Dr. Alfred Southwick received the idea for electrocution after he had witnessed an inebriated man die from touching an electric generator. ...” #Execution #WilliamKemmler #crimeandpunishment #deathpenalty #CapitalPunishment pic.twitter.com/aua7hM9949— My Fox Nooze (aka Joie de Vivre Magazine) (@FoxMarks_ATX) August 3, 2019