| Show MRS PLACE EXECUTED the tb first woman to die la in the Elec electria trie chair in the state of 0 now new york vork new york march 22 sirs martha place was executed at sing sing prison monday site she was the first woman to die lu in the electric chair la in the state of new york and she went to her death quietly but two shocks were given and death was instantaneous the voltage of the current was and it was continued for four seconds itaas then gradually diminished to voltage which was continued for 56 seconds the prison physician then examined the women woman and ordered ti a second shock the die same as the first in power and critiquing the same length of time the second shock lias has always been administered at sing sing mrs place murdered her step daugh ter ida M place a mere girl on february 7 1893 1898 she first threw ditrol vi in the girls eyes and then smothered smother edher lier this was early in the morning in their homo in brooklyn she waited all day for her husband to return and then attacked him with an ax fracturing his hia skull aud and otherwise seriously injuring him place however reco recovered cred mrs place was convicted and sentenced to death but she never for a moment believed that she would bo be ele electrocuted site she at first claimed she could remember ber nothing of the murder and later the plea pica of insani insanity ty was submitted in her behalf and as a last resort governor roosevelt rooseve it was petitioned to exercise clemency but the governor refused to interfere |
