Show EXECUTION BY electricity an of the peculiar evidence introduced by kemmler in the efforts of the defense in the kemmler case to prove that execution by electrio ty is uncertain cruel and unusual there has been introduced in evidence a dog that has bad the following about two weeks ago dash stepped on a telegraph wire that was lying on the pavement the wire was crossed by an electric light wire from which tha in been worn BO dash received a strong shod he jumped at least four feet into the air his master said and fell back on the wire unconscious here ha lay for some fifteen minutes every one being afraid to pull him off except his master who was prevented from doing go by his neighbors finally a man stood on a coat lassoed dash with rope and pulled him off the wire to all appearances dead in great sorrow the dogs master and mistress halt buried him in the back yard being told by some expert that that would draw off the electricity sure enough after he had been lying there for six or eight bourg and every one was convinced that be wae dead a twitching of his eyelashes gave evidence of life and in a fw days dash was as lively ax ever he was admitted to the room where the hearing was being held yesterday and his burns were examined by the referee dash is a big fellow a cross between a scotch collie and a st bernard and was j greatly admired by all his wounds are on his noso and logs and are not at all serious |