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Show ELECTROCL'TION. Gladstone floes Not Look for lis Introduction Into Ens-land. London, Aug. lu. There lias been duly one great topic of conversation conver-sation In England since Wednesday. The doings of Emperor William, the Queen's mishap, the IlIneK of tielluchcssof Fife, tlicmeetingat Chatham have los-cd into iiislgnl-flKnceXcsMo iiislgnl-flKnceXcsMo ihe absorbing Kemmler Kem-mler electrocution. Gladstone-, who was followed down to Hawarden, did not beaitatc to speak freely on the subject. "I have read the details de-tails of the execution in the press," said he, "and I should Judge that a possible recurrence of so painful a sn-ctaclemavlnduco the State leir- islatureof New York to reconsider the Uvr. That law was passed in the Interest of humanity. I have no doubt, ami the only fault that I can find with It as one inexperienced In such matters is In the method of Its recent application." "Io you think that electrocution will ever be Introduced Into Eng-Uod: Eng-Uod: "III the present frame of mind of the lp le I should say decidedly not. I still will think, however, that electricity properly and scientifically scien-tifically applied niay be a merciful and painless- method of executing criminals." UAIIDINAL MANNINU said: ''The execution of Kemmler will no doubt Iw used as a great argument argu-ment by (he opponents of capital punishment The ol J Hebraic Idea of an eye for an e-ye and a tooth for a tootli was unquestionably the origin of the death penally, but the great minds of ihisadd feet generations gener-ations have cried loudly for a repeal of this method of dealing with criminals. Tho fear of the death penalty has not had any effect in preventing murders, since the murderer mur-derer in his rage doe-s nut stay to consider the price he will be called on to pay for his deed, and If It Is premeditated he hopes and tzpects to evade the vigilance of the law and escape detection." Up In a second floor office of a semicircular building at Temple Bar; with windows looking clear down Fleet Street to Itlackfriar's bridge, sat Michael IUvKt, He is recovering from a serious Illness and is figuring out the intricate problem of how to get his new 1 ibor iiwn the market. "I have read the accounts of the execution," he said, "and they ms.de ray blood run cold. I am not expert enot-gh to veuture an opinion as to whether the new mode uf execution is a merciful onu or not, but it has ten times the attendant horrors of the common hanging." "Do you think; the method will ever be introduced luto England?" 'I can't tell; but you may be sure that we won't have it In Ireland If w e can help It. I don't approve of nnyfomiol capital punishment, but if it must be had, a well-conducted hanging, when the ro Is properly adjusted aud the subject's neck Is scientifically broken, beats any UUIU UJbUJWi. Ti-;rdj at .Mnj.rs Tails. Xrw York, Aug. U. The Herald' Niagara Falls rpeclal Two Rochester detectives, accompanies! accom-panies! by Mrs. ejulgley, the wife of ChnrleH tJuU'ey, arrived here this morninz. Tho detectives notified tho authorities that they were in quest of Ihe Isrjy of n woman sup-l-e-d to have l-cn murdered July JTtli by her husband. The woman was tile uivu-cd Imslaiid'H sister, and hod raaii- to iolut out the spot w here the crime was committed. Ttieiariy proe-eeded toward the whirlpool, auj wucn about ay, yards be-low the elevator leading to the rapids, the woman exclaimed, "There is the spot; under tliat precl-plre precl-plre lies the lody of Arthur Uiy'.s wife!" The officers, after hours ul hard climbing, reached the spot In' liestisl. where the ludyof the unfortunate un-fortunate woman was found, mau-gled mau-gled on the rocks. From wliat larticulary were obtainable it aH ar tliat Day had committed the crime, ami U charged with having hurled his first wife down the nrecl- plee. It appears tliat wife No. 11 became acquainted with this fact and notified tiie illce. An Irrmiauf ICIIIeit. PeKTi.AM!,Or.,Au,r. 10. Cimles Cot-grave. lbeneruuaut,was instantly instant-ly killed this afternoon, whilu miking mik-ing a (sirachule iii-ceiiHn. When about two hundred feet from the ground he lost his hold on the ra-chute ra-chute nnd fell. He was mangled almost be-yond recognition. An eivsrtlme of TiloraL ItosiTiN, Aug. 10. John Boyle O'Hellly. poet, and- editor of the llnston IHkt. died this afternoon. His death Is supiosrd to have been caused by an overdose of chloroform chloro-form taken for Insomnia. |