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Show YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY ELECTROCUTES SELF By Aseocieted Press. ROCHKHTKR. N. T, May 14. While experimenting with a device built to resemble an electric chair at his home here late today. Carl P. Van Vechten. aged to years, son of the president of sr Isrsw flo-ir milling company, waa electrocuted. He aat in the chair, put on an Improved straltlarket. attached chalnrs to his ankles and handcuffs hand-cuffs to his wrists and turned a current cur-rent on and off by pulling with his teeth a chain attached to an electric light. The chain broke when he turned the current on snd. as he waa alone In the houee. the current at length killed him. Hia mother found him dead when ahe returned home an hour later. |