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Oct 28, 2019 · In real life, Kemmler murdered his common-law wife, Tillie Ziegler, with a hatchet. A vegetable peddler from Buffalo, New York, Kemmler was known for his drunkenness.
Kemmler's resulting murder trial proceeded quickly. He was convicted of first-degree murder on May 10. Three days later he was sentenced to death, destined to be the first person executed in an electric chair under New York's new execution law replacing hanging with electrocution.
Aug 5, 2016 · William Kemmler, 30, who was convicted of killing his common-law wife with a hatchet, would be the chair's first victim. The next day's Syracuse Standard gave his execution nearly every inch...
Aug 7, 2015 · An illustration of the execution of William Kemmler, the first person to die in the electric chair, on Aug. 6, 1890. Le Petit Parisien.
Aug 6, 2015 · Unlike today where murder trials take months or even years to come before the court, on May 9 ,1889, just five weeks after the crime, William Kemmler was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to die by electrocution in the prison at Auburn, NY.
May 27, 2020 · William Kemmler, the first of 695 New Yorkers to die in the electric chair over the next 73 years, was buried in quicklime on the prison grounds.
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Apr 28, 2017 · On August 6, 1890, before the sun rose, Kemmler woke up in his cell, put on a suit and laced up a pair of polished shoes. The warden led him to a crowded room where an empty oak chair awaited...
