My Experiences as an Executioner

Contents.

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Introduction	7
CHAPTER I.
The Executioner at Home	11
CHAPTER II.
How I Became an Executioner	16
CHAPTER III.
My First Execution	23
CHAPTER IV.
My Method of Execution—Calculations and Apparatus	30
CHAPTER V.
My Method of Execution—The Proceedings	45
CHAPTER VI.
Other Methods of Execution	50
CHAPTER VII.
Two Terrible Experiences	59
CHAPTER VIII.
How Murderers Die	66
CHAPTER IX.
From the Murderer’s Point of View	95
CHAPTER X.
On Capital Punishment	106
CHAPTER XI.
Hanging: From a Business Point of View	117
CHAPTER XII.
The Press and the Public	124
CHAPTER XIII.
Incidents and Anecdotes	132
APPENDIX.
The Trouble with “Answers” Limited	141

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