kemmler in A Sentence

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    Kemmler's crime was murdering his wife with a hatchet.

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    Kemmler's lawyers appealed, arguing that electrocution was cruel and unusual punishment.

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    William Francis Kemmler(May 9, 1860- August 6, 1890) of Buffalo, New York, was a convicted murderer and the first person in the world to be executed using an electric chair.

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    William Francis Kemmler(May 9, 1860- August 6, 1890) of Buffalo, New York, was a convicted murderer and the first person in the world to be legally executed using an electric chair.

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    While it was a pretty gruesome affair, causing one spectator to note that“they would have done better using an axe” and another stating it was“far worse than hanging”, it should be noted that Kemmler was seemingly rendered unconscious at the beginning and never regained consciousness throughout the ordeal.

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