Antonio Triola was led into the death room at Sing Sing prison smiling.
It was 1903, and he had been sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Mamie Cereli, a young theatrical performer who had refused to marry him. But according to the report, the execution did not end quickly.
One shock was followed by another, and then another, until five separate shocks had been delivered before Triola was pronounced dead…