Chicago Coliseum, October 30, 1927, ChicagoOriginal caption:One of the greatest attractions at the N

Chicago Coliseum, October 30, 1927, Chicago

Original caption:

One of the greatest attractions at the National Radio Show, held at the Coliseum this week will be Saturday night when Bernays Johnson sits in the death chair for the second time in his life. There will be three times as much electrical current passed through his body as is required to run an ordinary street car. Photo shows left to right, Officer William McCullough, Bernays Johnson in chair, and Adolph Girsch, testing the switch