▁Sing ▁Sing ▁since ▁Mar tha ▁Place ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁She ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁electric ▁chair ▁only ▁moments ▁ahead ▁of ▁Gray , ▁her ▁former ▁lo ver . ▁Her ▁execution ▁( by ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Electric ian ▁Robert ▁G . ▁Elli ott ) ▁was ▁caught ▁on ▁film , ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁electric ity ▁was ▁running ▁through ▁her ▁body , ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁a ▁mini ature ▁plate ▁camera ▁stra pped ▁to ▁the ▁an k le ▁of ▁Tom ▁Howard , ▁a ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁photograph er ▁working ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁Trib une - owned ▁Daily ▁News . ▁Howard ' s ▁camera ▁was ▁later ▁owned ▁by ▁invent or ▁Miller ▁Re ese ▁H utch ison ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ' s ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁History . ▁ ▁Ruth ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁Wood la wn ▁C emetery ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x . ▁Her ▁foot stone ▁simply ▁reads ▁" May ▁R ." ▁with ▁her ▁date ▁of ▁death . ▁ ▁Lor raine ▁S ny der ▁Albert ▁and ▁Ruth ▁had ▁one ▁child , ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁Lor raine , ▁who ▁was ▁nine ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁father ' s ▁murder . ▁Following ▁the ▁pron oun cement ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ▁on ▁her ▁mother ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁legal ▁disput es ▁arose ▁between ▁the ▁relatives ▁of ▁both ▁parents ▁regarding ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁child . ▁Warren ▁Schne ider , ▁brother ▁of ▁Albert , ▁pet ition ed ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to