joining us now from columbus, ohio is father lawrence hummer, he's a catholic paster from ohio who alsooes prison ministry. father hummer watched the excuse of dennis mcguire. thanks for being us on "inside story" today. how did you come to be at the execution? and was it the first time? >> the first time i witnessed an execution, yes. this is the second prisoner i have been with who was executed in the death house at lucasville, ohio. >> and could you tell us what began. >> the procedure began at 10:27 with the prisoner lying in a position on a gurney. after struggling to get a needle into his arm -- his right arm -- they left to his left arm. at 10:27, according to a -- signal that is given by the warden, the drugs they administer began to enter his arm. he rose up briefly to say good-bye to his children and say he loved them, and then he lay back down quietly. his stomach cavity began to fill up at 10:31, and from 10:33 until 10:47 -- until 10:44 he began to audibly gasp for air we could hear through the window, a kind of choking sound that went on until 10:44, and at that point, the

judging us now from columbus ohio is father lawrence hummer. he is a catholic pastor from ohio who also does prison ministry. father, watched the execution of dennis maguire, thank you for being with us on inside story today. how did you come to be at the execution, and was it the first time? >> the first time i witnessed an execution, yes. this is the second prisoner i have been with who was executed in the death house at luke callville ohio. >> can you tell us what you saw after the procedure began? >> the procedure began at 10:27 with the prisoner lying in a crews form position on a gurney. after struggling to get a needle into his arm, to his right arm, they went to his left arm. at 10:27 according to a signal that is given by the warden, the drugs they administer began to enter his arm. he rose up briefly, to say goodbye to his children, and say he loved them, and then he layed back down quietly, his stomach cavity began to fill up at 10:31, as though he had some sort of hernia. and from 10:33 until 10:47, as you were until 10:44, he began