Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-10-28

man Dsmesfas paper, proves my innocence.
I forgive sls--f am going 10 my Creator, who
can judge me fsr all good and evil. for.
give the judges, the jury, and the wishesss.
God win Judge" A pauss sf about . mi.
mute snsued. Mr.. fleischman then stated
that the cu'prit bad written statement,
which, st his request, viii be published in
the German paper Of this city. The Sheriff
then drew dark colored capover over Lang.
feidt's head, and placed the rope around his
neck. He shook hands with the minister end
the Sheriff, and bidding them good BY, stood
alone on the scaf1old, On the brink Of eter.
nifty.
The two outside props were noiselessly re.
moved, and the next moment the mainstay
was pulled away, and Langfeldt fell.
shuddet ran over the multitude and just as
quickly many we're impressed with the be-
lief that the rope had broken, and there was
rush made towards the scaffold. The
rope, however, did no, break, but performed
its duty as we'll as could be wished. The
fall was as at least three feet, and the crimi.
nal swung clear Of the ground. Thus ends
the earthly career Of as cold blooded muir
derer as ever cursed the city Of Philadelphia
with his presence. The eallows used on ,hi.
occasion was the one on which Charles Mos.
Ter expiated the crime Of murder, and il was
erected on the same spot.
During the morning, number Of boys, BY
means of ladder, ascended to the top of the
wall which encloses the prison yard. The
officers being in the east end Of the prison
| at the time, the climbers were not interrup-
ted until nearly hundred were strung along
| the wall, like so many 40 many black birds
The intelligence was communicated to the
Sheriff, and he summoned his posse, who
proceeded at once to drive them from their
position. The wall is abou, twenty feet high,
and from it's top 10 the ground was fearful
leap. The ladder BY which the curious and
anxious persons had ascended had been re-
moved, and another was obtained and placed
against the wall inside, and the party was
told to come down. Some Of them accepted
the invitation, but others were afraid, and
some of them even leaped from their emf.
nence outside, and were injured in conse.
quence.
The following is an official statement Of an
investigation made on the deceased:- -
Philadelphia, Oct. 2oih, ls4s.
| In the presence of the Sheriff and the off.
GERS Of the County Prison, examined the
neck of Charles Langfcldt after he was exc.
cuted, and am satisfied dislocation of the Sc.
cond Uertebrc took place, thowing the denta.
ted portion of that bone forward, thereby
producing pressure on the spinal marrow, and
that death was instantaneous, and the contor.
tions of the body were nothing more than
muscular contraction.
Signed WAsHINc1oN J. DuFrEE, M D.
The following is literal translation of the
statement alluded to by the Rev. Mr.. Fleisch.
man at the conclusion Of The speech of Lang
feldt. I, is curious document. 1t is n mess
of words 80 strangely pu, together, that one
cannot exactly comprehend the meaning oi
them.
"DEArH.-Which isieared is the sole rest
Nothing would be a misfortune if though
wouldst take the faithful with his friend
The faithful Charles Laugfeldt has soon ac
cornplished his pilgramage. This forsaker
and the greatest words are not to be regretted
He that sees his end has fallen into the frs
steps to be happy. lie is contented within
himself. But the faithful friends live in ,ht
land who keep their life for to suffer. They
are those for whom one should weep, wht
deserve tears Unnecessary foreigner! un
happy traveller! like myself under grea
mass. Linoihanes who returns to what b.
loves. He believed he was in the midst O
savages. He speaks and is not heard. They
speak to him and soon he can answer n.
more. These two languages are unknown Il
his heart. amagine very well that it il
ones duty to sleep for evermore,
Inaccessible aux meme tou, celle de Ia
'ertue.] Inaccessible for all is virtue. It il
here where stop my pace. Itis here wher'
burn my ashes. feel yet desire wi'hou
ceasing. My eyes were fixed upon Phiia
delphia to have there my grave, and may ,h'
grave remove without ceasing.
CHARLIs LAseyELpr."
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