New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-03
PHILADELPHIA.
The Brothers skupinski, &c.

PHILADELPHIA, August /, 1881
The Attorney General has been put in
possession Of oonfossion frsm the brothers skapns
nov under sentence Of death hch 10 starting In 10
character % To cause universal shudder In recital
lou remember statement published about q month
nnce si'lns me details Ut Q confession made by Nat
snias sh1pln'Ai to oounnyman Of his own, named
That individual had formerly been .eou.int.d With
the elder skupinsh, and Waited him at ths NJ Iyansn
sing prison. Hsnhlas made couhdant Of hi =, and
told him fearful tale Of crime aud boodshsd 10 which
he had been conspicuous actor. According To this
statement the aggregate number OF psrsoos .red
BY him and his hends not less than eighty while
thirty houses were burned By the same party
THIS confession wa detailed 10 Mayor Glpin BY the
recipient Of the disclosure The story was pubushed In
the pevspspers at the tie and caused considerable
sensation Col korponay very unvisely went to the
prison and translated tho whole statement 70 Mstths
Who q matter Of course, denied having made a COO
fesson On the strength Of his selfusuytnR denial of
Q condemned criminal Col Korponay came out In the
papers With card, contr.dctns the story and eharg
ing Mr.. shswihski with havips fabricated the whole
statement, and sworn 10 9 falseheod
IL nov appears that Blaise, the younger of the
wretched brothers, WA shown the Confession of
Matthias ~ the ume u vss hrst pablishsd and scknow
edged ii. truth This indorsemen. he has with.
drawn since
On Thuudsy last Matthias sviuced some little signs
OF cOnhiteD, and In The morning, In the presence Of
Rev. VIM. NeNs der the Chaplain OF the prson, and
Mr. Louis Touastf, the sworn intsr preter. he made
full confession OF his crimes lie s.d that he killed
leg Of stove, and that he and Kaiser cut up tbs body
Blaise be says va not present al the time lie told OF
ment made by Mr.. ska~inskL To this terrible tale OF
blood Manhiss added the details OF several fearful
scenes in which he and th companions we're the
actors
On the sfternoon Of the same day Matthias made
another confession, which tailed With II hrs 10 all ia
shocking detail. This second disclosure made in
the presence Of Sheriff Des Deputy Sheriff Miller, Rev
Mr. Alexander Mr. Anthony Freed keeper of the prts.
on Mr. Henry &. Snyder, and Mr.. Toussis the inter.
prefer Matthias says that Bse acted la concert with
him and Ksiser Ia most Of thess ou,rsges From the
stsry told by this monster there Is but le doubt
be and his associates the perpetrators OF the Cos
den and Bartie murders, and many others which have
been involved in mystery
Toe feeling OF conriton evinced by the eldest of the
brothers, on fhursdsy, appeared bat temporary. Dur
Ing the recital of bis misdeeds he displayed great deal
OF 6ercepess and said thai he worse tosn other
foks lie murdered people but the Ame rcans rdered
him they we're all alike, he contended. The num-
Der Of murders and tber horrible details of which Mat
thas confessed himself guilty, were terrible TO
fairly bevilder those who wert listening 70 him
During Thu1dsy, the miserable brothsrs had an 10.
terviev for the first time since they sentenced
Blase taken Into the cell occupied by Matthias.
They embraced each other when they met but neither
Of them exhibited the emotion which might be expected
under the circumstances They converted freely In the
Polish lar gusge. The burden Of their conversad ,u
was of q recrin mating character. Those who we're
present esned from what passed that they
PEELED To leave Eng and about t~o years since In
sequence Of crimes they had committed there Blaise
said be Wanted 10 our thAt In this no was
overruled by Matthias, who insisted coming
United States. The younger brother said he thought
THE the worst place they could go TO.
They will have another interview on Thursday next,
the day before that liked for the execution OF Matthias
Bsise IL not kept chained The letters were taken
of Maubiass ankle time since, but we're replaced
the time Of the disclosure made by Mr. skswin.kL
The health Of Matthias has suffered much during his
conhr ement He has no appetite, and IL gro wing quite
thin and cadaverous Blaise, the contrary appsaps
to enjoy his food and Ia quite ieshy
Tho prisoners are visited by two Catholic prtests
Neither Of the prts disposed 70 seek consola
ton n religion The eldest every occasion, rais al
the Americana for sentencing him TO the galows he
keeps strict count Of the days they pass and watches
with fearful anxiety fer the coming OF the time liked
for the explatiop OF his great crimes
No person excepting the two priests and The authori-
ties are suffered b. Walt the csl. of the condemned
We err'snd that IL 10 the design OF 5lerh Deal 10
execute the sentence OF the law upon Matthias, With hs
own hands.
described as being short stout man, large nose blue
eyes aud ford complexion. HIS proper name Il Nat
thiss 10 to be belle ed, 10 John RuikowskL He Is
butcher by trade He IL sii large. IL is TO be re-
aretted that he cannot be secured
The National Union Convention was or
Fapized yesterday, In the Supreme Court Of the
the Pr, sdepcy and suitable candidate for Vice Pres
dent as Indep ndent Union candidates Sixteen States
are Represented 10 IL reported that the Convention
would nominate a Phiade phsn for the Wee Presden
CT. Hon. j. Wayne KENNEDY. OF Pa, was called 10 the
chair but declined; whom Hon Charles f. Stewart Of
Miss, was elected