The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-29
Reading the Death Warrant to = Com.
dcmned Murderer.
From the PhlI.delp

from the Phl.delphix Ledger 25th inst1
MIR Wm Deal, the High Sheriff OF the county haviuw
received from Governor Bgler the for the exe-
cuon of Matthias Skupnski Zone the two Polcs cen
cted OF the murder of the jeweer boy take plxcs
on flay the 9th OF August visited the county prison
or Wednesday accompanied by Mr. Miller his drputy
for The purpose OF making known the condemned man
pied by Matthias by Mr. Freed the SUPERINTENDENT -
the prison and the Rev Mr. Alexander the moral in.
sructor and other officers attached 10 the Institution
Although able to converse little in English il with
the greatest difficulty that Matthias could be made IA
understand the object Of the Sherfs visit yet it vas
b,oyed from the emotions exhibited that he partially
mprch' ndca the purpor document read TO him
The sheriff performed his part OF the painful the
The exhibited W hG, wis III sSnsly;.a w.'
his well anown goodness Of heart After the nafue :.
the document made known to the condemned man
in he best possible manner, ii affecting sight 70
behold the emotions created by t. AZ he gradually 30
p,y in the tras-ay Ue ours into tours. and
after several eonvnye sobs he exclaimed laying Mis-
hands upon his breast - have clean hcarti hsvcs
clean heart j. then throwing up his hands, and raeag
his eyes to heaven uttered en- ejaculation in the Polish
language which the bystnpders interpreted to moan,
:" aud the God above knowsi it,
Tho Sheriff not being perfectly Satisfied that bs ~;
soncr fully comprchs nded hi, fate and judging from
observations made by him that he still believed that
nc could not be executed until the third man .vscr
wns arrested deemed IL prudent to make another visit
with person competent to translate the words az thu
into Polish read Il TO him and ,so
freely with im upon the subject In compliance with
this design the same parties at the prison yesterday
morning the Rev ir. Ale xander being panied bv
language but he did exhibit the same en- oton M on
ne DAY previous he however persisted in saying that
II vas unjust to bang him when he did commit ths
deed but that Keyscr the guilty man lie reit.rA
tec in the most feeling manner that young brother
f.afe was entirely guiltles5 Of the murder knew
nothing OF H. either before after until they were
arrested when he was told by him self why they were
arrcgtcd Although he confesses that he hepcd Co hide
the body, and received portion of the pund.r he
iabors under the deluson that th does not cor Lnta
hD gy and that he Is not legally accountable for it.
II aTuee hat, L..-
se al occasions previously that the eweer boy vas nj
taetr house on the day before the and was told
by heysef that he wanted watch to he pres n 10
histsteI To- the purpose Of iucing him to briug
larger amount Of vsluabe than he then in bis box
that keyssr spoke to him hatthas) about robbins
bcy ana kllDg him, but on hs refusing to have any
thing to DO with IT, Keyser threatened kin lin II BIZ
tod sla.e o. any one else any thing about hs desgn
heyser had arranged with the boy be at the house at
clock The next morning and Mat thi,s knowing this
went out aid return unit 10 clock Bla,s hAv.
ing also gone to work. When Matthias returned
the house was clooed up but Keyser admitted him
Matthias says he opnd, entering that the boy had
been killed ana bis body cut into three psrts Keyscr
with kbiie in his hand threaten to kill him IL hs
did not keep quiet and asa. in hiding body After
putting the marged remains into the bags the two car
stones n them TO prevent there floating Matthias saws
be thinks the American people much bad to hang
Inn IN such haste when he real murderer still at
The Sheriff the gentlemen sccompan ring him a,ss
VISITED Ialsf AMI informed him u tie pending doom Of
Ms bfohr and also that the executiys the state had
moi yet determined 10 the 70 30 pursued with
gard 70 himself The Information failed to excite any
unltus eno;isn and be only sa1 ell if my brother
dd wrong and Is TO die, can't help it, He does rot
seem TO b3ye the affection fr his brother that atthas
has throughout manifest for him Bt.se in hi. assy.
ions Of innocence, corroboraes those of Matthias
From the account given by the prisoners il sppeere
tbtt they have father mother three sisters and bro
ther who living In Poland about two years since
when they lat he ard from them They serving in
the Austrian army but deserted when Cracow and
cscspet France and from thence TO fhs country
They oe Catholics by profession aud are attended by
priest who speaks thoir mother tongue but yst mel
NeT nave made any confession other than that given
above Tho effects Of confinement upon Matthias has
rendered him caJsyerOus the and he appesrs
TO be worried IN his nina while Boise on the contrary
hss improved IN condition, and j. becoming fat