Butte record., 1856-04-26
Execution AIbert ONO Eeisberg.

extreme penalty ofthe law on yesterday
At an early hour in tn morning the
crowd began to gather in, and restless
and impatient, kept constant string
between the town, the jail and place Of
execution.
On Monday last, the prisoner was VS.
tied by the Rev. Mr. Richardson of
Santa Rosa, and Rev. Mr.. Seymour of
Oroville. Since then the Rev. Mr.
Hobart has been almost constantly in at
tendance upou him, administering the
conslations of the christian religion. Up
to Wednesday morning he refused to
believe but what his sentence would be
commuted. A dispatch was then re-
ceived from the Governor, who declined
to interpose Executive clemency, and
his mind was then brought to a realizing
sense of his awful situation, and he en-.
deavorsd to prepare himself to meet his
fate with resignation. The following
particulars have been furnished US BY
the Rev, Mr.. Hobart;
He was born in the Province Of West
phalia, kingdom of Prussia, in 1880,
and is % years of age His parents
are living in the Province of WeStpnalia
and he has brother and cousin in this
State. lie is tinman by trade, and
falling to obtain work at his busin
in correction with his cousin opened "a
drinking saloon in Oroville. He states
tilnt he never saw Brooks until the night
of the homicide, and did not leave the
building during the affray. The pistol
was one of Aliens Revolvers, which he
had placed in his pocket at noon without
any particular obj'ct. Thoush the lite
IF Stuart was in danger, and fired with
no other object but that of saving his
life Appeals to God that he WAS gov
erned by no other motive in firing upon
Brooks. He was laboring under excite
ment at the tune, occasioned by Brook 5
Aourishing his knife, and did not realize
what he was doing, until he had c"u'mit-
ted the derd. Hopes his fate may be a
warning to all against the habit of car
rying weapons. He returns thanks to
all who have interested themselves in
his behalf, and dies in the hope of the
christians faith.
At u quarter Of two, the prisoner, &C
companied bv Rev. Mr. Hobart, and
Sheriff's guard, loft the Jail and procee-
dcd to the place OF execution. The
prisoner was very pale but firm ard pro-
ceeded with resignation, shaking hands
with those who recognized him. The
following is from our reporter who was
in tendance at the Scaffold:
Came On the scaffold at IL minutes of
two, and sat gazing at the crowd>--di d
not appear affected, soon drank a glass
of $ ida. Rev. Mr.. Hobart then ad
dressed the crowd on behalf OF the
prisoner, as follows:
Fellow Oitizens-You have assem-
bled to witness the extreme penalty of
the law inflicted upon A. o. Riesburg.
| have been requested to make his dying
statement The man he killed was an
entire stranger to him He had the
pistol, (hn Aliens Reve'ver) 3 or four
days, and did not leave the room as ap
peared in evidence on bis trial He
thought he was saving the life of fell
low being, by firing upon Brooks
Trusted he had no enmity towards any
one-returned thanks to those who had
interested themselves in his behalf, and
expressed the hope that the Lord would
receive his SOUL"
Sheriff Freer then stepped forward
and remarked that he was about to ex-
ecute the penalty of the law upon Albert
o. Riasberg for the murder of Brooks,
and proceeded to read the death war
rant. The prisoner in the most affect
ing manner, thanked H. W. Cary and J .
Kimbal, for their kindness, and told the
Sheriff he forgave him for doing that
which the law compelled him to do.
Put on his shroud at o'clock and 10
minutes Fifteen minutes past two ad
justed rope.
Mr.. Hobart offered up an affecting
PRAYER, at the close of which, twenty
minutes two, the drop fell, and Albert
O. Ricsberg was launched into eternity.
He appeared to suffer no pain-a slight
muscular movement only being percep-
tible for about three minutes.
The prisoner appeared much affected
while thanking Mr.. Cary for his kind
ness. He also embraced the Sheriff's
little son with much tenderness. AL
together he stood it with much frmness.