New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-25
THREE MEN HUNG.
From The s. Losi. Ia.e4.sentsr, June 20.

From The 6: LOLA Is.e4.seaeer, June 70
Yesterday as most Of our readers are aware. was
the day appointed by the authorities for the eEcgtSn
OF Neuslein La Poibte Shuz, in the ya,d OF the
81 Louis County Jail. The tine appointed by the
judiciary was between the hours Of nine IN the morn
ing and four in the sferuoon. The hour selected by
the County Marshal. within those limits was CLOCK
pm. By 10 O'Clock in the morning Il crowd began to
collect around the Jail walls, and continued to aug
mcnt until after the execution, although not tae sight
ct lmp-e could be caught of anything 90 NJ on IN
tide Tie raows and all the paraphernalia at death
being in readiness at the hour appointed, the con-
demned were brought to the place OF execution at
tended by their spiritual advisers.
La PCinte was attended by Father Melchoer IT ~.
Marys; Shutz by Father Paris of the Cathedral and
Neuslein by Fathers Pa;chowsky and Ni-derkoh. On
ascendrg the galows, the three cuprits were seated
beneath the cro-beam where, for the space "i about
hall hour they received religious consultations and
paiook If the rites If their Church aPpr pirate to the
occasion. They were then asked seyeraliy whether
thew bad ANYTHING 10 say L. Pointe answered in
The negative but Shultz came forward and spoke a.
follows:
die. am a cripple, and have been so since was
,ne months Old in consequence of fall. have come
here TO die and shall die Christian, aud | hope l
shaI die in the grace of God Ny friends, bid you
Shuliz then took his seat, and Neu-lein came for-
ward and spoke a. follows:
"My friends-for have many friends here thauk
YOU ali for what you have done for me; am not able
10 pay YOU for what you have done, but hope the
good God above will pay you. stand before you 20
die as an innocent man. never had II in my thoughts
70 take lfe In what did to this person thought
did NJ duty. You may all look upon NE as a muir
derer but | care not for that 90 long ss appear 10
nv God 10 be innocent. NJ friends again thank
You for what YOU have done for me, and where have
done wrong, l hope YOU may all DO better. bid you
all farewell
He then took his seat, and after brief farewell
with their spiritual advisers and the officers the three
stood up, aud the ropes were adjusted about their
necks and the white caps pulled over their faces.
AT given signal the bolt was withdrawn. and the
three sufferers launched into eternity The srug
gle with death was brief one. Shultz never moved
cortracons IN the limbs and then was still; bat La
PoiIte struggled violently for nearly two minutes,
when be too was STILL and the dreadful scene
After hanging for about hall hour the bodies were
taken down and that of Shultz delivered to his friends
The priests in attendance took charge OF the other
bodice for burial. The bearing Of tie three men
der the painful ordeal was wonderfully different.
Shuz a. a. calm and collected the most indier-
en-, spectator La POinte perfectly unnamed
and was completely Frustrated that he scarcely
abe 10 ascend the scatfOd. From the time he mounted
The scsicd until the rope put about his neck he
sat in Blended posture with bis eyes closed and look
ing the image Of unut'erable despair. Neuslein. on
tie contrary was restless with anxiety, aud Lis
.ernat;on manifested itself in continual activity. His
ewes wandered restlessly from object To another
constantly except when he engaged in his deyo-
tious. When the cap drawn over his face he
commenced praying audiby, and his voice ind oated
that his soul was filled with terror. We are Informed
BY lis Corfessor however that he died in great resg
nation ard content, and in the full assurance OF
happy resurrection.