Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-27
VOL. 5...N0. 2s1.
DAILY VIRGINIAN.


execution of Nnesiin, In Pointe, and Shultz, in
tho yard of the st. Louis county jail The time
appointed by the judiciary was between the
hours OF nine in the morning. and four in the af-
ternoon. The hour selected by the County Mar
shnl, with those limits, was o'olock, +. NJ
Bv ten o'clock in the morning crowd began to
collect around the jail walls, and continued to
augment until after the execution, although not
the slightest glimpse could be caught OF anything
going an inside. The gallows and all the para
phernalin of death being in readiness at the hour
appointed the condemned were brought to tho
place of execution. attended by their spiritual
advisers.
La Pointe was attended by Father Melchoer
of ST. Mary's Shultz by Father Pnris of tho
Cathedral aud Nousl,in by Fathers Patcnowsky
and Niederkorl. On ascending the gallows. the
three culpIits were seated beneath the cross
beam. where. for the space of about a half hour.
they received religious consultations and partook
Of the rites of their church. appropriate to the oc-
cason. They were then asked severally wheth-
er they had anything to say La Pointe an
swered in tho negative. but Shnlfz came forward
and spoke as follows:
"Feow Citizens: | have como upon this
senilod 10 die. | am cripple, and have been so
since | wns nine months old. in consequence of a
fall hive come here to die, and shall die
christian. md hope shall die in the grace Of
God. My friends bid you all farewell.
Shultz then took his seat. and Neuslein Came
forward and spoke as follows;
"My friends-for have many friends here--I
thank you all for whai yon bnse done for me; l
not ahle In pay you for what you have done.
but hope tho gnod God above will pay you. l
stnnd before you 10 die; 10 die ns nm innocent man;
| never had il in my thoughts to take life. In
whit | did to this person. thought did my du-
~. You may MI look upon me M murderer; but
| cnre for thnt,so long as appear tn my God
IL be innocent. My friends ngnin thank you Tor
what you have done Tor me, and where | have
done wrong. hope you may all do better bid
you nll farewell"
He then took his sent and nfter brief farewell
with their spiritual advisers and the officers, tho
three men stood up, and the rnpes were adjusted
about their neck s,und the white cnps pulled over
their faces.
At given signnl the holt Withdrawn, and
the three sufferers were launched into eternity.
Tho struggle with death was brief ono. Shultz
never moved after the drop fell, Neuslen made u
tow spnsmodio oantracions IN the limbs, and then
was still; but La Pointe struggled violently for
nearly minutes, when he two was still, and
the dreadful scene over. After hanging for
about n half hour the bodies were taken down, $
and TINT of Shuliz delivered to his friends. The
priests in attendance took charge of the other
bodies for bu,iul. The bearing of tho three men
under the pninfnl ordeal was wonderfully differ
eni Shuliz was calm and collected as tho
most indifferent spectator. La Pointe was per
fectly unmanned.nnd was SO completely prostra-
ted that he scarcely able to ascend the scaf-
fold
From the time he mounted the scntfold until
the rope wns put apout his neck. he sat ma
bonded posture with his eyes closed. and locking
the image of unutteruble despair. Neuslin, on
The contrary, wns restless with anxiety, and his
CONSERVATION mantle sed itself in a continual ao.
tiyiiy. His eyes wandered resflessy from ono
object 10 another eonstantly except when he was
engaged in his devotinns. When the cap was
DIR hp
IDLY. md his voice Indicated that his soul
filled with terror. We are informed by his con-
essor however that he died in great resignation
and content and in tho full assurance Of happy
resurrection.
INDECENT HASTE. - The haste with which tho
dead are often buried, is PETITIONS as it is ihde-
cent aud unietling Aremarkable instance in
point is just related in letter from Cloves,
Hamilton county, Ohio, which snys:-
Wat. Eekman. wealthy citizen Of this place.
taken violently i'll on the morning OF the 18th,
aud apparently died at about IS o'clock Of tho
day. Next morning the deceased was con-
fined and oted in II market wagon to tie Berca
church, distance of two miles. whore n funeral
sermon was preached by the Rev. VIM. Lee,
The service was about concluded. the last hymn
was rend, and the choir was about to strike up"
when they were suddenly annoyed by discordant
and very unmusioul sounds ant kicks which it
seemed obvious were going ON inside the coffin.
AT least half Of the congregation broke for the
door, aud the balance about to follow, when
the Rev. Mr.. Lee descended from the pulpit. and
in a loud voice ordered the coffin to be speedily
opened, which done, when it was found that
the supposed deeensed not only alive and
kicking. but was struggling mnnfully TO free him.
self from hs-to him--my ysterious confinement.
The blood flowing freely from hls mouth and
nose, but in a very few minutes he was able to
speak. He carried Ia the house of Abram
Patterson, Esq about two hundred yards from
the church. and II physician sent for, who re-
manned with him until tho next morning, when
he was able to walk about the room.
SINGULAR SNAKE STORY AS son of Mr..
Jacob Reinhait. residing at Upton. Franklin
county Pa. lad about II years of age. was pas
,ine along on the bank Of the West Conocheague
creek his attention attracted to n boy, still
less than himself, preparing baits for his hook
and line MS he was fishing. When near him.
the boy suddenly manifested great alarm and
fell back into the creek. Young Renhar,, with
unu ual presence OF mind Immediately procured
pole. and thrust the end into the wu,er where
the boy had fallen, and although he was deep