New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-04
EXECUTION or VA SCHUITZER. ALIAJ
SANDERS
THE MURDERERs CONFESSION.

penhas OK TIE law, 81 U,-hen yesterday, by bslog
"Largad by TIE neck until ne was dead. dead dead 81
Ii ega strsugula,iou be the proper and correct puu-
islment fer cold booded, deliberately planned saS
executed murieS from that meanest Of al motives
plundtIthen did Schwitzer post justly deserve 10 BE-
lung. He came to Goshen shout the fist Of August
last giving his as Wa, Sanders. and told pit
iful tale OF deserton by his friends in New-York;
and said he homeless peuniless and ucsriy starv.
ing. He represented himself as German who could
speak no English, AMI excited considerable sympathy
by his apparently destitute condition He WAS
ployed on farm by Mr.. Charles Reeves, who hsi n
his employ two other Germans, man and woman,
vho had lived with him for several years Sanders
as he called himself, watched and waited til
the family of NJ. Reeves were ahssn. from the
house, and then with dsbolcsl ccolness, he sbo,
bis inofens,ye iellow-seIyants, Tor other object
than to rob tue house and to himself the i'll
gotten gain of such fendish act. The man, Pete
Shorck, fell dead immediately, but the woman though
badly wounded, made her escape by jumping ont o. a
window. The murderer Disconnected by the escape Of
tie woman fed to the woods, but arrested in a
few days and held fer trial He appeared very ios-ei
and sullep refused to speak to anyote and seemed ut
ierly unconcerned and remorseless. He was tres al
Nevbmgh On the 18th of October, where the woman
testified against him, and sentenced to be hung,
which sentence was yesterday carried uto effect at the
Court House in Goshen. where he has been confined.
Since his sentence he has been more commune alive,
and few weeks since be made the following con-
fessior, which was addressed to Mr. Keller, the Ger
man barber, 10 whom he first went when he came 10
Goshen
DEAN Mr. Keller: May God take pity on me,
sinner. have prayed my Father in Heaven, with
the greatest longing of my heart, that He would lead
me to true and -incere repentance, and that He
would give me his assistance, in order that may
escape the bondage Of Satan. For it is not in the
power of man to release himself from that powerful
enemy If the Almighty does not lend INN His aid.
have prayed for His Holy Spirit to enlshten and bless
me- end enable TO make q true confession. BY IL 5
assi,taro oe l write what follows:
L. William Sehwitzer, born on the ith day OF Feb
fuery 1887, at Wiebeck in Kurfurstenthun, County
Of Schaumburg, Hessen. My mother lied young;
tcsrcey remember her. My father WAS sent to
America On account of his EVIL conduct after
which / found asylum among strangers.
Already, during my school days, L had a
proper sty for evil which grew upon me- but i was not
until lett sctool, and became my own master that
my sins increased. For ideness is the root OF all evil
After my confirmation was put out 10 an apprentice
ship TO learn trade but soon left. Little by little,
| began to steal and committed other atrocious sins
coLne cted herewith. For these was admonished,
and punished both by justice and by the hand OF
God But this WAS of no avail. Sometimes resolved
to lead better life, but WAS dragged back by Satan
iuto the same sins, because | was too weak OF my
sef to resist him, and dared not implore the all OF
the Almighty, without which no ore can resist the
fiery carts of tho enemy. Thus l continued to lead
tins sinful life until about year aud half ago, when
/ arrived in the suburbs OF Hamburg, Il city where
many young people have been seduced INTO
tie yilest wiokedness, Of which L committed
the more, being already great sinner.
found employment there. Al fret did not care for
the society Of strangers but, by degrees as became
known, and was taken by my conpanons to their SO.
I ..u LooE int. nlI NIL
my former sins were here renewed 10 the meantime,
my brother ard sister had left tor America, my sister
having previously married =, acabInet maker
My greatest desire was to follow theIn TOR nave
always loved them tenderly, in relation to which
have composed a song. l left Hamburgh in the
month of June last, Travelled across England AMI ar
rived m New-York with the steadiast resolution OF
becoming n better man. 1 searched for and found my
brother and sister a. No. -, - street, New-iork
City, and was received by them kindly. L then made
every exer'ion to obtain employment, and expended
my money to no purpose at the intelligence offices.
A, last 4 sent from of the offices to
farmer at Permont where | procured situ-
aton. But a. l had never worked on farm, re-
solved to return to York, and try to obtain
poymert in a mandatory, as had formerly worked
IN one. | went about day after day seskng tor a
place, but did not find any. l became, at last very
much detected ara annoyed at being burden upon
my brothfr.in-dw and determined to return to the
country. left my sister, informing her tina. had
f and employment, did not wish to tell he.that
was grieyed to be dependent upon tbem-they having
barely enough for their own support | sold my lug
gage, carpetbag aud watch, and bought t.o pistols
aud smmunitiOu for thought and believed that the
interior Of America yet covered with great forests
AMI Inhabited BY wild beasts. | seturned 10
Piernont to the farmers where had worked
and took from there a pair Of boots. then
continued my Journey, following the railroad until
arrived at Goshen, where you received NE 50 kindly,
ard where told You such shameful lie. Dear Mr..
Keller do not lay this sin TO my account. You
sisted me in such friendly way TO employment with
those people. oh! If l had only commenced then
another ife praying God to come TO my assistance in
my the Of heed, and deliver me from my ,ns, had
set time 20 become better man, for was still young.
But this did not do; and Satan gllded at that mo-
Inert LtQ my heart, SO that became worse, aud
greater maleiaotor than before. Read 81. Mathew,
18th chapter from I'D 70 fjth verses inclusive:
49, When the uuslean spiri, gone ont Of he wakh
through dry places. .selns ret. but haa,n n, Ion.
sls WHEN he Sone he hndeth enpy sweP, sid
As Then soeth be- and tsketd with himself seven other
spirits more wie.ed than himself 'nd they enter in nd d~e
sisll i be Aso to this wicked geneTAsiol"
Thus il was with me. The unclean spirit sought
for Others, and became more wicked tban ever be-
fore. The evil spirit, whose servant had become,
seized upon me with redoubled power, and promised
me freedom if would obey him. SO il happened that
for vile and worldly Mammon, became an assassin
yea-nesrly double assassin, had not the hand Of
God shaken my hand little. Oh what sinner
Oh, how deep have sunk Oh, dear people forgive
me Of this dreadful crime. Oh. dear Heavenly
Father who givest me thy aid to make confession
Of my sins before Thee, and before men, pardon
my evil deeds, for the love Of thy wel-belcved son
Jesus Christ, who has suffered enough foT all, al the
sinners in the world Oh, merciful God who deslrest
not tie death Of thy son. but that he may repent and
live, look into my crushed and detected heart, and
take my soul which now recommend TO Tnee. from
this vale of misery through Jesus Christ, our Master
and Savior. Amen.
The grace of God the Father, the love Of Jesus
Christ and the peace Of the Holy Ghost be especially
with me- Amen. WILLIAM SCHwITzER.
The Rev. Mr.. Stemle Lutheran has attended him