, 1866-08-21

Execution Of Albert l.. Sta7iksycntller.
MT Hartford. e., for the 1Iurticr OF ials
MUtucr mud Sister.

nj Hartford. c., for the Murder of Ia1s
Mut1cr mud Sister.
THE cRrME
Tor which Starkweathcr 1aid the penalty was
ono Of tli: tlackcst which darkutl our crina-
inal records. Stripped Of the f,rtna1itirs Of
1cg1! expression the plain English is that lle
buschcred his widowed mother and sister.
On The morning Of August ], 1sas3, one Of the
residents Of Manchester, Il town a few miles
from Hartford, WAS AROUSED by Starkwcather,
who Informed him that Lis Motlct aud sister
lad tMcn murdered aud the house set on
1irc- On going to the dwelling Mrs Stark
weather was found already dead. and
Ella, TIC daughter, just expiring. Each had
received fearful blows from III. AZ. and were
IN addition stabbed several times with large
knitc- Albert bore upon his bo1y the marks
ofhr,.ists, and slight cuts, which lie said were
inflicted !ly the murdtrcss In their struggle
with HIM. Some slight fMcohesence in Ills
statements, together with the Elct That
no trace OF the hssassins could bc discovered,
led to hi. arrest that same day upon suspi-
cion, his subsequent indictment hy tue Grand
Juty. and his trial aud conviction at tho De-
cc1nbcr term Of the Superior Court.
The only defect in the ci,.in Of evidence
agninst Starkweatlcr was the absence Of any
sufficient 1lntire, hut this Is supplied and the
the plea Of insanity il,va1idatcd by
his CONFESSION.
given under the seal Of secrecy, to a friend,
Two days nftcr the homicide, and not made
public until after the trial, and by review
~ S sn-ss.'sa,,as,s -. S ,s"S su a"oss .is NUT
cy, which lle displayed ty several 1natrino-
NAL engagements, Ofle Of which hc broke
- 1871 ,az.;s Mca :" - ~ ns..ns :4 n"red leL-
- - ~. .lat ~ ~ tt''n n.e H4'lIeF, Ae
Mar,,.as 1Isv ~ tttnscm - u ~ souns GaS u
stantial evidence that he attempted IL ,a,isnn
the family Of lis unrlr, Mr. Isuckiana, to
whom he was heir, in ortier to
nn"at1 1,;1a ~ n,. me1n nsts:sars 70 snanle
alm .os ~ .natIs; faHh@ !" accomplish this,
~.1'n1t trSu - Aants ~ -Ates 1,heI'ttc
Sa4n l.ccl': ~ "noiH NJ naa lnaHlscQ hoy-
~ s!,,a1s aan.s IN nis su'er aass opr Tue same
otieaite ne!e F'escll,'H Hscti; nc was IN.
cl4ed y NC last, 1auuissa IN t.l's'ued stock
s&'o suc1 tNIe.tses, NAltA worried lle tnoth'
er a:ld hr.nsht lin no profit. With thi.
SonnE iaa3 he teli desperately IN love, but
E1G refused to consent to an engagement,
winch fctlsal he construed AS rcileriing upon
his @cuntaIy position. Determined 10 win
the lad7:s consent, 1c HOW turned iii:
th"ughts - The nitssns hy which he coult
convince nc, si.nt he vas well to do in ths
the unnatural crime
During the trial he was stoical and ,1pcon
municalivc; after it, u,.list urletl, and appa.
1cntly either hardened or confident ur IL
within short time I'ast, when he has more
fully realized his position and the irslpossi
hi1ity Of cecapc- A short time since 4 knife
was found missing from the sloc shop. and
was soon after discovered hidden in Stark
wcather's cell, sharlenetl tua point like O
dagger Epon searching lin TN Wednesday,
4 number of matches were found secrcted it
his clothing, which were also removed, as II
was sur1niscd ho intended tn use tl1cut tt
poison himself. is the fltai day has draw1
near, Lie has turncd lis attention to NOR
Eerious matters His confidence left lin.
and his stn1idity and indifference gave va,
TO marked detection and nervous depression
he has bern attended iy rrt''tss"r Ssin'ouson
of Trinity College, as spiritual adviser.
AT THE IA1L
a crowd hogan to assemble some time befor
the execution, actnated By = morbid curiosit.
ing with Interest AT II o'clock the 3'Cit,
Giartls' tisa1t:Ty D, Connecticut Sationa
Guard, numbering ninety muskcts, com
mnndcd by Captain Williams, arrived at til
jail, and were posted on the building an,
nunaoeIsess ieelAng Ioms VINO sought place
n Inc windows aud entrances Starkweathe1
ean"hle, vas smoking a pipe IN Ills ce
ana conFefsing Will his clergyman. A
.,-.a.s sa.s srmA .a'c plataM vas nd1neted, ~
nnosS prepared, anu everything made read
1of the -
E1cl i!oS. -.--.. .-
tHt Frncesstnn tinn'ediateiS appeared, col
e'slnE a shefin y Kusscl ana ILLS dcputlc
1ne @ prisoner n and Frofeseor slmonson- Start
years Of aEe, and Of pleasing appearance Il
iong So!nnefntnt IN Jail had, however, r
oneen Als acsh and impaired . paf1or to h
cenntessanee- nc wore a full beard and nnn
1aa 3asns' :; ana ha,r ar oi moderate length, ha!ir
3,aa Y ~ " cut lew hours before the execution
II mad been predicted that he would sink b
meath the weight Of terror which has bet
6tcadily Increasing Us tue fatal day Dire
near; but, on the contrary, he eadvanccd wi'
a firm step and an un1iuchirg demeano
mounting f1,e srnff;,1d ,,nnss;zta3 o1d az