, 1866-05-13
THE DRERINN TRAGEDY.
The Reading OF the Death Warrant OF
Ptubas-Tbo murderer II 10 be Hung
on Jnne 6ah ensulnE.

TH& E8c&osN& Oh kuo OoA&u "A1&AUk "a
Pr-bas-Tbo N Nurderor II TO be Hung
on Jnne 6sh ensuing.
From the Phl!adelph't P:ess, 1o1h insi.1
The warrant Of his ExcelleucJ Governor
Curtin, fixing the time for the execution OF /
Anton P1obst, WIS read 10 the doomed man
at quarter bef IT twelve O'Clock yesterday.
BY previous Arrangement bet Scen the Sher-
III and the Governor, the fact OF tbs signing
of the death warrant was Kept private IN or.
DIR 10 prevent any excitement. This
was so admirably arranged that the entire
ceremonies yesterday were conducted With all
dne respect to tho sole1nnity, dignity, and
calmness NJ contemplated BY the Law IN
doomtog human 1 being E to de- DEATH ffit... ,.,
ytser; Mr. Euoch Taylor, chief deputy sher-
iG; Mr.. VIM. Leeds, execution clerk. aud sew
eruI representatives OF the press, proceeded
to tho prison, and. tn company with Mr: W.
h, Perkins, the superintendent thereof, en-
tered the cell OF P1ubst. He was seated On
bis bed; was perfectly cool aud resigned. A
priest OF the Roman Catholic Church, who
requested that his name be omitted, Was with
him, giving him all the consolation he could.
under the influence Of religion.
! Sheriff Howell entered the cell With the
death-wat1nnt In bis hand. Upon being ln-
| troduced BIZ Mr.. Perkins he stated In a nrm,
frank manner the object Of his visit, It being
l entirels official. He remarked that he had
| m important message fpm the Governor of
| the State which he desired to communicate to
| the prisoner It Was rather an unpleasant
| duty to perform It was the saae that he had
| a1ready pe1folmed On TWO OCCASIONS IN Inc
Probst was still seated on his bed, bis leg
| hefng ehack1ed and chained to the floor. He
was resigned to his fate. and listened attcn-
lively 10 the reading Of the official document,
Of which the following Is copy:
4. q. ccnz1S.
the nss md d r. ths sunesty Of The
Governor OF The aatd Commonwealth, 10
IsHA1- Henry Z. Hos ell Esq.. High shend Of the
l. Cky snd County of Philadelphia, sends
i vae.tas, At court Of Oyer and Te,minez, held
N and tor rnid city aud county Of Philadelphia On
sand eight hundred and si1tv is, i certain Anton
!: Pfoott wzs convicted 81 murder ~ The dest de-
e nd ia e s. NC
5ou, The ssid Henry q. Howell, sheriff OF rus cit,
and county Aforesaid. to caaee the sen!enec oi III
!a.d Cont 10 be esseased uPoa ,hs 5Md Ante. A. o.
forenoon and three O'Clock In the Afternoon q
Friday. the eighth gay Of J1ne A u, one .hou
:and eight hundred aad si1tysiI 10 tas I mamie an
l tte General Assemhl, o< this Eonmun~ eslth, ~
proved The twenty y.nfs' d.y Of March, one thoasan
solidate. resise md amend the laws Of sh,s Con
plesdinxs.' and for so doing this shall 10 500
Given usdcr ny hand and ths great teat Of th
yess of our Lo!d one ihoasaud eight hundred an
| rixtY-sfx and Of The Commonwealth Tho n1netiest
'' ''' o secset.ry Of The conmonSe M ealtb.
The recital having been concluded, tn
, prisoner bowed bis head submissively in a
t acknowledgement ofthc Justice Of the sentcne
He said be was ready TO die. The nttendin
priest Informed tho Sheriff that the prisont
!. wps pcrtect1y resigned to his fate that
, feels the yielding 0: his lille Is the only atom
mcpt he can make for the great crime he hi
| committed. The priest also said TINT be ha
aud he never saw any man more thorough
). resigned than Probst.
a Ii answer to question, the prisoner +
: piled that be was txenty-four years and fol
: months old, aud that he arrived in this cou
y try on the 9Th day Of May, 1858.
Il The aterItr stated that be had been call'
: upon by ministers of The Gospel and membe
!. Of the Society Of Friends, who desired
Il visit the prisoner, and he would like to kno
Is whether such visits would be agreeable T
o priest conveyed this in German to Probst, Al
r replied that the prisoner did not desire q
:. person belonging To any religious society,
ii anybody else outside Of the Catholic Churc
.d ! to cali upon him.
It The Interview now ended. and the ofic
ID visitors departed, leaving the doomed m
- 1 alone W1LQ MS FEur10u3 AQF13Sgs
y A 7ery great change had overcome
4 4 b1oodthifztY wretch rom the day befo
"a Then be was restless md wild but yesterd
he was tame aud submissive. He seems
g, have no fear Of death; aud It Il probat
P, although the blood Of eight victims Is fiji
an upon his soul. that be, Like Peter Mattoc
=. Win be sure Of stepping from the scadold
'es n city into heaven.
r. It IL believed by bis priest that he viii VI
e. to the place Of execution with Hrent dEmue
I'D It is quite probable that be viii nerve h
"a" self up to meet his fate with apparent s
,.t mission, provided he does not cheat the 1
si lows, and stain his guilty soul still dec
70 with the crimson Of bis OWE callous hc'
I've The eallowa will be erected on the same 8
Y; where Armstrong IVES hung. Il Is proba
ey | that Probst will be allowed to drop at Il
4le ;ae llyc feet. lie Is an ugly shnped person,
nid l upper part OF hia body hainR out Of prof
lie ton to the 1ower Fart. His neck Is thick
her strong, and will require pretty good jeri
be separate the vertebrn. The fixing Of the
ny Of execution to take place on Friday,
~ 5th, shows that Tie Governor has fnlly all
:. I'd Inc bloodthirsty murderer the full lenic
IN. or the law, namely, thirty days from the
5,l- Of signing tho vibrant. The 3th Of Juue
-, be the 31st day from that period.