, 1866-06-13

phFtmeDt, where reEtanmeuLs awaited thems
under the direction of Mr.. Samuel 8.
al tew moments or social Intercourse, the
party proceeded, two by two, to the MIN
door OF the pFEon, and entered the Keepers
eAlee+ At twenty minutes past ten o'clock,
Chas- Gllpin, Esq, the ShedH's Solicitor,
read TO the jury the death warrant Of Anton
Probst, signed br Governor Curtin. Ten min
utes later the parties who were to witness the
execution were arranged In procession two
By two and awaited the appearance Of the
culprit.
1t Ibis time also the Sheriff proceeded to
the cell Of Anton Probst and informed him
that he was about to ful1l that duty which
the Law had imposed upon hin, aud that he
Ind been informed BY lis conlessor that be
was ready. Ptobst looked at the Sheriff In q
very unconcerued manner, and replied,
nThat Is so.'' Immediately he was con-
ducted from his cell into the corridor, and
his march to the scatfold began. As be
passed from his cell, Mr. Clayton, ono Of the
and Probst, turning towards him, with hts
eyes slsil'used with teazs, said Goodbye"
LAST HOURS.
It may not be inappropriate to mention in
this connection how Probst spent III this cell
bis last hours upon earth. Thursday night he
slept well and undistu1hed. The shackles
from hls arms had been removed, as well
time alnce his Incarceration In Moyameneing
be was allowed to spend the night with the
freedom OF his cell. II ne had meditatcd sui
eide, Thursday night Was the time in which
he might have accomplished 1t. But he ha d
no iden Of suicide; he had resolved to expi-
ate bis crime upon TIE gallors. Thursday
afternoon, Col. kelchl1ne took him IN Orange,
which he thankfully received, and said,
"Colonel, you arc one Of my best friends -
thank your In fact, during his entire
confinement probst repeatedly slated to
the officers Of the Law, as we'll as his spirit
ual advisers, that he WAS not only willing,
bnt anxious, to deliver up bis life upon the
expected no pardon, he desired .none-t On
Thursday afternoon, while in converse with
Father Grmdner, his spiritual adviser, he
said, "Father, I wish that could suffer as
my Saviour did upon the cross. have been
such great siuner that / wish to suffer all
ner replied, "Anton, you cannot suffer as
Christ did; !; but you must look to him for
your atoneuent." -.
To alr. o'Neiu. Probst seemed especially
grateful. Mr. OfNeiN spent some twenty
minutes with him on Thursday last. As Mr..
O'Nei1l entered the cell OF the doomed man
be sid =, aoy t, DO yo feel Auton: H., Ptobst
proaching.' continued 3fr. O'Neil1. ayes"
rejoined Probst, Il want it to come. If had
ii5Cly give them an" Is alr. O'Nelll rose
10 take bis departure, be said, taking Probst
ey tie PS Pan nten ;a5xsn,,x have sohe :,
good"
1t appears that Plobst was especially crate
ful to Messrs, O'Neiu and WolbeFt for their
defence Of him during his trial. On Thurs
day be stnt to Mr- Wolbert several Of lis au-
tograpbs, and to Mr.: O'Ncil1 the following
s-l.~
man, and would seem to prove thut frolst
was not as well educated as was generally
supposed during his trial.
Mo1AaEzs1H0 PR1soy. 7th Of Juue+ 1866 My
Friend MI. oNe,}!- - thank ron 1oanJ tiues ior
tenfenced. Where thank thou many lmee. aud
ssy sood.bye with tu1l heart. Asrox PaoBsr.
With almost all prisoners 1t has been found
to be the fact that Imprisonment wears away
the flesh and decreases the weight OF the
body; but In the case Of Probst 1t has been
different. When taken into the prison upon
the day Of his apprehension, Probst weighed,
with all his heavy clothes on, 1861 pounds
Last Thursday. however, he was weighed by
Howard Perkins, son Of the Superintendent Of
Moyamensing Prison, and il was found that
he weighed 114I pounds without his coat,
vest or hat, showing an Increase Of eight
pounds since his confinement. As Mr. Perkins
was taking him to the scales, Ptubst tapped
him upon the shoulder and said, +" "Come
along, old fellow" "Afr- Perkins replied,
s.What's the matter. Antnp3' Probst re-
piled, tOh, I feel kind Of nervous, that's
ai1.''' It Is veil to state here that Mr. Per-
| kris. as we'll NJ Mr, Clayton, Proost's keeper
say that they never had In prison more do,
| cile and humble prisoner than Anton Prohst.
He appeared more like child than man,
| never asking for any favors, and receiving af]
| favols with the most humble and generous
| spirit. He seemed to realize the euormity oi
l t&a n1tr,,n hn had rnrn rufft al and nftau
pressed himself as not only penitent, but vii
ling to undergo any punishment which tht
| law required. "Hfs repentance" said Fathel
| GrundEe1 to rs, t'Was moral one. Ha rec
| ognized the cnormfty of The crime which ht
had committed, and felt TINT the least ht
life. He frlt that he bad not only sinuet
[ against mans law, but Gods, and that b,
must look for salvation to Christ alone"
! HIS LETTEHS.
Thursday afternoon Probst asked for pen
ink anc papez, that be might write 1ette
Lume- They we're furnished him, and b.
wrote In a good, bold hand, q letter in th
German language, OF which the following Is
translation, made BY one Of his astendan
clergy. It was addressed on the envelope q
follows:
Ns1ss aSsaa Dne97 tnaasn,
] Ee1mauYs
patente, Brsihe1s aud sistess:-i do not kno,
whether or not 5o1 received M Last letter, /
which sent YOU tho sad tutelheenca Of N
| Iate I 1detlre 10 Wr1te to you once aEniu. % IL
form you how have spent mt time here IN .d
pr,eon. have now spent eight weeks tn TIL
RI and have eaaeaye.sd ; ,.s. ,e p5EgaFe 'er n
has vtalled me every nay, and hss 1nstrnc1ed n
vel. hare seve1i lines confessed and receive
ho'Y communion. Besides this. many prayer, a,
Ihesefote am NOW 30 cheerful and conso!ed thar
can ehdly offer my life as an atonement for u
feazfaI crime ltra=t that you also will oe co
soled and cheerful as | IN.
'The clergyman will send Jou all the psr+icn1a
| Have the holy taefsaee Of Mas offered up II
quently tor ,he Espo:e Ct ny poor 'ui soui va .,,..
times during my imprisonment: He w11 send 20
nv picture and i locx OF n:J BALI :.
"The eighth ofJape haa hesn M appointed As 4
| Cf Jnne on which | sm fea1J 10 ofIer up my Il
Whh ere4festloy for my sins.
ii tfrst 10 meet yoa Ill 10 eternity. In happlt
: md beter pisee. and ihis hope makes nc reloii
II will nos close my letter with many ,housan
gerungs to 81 q y,,,, you; ,.,,,ror, o
| i send most heartfelt lafeNeAI may we met
0s'' s'Asroy Pnossr.'' n
Joseph Wachter. who Is alluded 10 In tn
| aboye letter. Is the only person known to b
connected with Probst's family In AmsEic:
Ills sister Is married to brother Of Probst l
Germany
DurinE Thursday night the grated door {
Probst's cell was closed, while the wooden {
outside door was Kept open. An officer OF tt
prison paced the corridor In front Of his CO
Ill night. in order to prevent suicide If ii
prisoner meditated 1t. But Probst was no So
eide. He retired to rest early, and slept soun'
" I'LL four O'Clock yesterday morning, Whe
he arose and engaged himself In reading AZ
PRAYER. At seven O'Clock, Mr.. Perkins, Il
Superintendent, furnished Probst from
own table with his last meal i consisted I
two eggs, bread, butter and cot1ec. rrob
ate heartily, and expressed himself na thaul
ful for the kindness which had been sho"
! him By the prison authorities.
But. to return to our narrative, the Sheri
| having proceeded to the cell Of the cundeml
ed. NJ Sa1ter, the Sherlf's Assistant 9olic
! tor, summoned the jury and administered
| them the following oath: Ton swear tn
YOU will witness the execution Of Ante
| / probst, In tue, yard within the walls OF *
Philadelphia County Prison, and make sue
: return thereof, m accordance With the Act
: Assembly In such cases made aud pfosloeso..
, Just As the jury had taken tn1s PAM, ~ Y,
prisoner, preceded by Sheriff. Ho"en anu y
! perintendent Perkins, MADE ~ aPpeataat Pa,
i n. hondcuffrd hands cruclax, and on eth
! side If him were Rev anthony Grundnet,
I n " his spiritual adviser. md Rev ret
j n a Carbon. Of tho Holy Trinity. The &c
= a-nr PROCESSION then then proceeded 10 t.
1a11nMs preceded By the Sheriff ND Mr.. Pt
Rms. Sheriff IS Jury, representatives Of !
press and Deputy SheE,ff5.
/. TIE oALLows.
o Slowly We wend our way 10 the fatal
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