The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-23

G'h ~ June TO meet a man went on the 9Th. 7fh,
aud Bth for I was 70 meet him lBanchard) from
return but h, We not see INN since, End new
heard anything of tne robbery. bought the SER
man psper am mover ionnd ANYTHING in y, ana
thought he gave IL up and had not done anyth ng.
DANIEL BUsER.
THE soAFFoLD.
The $ afTod WIS mode edI)n principle similar
70 lie one used AZ the recent executions n this CITY
with he exception Of the drop, winch was thirty
mstaad of thHtCen nchOs. 1t was con truCtCd
unael the immediate supervise n OF sheriff hy'rs,
who is by trade q ca en,er Owing 60 the narrow
dlm. psions oil tie jat yar the sc hol was erected
In vecant o, adjoining the Court House. The
" ere Manufactured by Mr.. Frank Bopp, OF Reserve
township, near Allegheny mty.
PREPARATIoNs FOR THE EXECUTION.
About seven O'Clock guard, cons sting of thirty
the court house al Jail aud the avenues eaoing TO
these buildings The entrance to the jail was also
guarded and no person was permitted to enter, un-
Less having urgent business with the Sheriff Mr..
Myers hao removed ms family from the buI ding,
and every thinV beiokened that so'emn tra1edY
was about TO be enacted. rhe scafOld had been com.
y ted and tested aud found to be admirably suited
10 tins purpose Tor which 1t was intended. it was
l,caed directly under he windows of ,he ce Is IN
which the cuprits were confined, and the cro5s-bcam
was plainly discernlbe 60 them.
THE PRISONERS.
Z The condemned men passed the carrier portion o.
the night in uevouona exercises with their ritual
advisers Fathers Chrlsty ana Giles. About 10
O'ciOck Hou,er laid down ON his bed, and slept
sOundlv until mo- ming Buser retired about IL
o'clock, but his sumter not quiet and undls-
turbcd as thPt OF ais companion, lheY arose aoout
7o'c.ock and partuok of a llpht breakfast and at
.Oc ock were joined by the cleraymen who hau
labored 50 zeaOusy for Their spiritual welfare Re,
hglous services were then resumed and continued
for several hours The prisoners, al hough still pro-
testing their mnocen expressed themselves ready
TO meet their God, and manifested q desire to have
the execution proceeded with at as carry an hour as
possible Their calm and collected appearance. aud
the serenity with which they spoke of their ap-
preaching death, was evidence TO the minds of their
stIitual advisers tLat their abors OF love mad been
rewaId ded.
........ THE EXECUTION.
Precisely at IL O'Clock sheriff Myers visited the
prisoners their cells and informed them that their
last hour bad arrived. While Buser was beng
p.niOned he asked The Sheriff If wOUlC be per-
mitted TO speak from the scaflo d. The sheriff IN
quired what ne wished TO sav hen lie Tepl ell that
he wanted to declare publicly that HOuser had not
IN any way, been connected wi the crime for which
he was about 10 suffer. III, els told blm that he
Lad Already stated that frequently, and that a
REPETITION OF it would have effect uoOn tue minds
OF the lublic. Buser conversed on the sunject with
Father Chlisty, WHO also recommended him not to
SPEAK, unless he had confess on TO make He then
stated tat lis only object was to assert 1ouser's
innocence, but II his best friends on earth were op
posed to it he would desst He also reiterated his
former sattpents in regard to himself and SAID
that he had nothing further to say. r... .HI..
he prisoners were t1en taken from their cells to
the scaftod, Father ChristY walking by the side OF
Buser, aud Father Giles with Houser They were
alfred in the same clothing they wore In he prison
duTIng their incarceration Buser beng dressed in
black 9th coat, grey pants, v he shirt, and galter
shoes. Houser was similarly tired, with the eX
ception that he pa of sod ers pants. Their
othing was much the worse Tor wear in face, they
presented a very shabby appearance Upo their
arrival at the sca6old they botn kneeled down when
the impressive funeral service of the Catholic
hurch was perfoi med by the attending clergyman.
The condemneu men appeared 10 reailze their posi-
hon, but neither of them exhibited tine least SIGN
OF fear During the service Buser moved his lips as
II N prayer, lille Houser listened atLentivey, but
made no outward demonstration. ..i.. .IFr.....
Upon the CONCLUSION of the service, the con-
Myers, when they sea, ed themselves chairs,
which had been placed on the platform. and the
sheriff bound their legs securely with strips Of
musln They tnen arose, and the ropes were
placed around their necks. Houser noticing DIR.
Bum, the Jail Physician among the spec ators,
mouoned for him to come upon the sclho d,
when he bade i'm an atfechonate fare ewe and
kissed HIM. The sheriff then covered their
the steps of the scafOld, placed his foot
upon The trigger, and the unfortunate men
were launched into eternity; The knot on
his head, and the fall completely dislocate d
his neck, causing almost instant death. Buser
Struggled violently for about tW minutes, and died
of siranguladon. The execution took place within
ten minutes from the time the condemned lett their
cells fifteen minutes afterwards Drs. X S. Bum
and William Lennon pronounced them both dead
They were left hanging an hour, when they were cut
down and pleced IN neat pine cofns which had been
prepared Tor their reception. The physicians had at
first intended to make post morJem examination oil
their ren AIMS but they afterwards concluded not to
| do So The cOfhDs were then placed IN wagon and
conve, ea TO the Catholic Cemetery oc tied at the
| outskirts OF the town, where the deceased had eX
presseG desire TO be buried A large crowd OF per
|
lowed the wagon 10 the cemetery and witnessed the
| burial.
| The execution throughout was admirably con.
Quoted, and great credit is due to Sheriff Myers
| his deputies Tor the manner in which they per
| fected their arrangements and carried them out
| The number of persons admltte to witness the ex
ecution was limited to forty. including the jury
The spectators consisted OF the Sherifs of the ad
joining counties, few prominent citizens of tht
town. and the representatives of the press. AS these
were the first executions that have occurred il
cambria county, the sheriff was besieged with ap
picauons for tickets of admission but he refused II
| nearly every instance
| Mr. Munday father of one of the victims of th'
cruel MURDER asked for permission to witness thu
execution, but his request was not granted. He ap
peared to be much disappointed at the refusal
and did not leave the vicinity until informed that thu
| sentence of the law had been carried INTO effect
HiswIfe and niece of the murdered girl accompanied
| HIM.
In order 10 crafty the curiosity OF the people whit
have expressed desire to the scafod the sherii
has conc uded not TO remove 1t ior some tme and !
is possible that the scafOld upon which Buser anC
| Houser were hanged viii hereafter be numbered
emong the attractions Of the beautiful village o