The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-08

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Prison was ere cled from 1881 to 1895 lar bey nd the
Aich Street an6 she alnnt Stree. Pssnns sne he
Arch s'r ct used TO be the uDtned prison aud in IL
al accused and convicted muI derers were confined.
AS the legal sentence that tue mu derer shall be
aen aken 70 the place from whence he came and from
thcnce 10 the place OF eXocUIiop," ana rs the souh
| thus designated
| But in practice the reverse is most always the
safer. Cell 3D." second floor north side northern
corridor, has received the OF the "Mu rdorer's
| Cell" In IL have been confined Arthur Spring
Baise Skupinski, Charles Langfeidt, and from thence
tl .ney have gone TO the ssafold In i was tempo
| taken from another cell. In It died Christian
iSmoycd ADton O PIoSst or snsty ana S was
the unparalleled enormiy of his crime. from Il
| to-day he will walk to the place of execution.
THE GALLows
Entering at the gateway of the northern corridor
to the night hand hes tine keepers Office by which
visitors conducted bey ond the convIcs' depart
ment, TO the left hand the Keepers rooms, while di
recty in front Yards the west, extends paved
pa sag e way known as the north ridor. Walking
down this street. past the to xering massive walls
pierced with the many narrow cell windows, The gal
ows comes In sight turning to the nortn at the bot
| tom. 1t stands about twenty feet nom tho QUITE
west wall that bouncs the prison. Twas nearly
erected a. O'Clock on Tnursday afternoon. 1t Is a
simple plain structure, and has done al the required
work for many years Two stout uor ght beams,
sixteen fees height, support a bea eight
feet lonP from which -penos the fatni moose ins
Inn ged drop on which stands the cOndemued man
Is attached to the upughts eigh, feet from the
ground.
1t is supported at the outer sides ~ two temporary
bars, which knock ed out when all is ready, aud
by hinged pin by inches, and about feet long,
that holds TIL the last moment the drop at its GENRE
The hinge OF the middle OF the pm s prev ened from
bending this last upright by hook and staple on
the opposite side. several holes are bored IN this
upnght pm, and co:ds are attached SO that at any
hinged parts OF the pin iall from the perpendicular
the drop Is overturned, and the sentence of the law
| is carried into force.
| ANOTHER ASPECT.
| Turning to the east from the clayev ground on
which rests the gallows brick wall bounded by
bIoad green lawns luxurant shrubbery, crimson
roses, and other sweet flo yers, leads back to the
visitors MANY cells look out upon this green
OASIS. The galows hid in the far distance, and
| the thought of the day OF death passes from the
mind, until the keepers fin points to the ,ond
| cell window on the second floor. IL scarcely needs
the words THAT is ProbsFs cell" to tell the tale,
| and TO bring back the Oreary impending shadow.
Like an effort to get little relief the question was
asked, (Which road will he go?" An unknown
Onls trife, but last walk by those budding flowers,
last look at ther bright co,ors ana last inhaIpg
OF their sweet perfume, must strangely thrill the
heart chol DIS of one who L. health knew he them
| for the one last moment,
| 1t jarrne to urn ones thoughts to any past
| record OF the great crime But there one ling
| now attaInabe tha hal many time belore eluded
the active repor oTial instincts that endeavored to
| appropriate II for the pub &c good, and this was
| PRoBsT's LETTER HoMs.
| The appended let er has been thus far within Id
flom publication, owing to the fear that it mig 1t
unduly excite the public mind against the pri-
| soner 1t Will be noticed by its date that II was
written alter Probst had heard thousands loudly
crying out against him at every time he brought
from the prison to tue CouIt, If they were camor-
ing ior his blood The traI was not yet concluded,
and he has since CONFESSED he dared not acknow-
ledl that he had murdered the entire eight for fear
nj
Ieasse ted the iaSehood O. an aecomplee tnat ne nad
iirst invented at the MAYORS oihc, and maintained
his priest Rev II. A. 81. GIundtner
The letter, the priest states was written In excel.
| lent idlomatIc German, and the following III eral
| translation was prepared bv him aud retained. Had
1t not been too late. the episte would nave been de.
gard to an accomplice, but 1T had alreany left this
counhy:-
| PHILADELPHIA April 49, I866-Beloved Parents,
| and Brother and SISTER, write You now for the
last time, and will intOlm you Oh the horrible fate
| which has bealien me- have come so tar in Anne
| rica hat and eomrade OF mine from the Canton
OF Scha hhausen, killed who FAINT y or EIGHT per:
sons 1 was soon caught tne third DAY aitor, and
40 not knOw the day on which 1 must die. The
other ielon, who was with me- IS not found out yet
OF overcome the feeling OF my cart must let you
know the horrible murder You Will lie surDrised
came TO oil this country, instantly became solder
| where 1 heard nO,hing but curs'ng and wearing
and Lelped and joined in All wickedness And when
! got discharged from the army / Out up with bad
women and bad company too And, therefore,
} have come SO 1ar that did not believe IN God and
nobCdy Sc, any more. Now beg your pardon
ard do not take it TOO hard into your head; it hai
teen done for once, aud we cannot remeuy 1T any
4 | more.
J Therefore beg once more your forgiveness. ]
entTeat you TO play for me-, for need IT. Ii think
| how Kind ou have been to me- ana how good had
| it. when with you, nd now have gone so far, thai
must die on the PallOws n my youth. only wish
| that could be with you hour, Thea 1 Wou,C
| readily ole. II 1 tnink OF you, father, mother
brothers, and OF my lit sister Mary, then lose al
my senses But 1t is doue now, and we cannot helI
| It ant more. So beg once more your forgiveness
, and do not trouble Yourselves too much, think it II
cone, and we cannot he 1t any more therefore,
entJ( atY0u, pray Tor me as much as you can. Iwil
close my letter with many thousand greetings and
ANTHONY PROBsT.
Once mrre beg you all to forgive me and wish
you Happiness and blessing, and pray Tor me,
HOW PRoBsT APPEARS TO HIS COMPRESSOR.
1t was easy to chang the current OF thoughts and
TO ask oneself Whatl is the man now truly peni
tent? Not hour before we b ad asked the Rev
Father F. A. M. Grundtner at ais residence How Is
PTobst spiritually and relig ousyS
His faithful confessor had seen him that morning
at 104 for an hour, ected to visit hm that after
noon and ON the fatal coming Friday to be by his
sde at A. M. He answered IN frank earnest to the
query
"he is very cheerful, and reahzes his last hour in
truly Christian SPIRIT
Ihe priest emphatically SAID in Tepy TO a cues
ton the ia ity OF contemporaries state men
--''he never said he was ssTrY that he d urdered
everybody hut Nil Deenng. If he col Judo IT,
lie oud don't he ,s truly peniieut. He trusts N
the mercy OF Jesu Christ MS saviour He tod me
% day, III od VIII OnV Eccep5 waat little sacrlc
] can MAJ e. (meaning Ii iIfe, the larlshiOs Ol
pllson, ana the anxleYl 'as an a.Onemcnt for nv
aN ul cnme, ia would maze M exc g., ,dingY
happY.'
"Otcourse officially assured hum of that the IN