The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-18


the execution, to-day, of Albert Teufel is the
cause ofan unwonted excitement in this usually
quiet and monotonous borough. With the de-
pertinent OF the prisoner, and the arrangements
for the execution up to the mernlng of yester-
day, the readers of THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
are already sufficiently familiar.
The Prisoner Yesterday
demeaned himself in a manner corresponding
with his actions from the commencement OF
his confinement in this place. The element OF
moral sensibility seemed utterly wanting in
him, his conversation leading one to the belief
thst human life was considered no more sacred
or consequential than any mere animal exist
ence.
During the day he completed the additional
sketch of his life on which he has been engaged
Ior some days past and having sealed it care
Corcoran and Mr.. Watson, one OF his counsel
during the recent trial, with the injunction
that 1t Is not TO be opened until week after the
execution. II is not probable that he has made
full confession of his guilt in this statement,
as he stll persisted at the time in asserting his
innocence.
During the day he received several visitors.
Among these were Father George, Kate Hunter
and Christian Teufel. The first was twice in
the cell alone with the doomed man, whom he
succeeded in engaging in somewhat serious
pressed the belief that he had made some inn
preston, however slight it might be.
Az IL O'Clock Kate Hunter, Teufel's former
mistress, arrived, accompanied by a young gem
tleman who was gotten up in the most elebo.
can lay claim to ordinarily good looks, but
not to positive beauty, was likewise attred in
fashionable but tasteful manner On arriving
at the prison the Sheriff insisted on seeing
everything that she desired or intended to pre-.
sent to the prisoner; but being assured that
whatever, she was admitted TO the cell. The
meeting between the two cordial and
strations of affection or emotion of any kind
on the part OF either In the afternoon she re-
. turned again to the city. The meeting between
the father and son was some what less painful
than on the last previous occasion, when the
latter accused the former of being the guilty
When not busy with his visitors Teufel passed
his time in CHARACTERISTIC manner, but was
once aroused from his Indifference TO his fate
by the noise made by mechanic, In connec-
tion with the scafold: He then expressed an
earnest desire TO see the instrument of death,
and was quite out of sorts because the privilege
was denied him.
The Prisoners Statement Last Evening.
During the evening he agaiu received nume-
r. us visitors. A number of the representatives
of the press waited upon him, and were received
in his peculiar manner He appeared TO be in
talking mood, and at repeatedrequest, made
what might be styled a statement" were it not
the case that but little reliance, or none at ALL
could be placed upon it. In many points the
story he then told eoincided with the one made
three weeks ago to the District Attorney, an
abstract ofwh1ch was published in The EVEN
ING TELEGRAPH of yesterday afternoon. But
in some respects the two statements were at
variance. He again acknowledged to having
been reckless character from early boyhood,
but claimed entire Innocence of the crime of
which he was convicted. He persisted still in
saying that Christian Teufel was not his father.
For few months he was at Woods school,
on Twenty third street between Lombard
and Pine. He also attended at one time a
streets. AT the age of eleven, he went to boat.
ing on the Lehigh and Delaware Raritan, and
Morris Canals remaining steadily at one en-
ployment but a short time, when he would go
OFF on a beat" He had been engaged in plenty
OF rows and robberies in Philadelphia, New
York, and elsewhere, the truth about which
would be made public in due time. He "could"
relate few of these; ano, after some little per-
suasion, he did" relate a few, to this effect
In 1862 or 1858. while on Ithe Marie Forsyth on
the MissssRpi s dRIn ne dfT16gged the CLERK and
Eoopea lhe Once GI SIoCvTE, Az anoIneE time;
one of the sales of the Adams Express Com
pany. realizing therefrom about SIS, 900; but of
Z this amount he was forced to destroy $4,000,
which were in bonds. Three Of the direct par
ties in this affair have been arrested, but
another is still at large.
When engaged in his thievng, Teufel said he
generally operated alone, he would have
been showed up long ago" He was never seen
by the detectives in company with rogues and
always went into business of some kind on
picion, Two years ago he found himself in St
% Joseph, Mo-, in possession of 100000, part o.
which he had obtained in a business way, bul
most of IL from illegitimate sources, With
this he embarked in company with one John
Green, in a special train for Pixies Peak, anC
lost the whole oft, as well as came near losing
When pressed upon the suhjeetof the murder
he said thai he thought the boy Rick must have
had something to do with II, but made no men
tion of his father, He said he was reluctant u
accuse one, when he ala not see the attalT
and therefore could not be certain He added tha
whoever did commit the deed, display o.
great ',Weakn ess'' in stutfing the mouth will
rags and Tightening rope about the neck afte
the mans brains had been beaten out
thing which he surely would not have done
he had been guilty oft. He persisted in sayin
that he had never killed a man, although h
con fessed that he had once held person b.
tbename of Wagner under the water so lon
that he almost died. This man was parttcu
iarlv obnoxious to him. by reason OF betn
t;mean and dirty" Referring to the army, h
stated that he was in and out OF 1t all the tim
curing the war, deserting and enlisting agail
The Prisoners Alleged Alibi'
Teufel stated that he did not prove an ALL
at his trial because he was not permitted 10 d
so He afterW ards communicated TO your col
respondent the points which he wished TO- SUI
tain and which showed his innocence. q
Thursday two days before the murder, Z
went 10 Trenton TO look at some mules, IL
Tending TO purchase them, If they could be OF
tanned cheaply, and not intending 70 object
anv OF them "should happen to follow MIN
While there, he saw Wiley, and went 10 u
hoat of the latter. Wiley wished him 10
and make "big haul' with him; put ne q,
clined having other business He returned
Philadelphia on Thursday, went 10 new foi
on Friday and again returning on SaIuIda
met Oscar Burnell, one OF the lrlendly WI
nesses who could not be discovered at HooDln
botel on Sansom street, between SeVenIh an
EiSh1h on Saturday, at dusk, by appoln
nasnt' he met Burnell at Fourth and Bu
nd EaeatWen nom hin