The New York herald., 1867-05-01
THE GAtLoWs.:
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TRIPLE EXECUTION AT CINCINNATI.
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THE MURDERERS AND THEIR CRIME.
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ARREST AND CONVICTION.
THEIR CONDUCT UNDER SENTENCE.
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Extraordinary Bravado ON the
ScaMOld.
&c. &c. /. DO.
THE MuRDERERS AND THEIR CRIME.
ARREST AND CONVICTION.
THEIR CONDUCT UNDER SENTENCE.


This city was the OF triple execution to-day
the parties executed being two named Alexander
Augus and George Goets and . lad named Case. who
convicted Of having murdered James Hughes on
the 7sh Of February last The crime was one OF the
deliberate and cold booded that COM
mitted In this State. The men who expiated their
crimes ON the sca1old to-day had mot the Of
enmty excited passions to palliate explain their
action. The victim was n0nensive old
man, an utter stranger 70 his murderers, as
they TO him. The only reason for the
commission OF the offence was, according to the
voluntary confessions OF the men, that the
murderers wanted 70 ''rase money! and thus le-
galy obtain few dollars (which, however were not
obtainedh the wretched criminals mbrued their hands
in human blood; old man hurried to the grave
and his family plunged in mourning while they, the
guilty parties, ono Of whom was . mere boy, were
brought to an gnominious fate.
THE CRIME
On Thursday evening" between six and seven o'clock,
February 1857 James Hughes, clerk in the coal Office
Of R B. Smith Co., attacked "a his buggy by three
men on the Lick Run pike. mile and half from this
city. and killed by being shot through the head and in
the body The purpose Of the murder money 1t
was precpitate that hardly had fatal shots been
nred than the murderers obliged Zee escape
discovery and therefore did wait to plundcr their
victim
MURDER
Tho road upon which James hughes murdered Is
one Of the principal northwestern outlets Of tho city,
and is not only largely travelled night we'll day by
market people, but 1t thickly populated especially by
Germans Home returning market and hay wagons,
pedestrians and men horseback passing the
time The lamps we're lit in the city and from the
tremest verge Of the corporation line passed only
minutes before by the actors In the tragedy could be
seem the family defined locality where the glare
OF gas mot the darkness Of the raw cherries
February evening On one side Of the road
stands grocery and beer shop, kept by . German
named Metz. Laborers returning from work stopped
there TO make frugal purchase and take glass Of
besE An old buggy and gray horse, driven by
with horse e-banket around his knees, appeared in the
direction Of the city and towards the grocery,
whence lad, about thirteen years old, named Leonard
Keller had just issued and returning towards hs
fathers house, quarter Of mile distant This lad
saw the buggy approach, and three men, very
ta tho others Of medium height about forty yards IN
advance Of the buggy, and walking in the direction
mo lad turned on the into lane leading
fathor's house, and was enough to hear
shoutng sHello no, halt, halt, and upon turning TO
60 the three closing In towards the buggy and
nre shots the sitting in it. Alarmed he
TO his father, who had also heard the Shots and
with him returned to the road. They found lying
H. dead and wetering in his blood, which warm
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recognized James Hughes Who resided in Green Town.
ship few mios farther along the road.
The shouts and shots had also alarmed the people
In Mstzs grocery and they rushed pell nell
The horse aghted had nsd the top Of his speed
stopped till he reached his STABLE and the
buggy suggested horrible things 70 the family Of the
surdered man He nearly sixty years old, quiet,
ine0ensive industrious man. with good wife and four
Or nvs children, men and women grown
TIE NvEsmoArIoS.
The coal onice OF r B. Smith 4 Co., on Central
nue. remained closed till late hour the day next sue
oseding the murder. The hangers-on, tattersd coal
heavsrs shovsi in hand and the three four express
wagon drivers who make their living by handling the
purchased daily from the nrm wondered Why Hughes
had not come to-day. "Hs Misses he's - regu
lar clock work. they all said and they sat around tho
once door Till Of the proprietors came with
troubled face and told them that Hughes is dead
murdered last night for his money, but he had none
and never carried the money Of the once home. Il
always banked and put in the safe"
An inquest was held BY the coroner. but
csw was found TO the murder The three men,
one Of them very tall, seen BY the boy
Keller and q German named Gelhaus. who saw
them the togats after the MURDER and who testified
that ono Of them lad, all that
tanned over and above the that Hughes bleed
Ing corpse found still warm few minutes after the
shouts Of halt and the almost Simultaneous pistol sho,a
Ths verdict Of the coronsrs jury death from gun
Or pistol shot fred BY some person unknown TO the
Jury"
Across the Ohio river from Cincinnati, and united 70
BY the new suspension bridge built BY Robeling. the
contractor for the great suspension bridge to be built
unite New York and Brookiyp ss the city Of Covington
Kentucky. Several years ago u had City Marshai .
heavy -. active, shrswd fellow, zealous democrat,
uaned Clinton Butta hs citizens liked him and kept
him in once He hated "abetsnists" and super.
ssrviceabs In the WORK Of persecutng them The Ger
nan Turner Society celebrating Of their
aivsrsrss on . beautiful Sunday In those daya The
iibsrty loving character Of that organisation is we'll
known. A Kentucky dsmocras could not sympashizs
vsth H. NOR could Marshall Butts 90 he scrapsd up
lss legal knowledge and tried 70 the Turner's
from psading and carrying arms collision
snH liberty 90 e ss
point Of the bayouek They rallied and shots
changed, rns ball from The Turner'S party breaking
tnsu he has kep quiet and cul.,vased-fsrrstsl
growth and his supreme satisfaction lies In hunting
rata He can entertain and interest the most stod with
Next DAY sfssr the Hughes murder in company with
Of his In once, Captain Thompson, he
met Covngtcn boy named Case on the street. 1,., and
boy Case 10 after some deviment know He looks
amiable-thats . bad sign for him. BY George ia
like TO ferret that murder the river and get
that eve hundrcd dollars reward. Thompson treasured
these sayings In his heart and when Butts and be
parted company he put Cases super amAble looks and
The Hughes murder and the i've hundred dollars
reward, all togssher into his knowledge boz and shook
them up and cut this rssut;-"Cass knows some
thing about that murder" Thompson watched him
very closely for few days and the Wednesday fo. =
lowing the murder took him into custody together with
two Of his companions Alexander Aulgus and George
gostx and lodged them in jail on suspicion They we're
soon transferred the Cincinnati authorities and put IN
JAIL but bsfore preliminary examination even was had,
samuel Case made full confession Of the crime impi-
cafang Goetx and Aulgua
CONVERSION or aunr.
Examination Vas 70 have taken placs before Judge
warren, OF the Police court, Monday morning. Feb
say s but Sunday night preceding, Case was Wis
ted IN bis cell BY the Chief OF Police city detective
and phonographic reporter, connected with the Daily
Cemavesa. The Chief aid sam, want you now
other fellows kill HushesYp ina sirl.rnced bov of