The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-17

procure his trial upon the first indictment, but
this failed; and then his counsel asked for
delay, that they might procure the attendance
Of two important witnesses whom they mad
been unable to find. One day was granted,
anu ~ oeing onen SieaIy PI4Sed Va. he risoner
were in existence, the trial proceeded, the facts
elected being substantially as given aooye.
The trial closed on Tuesday, February IL In
closing his charge to the jury, Judge Chapman
said:-
THE counsel for the defense admitted that the pri.
killed Wiley The that the prisoner gives
for numbering Wiley to his father may be true but IL
i with the facts and circumstances OF the case. II
there was fight, why did Wiley approach Teutel
part 81 saed ed Ho the Gead MT
& 6e o Saee Y M lying empty BY hs s se
wounds, and his opponent none? Beyond reason
Of none. All the features of the case go show that
the murder was committed under the guidance OF
malicious, depraVed, and wicked heart"
In three hours the jury returned with ver-
dict Of guilty of murder in the first degree"
to the prisoRer:-
"Your plea of innocence has failed to stand against
the overwhelming evidence of your guilt You have
Justly On the fatal night Of he Sith Of November
last having sought the opportunity unsuspect-
by your remorseless hand. Actuated by heart re-
you accompanied this confding man. who had gene
r9usiy y allowed you passage on board his boat to q
your fell purpose. To rob him of his hard earnings
was manifestly your design, and so hard and mpene-
vain supposition that you would silence all testimony
and chain OF ciTcnmstSnees was laid in your walk
which has been here revealed by the unerrng touch
stone of truth; Your case furnishes marked illus,
tration of the fact that however carefully attempted
TO be concealed, by whatever falsehoods It may be
covered, sooner or later the guilty hand of the ma!
deTeT VII be exposed to open day; II also affords
proof that bravAdo and reckless disregard of the
restraints imposed by the necessities and interests of
society are Intellectual and mpotent when overtaken
The Murderer Accuses his own Father
OF the Crime.
In response to the question as to whether he
had anything to say why the sentence of the
that he was innocent of the charge against
him. Other parties were the guilty ones. Chris
tian Teufel and Harman Rick had committed
the deed for which he was to suffer. Chris
tian Teufel had told him that he would only go
to the Penitenttary, and had that been all ne
should have remained silent But now he felt
it his duty to make known the real perpe-
traitors of that deviliSh act. He said IL was
another Arthur Spring case. Arthur Spring
tried to get his son hung, but instead of that
got hung himself"
But this appeal of the prisoner fell on dis
credtttng ears. SO conclusive was the proof of
his guilt that Mr.. Carver, one of his counsel,
was constrained to say
"I cannot say that disagree with the jury in their
sufficient TO justify them in rendering the verdict they
did The Gharge or your Honor was strictly impartial
with II have no iaut TO lind The trial was tttir
one and the Jury In their finding did but their duty,
The judgment of the Court was then pro-
nounced, the prisoner being sentenced to
death.
The Behavior of the Prisoner During
the Trial
was not calculated to win many considerations
of mercy on the part of the judge, jury, or spec
tators. Aside from a slight tinge OF the face he
seemed perfectly Indifferent to the pro seedlings
and their effect upon his own fate. A mistake
by any of the witnesses, however, would con-
yulse him with laughter. Much of the time he
would recline at ease in the dock and attempt
to relieve the tedium by sleep. In passing to
and fro from the court room, he would in
tNNa alNFN0 irNfrN
person happened TO stand in his path, he admin
istered violent kick by way of rebuke.
manifested considerable interest. When Har-
man Rick was on the stand he eyed him pier
cingly but without any other apparent emotlon
than that of anger, although the boy frequently
gave way TO tears. 1t was the evidence OF MT.
Weik, however, that aroused his passion TO the
utmost. At one time during the trial he COM
planned to the Sheriff that Mr.. Weik was
making up vulgar faces at him. put Lhls s was
denied by the person SO accused On the sun
day preceding the trial the prisoner was very
bitter against his father, on account OF the
evidence given by the latter. He likewise, on
that day, made desperate effort to break out
of JAIL in which he was fortunately detected
before he hac made any great progress. At
period of his confinement, he was heavily
| shackled; but having, through the instrument
| tality of some outside friends, procured small
| saw, he succeeded in freeing himself from this
| incumbrance, and afterwards in saving Off the
! heavy iron latch of the cell-door This last he
| made use of for the purpose of displacing the
! stones in the prison wall, and had already
removed several OF these when the othcers
| overheard the noise, and put an end to his ope-
| rations. He was not at all Disconnected by
| this, but willingly gave up the saw he had used
| remarking that IL did not matter, as he had
! half-a-d dozen more at his command. Diligent
! search was made in vain for these, and while il
was progressing, Teufel enjoyed himself i'm m
mensely by making up faces at the Sherihs
! attendants.
The Prisoner Since HIS Conviction
! has demeaned himself much in the same man.
ner as before. Every one VINO mas onverseo
| mil i'm uiy credit being utterly
destitute of all moral feeling or sensibility. He
does not appear to realize the nature OF the fate
! upon the execution whenever the subject is
broached by any one of his visitors Until
sad o qay or to- G advice OF to ead
! books of serious character. Father George
OF the Catholic Church in this place, as well a.
! some of the Protestant clergymen, have haC
! freuuent interviews with him. finding him dis
! posed to consider the subject OF the weatherol
crops but repelling all attempts to insti
| into his mind the principles of the Christian
| religion. Father George, on his hrst Visit, pre-
sented him with Bible and Prayer-Book. Tit
| former he threw into the fire without any cere
| mony and the latter was saved from simila
fate only by being taken out OF the cell. Al
times, however, he appears to have given th
subiect of the future passing thought; for OF
one occasion, when the Sheriff spoke OF the eel
being kept too hot, ne remarked mat ne wlsne'
| 10 become used to the heat, making, in add
ton q vulgar alluson TO place of future pun
ishment. But yesterday he gave Father Georg
patient hearing, and the good priest on leav
ing the cell, thought that he had at last touched
the callous and hardened heart OF the guilty
man. .,,
visited by his father the last visit having beef
paid about two weeks since. On that occasion
Young Teufel again accused the heart t-brokel
| old man of being guilty of the crime for whic
| he himself is to suffer. Teufel has, OF late, eX
pressed an earnest desire TO see his former mis-
because she was not telegraphed to come t
him He was told that she was expected I
arrive to day, and that If she did not, any com
/ mnnication he might leave for her would b