New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-01
CRIME.


WAGNER THE WIFE MURDERER.
GOV. rENToN REFUSES TO COMMUTE THE SENTENCE
IRE EXECUTION TO TAKE PLACE TO-DAY.
The galows has been erected for George Wagner,
the wife murderer and to-day he will be hanged.
1t will be remembered that Wagners most brutal
crime the broad day in the month OF June 1867 no
seized his wife threw her down. and kneeling on her
hack crushed her skull with an ak He was convicted OF
murder After his conviction his counsel obtained writ
of error and the taken from court to court till
finally in December last the conviction affirmed in
the Court Appeals AT the January term OF the 5,
preme Court General Term. Wagner was resenenced TO
he executed the time appointed being to-day. AppDca.
ton then made to Gov. Fenton for Communication OF
sentence The following Is the response OF tho uoVerno
''''' STATS o. EsS.ToSk. E1scvrvE DEr.srsEyr
ps.n SIR: have carefully considered application for the
decided interfere with the sentence Of the Court Respect
wagner has no relations in this city. He has had, how
ever, really devoted friend, man named Weis Tne
Switzerland, and boon companions in this city
Wes has put forth every effort to the life Of Wagner
having though possessed Of limited means, spent nearly
$500 for him since the murder.
Wagner expresses himself prepared TO meet he fae
French lady and daughter. together WITH INC fet
Father Duranque have been unceasbg In their efforts
to minister to his spiritual welfare, and the prisoner pro
noBBEuEs on THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD DE-
rEcTED-ARREsT AND CONFESSION OF ONE or THE
PERSONS IMPLICATED
TRiBrSB.
FIsHKuL, Feb. GA little circumstance happened
recently which has placed the police tho track OF an
organized gang OF punderer operating on tho trains OF
the Hudson River Railroad. This circumstance was the
arrest Of a young named Rufus Trip az Por8h-
keepsie, follows; One evening. Trip, In company
with COmradc named Hines. went TO d jew clothing
store In the above place. carrying with them trunk,
which they left at the Jews pr0Sng to call for it In
tie morning After they left the store the proprietor
proceeded TO Police Headquarters ard related what had
tanspred giving his opinion that the persona bring
iEg the trunk acted In suspicious manner and feared
that all was not right The police went 20 the store
where, upon examining the trunk 1t was found
60 contain over 900 yards OF valuable cOatning ana
other goods with the trademarks stu on them Irpp
was Immediately arrested and lodged In Jail The next
day interview with officer, no gave Information
the effect that the trunk the property on ns we
bu the goods taken from IRE gilt train Whle II
stood on a turnout the batting which was wrapped
about them burned, ard the goods paced In tho trunk
where they found. lie also stated that chest con
tanning u pounds OF had been taken from the cars
and .od ~ "A named Eosnoy, Keeper or grocery
store IN Poghkeepsie for 500 also that largo number
OF swery had been taken from train and sold TO
a jcwclry man In POughkeepde named J. alAweu; lie
gave the officer question the names or several per
sons all residing In POugkeepSie, who were connected
with him pforing the trains and already detect
their Track Trip Is not ait getber bad TEL
low bnt has undoubtedly been warned INTO the transae-
ton by more desperate comrades Ho respectfully con
nected the frank ia Which no has given 10
the authorities all The information In his possession as
excited considerable sympathy IN his behalf He has
been released ball. his father. who Is man or means
becoming HIS bondsman.
MORE C0UNTERFEITS APIoAT.
BosToS. Feb 2s.-Counterfeit Tens" on the Flour
city National Bank OF Rochester n " are in circulation
here They well calculated 10 deceive.