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

morning with small ration OF whisky with
ms preekIast, he was cunning enough to put
this aside for two weeks and by that time had
corrected enough to enable him TO have regular
stupidity drunk, and before he was entirely
sobered the scanty furniture of the cell sus-
ratjons were f1rnJsI a Np y. null saLOs
The Prisoner Attempts to Avert His
Fate,
Since the trial Teufel has made another de-
liberate attempt to escape, but was detected in
II before he had freed himselffrom his shackles
The idea OF escaping still haunts his mind,
however. ana appears to be the true cause OF
correspondence with other prisoners confined
in the jail, assuring them that they can be of
mutual assistance TO each other in this respect
The letters he writes are thrown from the win
dow ofhis cell, and picked up in the yard by a
man named George Weyer, who is confined on
charge of murder, but is permitted to walk in
the yard. Weyer hands them all over to the
authorities. Yesterday, Teufel threw to Weyer
note, Of which the following is verbatim
copy
Deer Friend
Jorge
'I take the liberty to address a few lines TO you.
Jorge try Jake with them things night think you
everything viii be lost Don't you know t9inIght is
The Jake referred to in this communication
is a prisoner who occupies the same cell with
Ieuiul, while Jorge" is the alleged murderer
Besides entertaining the hope OF escaping,
Teuel has also made frequent efforts to pro-
cure the interposition of the Governor. He has
trial or for postponement of the execution.
Christian Teufe has also written to Governor
Geary in behalf of his son, endeaVoring to
convince the Governor that the deed was done
in self-defense. The Governor was disposed
to investigate the matter on receipt OF the
young Teufel, denying any connection with
the affair whatever. This satisfied his Excel
lency that the case was not q proper one for
executive clemency, and no further notice was
taken of the prisoners frequent communica-
tions, the last of which was quite insulting in
its tone.
The Prisoner Writes His own Biography.
About three weeks since, the prisoner
pressed determination to give his life to the
world; refusing, however, to confess his guilt in
the matter for which he is to suffer death. BY
a strange freak he selected Mr.. Cope, the Dis.
trict Attorney to write out the narrative from
his dictation. The work has been completed
In this narrative Teufel insists that he is ig.
norant of his parentage and the date of his
birth, which last was about twenty-three years
ago. But he claims to be the illegitimate child
of German parents, by whom he was, when an
infant. left on the doorstep of Christian Teufel
then living in Philadelphia. His early youth
he describes as being like that of other bad
boys" After moving into Bucks county, and
again returning to the city, young Teulel Joined
the "Schuylkill Rangers" receiving from his
companions the nickname of "Gallows." Seve-
| raj years were spent in a reckless, mischievous
way; and then, in 1854, he ran away from home
and engaged in boating. After clearing over
$500 at this business, he took voyage to Liver
| pool. Here he says he enticed a young girl of
! fifteen, he himself being at the time but thir-
! teen years OF age, to run away to America
with him. He again went to boating on the
latter soon wearied of this sort of life and he
refused to marry her, forsook him.
! Teufel then travelled extensively in the West,
! married and deserted girl in st. Louis, com :
menced to gamble was arrested in st. Joseph,
and afterwards at chicago ana washington,
! for various otfenses; then went to New York
| where he married and deserted another woman;
then journeyed West where he eloped with and
married another woman, by whom he was de.
serted; then went to Baltimore, and eloped with
another woman, by whom he was also deserted
oil nj tod
Teufel served at different times in the 1925
New York and the 10th Pennsylvania Cavalry
acted as bugler and scout; deserted twice, and
was once sentenced to be shot, but was par
doned by President Lincoln married O South
ern lady in his rambles while with the army
deserted this wife, and after dealing in hogs for
married again. This wife, the sixth he lost by
death, and after other adventures, East and
| West, was arrested and lodged in the Doyles'
! town jail, for stealing money from dollhouse
or this charge he was acquitted, on account OF
| imperfections in the evidence against him.
Such is the story of his life, up to the time OF
the murder of James A, Wiley. as he has told
it himself The public can take il at its true
worth, and believe as much as their credulity
! will permit them to do
But no sooner had Teufelseen his life in print
! than he expressed himself as being dissatisfied
| with it, and he is now busily engaged in tue
| preparation of an appendix to IL, to be pub
lished after his death. In preparing this he
with water when the oil runs too low to be
reached by the wick. At times he interrupts
his writing TO engage in vigorous and bols-
terous attempt at singing.
The Preparations for the Execution
are nearly complete. The scaffold on which
Probst was hung has arrived, and will be put
in place this afternoon by SheriH Corcoran,
who will superintend the execution in person
The hanging will take place at about II O'Clock
tomorrow, in the prison yard, and not more
than hundred and dfty persons will be ad-
mitted to witness It, OMIKRoN.
cpIHE IN NElU ynpH