New-York tribune., 1867-04-19
THE SCAFFOLD
EXECUTION OF ALBERT TEUrEL


ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF TIE pRiNONKE-liE -
CARRIED TO TIE SCAIpOLD.
THE TRBuNE
DOYIFSToWN Pa, April lS.-AlheIt Icuicl was
hung at This place today at 1920 p m for the murder o'
Cant WHEY al Bristol Duriug the early part OF last
eyaning yOur Spomdct, in company with the iahef
and uncle Of The condemned man. aud the Rev MeNsf'
George and Koppcnigle, paid him visit He had been
previously visited hy Kate Hmfer his Philadelphia para
snour ] found Trufe quite talRave and at orce en-
tered into conversation with him. He pcrsStetE u.s.
serted his innocence OF the crime of which he was CON
yieted although acknowledging participation IN nnncf'
GUS 9th er crimes Among others, he said hc WAS enag'd
n tbe robbery OF the Mississippi steamer Mary J. For
syth in 1862 ar 1865 that he drlgced The ciek ~ Tie
steamer, and then robbed the '!iire q" $1,000
Being asked where hc spent the money. he replied.
"On druuks, ofteuiimes spending from 500 10
kSa night" lie further stated that he was connected
with the robbery uf Of Adams Express Comp3H\-
ears in the state Of Ohio some time since That hr was
oot directly the robbery. hut had share ot the "
.eeds That the bonds there obtained were destroyed,
but some S. eco gecubacks was divided There were
,our engaged in the robbery or these TIRE" had bee"
caught but one WAS vet loose. Tenfels statements were
quite disconnected, and apparently much exaggerated
He seemed Inclined tohoast Of his participation n large
unmber Of robbcIcs stated that he had been mixed up
an number at Philadelphia, New-l York Trenton ana IN
the West that he lived by stealing and Specializing. and
sn order 10 maintain apparently respectable position,
, sometimes purchased aud Set live stock rom ~
Joseph to ST. Louis. no: that two years aud allaf
ago he lost all his property amounting 10 $4,000
3n eDdeavOIing. partnership with JonB Greene, Ia
Iun a wagon train of cothc, and merchandise from ~
Joseph to Pixies Peak He also acknowledged parcipat
ing in various minor robberes aud stated that he always
escaped detection by travelling alone and trusting one
Respecting his parents he said that his mother died IN
Isel and that the who represented himself as his
father was his parent. He SAID he had been In the
The icSd New York Rrgment but deserted and engaged
In lhp
81 the murder o Capt WHEY his lnes' haa Dteh steal
fervew the prisoner steadily denied participation ~ the
murder Of Wiley and charged the same upon the boy
RIck the chief witness against him his Ila, ana
person whose he would not give. lie said that on
the Thursday preceding the murder he al Trenton,
N j.. drunk. aud mat ne conld easily ~ allowed on
his trial proved ab He dwelt particularly on he
heiDOusness Of the murder the murdered man having ft
Deen shot ana lneh stI"n-.e nt si1iI ~ @ '
Slnally had his month ana throat filed Win oid rags
would not have done 1t in that way. OF himself and :
family relations he stated that he had bern married three
or four times and lad Two three children; was -
gear Of age. and born Philadelphia Had forgotten the
5ame Of s first wife except that IL wss Mary That he
attended Woods school, corner Of TwentythiId and
I0mbardss Philadelphia, until he was II wears Of
md then went 10 wOI& on the Lehigi ana Delaware
Cspai The above statements We're made in response 10
questions. and are given only for what thcy may Doe
HSorh. The prisoner is known a. an lnyeieraie liar
During his imprisonment he has written number OF
doggerei verses eh!!Ieo I 10Ig,nS @ , W, t,p ~ m
I snDg 20 the AIR OF Down IN NeWJe lh WLlch ne
appeals all Christians not To make the acquaintance OF
Bucks County man, who viii hang one on suspicion.
. His verses then relate To Tue ite oi rettI"l .
murderers hung ia this county, VIZ Ann Clu>er MINOR
High Constable of the County, ard complain of the food
1urnished him. Az midnight the prisoner engaged
by visit from his father At the close oi the Interview
a. attepdiY, ,iesfs reoi,eed the rorer in sued the
remaining hours of the night in silent rel gos reflection
but refused, aud called FOR whisky, which being
Furnished he partO0k or and resumed hs letter writing
Az O'Clock the attention Of the Sheriff drawn 10
him and he was found 10 be seriously III. Physicians
reported that he was shammnr thar they
nrst saw him he pretended 10 10 quite SICK put after
"gOod joke" Al s4j, threequaIters OF All honr
Fcufel and found that he had been seized with
severe cOSyulSons. As entered his cell .
be lay upon the couch calling upon the sheriff to hang
him quick ana writing IN great agony Al soc0ck ne
finally confessed that he had taken arsenic al o'clock u
repeated the dose. AT this time he aboring under
severe nervous fostiston The Doctors IN attendance
offered him morphine but he refused 10 take IT, saying
he wanted the execution to take place edstey nat
As IL was dombIni a. this time II he could live much
longer the scaffod al once swept and every pre
ration made for quick execution II was the opinion Of
the medical gentlemen present that the prisoner had
taken overdose Of arsenic. He continually com |
Chans removed from his ankles His thirst seemed nsa
Stable aud ms cries Tor water lncessat These sympolns
continued unti $3.50 o'clock when II was FOUND necessary
40 hold himvdown upon the bed which was done by ser
Heant Murray aud Officer Beers 1t seeued as il he mast
die but the physicians differed the OF his
conduct strhuting II 10 poison and Others decla
Alto O'Clock the prisoner addressed an attendant with
donbt referring the poisoning the Job
was not done right, Or would have gone before This
ZINE" A. this Tine IumqTs of the scenes inside ths
Jeen pouring from the adjoining towns fOr "a hours
Immense thiong had assembled outside the courtyard,
nDd the surrounding walls thickly covered with
she curious. Al 1880 o'clock lthe prisoner sank
sumber. which occasionally disturbed
calls Of visitors and he sound OF voices from crowd
outside, who were elamorng for his execution. The /
prlsOner mas eaten hut few oysters and sardnes since
Yesterday Prominent physicians called In ~ this time
after examination, declared their belief that he
Tejgng His pulse throughout has beaten regularly II
he had taken arsenlc 10 Is believed that must have been
furnished him by Kate sauer his paramour VINO visited
him yesterday. ~ n o'clock he visited by The at
and soon became engaged IN devotional
exercises Al 1888 the last sacrament administered
after which his hands were securely fastened by thc
RheTin and every preparation made for the execution
At J1lB procession headed 10y the Sheriff. arrived 1T
the gallOws The prisoner obliged 10 he carried, his
Dmbs being unable 70 support hb0 He made no cOnfes
sion whatever The only scene "a the galoNF WAS the
1apuDg ef the Deputy hberu who fastened the moose
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