The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-09
UPPER sANDUsKY OHIO THURSDAY MORNING.. MAY g. 1867.

he would have Undoubtedly contin-
ued to the double shuttle point, had
he not been restrained by Deputy
Frintz.
The doomed men were all in po-
sition now to dig The terrible and ig-
nominious death ofthe halter. Sud
lenly Aulgus looked up and spoke
! aloud for the first time. Said he, Il
will see you all in the other world.
Good bye ~ just as this was said,
one of the brothers fthis man rush
ednp and shouted, '.Don't hang my
brother before l bid him good bye:
| WW see him first He was permit
ted to mount the scrffold and do as
lie had requested.
The death sentence was then read
to each Of the prisoners by Chief
Deputy Joseph Heart, WHO, when
he had completed this task, kissed
each of them upon the left cheek =
They were asked if they had any
thing hloi'e TO say and replied in the
negative. Sheriff Schlotman, Depu-
ties Frintz, Center, Kern; Thomas
Benzing and Levinger, then bade
them farewell.
! 1t was now twenty five minutes
after 1 O'clock, and the last prepara-
tions for the death were being made
Those small strong ropes were tight
ened about the necks of the victims,
and passed over the three hooks in
the beam above.
Said Goetz, just then, ''Heads up,
boys--lct's die like men,
Said Aulgus, 1--WE will do that
George
Said Case, II want to die at just
o'clock-in time for the train.''
Case stopped down, as he spoke;
and looked up, as if to judge how
much Of a fall he would have, and as
he did so he laughed, the same
uhdtklihs laugh that had already
horrified those who saw and heard.
Said Goetz, again, F'Don't let us
slip, the way they did over in New
port" referring to the Watson exc
cutioH.
| Said Case, Strengthening up.
Farewell, good bye, all of you;
ain not afraid to die,
Said Aulgus, again, "Good bye
all; we're going to leave YOU
Goetz-"God have mercy on us
three sinners,'
| It was twenty seven minutes past
one when Goctz said this. just ther
three deputies stepped forward and
drew white cap over each face
Sheriff Schlotman stepped back and
laid his hand on the lever-all or
the platform turned their backs to
the three wretches. Ten seconds
| passed away. Then the lever was
pulled back-the trap door clashcd
down-and down, with a fall ofseven
feet. fell the three murderers o.
James Hughes. There was the snap.
ping of three necks, the straining o1
three ropes, the whirling around OF
three bodies, and it was all over
The body of Goetz alone showed
some signs of remaining muscular
life; those of Aulgus and Case re
fused any sign.
After twenty-fv minutes had
passed away, the bottles were taken
down, pronounced dead by Doctors
Emmert, Mead, Doherty and Malcy,
deposited in the collins that were
ready, and handed over, for burial
to the friends that were Waiting tC
receive them.
Throughout, this execution was
conducted in very perfect manner
There was not a single slip in all OF
the arrangements. In every little
| detail perfect order and system pre-
vailed, and the result was the quick
death Of the three men at just the
time that had been set, and all with
out ahH unfortunate mistake, such
as sometimes occur to add to the
horrors of such an affair.
Among the spiritual advisers who
have visited and prayed with the
three executed men, are Fathers
Hicken, Uhling and Dfisco1l, and the
Reverends Langley and Emery, al
of whom were present yesterday.