The New York herald., 1867-02-07
8 < e o q TON.
Hanging Of Joseph Haddopp, at NOrristovn, Pa,
tR the Murder Of Julius Wofhele.
The Unfortunate Criminal Died Pro-
testing His innocence.

testing His innocence.
t %. A %. u.
s NosxsTovx, Pa. Feb. O. 1857.
.yossph Haddopp or e last known Jacob r. Haddopp,
varexscuted about to-day for the murder OF Ju-
- worhels, young German. in November. 1886 His
s16sctwas 70 obtain money belonging 10 worhsle in
Germany and hs was detected BY letter written 70 OBJ
saan II @a& b4&
hs prisoner previous to his execution appeared peni
sns and spent most Of his time In prayer and. he made
yeofsssion Of the Catholic religion. He one Of the
Ssvolutonists o Isl and served in the same company
vtth General siseI During the late rebellion IN this
euunyy he ssrved under General sge again About an
AsuS before his death hs walked up and down his osl
With priest in military STYLE and sndsayorsd % dver
~ mind
A. the hour drew near for the execution he became
ascted and weak and liquor administered TO keep
Him up The prison was surrounded by great number
q people, and considerable oxcitement existed through
sat the town Tickets Of admission issued to
bsr Of persons by the Sheriff. and the Jail yard
aAerably crowded.
An snterprsng individual was engaged in selling ad-
Disston tickets At three dollars each.
me prisoner was pale, but seemed resigned to his
fAaa The drop fell at fifteen minutes before twelve
o'clock. The body quivered and convulsed for ten
minutes and motion ceased after he had hung twenty
nisutsa He was then pronounced dead, and the body
vas cut down.
Ihe prisoner made speech on the scafod and de-
slared that he was innocent He was native Of the
sne section Of country where Anton Pobst the whole
sale murderer born. He about forty six years
q age and native Of Baden. he was married man,
Ais wife residing in Reading. Pa
CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE xuRDER
The crime was committed the night Of November
- 1885, During that year there arrived In the city Of
<hiladephia young German named julius Worhee, .
bsokbnder BY trade native Of the kingdom Of wurtem
barg Soon after his arrival there made the acquan
snce Of an unknown man, and julius worhele shortly
asr left his last place Of employment in Philadelphia
. company with said unknown man. foPparts unknown.
DISCOVERY OF TIE BODY oy rHE xuRDEaED MAN.
Hugh Brogan, gentleman living at present in Hon.
purchased of Dr. Tisdman farm IL Montgomery town
euynedd station He obtained possession Of che farm
nd commenced It's cultivation, but one lived upon
the time o. Monday e
wss pile Of straw about ten feet in height, and to-
remove this Mr. Brogan had engaged man who
spoa he body q . man which had been ne entirely
seacsaled BY the straw. The body was lying upon
. m cS @ s
ssarsd with blood ana chsR that was impossible q
1aack On the forehead tnsre fracture q the skull
sbsat two inches and hsfin width apparently inctsd
1sssh In addition o this the nasal bone was broken
- ths lst had bean Knocked IN and entirely disap
ss AZ ,sss. ssay Snds, ne
Aaf consumed candle and q twcs that distance oottie
- .hs.e ths only evidence q anything unusual
agns Of murder or violence upon the prsmisss
ARREST THE MURDERER
ne body d the murdered man was taken possession
a
wao able 70 identity II q the time description Of the
Sseessed was thsn published IN the Norrissown and
Hhiladsphsa papers, but was not until some time In
Dsesmbsr 1885. thai any person came 70 identify the
lsly This WAS dons By NJ: Edward H. Rau and Mr..
aoauainted with the deceased On information given
~ these genemcn warrant was issued for the arrest
sossPn haaSspp Sus nos sn ~ IN me "a q June isCS
was arrested while taking his dinner In tavern at Al
lsstewn, md fully commitssd 70 await his trial. c
Julius Worhele, the murdered man. was German,
eout ninsseen years ef ass = tho time Of his DEATH
.ssepns @ is.s n in New YORK and 10 ssp.smDsr 1885,
arriving In Philadelphia. Worheles stepmother is
% ar On n on Is.
e Septsmbr Worhele commenced to work for Mr.. Rau
scatiuuing with him until the Goth Of October and
uaking about Two weeks time during the month He
also said to have worked at times for Mr. Ketternus
9 Fourth and Arch streeta III
as b;nSey o ~ Ran be- took np n lodgings :.
tavern In Letia street. kept BY Mr. Adam Bost whore
hs remained boarding until the 25th Of November HIS
dress quite peculiar being entirely OF Pennsylvania
manufacture, and was chiefly from the descriptions
gwen OF BY the witnesses and the resemblance be-
tween aud that in which the deceased was clothed a.
he time Of the murder. that bis identity wss essab.
Worheles room mate at the house Of Mt Best was the
prisoner, Joseph Haddopp who employed a book
kinder by Mr. Koterlinua Haddopp was an inmate Of
nsss house from the Ah OF September 70 the 25th Of
November. During the time that the two were
roomng together they appeared TO bc terms Of great
Intimacy, and were seen much toeether The landlord
ouoe overheard them talk ing about DR.. Tiedemaus
farm, Tho scene Of the murder, Haddopp taking the
leading part the conversation They were also over
sssrd while talking about THIS farm oy Gotso s wen
Ams room with them and had frequently noticed their
On ' the 2ssh Of November the prisoner and the
asoeased, after dinner at the house OF Mr.. Best
went out together, and were not seen again by
ssy vino coaa sS % aSdapP @
WoBhee about I'VE o'clock in the afternoon,
sstLe intersection Of the Germantown and Manayunk
roads, end that he went 70 Manayunk where he had
prospects Of work, while worhee went TO Germantown
"a search Of employment Although the prisoner and
the deceased after leaving Mr.. Bests house. not
sssn together BY any one who knew them, Mr.. Isasc
Kup, who lives near the scene OF the MURDER about
slgh O'Clock on that same evening observed two men
Kpip was seated In the open doorway, and had full
view Of the road, portion Of which was illuminated
by the rays from lamp ~ his side The two travel
iers appeared to be la hurry and stopped down,
sf 70 avoid bong seen whom they came within the
oouS ony see that ey wero White msu and
% the neghborhood hwa that very night early
the next morning. that Julius worhee met his death At
the hands OF violence.
On the afternoon Of the 27th at the very time when
Che people at the farm thrown into state OF
tense surprise by the discovery Of the body the mur
red man his disappearance from home began TO excite
suspicious of the inmates OF the house His trunk
"a looked into and found 10 be empty He had said
nothing his landlord about leaving and had even
paid his board bill THE circumstances attending the
discovery and Identification OF The body have been given
above.
the motive which led to the murder easily OWNED
worhele being under age he was still subject 10 tho
strain Of his guardian weder Merchant Of Rosenfelt
wurtemburg. IL appears that the young man
titled 10 considerable Of money reaching Ills
majority This money IN the hands OF hts guardian,
who in the nabit Of remitting him certain sums
pay his present expenses. In his intimacy with Had
d0pp he had revealed this fact together with the name
and resdcuce Of his Guardian Haddopp at solved