Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-03-17
For the Spectator.
PARKERSBURG, WEST VA,

March 9th, 1868.
MEssRs EDITORS Since the excitement
consequent to the order for the removal of Sec
rotary Stanton nothing has occurred to mar
either the political or excitable population of
this city and vicinity, until to-day, which was
the occasion of the hanging of murderer, as
[ shall directly relate In the former case,
preparations were talked of for War, all Of
which were at distance, for men have become
so sharpened by the experie nee of the past few
wears, that when the ''tocsin is blown, and
the 'talarum is sounded" all who will rush
forward, will do so with an eye to obtaining
position in the c. S. or @. M. Department, or
a la Butler keep their eye cooked for spoons
and Pianos.
IF such calamity as war should come upon
us during the present state and feeling OF the
of pillage and plumber of the most extravagant
character, that could anything like compare
with it. All who have their petty grudges to
satisfy, could find some small and frivolous ex-
cuse to satisfy their desire. Lucky would be
the person who stood fair with all parties in
the past struggle Probably the trial to i'm
peach the President will satisfy some of our
hungry Congressman for the time, but if that is
as long being decided as expected, we need not
look for the end of it before the LIST of August
To-day, will be day long to be remembered
ny many IL Delng Tue CiHe SCI ny IHo q uu2e,
for the hanging Of Joseph Eisele, altas John
Schafer, the murderer of Joseph Lilienthal,
Alloys Ulrich Rudolph Tsutor, and the would
be assassin, of John White-all of this City,
in field adjoining the Catholic Cemetery
about two and one half miles from the City.
The weather being cloudy and wet, the roads
were very muddy, making it very disagreeable
for the locomotion OF pedestrians. However it
seemed that no common obstacle could have
prevented the eager population from the coun-
try from seeing the hanging" 1t will not be
cutions add nothing, but tend to corrupt the
morals OF a community; and it is to be hoped
we may all see the day when such thing is
not known.
Notwithstanding all the disadvantages of the
day, about five thousand people were on the
ground, to witness the execution of one of the
most cold-blooded murderers known in the an
mails of crime. Among the eager spectators
could be seen hundreds Of women, old and
young-some with frilled cap and bodkin, and
spectacles. Children in arms and children not
in arms Young females and their sturdy GAL
hUants, riding double and thribble Bolster
and army wagons, and more than a regiment
OF horsemen, looking much after the style of
troop of Confederate Cavalry after long march,
all rushing indignantly forward as though their
lives depended ON the sight.
At eleven forty-fve A. NJ. precisely, the
Prisoner escorted by his confessors Rev,
Fathers Parke and Won Rosbrock, left the Jail
in procession, guarded by parts of two Compa-
MES of Militia, and arrived at the scaffold at
twelve thirty P NJ Having written his con-
fession for publication for the benefit of his
widow and child, he made no remarks at the
galIows, but handed to friend his last letter
(which [ send you entire) to his friends on
earth
He seemed perfectly calm and Indifferent
and with firm step, was the first one to as
cend the gallows. In physiogonmy he is the
last person one would suspect Of such horrd
crime. Having a high forehead bright blue
eyes, and fair complexion; withal smooth fea-
tured, and an intelligent expression.
At exactly one O clock, p. NJ. the high Sher
if touched the spring, and the drop fell, and
twelve minutes afterwards the attending Ply
sician pronounced life extinct. He died with
out struggle, and with the exception of
slight twitehing Of the muscles Of the arm, no
indication of life was left after his fall
Thus passed away one of the worst victims of
depravity that it has ever been our misfortune
to have among US, and it is to be hoped, there
are no more such in the community
Everything passed off quietly, with the ex-
ception of some few who got merry under the
influence Of John-B arley-corn, and paid the
penalty by leaving some of their spare stamps
in the City Treasury
More anon, !. u.