The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-23

TRIAL AND SENTENCE OF JOSEPH Els
ELE, ALIAS JOHN SuHARFRR.-The sps-
cIal term of the Circuit Court of Wood
county, for the trial OF Joseph Eisele,
alias John Schaefer, charged with three
murders, and an attempt at another,
convened Monday morning, pursuant
to the order calling the same. The
grand jury were sworn in, and were
charged by the Judge. After they had
retired for short time they returned,
having found true bill against the
prisoner for the murder of Joseph Lili-
enthal aud Randolph Tsutor, and for
an assault with intent to kill John
White.
During the trial the Court House
was thronged by crowd of people,
The prisoner plead guilty to all the
indictments, and the Court proceeded
to hear evidence as to the degree of the
crimes. He made a written statement
which he desired to have read, confess
ing of his own free will to the murder
OF Alloys Ulrich, Joseph Lilienthal and
Rudolph Tsutor, and that he also in
tended to kill the fourth man John
White); hoping God Almighty would
forgive him for his crimes; begging the
forgiveness of his German countrymen
for the great disgrace he had brought
upon them; and hoping no disgrace
might attach TO his wife, who was free
from blame; also stating that he had
written u history of his life, which was
ian example to every one who may read
1t, and all can see what follows when a
man omits prayer and disregards re.
ligion."
After the conclusion OF the testimo-
IL ~ he
prisoner, arose and stated that all that
had been detailed as confessions by the
prisoner was true, and the Court there.
upon remRnded the prisoner to jail
until IL o'clock, Tuesday, when he
would receive his sentence.
Long before IL O'Clock yesterday
morning-the hour fixed for the reas'
sembling ofthe COurt-a large number
Of citizens filled the Court House.
When the hour arrived the Judge
quietly took his seat, and in few min
utes the prisoner was brought in by the
deputy Sheriff. On entering the Court
room, and while making his way
through the dense crowd which anx'
iously scanned his features, he was
very pale and presented worn and
haggard appearance. He dragged the
chain which secured his ankles with
apparent difficulty, and on arriving In
front OF the Judge, dropped into the
chair which was placed for him with
evident relief
When requested by the Clerk to rise
he did SO ut once and remained stand
ing during the reading of the findings
of the Grand Jury. In closing this
formal part OF the proceedings, the
Clerk put the usual question TO the
prisoner, whether he had anything tC
say why the sentence Of the Court
should not be pronounced. To this he
replied mo-" in "a faint voice and with
a decidedly negative shake of the head.
The Judge then proceeded very quiz
city to deliver the following admirably
wOrded sentence of the Court. During
the delivery of his sentence OF death
Eisele stood like a statue without NOV
ing a muscle of his body or face. No
tears gathered in his eyes, no change OF
color shaded his countenance or
changed his features in the slightest
degree. With quiet tirmness, pale,
calm and uunoved, he met his fate with
stolid indifference, and with the Sher-
if's escort passed calmly back to his
prison cell, walking in the open air for
the last time until hir final trip to the
gallowss without the least apparent EN-.
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