The New York herald., 1869-04-05
THE GALLOWS.

Execution of Andrew Price mt Ir0nton, Ohio,
for the Murder OF Louis Haigenberg-Lasi
IL urs Of the COndemned-His Dying Con.
| fess0n.
uronton Lawrence county, Ohio, tApril p CORES
| pondence OF the Cincinnati Colnnerclal
| This good, rugged old county Of iron and coal and
nard-handed men has had its first sensation IN the
| way OF an execution to-day.
! On the night Of October 10 last two giants OF six
feet and inch dashed out the brains and cut the
throat of Ovarian innocent, little, humble cob
| Dler, VINO could stand erect, with room to spare.
under their armpits the affair occurred in one Of
road, six miles from this place, ut the small shop
and grocery of the victim, Duny Louis Halgenberg.
strong men who did the horrible work. They had
an idea that he had hundreds Of dollars stored away
In his house, and so, after drinking his whiskey and
eating his crackers and sausages they desired him
to cut out some boot soles. While he kneeled to get
the shape 3 Price knocked him in the head with
Speers, to finish the work, cut his throat from to
| ear with shoe knife. According to Prices last
day, while speers Is alive and in the Ohio Peniten-
tlary nursing warmly in his heart that spark Of hope
that win live as long as life lasts 1t difference
In uries you know, and it CALLED Price. Up to yes
terday was his great regret that Speers was not to
die With him.
But have digressed After these two hends had
reveled In hot blood they searched the shop gathered
| not as many cents as they had expected dollars
went out into the night, divided their spoils aud
easily captured, and Price to hide himself in the
mountain Businesses of West Virginia, at his Old
| taken. Ofhcer Morgan did the heavy work OF can.
ture, and when he laid his hand Prices shoulder
In the cane mill at which he was working he
startled him by the statement that Speers nj.
ready captured and had blowed on him. Price was
fool enough then IN his great wrath to tell the
who.e story, and hang himself
EFFORTS FOR CoMMUTArIoN OF SENTENCE.
lie was TO have been hanged some weeks ago. but
reprieye came at the solicitation OF friends and
ClDtal A Of.
fort was then made 60 have his sentence commuted,
but Governor Hayes refused, not being able to ses
murderer because the first had escaped, through o
verdict Of murder In the second degree.
DEMEANOR OF THE PRISONER.
The execution to-day was conducted with more
privacy than Is usual even Ohio. Not over q score
eI er,1 men witnessed It and no more were admitted
day % Price s nad ssI cafr,.s h0Sr Up 70 yester
make an effort to appear stoical when their time
comes. - Looking out into tine backyard OF the jan,
the side OF the barn, he had demanded carpet for
his march to death, and had wished the company Of
Speers. But at ten O'Clock this morning he was Q
weak. trembling man. who bowed his stopped
shoulders and cracked his nngers together over the
red hot stove and complained OF the day raw and
chilly. This was after prayer meeting in the hall,
where there were three ministers. three doctors,
had Slept but little the night before and had eaten
only light breakfast. He joined with iervor In the
religious exercises, and appeared completely hum
each kindly regret that was offered him.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION.
About half-past ten the jail was cleared, the
Sheriff and deputy went with the prisoner into the
cell to bind HIM. Sheriff Eswick mad never seen
execution, but he had arranged everything with
wonderful precision. lie had harness OF leather,
combination OF straps and buckles, that he bucked
around the waist, and to which he buckled the un-
resisting wrists In 'front.' Price really aided In this
binding process, after having taken the forehOught
to hand over some oranges and lemons to some fol-
low prisoners. remarking:-"l Will have no use for
O.
cipients were burglars, who looked very serious to-
day Ihe small party Of witnesses had already gone
them out through the side yard down fifty or sixty
feet and then upon the scafrold, which was big
the scaro!d was the group OF spectators. It was
gloomy looking place enough and there was cold,
damp atmosphere and misty ram falling.
ON THE sCAFFoLD-HIs LAST WORDS.
On the scanold Price appeared In the face as ap-
pear all men who have only few minutes to live aud
clothing and cloth shoes. His face sallow, pale
and clean shaven, with prominent nose aud high
most OF the time. His dead brown naIr was neatly
combed and parted behind. He submitted very qui.
city to the necessary preparations In the binding OF
the legs and adjusting OF the rope around his neck
When asked If he had anything to say he pointed TO
the Rev. Mr.. Thomas standing on. the top steps
who produced some manuscript and from IL read
what Price wished should be known as his dying
words. While lie read Price kept his eyes liked on
which were his hat and a screw driver. The words
were simply those OF repentance and exhortatIon to
forgiveness. He attributed his bad end to liquor as
the hrst cause and then bad associates.
Prayer was said and then Price was asked II he
had anything more To say. tie replied :-"Nothing;
but let all men take warning by me. would never
have been here II 1t had not been for liquor and tho
"Did old man Speers have anything TO do with the
murderr' asked oticer Morgan. from below.
The prisoner shook his head ana said, "So.r
"Dd you ever XIII any one else ~ said Mr..
NOBODY. except when was in the army. ana
Il unf tnE HVfh nf that 4 4
did, IL was In my sleep.p
"Bave you nothing else to say, Come, you can
say anything you wish Is there nothing In your
heart that you have Kept baclr
The man shook his mead aud remained silent
The LAST OF EARTH.
The Sheriff alone stood on the drop with the
prisoner and encouraged hun TO say anything he
had to say; bat the later indicated that there was
nothing more, whereupon the Sheriff turned him
with his back to the people, carefully nted the knot
close to his left ear pat on tho cap and brought the
was being done the ministers and few others
joined In singing
"ohi happy day, ,ha, dIed my choice"
at Prlce's trembling request, made In the midst
OF the low moans that issued from under the
mask. II the prisoner retained his sense OF hear.
ing the hymn was in his ears when at Ave
lever and he dropped forty -one inches with q
broken neck. Visible muscular action lasted
about fifteen minutes but it was not violent and IL
was nearly half hour ere the heart ceased to nut.
ter and he was cut down. He was but twenty eight
years old and looked TO be tnrtyeight None OF his
relatives were with him to-day, and OF course the
county had TO care for his body. lie had mother.
sisters brothers and wife living and an infant child
born since his capture, which lie has never seen. He
was man OF low life and never had any adyan-
tages Of education or society.
There was much iess excitement here to-day than
In usual under such circumstances in smaller Cities
IL being well understood that the hanging would be
private, and the guards stationed around the iail
square In each direction with muskets topped with
bayonets, served to keep the people away from even
an effort 70 admittance.
NORTH CAROLINA STATTsTIcs.-The Old North
State In 1867 raised 26 100 bushels of corn wheat
rye, oats, barley, buckwheat aud potatoes Besides