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Governor Geary's Recall Of the Death
Warrant of DIR. scAoeppe-copy
of the Document,
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He was Elected England
Railway Consolidation.
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The Case of DIR. Scboeppe- The Governors
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Recall of the Death Warrant.
Special Despatch 10 The Evening Telegraph.
HARRISBURG, Dec. 1.-THE following is a
copy of the document sent by Governor Geary
to the Sheriff of Cumberland county recalling
the death warrant which fixed the 22d instant
as the day for the execution of DR.. Paul
Schoeppe at Carlisle:-
PENNSYLVANIA, S., JOHN W. GEARY.
In the name and by the authority OF the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, John W. Geary, Governor
OF the said Commonwealth, to Joseph Z. Thompson,
Esquire, High Sheriff OF the county Of Cumberland,
Know Ye, That since issuing the warrant for the
execution Of Paul Schoeppe, on Wednesday, the
twenty-second day OF December A. D., one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine, who had been con-
vCted OF the crime of murder In the first degree in
county OF Cumberland, and sentenced by the sald
Court to be hanged, have been Offcially informed
by the Prothonoory of the Supreme Court In and for
the Middle District OF Pennsylvania, by his certn-
cate under the seal Of said Court, now remaining
file in the office OF the Secretary OF the Common
wealth. that the case in which said Paul Schoeppe
was convicted has been removed by writ OF error to
said Supreme Court.
You, the said Joseph c. Thompson, High Sheriff as
aforesaid, are therefore hereby authorized and re-
qured to return the aforesaid death warrant for the
execution of the said Paul Schoeppe, to the Secre-
tary OF the Commonwealth, Hon. Francis Jordan,
and for so doing this shall be your sufficient war
rant.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
State, at Harrisburg, this fourteenth day OF De-
cember, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and siXty-nine and OF the Common
wealth the ninety-fOurth.
BY the Governor
f. JORDAN, Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
The following is the official notification of the
Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of the
allowance by that Court of the writ of error, in
consequence of which the Governor withdrew
the death warrant, as above stated
IN THB SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, IN AND
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT, IS. VIM. II. Mier-Paul
Schoeppe, plaintiff in error, vs.. The Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania, defendant in error.-F. Carroll
Brewster Attorney General Pa.-May Term, 1870,
No. 40.-Writ OF error to the Court of oyer and
Terminer OF Cumberland county, Pennsylvania
Precipe for writ OF error, petition OF plaintiff in
error to the Supreme Court for writ of error, and
certificate H consent of Hon. f. Carroll Brewster
Attorney General of PENNSYLVANIA, that writ should
issue, filed December II, 1869. Writ issued Decem.
ber II, 1862 returnabe to the first Monday OF Janu
ary A. ID. 1870.
/ certify that writ OF error has been issued as
above stated and delivered to the counsel for the
plaintiff In error.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hant
and seal Of the said Supreme Court this 14th day
December, A. ID. 1869.
WALLACE DE WITT, Prothonotary.