The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-04-15
WHOLE NO. ll48.

/ ti"h OOut - OuN ahASA tch ~ COHlpdHy
with Andy Spears; my resolutions van:
ished. became as wicked as ever. A
few days and nights spent in reyelry,
drunkenness and debauch, prepared me
for the dreadful crime, for which / am
about to suffer. i had no acquaihtanCe
with Louis HilgeDbetg=khew nothing
about his Jmoney-had no enmity what.
ever against bis person, and would
have never touched one hair of his head
if ] had not been led into it by Andrew
and Sylvester Spears. They, themselves
would have killed him on the Sunday
night referred to, if had not bersuaded
them oft Of it. My confession at ths
Mayors Office is true / used the
hatchet, and be@zAndfew Spears tised
the knife. / acknowledge my punish
ment just. took the life of an inno-
cent fttau, without proVOestion, and
without warning.
After the murder and near the FEST.
dence of James DeeriBg, said, that
would not be caught in such a scrspe
again" Andrew Spears laughing, ,s&d,
''that he cared no more of killing anian
than knocking in the head of kraut
barfel." Hilgenberg was the first /
ever killed 1t has been rumored that
! killed many. Not so. Hilgenbefe
was the only one, and l feel Unworthy
to live, because that killed him.
During my confinement, in this Jail,
have earnestly sought the Lord in the
pardon of my sins, and, if / understand
myself at all, ] feel that he has received
me. ] have peace with God, ard al
men. | forgive all who may have done
anything against me. The Judge, the
jury, the counsel, the sheriff, the iailOEt
and the marshal WHO arrested ffIe, I'll
treated me fairly. ] thank all for their
kindness in visiting me in prison, ,-in
petitioning for my life, and in address
ing the throne of grace in my behalf
The ministers of the gospel have assist=
ed me greatly by their instruction, 3D.
vice and prayer. .a.
Before l close, / wish to lift up my
voice to warn young men of their dam
gers. Drinking saloons and dens Of
infamy are multiplying in our land, and
thousands are being ruined every year,
o young, beware! beware! Whisky
and bad company we're the means Of
my ruin. If you are turningS deaf ear
to the pulpit, will you not hear the
gallows? if al
To my aged and afflicted mother, my
brothers and sisters, my wife and child,
and all my friends everywhere, / bid q
long farewell. Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit.
ANDREW PmCE.
FRIDAY, April 2, 1869. lrg
Prayer was said, aud then Price was
asked if he had any thing more to say.
He replied: a
Nothing; but let all men take warm
ing by me- I,would never have been
here if it had not been for liquor and
the Spears family" -
'Did old man Spears have snythIEg
to do with the murder I" asked officer
Morgan, from below. The prisoner
} shook his head and said, "No." ''
"Did you ever kill any one else p
said Mr.. Thomas. .ti /.
"Nobody, except when I was in thI
army, and did not think anything ol
that vou see. IF | ever did IL waa IN
my sleep" r.r., liz
!" Have yeu nothing else 10 say f.
Come, you can say anything you wish
Is there nothing in your heart that you
have kept baek7" SO agag.)
The man shook his head and remain
ed silent. The Sheriff alone steod Oh
the drop with the prisoner, and en-
couraged him to say anything he hst
to say, but the latter indicated tbs
there was nothing more, whereupon th,
, Sheriff turned him with his back to th'
people, carefully fitted the knot clos
= to bis left ear, put on the cap, an(
brought the black glazed cloth dow
over his face. While this was beinI
done the ministers and ; few other
joined in singing
Oh! happy day. that fixed my choice"
, at Prices trembling request, made il
! the midst of the low means that issueI
from under the mask. If the prisOne
|. retained his sense Of hearing, the hynl
was in his ears when, at five minutes d
, IL o'clock, the Sheriff pulled the IeTe
, aud he dropped forty one inches with,
broken neck. Visible muscular actio
lasted about fifteen minutes, but it Wa
. not violent, and it was nearly half e
! hour ere the heart ceased to futter, an
he was cut down. es +
He leaves an aged mother who visit
ed him few days before his death, an
to whom he exhibited great regard an
7 affection, also, sisters, brothers and vii
! living, and an infant child, born sine
!, his capture. F b a0ta
: The Sheriff had never seen any on
! !, hung, and deserves greatcredit for b
! ! success in the preparation of the mi
: : chinery for theNexecution, and the saI
" isfactory manner in which the who
thing was conducted.
There was no excitement in our cit,
ts aud but few ventured in the directio
70 of the Jail. The Sheriff had taken Il
,e precaution to station guards all sroun
W the iail-yard square, 90 that no on
Of could get near enough to even hes
Of anything.
al There being no friends Of the unfol