The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08

to evince great surprise that so much excitement
should be occasoned by the simple killing of
two or three people who were really of no use
after ALL"
From his manner of delivering his remarks
and the many contradictory statements which
he makes, place little or no confidence in any
thing that he says He is thoroughly couversant
with the Bible, and delights in arguing against
its teachings He avows that Jesus never ex-
listed, and that Moses and the other disciples are
but myths. The most powerful influences have
been brought to bear upon him since his SEN
tence to induce him to embrace Christianity
and to confess his crimes, but he SCOTS at all
overtures in that direction, and swears that he
will die-if he cant help it-as he has lived, an
infldel.
Albert Won Bodenberg.
There is a marked contrast between Boden-
berg and his fellow-convict, Bonner. He was
born at Hanover on the Rhine in 1889, and is
consequently now about thirty-seven years of
age. In stature he is short, measuring only
about five feet six and half inches but he has
a finely knit and muscular frame. He claims to
have been educated for school teacher and
to have filled the position of principal in one
of the schools in Holland. He also asserts that
he is a thorough musicians but, with all these
commendable attributes, he appears to have
country, and spent some two years of his life In
prison for carrying few cases of silks through
forbidden territory without mentioning the fact
to the custom house authorities. He also as
serts that he served in the Crlmean war, and
was interested in the Schleswig-H -Holstein emeute
After getting safely through the last
mentioned affair, he attached himself
to high officer in the civil
Government of Switzerland as secretary, where
he remained until 1866, when he thirsted for
more freedom, and at once emigrated to the
United States, landing in the city of New York
in January On landing in New York he was at
once taken hold of by the emigrant runners, and
before he escaped from their tenacious clutches
he was minus nearly thousand dollars, which
was all the money he had in the world. He at
length found work in New York, afterwards
proceeded to Philadelphia, and from thence
made tour through different portions of the
State bringing up finally at Altoona in May,
| 1869. Here he made the acquaintance of Bob
| ner. The couple have been together off and on
| ever since, and are likely to continue together
| forever more.
Bodenberg has a rather prepossessiug face and
is afIable and polite to all who come in contact
with him. He appears to feel most deeply his
situation, and to have perfect appreciation of
L
love, and the lady with whom he boarded while
| at Altoona manifests a most tender regard for
him, which appears TO be reciprocated by the
unfortunate criminal. He spends most of his
time in writing and reading his Bible, and mani
tests the most profound respect for his spiritual
attendant, the Rev. DR.. Stoeckel, of the German
|" Reformed Church.
| Another Confession by Bodenberg- He Throws
| the Whole Thing ON Bohuer.
,hnr Id, r.
confession, which was made at the earnest So
licitation of the Rev. Mr. Stoeckel, who, unlike a
majority of the citizens of this section, places
implicit confidence in it, The man "Charley"
referred to in it is Bohner, who assumed the
name of tCharley Moohr' for prudential rea-
sons, after he had been liberated from prison in
this place some two years since. The confession
| reads as follows:-
"Every one acquainted with our affair will recol-
| lect that we had whisky bottle. From the time we
| came away from that place to Huntingdon did not
see nor hear any more about 1t. Had at different
times intended to ask Charley but never came 80
far. On the 10Th of February as i was lying on my
bed in my ecu thinking over our affairs, how great
misfortune "a few drinks OF whisky might bring
about also in this connection came to think OF our
come Of our bottle. Oh, said he, that id Irish
woman broke 1t to pieces asked him how did
this happen? did you not hit her right7 '0h, said
he, Il don't know He now continues to tell:--'As
came into the house they all three sat around the
one had his seat at the table, you also have been In
different times while they were seated at table,
said, yes ; then he said, i went to the side where
the old man sat and stood by the stove; then the
Irish woman commenced to ask what wanted here
again; that had been there the last night and
was there again, but this night she could not keel
me; appeared to her to be a loafer who had no
much stomach for working Then pulled the bot
| tie out Of my pocket and drank out the las
that was in it. Then took pistol ia each hant
and said neither have l any stomach to work
want your money and that quickly or III shoot ever
one OF you. Then held the pistols at them. Thei
| the old woman SAID they had nothing and wha
| they had could not have. should go to WORK,
was loafer. This made me mad, and so likewis
| it cracked. shot the old man through the head
he leaned back, and not another sound escaped him
At the same time that shot the old man the bo
fell ALSO He groaned around on the noor Then
D | shot the old woman, but II seems did not hit lie
rightly. She fell back on her chair but said nothing
Then loaded again one OF the pistols and gave Tn
boy shot; he thereupon stopped his grOantng
tried TO load again, but as was loading the oil
| woman caught me by the arm, and stood up fror
the chair and tried TO place herself upon the dc
| tense; i however Immediately threw her down o
| the floor, alongside OF the old man. Then agai
tried to load but did not succeed, for the old woma
picked up the fire shovel and struck at ME and HI
!, me on my coat pocket, where l had the bottle
also Kept her hold. l dragged her In this wa
s 10 the door. She begged, however during tn
, | time / dragged her to the door that i shoul
Il spare her life. This provoked me the more
, forced the shovel from her hands aud Lord! tel
i you beat her skull to pieces with the shovel.
: | old man and hunted through his pockets for tn
G keys, but he had none. Then went into the SLEEP
- ng-TUOms, but all things We're locked; then hunte
for an axe but / could not find one; then went u
n stairs and found corn lying at a place-opposite
r this was door, opened 1t and found here hangn
a great many sausages Here also found by Oh
G door a hatchet / then went down to the sleeping
Y room TO break open the bureau. broke open TN
n first drawer, here touud a bag with gold anu 81
~ Ver AS could find nothing more tried TO brea
open the next drawer, but the hatchet broke, ha
e then to go to hunt the axe. found II outside.