The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-08-11

Ilt oltEiiIt I1i- Autpf HDliOMeu Will
the words: ~ shall ever remember
you" The lsame Of the Jail cook was
also among the list. In the centre
T and at the bOtt's.a =. the names were
the words:
Goodbye! ali my good irieadsl I
T am an innocent man, ! viii 'evel re-
member you and you remembers me.
BENNETT ScOP.r
His passion for ornaments was IL
, lustrated by the walls and ceiling of
the cell, which We're plastered with
pictorial paper scenes, chiefly Of q
{ military character, battles, etc. An
= old candle stick was suspended from
the center of the ceiling, which he
! called his chandelier. In replying to
inquiries about his family, lie stated
thathe had letter from his wife two
weeks ago, and from his little son,
bOti very affectiOnate. His wife said
, il was too bad that her husband should
J be imprisoned for murder in three
weeks after arriving in America, when
no black marks had ever been placed
: against him during his life at home. -
While cOnYersing in his cell, ScOp
went outside and returning presented
our reporter with a scrap. of paDer
such as he gave to all who were friend
ly to him, on which was written =
4 '.Please accept this as n present from
y. ScOp, and may You always think
OF me-" After pleasant chat, Seop
said: "Will you go and see my hOuse?''
(, Our reporter followed him and was
led to the seafIold. Scop looked upon
the latter without emotion and smil-
ing talked about its efficiency. With
a warm shake Of the hand the report
er and the prisoner part. SOOp is
slenderly built, weighs about 130
pounds, has black hair, small grey
eyes, with sharp nose and protruding
. jaws. His head and neck are well
shaped, and his oouptenance indicates
a mild and sympathetic disposition,
and IN his entire appearance is per-
feetly the opposite OF the common
murderer. The Jewish Rabbi who
visited him DrOu0unees him either
innocent of the charge or very de-
lpraved. On Monday morning the
prisoner wrote a letter in German,
which he scaled in two envelopes and
gave constable Marsh, exaeting a
pledge from the latter to hold it for
ten days, and if his wife did not come
to give it to G.. Jacobson, of Eoryalk,
with instructions to open and publish
the same. It is not believed that the
mysterious letter contains confess
| sion, but it eXcites considerable inter-
est. Last night the prisoner was rest
! less, sitting up most of the time with
/ the guard. At eleven he was in dis
tTess, shifting his breast exclaiming,
20 my God! am innOOeHtW He
wanted to see his wife and Children
Shortly after u o'clock he said, ~
viii sleep no more till sleep in my
coffin" AT , o'clock he laid down
and slept 20 minutes; at felt very
bad and tainted at3:45. Then slept five
minutes, grOaning distressingIy. He
| finally rose, washed himself and said
he wished the job was done. At 5
he commenced wandering uFOUnd the
/ jail, saying: " have nine hours more
/ to live, then go to heaven, or Buff;l-
10, l guess 10 heaven. l must 90 and
see my horse without a saddle.n Be
tween seven and eight O'Clock he was
shaved, dressed, and ate little break
fast. Friends called 10 see him, and
he ascended the scaffold with them,
| laughed, and said lie was ready for
business. During the forenoon sever
al beautiful bOqUets were presented, |
which he arranged on the scaffold; he
talked freely with the Cleveland and
Toledo reporters, and gave all the in |
formation desired. The bringing in
of the coffin at 10 O'clock was the |
heaviest stroke, and the poor wretch
fairly broke down. Gotting his He |
brew Bible he kTseeled by the coffin, |
first at the head, and then at the foot, /
and bowed his head i'm silent PRAYER.
After leaving the cOffin he almost |
tainted, but was soon restored. Att
half past twelve he was cheerful again. |
and with u smile remarked that there |
was but a brief time remaining. On |
the arrival of Rev. MIR. Mayer, a lew
ish Rabbi from Cleveland, he sent two
dispatches, asking The Governor to |
grant respite in the name of God |
and justice, but the reply was that the |
law must take its course.
THE DEATH SCENE.
This event has created intense ex-
element, and thestreets are tlfronged |
with people from all over the country /
eager to witness the execution. Sher- |
iff CGlp has been pressed with appli-
cations for admittance, many being !
from ladies, but the limitations of the
law were adhere to, excepting the ad-
mittance. of members of the press.-I
As the hour of approached, the |
streets around the Jail were packed 1
with motley crowd, and when the
time arrived their voices could he /
heard in Jail. Until tie moment ar
rived for the Genasmned man to as
cend the scaffeld, ScOp was eOnvers-
ing sOberiy with friends. At length
Sheriff Culp informed him that the
final moment had come, when the /
prisoner readily proceeded ND the cor
ridOr by which the steps to the gal
lows were approached. Followed by
the Sheriff, Rabbi Mayer, and Colonel
H.fKellOgg, rs assistant, with classic
step the prisoner mounted the plat
form. When all were on the Mayor
said 'eThe last words of the prisoner
are, that he is innocent" ScOp look
ed upon the spectators, and with an
unshaken voice said: tThe last words I
of Bennett ScOp are, 4 am an innocent
man. " a. fE.'F
Rabbi Mayer bade him farewell and
turned towards the crowd and with
tremulOus emotion uttered something
to himself with considerable excite
ment. SeOp said in q loud tone, 'T
have not had an honest trial and have
not had my witnesses God knows
that am come to be hung for noth- I
ing; good bye all my friends.r The
work of piniOning his legs and arms
with small cord was commenced by
the Sheriff, when lScOp seized the lat
teris hand and each kissed the other.
ScOp said good bye to friends in the
crowd below, and the latter said loud
ly in return, God bless you. ScOp af-
ter kissing Col kellogg and one or
two others who stood by, stood erect
aBd 1Fit e smiling gc01ntenance, look
Cd upoh tie work Of binding his limbs,
yielding the latter VI henever necessary.
to make tie ropes secure When the
numerous ropes We're adjusted and his
arms were securely fastened behind
him, he jOkingly said: "Many ropes
they make me dead alOne.n As the
cap was being drawn over his head he
told the Sheriff to give his respects to
his family. On being asked If he had
any more to say he again affirmed his
innocence. After the cap was tied he
said: "God bless you ALL good byer'
and at one minute after two O'Clock
the Sheriff sprung the drop, and ScOp
was with his Maker The pTepara-
tons for the execution were perfect
throughout, and with scarcely a per-
eeptible quiver of nerves or move
ment of limbs, the living man a mo-
Inent before is,vow stiffening corpse.
At the close of Is minutes the pulse
ceased, and in % minutes after the
fall the Jail physicians, Drs. Reed and
Ford, pronounced the body dead. Be
ing cut down, an inafectual attempt
was made to reanimate it by gall
vanic battery. 1t was then cOtiined
and buried IN Nprwall, the brOthers
IN Buffalo having teIegraphed this
moraing that they did not care enough
for il To pay for transportation.
Indian Corn.