The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-19

his conviction. AZ twenty minutes to ten O'CLOCK
Sheriff Evans arrived, and the final preparations
called for and drank cup Of coffee, refusing thing
to eat At intervals during the morning he was
allowed small quantities Of brandy by the advice
OF his physicians. At twenty-five minutes after
His pulse was then found g g very high-,.isO"
At ten minutes Of eleven the corridor was cleared
and the prisoner prepared for -.
He was dressed Il hss ss Ea " black clothes ana
services were held In the yard Of the Penitentiary
the gallsws had been erected being similar to the
one used In the case or Foster. The moose was
the heavy irsn weight was hanging about eight
feet from the ground. Gordon OF police had been
Of soldiers also surrounded It but as small num-
Der Of spectators were allowed as was in strlot
conformity with law. At eight minutes after
and his deputies appeared, conducting the con-
demned man to his doom. AS he approached he
walked with rm step LOOKING M cnri9asly At the
was placed under the moose anu his knees strapped
together. Then Under Sheriff Moschel read the
and associates The reprieve of the Governor was
also read. When the name Of Governor DIX was
read expression Of hate passed over the prison
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The moose was then adjusted He complained
thTcuah tnis trying ordeal unfiiSchingy, ike
man Who is determined to die game. The rope
was placed about his neck az sixteen minutes alter
eleven O'Clock, when all was In readiness for tho
closing religious services. Rev. Mr.: Oberlander
then read verse or two IN German and
msSs sto saO cast apon
ground. At the conclusion Of the~pi sheEl4
Evans passed to the 'front.' OF the doomed man 1aQ
a a% vo ne ns sd 70 say TaGa 10
lows
THE DOOMED MANS SPEECH.
did not murder that man. Pete Miller went ana
bought Judge Morgan and this District Attorney
me fair trial used Ss
so that l could not get new trial. Pete Miller
has been against me from the first I don't know
what Pete Miller should be against me for We
have always been good friends and never did
anything against him, and don't know why no
s os 1 Or saoos ne q BE Re
day. They wouldn't let me get new trial
and so am here. This is all Pete Millar's doing,
but God only knows how he will die. This is all I
have to say about 1t to-day. In the name Of God
At Nineteen minutes after eleven the black car
was drawn over his head, the rope which held the
ponderous iron weight was cut, the weight came
to the ground with heavy thud and
THE BODY OF THE CONDEMNED MAN FLEW INTO
THE AIR
several feet and swung around, with his face In tho
direction opposite to the position in which he had
stood. The knot under his ear slipped to the back
OF his neck, and he hung for two or three minutes
%nass aer esvsn oooct Rt the end Of
minutes the knees were raised there was con-
traction Of the muscles, followed by o slight
one soon after. Drs. Bennett, Doyle and Phillips
examined the pulse, which was found TO be beat
ing at the rate OF go per minute. In three minutes
pulsatiOns were at the rate OF 70 and 90 per
minute. At twenty-stX minutes after eleven there
was no movement Of the chest, and the pulse had
fallen to o. The pulse stopped beating in six ana
half minutes; his heart stopped beating at eight
minutes. In twenty minutes he was pronounced
dead BY his physicians. At forty minutes after
eleven the Sheriff's jury was called and inspected
the body and then retired to the Sherirs office to
prepare the papers required by law in such cases.
The undertaken then took charge OF the body and
lowered it to the ground. When 1t was placed on
bier and the cap removed the physicians ex-
amined it, 1t was found that the face was but
slightly discOlOred the neck was not broken, and
DEATH WAS CAUSED BY sUFFOCATION.
The body soon after was placed in Q CONN ana
taken in Q hearse through large crowd OF curious
g&zers In the streets to the residence OF the family
IN Locke street. The troops marched to their
arm0res the privileged spectators retired and tho
murderer OF Peter Schafler was avenged and the
dignity Of the law maintained.
This is the second execution that has ever taken
place in this county, Frahch being the first white
man executed. The first case was that OF negro,
Zachariah Freeman, VINO murdered young woman
named Sarah Boyd, in the town OF Lysander, in May,
1910. and was hanged in the December following.
There have been TOUR convictions for murder in
On2ndaga county.