The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-06

SHALL MARTIN IN CALIFoRN1A--TiiE TRAP |
FALLS AND THE ccLPRir's HEAD FALLS |
FROM MS DODY.
Marshall Martin the accOmplicc Of the
woman Elizabeth Fischer in the murder OF
her husband, Valentine Eisclcr ncar An
tiochi in November, 1872, suffered the cx-
trcmc penalty of the law yesterday, in the
Jail yard at MARTINEZ. Valentine Eischler
was an old German who lived in n small
ranch on Marsh creek, about twelve miles
from Antioch With him lived his wife
Elizabeth, his second wife, woman about
thrty-ayc years old, Bischlcr was hard
working man, though somewhat addicted to
drink. In consequence Of this habit his
wife learned to dcspsc him, and, for the
past year of their lives together, The two
lived most unhappily.
Upon her marriage with Eschlcr, Mrs,
Eischlcr adbrought him about $500, which
she let him have to purchase the little ranch
OH which they lived. She wanted This money
back so that She could leave him The
money was locked upiu the land, and could
not be got out.
About thi. time El.ohlcr engaged Mar
shall Martin TO work on the ranch. Martin
was little. drcd.up man, about fifty years
old, who for years had been fisherman ON
Sacramento river Martin became quite in
innate with Mrs Fischer, and she made Il
full confidant of him. Being almost an i'd
lot, he was easily influenced and complete
lv under the control Of Mrs Eischcr
PLANNING EIscuLrns DEATH.
1t was about the lst of October that Mrs
Eischlcr began to intimate TO Martin her
desire to get her husband out of the way.
Various plans were talked over between
them. but at each interview on the subject
Martin says that he cndcayorcd to dissaudc
the woman from her purpose, but without
success. He finally consented to aid her,
and as poison was tho instrument agreed
upon, he went TO Vallejo one day to pro.
cure it. lie bought either arsenic or strycl-
binc-hc didn't remember whch-and Mrs
Eischlcr at once proceeded to administer ii
to her licgc lord by mixing it in pumpkin
pie Some how or other Eischler didn't
care for pumpkin pie that night, and 50 the
attempt for tho time was q failure
Various other plans were th'uchl OF. AMI
| several Ofthcm came near being put into
execution, one, for instance. that was
agreed upon was for Martin to accompany
the old man in his wagon to Antioch. On
their way home Martin wa, to watch his OPP
portunity and kill EiSchlcr with pistol or
whatever was most cXpedicut. They were
then to throw the body into an old well,
| saturatc the clothing with kerosene, set fire
to it and burn j, M, and then fill in the well
at their leisure. This was the last wel-d-
| gcstcd place thought of.
| On the 10th OF November, 1872, they tried
to put it into execution. Martin accom-
| panied the old man TO Antioch, but when
| he came to carry ont his part Of the plot,
his heart failed him, and he rode up to the
ranch beside his intended victim, in mortal
fear of the woman's upbraidings for his
"cowardicc.' Mrs Eischler was highly in
dignant at Martin for his failure. and She
straightway informed him that the decd
must he done that night anyhow
THE TERRiBLE DEED.
Ei:chlor and Martin arrived at the ranch
about o'clock. The old man got his sup
per, and then went out to make while
tree. While engaged at this Martin as he
details in his confession, come out with an
axe, dealt Fischer two heavy blows on the
| temple, which icled him to the ground. He
then loapcd over the pole of the wagon and
struck him again. BY this time Fischer
was sensclcss and Edying. The woman
came out, and with hcr help Martin dragged
| his victim TO the stable and buried him in
the manure, in order to give the impression
that Eischlcr had been kicked to death hy
the horses.
After getting il to the stable the BODY
showed signs of life, whcleupon several
more blows were struck, which at last ended
the old mans pain. At the woman's sug-
gestion Martin then went over to Eden
Plains TO attend the Good Tcmplars' Lodge,
| he being member of that body, leaving her
| alone in the house. On the way he told
some one that Eischer had been kicked to
| death by the horces. and that his wife needed
| help. This raised the alarm in the neigh
borhood, and Eischlers body was discovered
| in the stable TO the ncighbors II was at
| once apparent that a murder had been com
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ord ,Lc woman
'oNtNssiA" The MuRPhh
They were both promptly arrested, and
by judiclous questioning by the officials
were soon induced to confess that the mur-
der was their Joint work. Each, however,
persi'ting in throwing the greater share OF
the blame upon the other. Soon after their
incarceration in the Martinez jail the wo-
man cyinced unmlStakablc evidences Of in
sanity and attera full and searching med
zeal examination she was finally committed
to the asylum at Stockton, whore she now
remains a raying maniac.
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