The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-11

Lowenstein again arose to his feet and stOod with
with superhuman ssxenrth awaiting the lsst act
IN the tragedy OF his mes1 calm expression was
Rn 9Ia features and IN, ,ssRsE q ~ entire
/ loQ was oppressive, and eSeptne noes OF
= su araea pal pale WITH WIN. anxisg e ne
kQD1zDached holding IN his hand -
r& F$ft4F THE DREADED BLACK CAP
G12H1oT passed through Lowensteps frame
l$X D4W It and as II was placed On his head he
= quick nervous glance towaSd the ceiling. At
i la egecsatofs apd Ene windows; Each specta-
9ten = the sopreme moment approached. Colonel
WafdA win the utmost careiulness, drew the black
cap down over his face until the edges OF it rested
on hts shoulders. He was then turned with his
lace e the south, the knot iully adjusted under
his feft ear, and the Under sheriff retired. mo-
still not . tremor was observable IN the form or
him standing on the verge OF eternity
sSs s %as Sss Sss heard a.
to cut the rope that sustaineq the drop
which had been placed beneath. the MO deaden
the SOUND snap like the cp1ck q6Dyswhip was
heard as the severed rope shot kAF0bgn the hoe
- - '' A RArrL1soi sot1b, X ~
as the rope passed over the pulleys, and the
sss Vine sas sq es az
ap9pan being xas hapging ~ mid -. and me
q 6 sudden sS n e s ssssd
ana m0tiOpiesS, with the exception OF lewEner-
BODY s little lie 19sns srst nns but taas
5000 ceased and with thes iad turned, nearly due
east II hung stu as statue for modeny but Tor
the ar than askins ana McKoWn i were ere at a
It's side tRe6 On q small stepladder, with his
ear bent N94st listening TO the pulsatons
OF the y f0wfng fainter and less In number
each seq 36i time. DR.: Mchown held the right
hand win his thanh and foreinger pressed upon
, the pulse, while both mad their chronometers in
hand, timing the pulsations. In precisely two min
utes five seconds and half after the drop fell the
pulse had ceased to beat, but the hands suddenly
commenced to nap against the sides with
QUICK, nervous motion that was appalling
their heads. In less than five minutes Emil Low
enstein, whether guilty or innocent, had paid the
penalty OF cue crime with winch he was charged.
The certificate OF death was signed by the wit
nesses, most OF whom at once returned from the
dOelul scene. The body was suffered to hang
sixteen minutes, when 1t was taken down. The
neck was found on examination to be broken.
After the body was cut down lr was
PLACED IN NEAT COFFIN,
covered with black cloth and studded with silver
headed nails. On the head of the lid Is cross OF
silver stars, and just below this IS handsomely
plate Deang re nsGrpon H.
years, months and days.''
j Before the executio1 short time previous
to the. gallOws Sheriff Gallup had an 8gef-
view with MIN, In which he reiterated hfEstn.
-n0cence. claiming that 1T would yet be estai "a,
alter he was dead ana gone. He expressedDyFBefs
feet willingness to be hung, saying it was TIT 6st
painless death he could die, and he would prefer 1T
to lingering on a bed OF sickness. In accordance
with request made by Lowenstein just previous
to his execution, his body was carried to the Ger
man Catholic church, Our Lady OF the Angels OF
which the Rev. Father Neub0uer IS PASTOR where a
solemn requiem mass was performed for the repose
veyed to ST. Mary's Durying ground on Washing
ton avenue, where 1t will be Inferred.