, 1874-07-10
Scenes on the scal1oltt---rull Confess
sions by Both Mon.
History Of the Crime, the Trial, and
Conviction.
Some Further Clues to tho Nathan Mur-
derer.
Results Of n Vendetta In Mclean
County, Ill.


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HAnn1spuno. Pa, July o.-Lowis Rosentino
md John Moody, the negroes who killed Abra-
hmm Beam 1ast November, in ono Of tho rural
districts Of this county. werc executed III tho
praon-yard in this city to-day. -,
e. PARTICULARS or THE CRIME.
On tho 18th OF November nosensiuo aud
Moody loft Harrisburg with tho deliberate pur-
poBo Of committing murder, and Hupplomentfng
1t with robbery. They Ind been told that Abrn-
ham aud Joseph Dohm, two unmarried brothers,
tho formor 10 ycara old and the latter Co.
had accumulated largo amount OF money, and
to obtain possession Of thia imaginary trcas11ro
tho scheme WAS concoctod. On tho morn"
Ing OF the 14th Of November the nogroes
presented themselves at tho snlall and ur-
pra.entious house Of the Bohm family as bog
garg. They pretended to DO In destitute cifouu"
staueos, and applied for something to appease
their hunger. Tue houBokoeepert who had lived
with tho two brothers moro than q quarter Of a
century, supplied their wants. Subsequently
tho nogrooB woro attracted into m adjoining car-
ponter-shop by tho presence Of tho Dshns
eud after propounding numerous questions rola-
two to tho pccuniary condition Of tho agod
brothers, and recolving in reply the statement
that they owned Blnall traot Of land aud tho
buildings orocted thereon, Moody and Roson-
tino departed hbont noon IT, thoy wore 70 soon 70.
woman who regarded: their movements With
suspicion. Her oycs followed them until thoy
roacbcd decllvlty in tho rond, which shut thon1
out from further Wow. - Th1B was tho last Oh.
aoryod OF them until night.
A. fow minutes altor antset, Abraham Dchn1
made lis lnal trip to tho barn, which he had
visited for thrty-avo years without 1noloasation.
Supper having boon prepared On hour aftorward'
aud Mr.. Dehn not having made hiB Appearance,
little girl waB dispatched to tho barn to inform
him that Ills -oyontng nea was ready. sho
swer. Subsequently Joseph Dehm and the
housekaepor enterod tho barn with 1antorn,
and aln,oat the frat object tholr gaze eneoun-
tered wore blood-spots On heap Of corr Which =
Investigations further, and wera soon startled By
tie appearance OF tho 1tfelcss and bloody body
Of Mr. Bohm, partially concoalod a., IN bed of
ssas ss4nea "pa 1 e' pSsfs'' os %s # s Ss
barn they heard retreating footateps ncar by,
and with rarc presence Ct mind, tho woman hur- Y
bring tho noighbors to tho rescue; The nuraer-
orr werc atil lurking IN tho vicinity, with view
Of killing tho rest OF the family during tho night.
Tho sounding OF the alarm interfero1 with their
o1e q aa Viz t. us sog ths SaT
boon committed, at tho housekeoper- The i'm
plement, covered with blood, came near striking
ita intended object: Tho woman thon aseoadel i,
slarm. Fearing that the neighbors would soon
como to tho help Of tho bereayed and imperilod
family, tho negroes flod, but not until one OF
them had hurled large atone as tho house,
kcsper. .o.,,.,.a.
The murlerors visited the shop Of a1 old Gorlnan
Bhoemakor, living about bali mile distant, IN"
,nadintely after tho commission Of tho crimo.
and carried away number OF articles: Tue no,
grocs loitored in the neighborhooa until
O'clock; whon they repaired to 1tmohiln toW M
things they lad stolon from tho shoemaker.
Early nexs morning thoy reached 1arrabnrg,
whore they we're arrested IN the forenoon; r,'1 On
saspcion Of hep tho musaer In?
winkcd by tho representations OF John P,oBton
e negro accompco, Of Moody and hobon.
tino), who declared that they had .lSna nsor
Tho murderers were roloasoa but, information
having beon obtained during the day pointing te
tho cortain guilt Of the negroes, plans were por.
Bu11day night, Rosontino was surrounded in ,tht
house OF q friend and, the next morning
Moody was caught, after q vigorous chase.
THE TRIAL AND CONVICTION.
The nurdereEa wero tricl In Jnnuasy, and
after few days, tho case was submitted to th'
jury, who, In five houra. rendered verdict o
guilty. at tho trial. abundant ovidouca WIS nd
n to Of the gsoe Of the u'
before aud Immediately aftor ltB porpetration
THO old shoemaker was cloar IN lis identified
tion Of tic prisoners aud cano aud blouh
in-law Of Moody testified to having aool
hin como homo With tho caho In his poasossion
md to having found tho blouse in an outhous,o
stance Of tho murderer. Tho man at who's
limolsiln tho negroes called on tho.niRht Of tn
tragedy stnted that he had received Bma
quantity Of leaf-tobacco from Moody--an art
clio which no ono kept In tho community but to
Bohms. This evidence. In connection with th
fact that the box III tho barn in which tho tobae
co was stored had been tamperad with, contris
uted largely to tile conviction Of tho prisoner
H1A1ntnG.
Hss Ia marao2? IN ?"' for stoa5ing ling Violin fso
blind nsn had 1sarsd t%s Sa ,ntsos, to
committing robbery below Middleton 1whe
tho crime WaH onactod) it he should DO obliged
wade through blood; and, further, that ho hl
admitted to number Of porsonB, on his roeul
to Harrisburg, that he had taken life.
A vook after tho conviction OF tho nogrooe
Judgment wna pronounced on thena, and, WIN
ahoor exhaustion fell to tho floor: IN . t
tremuloua remarks ho confessed Ills ei euil
that he bad anything to do With tue murder, 81
borated tho Witnosses who had testified asa't
him.
Tic no1t day, nosontlno made full conio
ion, III. tho prosouco Of tho prison officials,
which he stated that. while ho, was with Mop
whom tho orimo was committed, ho took no acti
rart ln it. Two days following, Moody, a
made O con1e6Bion, admitting tuut ~ HUI ~
had slain tho old naan. Aa hfoody prepared
Btatonent after having read TINT OF his acco
rllce, aud aa ho audaolously lied TO his ooun
during. tho ontiro trial, hta declarations rcoetV
no credenoo.
H1gTonY or THE CRIME.
In Ills confession, nosentlne gayo d history
the orimo, from which tho following ia CT
donaod: While In prison, John preston (wh,,
generally believed to hayo planned the niurd
first Informed him that tho Dohms Ind mon
and asked him to aaaist tn tho murtlor Of
family. 4 week before the pcrpetratson Of
orimo be accompanied Preston to the eoano
The tragedy, whore tho inttor untle0 throah!
M o o srts ,odG Of Thoh % he sggsstsa 81. a.
IL tho oon,1nlssion Of tho murder that night,
wo 1eu5aoa to tls a sy yMoaSv SaSf' to 11ss4a nds
the bloody tob. Tho nogroos reaa
tho burn on Friday moon, Nov. a.
nrmlng themselves With tho portions of tho
which Preston lad Boparatel, they latd dow
4 he'd OF straw. Shortly after Alr. Behtn had