, 1875-01-21
Horrible Treatment Of m Orphan Boy by
AFArlner.
Other Criminal Matters.
FREDERICK HEIpENBLUT.

proceeded It'll Au examination OF tho scanold.
Mr. ehapley entered Hedonbluts cell, Keeper
Forco acting as interpreter. afr. shapley asked
him Tin Ger1uan}, how he felt At which he
laughed, norcr having heard Afr. shapley speak
German before. hlr. SIMPLIFY announced that to-
day waB tho time fixed for the execution. Held
enblut responded that hc knew it. f1c seemed
to understand tho matter thoroughly. After tho
first ripple Of laughter Hetdenblnt did not again
emilio during the interview, Which was cut short
by tho Arrival Of hia clergyman. flo appeared
much detected and thinner. Mr. shaploy
bado him good.by aud loft tile cell.
an did Father Augustine, WHO said for tho rris-
oncr, " lie is prepared to die" From the time
Of reading the dcasll-wsrrant 1leftlonblut seemed
to
REALIZE waAr WAS APPROACHING.
lie failed in Spirits aud in health. lie was sev-
eral times noticed iu toaro. lie had fallon array
greatly In flesh. When he ensessd tue prison
his weight was 1873 pounds; that Waa on The 3ist
OF January, 1874. On tic 18th Of tlo present
month he Weighed but 1l6 ,,5;:'- y.
In regard 10 his rart:r... it<ilenblus said
nothing to tho prison oG;c1a'H. From Father
Augustine tho reporter learned tLat Father A.
farewell letter.
The last night OF the prisoner on earth mas
marked by nothing UNUSUAL. The prison- keeper,
Force, remained with him in Ills cell from, 4
o'clock until o'clock this morning, tho prisoner
talking Of his religion and reading from the
Y,bIe. tho keeper listening. 1le.denblns asked
Keeper Forco to prepare himself to meet him
{Iiedenbius) in Tho next world. lie seemed
satisfied TO die but waa mora Affected than at
any other time since hiA imprisonment 1n fact
ha several times gave w1Y to teass. Keeper
Force merely renamed in tho cell TO carry out
the requirements Of tho law. ~ it was not auB-
peeted 1Ieilenblut would attempt suicide.
In his early daYs OF imprisonment he onco
but that was tho only occasion on which he
spoke Of anything Of tie kind.
At o'clock a. m. he lai1 himself On his bed
on tho 1oot, snd slept until twenty minutes Of 7,
men, Fathera Anthony n. Gsandner mud II.
Augustine, OF St. Aiphonsoa Church. arrived,
and remained with him until the final sceno was
enacted. breakfast was served from tho super
,utcudent'a quartrrH shortly after o'clock, and
consisted Of cufles, broad, butter, and two boil
Nona wero admitted to tho prison but the
sherin. jury tix Deputies. reporters. Aud seyeral
Iho party arrived ut the prison Mt fifteen min
utes past 10 O'Clock. Immediately ttast ant-Soc-
tor Saltcr called the Jury together aud itey WeTe
sworu. lr. 3. announced that tho Sheriff and
snpt. FcrllnA would lead the way, followed BY
the condemned, two tlergymen, the jury. Deputy
minutes Of II O'Clock the proceaBicn, 80 formed,
MATCHED TO THE GALLONS,
at the extreme end Of tho northern corridor.
| Condemned WAS atti.cd In common pair Of
hands be carried . crucflx, There WAS no shon
OF formality. Upon reacLlng the scaFod tho
prisoner ascenle5, followed by tho c!ereymen,
| Prison Superintendent aud Sheriff. The clergy
| mon and tho condemned man kuelt and prayed,
III the midst Of which the prisoner sighed once
| heavily. At the outset he appeared firm, but
gradually grew nervous, while Father Angus
| linz, tho younger OF tho two cIesGyneu, seemed
| moro no. Prayers ended, the elesgymen left the
pcafrold, Father Augustine hastily shaking hands
with lIeidcnbut, and receiving tho crucitix. AZ
| ter the fixing OF tho moose q White cap WAS
drawn over lledeublut's head BY tho Sler1lf, and
tllo prisoner WAS left standing oil tho fatal drop
a!uue. At precisely fifteen minutes Lefore II
| O'clock SaeftH Ell.ost
PULLED THE Norr
! In t!la presence Of ali assembled Simultaneous.
| ~ the body Of tho 1nurtlclcr xAa swinging be-
twcen heaven and earth. To Indicate tho prompt
| ness with which tho buHinesB waB conducted, II
in only necessary to btate that The hanging toos
place in loss than ono minute aftcr the adjusting
Of the moose.
IIel,lenbIut made no statement, hut, after the
clergymen left him. ho kept repeating "jeh;:s
in lilo; Jeaus in death; into thy lauds entrus
! my sou!."
Death was not easy. 1Iedenblus weighing
bit III pounds, and the drop being but four feo
and half. tho neck Was not broken.
DEATH ESsuED rnHM CHARACTERIZATION.
Seven minutes aftcr the falling Of the body tht
pilsationB Of tho heart were counted at lou
ten minutes after >. 100; then 90 then N. Al
twelve minutes after al 10; at fourteen min,
lltea after at II. aud ut Hxtean DlnuteB afterl
Has pronounced extinct.
Tho physlcians present were Drh. butcher ant
Smith, Of tho plisoa ntaG, and Maury aud An
drows. OF tho jefferson Medical College. Aftel
the body nRs cut down. 1t VIVA handed over to
party Of physicians who wore present, conHiatirE
Of Prof. i. II. Andrews. Don1onstrator Of Anat
any Of the Jefferson Medical College, and DrH
Morton, and Thomas i. kirkbrde. who itnme
.!iutcy proceeded with it to the Jefferson Med
ssnt College, wl,en galyan!o expetssaents weE'
instituted.
| THE CHIME.
! T.:n 1aur1er WAS committed early on the morn
ins IT bee. 81, 1873; but the police did Mo
ln,.w Ut it until sbout o'clock, when they "eI
lnfoEu.e! by Mrs kululo, who had bcen ncarl
strang!el to 1oath.
sha made tic following statement: III re
| tlfcu to my chamber last uTlt Ut half past !
oclueA, my usual hour and my husband, whit
usaal!y "ctkcd all night, arose about Lalf-paas Il
o'clock, on,l went down to tho cellar to balo.
suppose Fritz, nho slept in the house, wen
down abolt tho ear,o hour Shortly after
awakened by heavy, weight pressing upo'
my breast; anl,, looking in, | foun
ttf lnse'ing OF IA e; ,,nt aud h'a lanas grasp1
1 LILY tnfDQ1. llt Gstl HUI hpfAk, auu WAS Nl4Ol
to do 60. In tho strnsslu scratched hls face
aud lie bit on piece Of my car aud tue end Q
one OF my fingers, io then left ms for dead
~ ! suppose. aud went To tile blrean'drawo,
from which he took S55. l heald lin 70 Ii
: &tars and clnnEo bis clothes. aud then 60 iowt
stals md out tho back WY. 1t Was xbout
o'e,rl before was ablo to Eise from tho too
lsawled downstairs, calling on MY husban'
te iiI not knswes, and weut into the bak,
hcuse "hera fotlud him lting under bcucl
dead. then aroused the .cxt-door neielbors
THE ARREST.
+. Tho murderer was arreutod At h1le-rast
uetJck. III tnioo1l 1leur BY, and il q ya1iHe L
4. l9h wave found pair Vt pai;ts, shirt, aud yps
! trsiued With bluoJ and the &55. liz 1t ltst d,
| MED any kQpNleuso Of tho crime Int hnbs,