, 1875-02-24
THE CRACK OF DOOM.
II Sounds III The Ears Of Orts7ci,,.
the Murderer Of the lla;n-
nett Family. =
He Confcsses the Justice Of : -
Punishment, and COM
n1ends Ellis Spirit
to God.
One OF the Most Enormous
and Monstrous Grimes
Ever Heard OF.
Five Persons Chopped 10 Pieces, aud
a House Burned Over Their
Heads.
The Motive a Desira to Conceal the
Rape Of Little Girl.
The Murderer Fad No tl-Fee'ings To-
wards Any Of His Victims.
Other Criminal Iatters---Trial Of tie
Supreme Court Biblioma-
Mac at Ottawa.
Dcath-Sentcncc Of jesse Pomc-
roy, the Boston Boy
Butcher.
The Murderer Fad No t[l-FeeIjngs To-
wards Any Of His Victims.
Other Criminal Eatters---Trial Of the
Supreme Court Biblioma-
MAC at Ottawa.
Dc1th-Scntence Of jesse Pomc-
roy, the Boston Boy
Butcllcr.

6iee'ul D'uAtea to Tie Cht:aIa Tribune.
PtrgsEcaa. Pa, Feb. 23.-TLe Iaw vas rindicnt-
cd here to-day by tho hanging If Ernest Ortwein.
The arrangements for tlia execution n}alo by
tie SheFitrs deput:es wero very cu;aplete. At
early morn tho Court-11ouse and jul way Bur-
rounded by morbid crowl. TIN buildings
stand OH what Is known ~ Grant'A l.:ll, cover
ing MI immense square. Tho ShariI had pos
seasion Of tho tullaiuSs, po'iss being pcnteil
outside 10 keep hack the crowd. Bat one Of
tho five entransc-ga!:s WAS op:n.
THE CoSnEMsEp MAN
retired ntout Midnight, and Elept eounliy till 8
this morning. Shortly altar tho Nov. Iioreh-
berger. Lis spiritual ady,aes, entered tho cell
staying with tho doomed maj. ill 7. When Ort..
woin ato hearty breakfast. The Sheriff lad fur
nsliod him NTH black snis. After b-c.kia.t
Ortwein prayed. read his Bible till aif-I,as. II,
when Sheriff 1Iaro and Deputy C!ulcY repaired
10 the coli and told tho conlcnn II tha: Ills hour
for execution was drawing nigh. llis nrus wcsu
then pinionsA, tho nli1.istors praying at the
sane Aituo, Tho preparations uese concluded
nbout l1:55. whon it wan found that the lroi,
OH tho acairol1 lad Blippo5, which was soon i1od
Tho yar1 Of tho jail had becu fenced in and tho
scat1ofd waB located so all to bo invisible from
the hooac-to7s. Tho sheriira jury, special
deputies, including local raoostcrH. in al! aome
sixty persons. wero admitted within tue ucloeurc
Overhead waa cann nsd clear, q upr,ng-liko
nidneGu prevailing. Tho huu hllouo duwu with
glow Of warmth that could not help but mako
tho condemned wis!, jet loaEer to liuEor.
To TIE 6cAFFoLr.
Vt precisely thle, u,iEutca .u IL tho prisoner
left tho jEilt lean,ny IN tho ar,a of the
minister, followed bv sheriff Hare Dts. Pollock,
tiiltnorc, nnd 3lckolvcy. lie walAod with firm
asd steady tread. praying a:sl Invoking mercy as
llo proceeded. Just ouce. M tho 1rlEnl,er en-
tesod lhe inclostro from tho bnilaing, Ao shnd-
aercd. M ho raw tho dreadful instrument
Of death which Waa tU Roon to eeud
him into eternity. Oftwein, tho Sheriff, mud tho
ministers nsccndcl the RcaTpld. Tho minister
offered d most touching and Impressive rraycr
in German. ortwcin all this time looked calm
and smiling. lie atool on slIe drop a lew
minutes, md then wna told to Eneel aud receive
tho bcuedlction froEa t!a minister. Sheriff and
,pinistor then asked hlu it ho Ind anything to
say, when ho replied iu = firm yoico NJ follows,
In German;
lAsr WORDS.
"What have to tay Ii this: I suffer what
have deserved. l comni.tcd the n!ur-
tlcss. an ready aEd moat willing
to did,. 1 most heartily t,Ank
you all for tho kindness shown to rue. MAY
God hare mercy Oh my soul. I hopo TO meet
you nli in lrcnycn."
mi. co,ctud,j nonrtv c,,,o, ,>,.o.. .,,o
nocso around Ortwons neck. TLon tho facc
showed dread, and he commenced to pray
In loud voice, ..Eor Christ's sake, Father.
in r1,x A:uda l commit nv ao,,,. TI,ou l,o.t
1a,;xa.od NJ. n ro.1 ~, naam ,r, A''at a.
u0"'oiou .'s' 41o'" NY uo"' Ano cap WA IN
the noant'tas placed osor hss head. Tho inst
worls Of prayor laa scarcely aaceuded to heaven
when
rup nro,
.,.,. .. st.s...
!'seeoeif ioae n'hutea naat twelve. Aud
Ostmelns soul wont to Him that gnyo it.
The crowd outside, y, ,obably 5000 posrone. heard
Tim f.,1 and ma tn, ho1v s,x,, hot wa, Io, ,,,,
, ' ~, ~ e 49, n"a"h ooN"o'' "oat Gu
anu eatta' 'ho mon rent M cheer "s'sct!
sounded terrible, and was mocAory of
the tuBt[cs within TIM fnrlnsttre Tia
neo,, ,,,. h,oten nv ~. ri, rn four
m;,,r,.s "a n,,I.n,ion cs.yod AZ .mi n savon
mi = i..,f 1" s1rts";' x.x dsat a. h,it.nast ~
n;rInct tno hnlv wss .nt.~ ,1oxn. nIsc,g n :.
nest rnf,i,s ,nJ Isnasitei III, nynnt,t, IN nnn ~
ths nIn"a' ~" T., III t.n,,rt. ii.a nen -, eIv nost
Marian, 1u1 . n,.mnation @ wiil In ,s,da' Gnwei,
msls vi; uvir, bfs hrn,,s % tn sc,ourc IL