New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-16
FATE OF TWO MURDERERS.
HOW osCHwALD AND RYAN NET DEATH.

AGONY, TERROR, AND ptSfAih-'S'"''
MEETS HIS DOOM ON THE sCAfFoLD WITH CALM
NESS. -,
Charles Oschwald and Thomas Ryan, the
,our,rs Of Policeman Brock, suffered death at Newark
Yesterday the former by the gaows the latter ny sur
den and violent sickness, caused elth'E Wy po'''" "
fright Asseyerations of Innocence were redueh"!
mad nv both TO the last Notwithstanding the earnest
endavors OF counsel and the officers OF the law 10 per
suat a. t.en to "a confession OF CUNT
whether Ryan's death caused. as many thinR oy
ftiplt or as himself believed, anu ~ the appearance
of his stomach gave reason To presume py means '"
ars mic placed in his fcod by woud-be riohd Is Ger
tain that the last "a hours OF his existence were
,uu ~ agony and horror The first intmaon that the
taiers received Of Ryans sickness was ON "Wednesday
morning when Oschwald said to Onlcer Oarson' VII"
was In attendance, that "Tommy" was SICK ana
needed a scdative. Ryan was found 10 be suffering
GIT ally, and moaning, or shriekinS, AT snort
intervals. He could not retain the medicine wheh
WAS given him As day advanced the thought OF the
morrows doom excited him TO madness, and nc PRAYED
tnosc about to hang HIM at once and PM nm Out Oh
his misery He sank rapidly that his physician reared
that he would die before the morning of his cNecnuoi
and smuants-beer, champagne, brandy, and tea-~ere
givon and drank i'll great quantities At p M the CON
d,mucd men were moved from cell No. a. where they
had living together ~ cells Nos ana III the s'
tier This seemed 10 be relief 70 Oschwald whom the
cri,s and seriugs Of his companion had affected coli
sidcrably He quickly took ON the cainhese WHICH
did not desert nim the scafOd.
Both the criminals visited IN their cells during
"Wednesday afternoon and evening by their friends, by
their ply sicians their counsel Samuel W. Morrow" anu
by Rev. Mr. Allen, who stroVe To give them rcheous
consolation. Ryan in the utmost distress both OF
mind and body Weak sick ne lay in his sitting cell
weeping. Tea and toast were brought to MN, Dut lie
could not eat or drink His little brother came 10 say
farewell Then followed his Youngest sister WIN lehu'
and another good-by sObbed Grief was addeo 10
grief when deemed necessary 10 deny ADMISSION 10
his eldest sister and brother for 1t was tine 10 clec 'e
gallows. Ryan then caen for more drink but 'he
warden dared not give 1t HIM. HIS agony
now became intense. A terrible restessness took
possession of him; ne could not sill OF lie still feaiS
that he would die in lis CELL the attendants Drought nun
out and laid him Oh a befor the door Bat he coulu
not stay must lie upon the bare floor no"
climb upon platform at one end OF the hail. ana now
stretch himself over the coil Of steam-pPes that lined
the eastern side. He declared TO an attendant his oee'
that he mad been poisoned His friends might easily
have done hs they had been permitted to DrlnS Inn
he food and he had eaten it without examination by e
,nis,nsefncias Sometimes he fell into dOzc, but III
yarialy awoke in terror Daring the evening and night
he was frequently begged by friendly advisers TO CONFESS
the truth Of the murder and never failed TO protest MS
innocence With the approach OF dawn he SANK mo
stor which lasted until his death, seven minutes OF
O'clock died very easily while sitting on STOOL Just
outsjde the door of HE CELL When the news was taken
10 Oschwald he expressed great satisfaction. he hao
wished the night before that his companion might fhc
the gaiows for he troubled by the thOught that IL
might be necessary for 10 carry Ryan TO the geloWs
in their arms, and he dreaded the horrible scene which
must ersue.
Osciwald was cool from the beginning, and only lost
bic seli-command when parting from his relatives and
when he aud Ryan placed in separate cells. Ills
relations with wardens, sheriff and undersherl1s c'e-
cymen doctors and lawyers of the most friendly
nature SO in tfutn those Of Ryan The warnens
declare they never had two better prisoners Wednesday
morning While in the same cell with his sick companion
osclwald tried hard TO cheer up Ryan, ana
famed him aud performed several little acts OF
wald was unable 10 eat anything despite his cheertu
ness and fortilude His mother called on him At p in
ON Wednesday, and remained until t. Inc KeN; Eil
Allen also called but received little attention. ana ny
Morrow the counsel who again tried TO gain contes-
sion was met by the same reply from each man. BE
fore God gIltlcss." AT p ~ O,chWald ale some
fel oysters with RELISH and also took the tea and toast
which y an had ordered but had been unable 10 tOueh
once more his mother called on him for the last mine,
were not allowed 10 inside hls cell, and were OBLIGED
converse with him through the bars OF me uHUt' o
kept his seltcontrol during the nt Wiz
Tie time of parting came broke down completely INC
IEC er r@tnTn5g rSpe~tcdy With obs choking
arce. mat she finally able supported ny her ehuS
Between and O'Clock, Deputy sheiifs Torring and
Davis with assistants Freeman sayre ara baidw' ana
guard Of "a cOnstables arrived NJ the jan anu loon
charge of the condemned men ConStaD,e SNOW was wns
NaId's TIE constables in the cells were relieved every
two hours. The rest OF the force, assisted ny rev
midnight OschTaid di ank glass of beer and fell calmly
asleep 100000. o,,o-roa IN tho
scaff ID and the sound OF hammer DISTURBED inc re-
pose of Oschwads last hours on earth AT O'Clock me
doomed man babe gOodby TO his father ana bOthe WHO
visited him while the prisoners were uansierIeo W
another part OF the Jail, where they could hoI see He
hanging Afterward Oschwald had long tax win bis
LAWYER and again refused TO declare himself guilty OF
muidcr A. 10 o'clock he drank cup OF c"liee wnGn
brought flush TO his paie face ie" minutes later ne
removed his crayat and collar, ana maze HIS Simple
Shorty before IL o'clock numbet of citizens
admitted to the hail, and these, with the cOsapualy
rhops If 10 ross.
present The preliminary formaliilcs were nhsIed "lh
Inc CELL death warrant was read; the moose Wa cart
fully adjusted the black cap was arngeo ONT AT unrornd
Iy two deputy-sheriis. Perfectly calm ana Connected
with only firm SET expression Oh the laGe rnazsd h.
culver at the shoulders 10 teli thtt ne az 80
lOsItion walked steadily 10 his place under the scl
told chalk cross had been drawn upon thc moor 40
show him where to stand. Placing himself exactly upon
tbi- he cras, foot, looked Dolby ana VIII
lis breast squared his shoulders, whispered " DO
IL wei' 10 the attendants, aud then stirred
ierked into the AR. His death was caused
6y suangulatOn, for the neck was not OIo gee
The puse indications were noticed until LOS when
the were as follows: First innute-FlI.t qnhier'
81 Second minute - First quarter, - seco I7
quarter, q; thlrd quarter -; iourlh quirtter' 4
the pulse was then inpercepubic until 1:l5, when TIE
arm pinom was removed, and the pulse Indicated D. Al
II.{d fhe body after hanging % minutes, was taken
down and removed laundry room, 70 which me BODY
OF Ryan had been PreNI4ny cadE o , rad men, VIII
Or Ward, County Ply stefan ci lsscX Count! ioisno
EVan's stomach the city yesterday III Older 70 ma
atr|ngemcnts tor chemical sis, that 1t might be
drtcripucd whether or not hc ditd IRON poison ,
kuothpr statement somewhat similar 10 the one pup
hsLrd Dsc 20, 1876. was prepared BY Ryan ana OscL
wald and given tO their counsel, not TO DE o"Heu uhn
vtscrlay Afternoon. Their prOtestatOns OF innocence
were earnestly repeated, and The witness, Fussel was
cared to be mistaken III us suppoStu .
Jotn kocs motives for swearing against them were I'M
1n.d Ryan and OscGwad asserting that lac had borne
ias- witness Ia screen himstI, ana , inat
neyio boy witness. declared TO he "a pull