The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
ECHOES FROM THE GIBBET.
WERE OSCHWALD AND RYAN GUILTY
or THE MURDER OF BROCky
Te.timo ny that Proves that Ryan Committed
suicIde-Ietters Found In the Cen Explain
ing why he Determined TO XIII Himseir

Testimony that Proves that Ryan Committed
suicIde-Ietters Found In the Cen Explain
Ing why he Determined TO KIN IIimseiG
Since the proverbial Jersey justice has
| been executed in the death OF Thomas Ryan
| and Charles Oschwald-the one presumably by
| his own hand and the other by that OF the hang
| man-residents OF Newark begin TO consider
whether the extrcme penalty Of the law may not
have been mctcd out to innocent men. and their
| death is the talk OF tho city.
Long before the hour announced for the
funeral OF Ryan and Os,hwald yesterday
| crowds began to congrcgate In front Of their
| houses. and II became necessary to post around
each residence strong force OF police.
Ryan's family live at 60 Howard street
| His funeral was announced for three o'clock.
| The house, a neat two-story frame dwelling.
| was filed with friends. A kindly. sympathetic
| look was on the faces OF all. The heart-bro
| sobs of the poor mother and sister we're pitiful
The body was encasod in a handsome rosewood
coffin. On silver plate was engraved simply
Thomas Ryan" Tho lid OF tho coffin was
covered with flowers. bed OF immortees,
| like an immense cushion. laid in the centre. in
which was worked in forget me-nots, Tom
my" After services in tho house 10y the Rev.
Mr.. Allen the body. followed by ten carriages,
was taken 10 Fairmount Cemetery.
Around the residence OF Charles 0chswald
Allllllhf scene WIS pT'SfnUu. In "A ntllfp bed
q, !immortellcs was worked IN forget e-nots.
Faith. Hope. Charity The Rev, William
kecver oiilciated at the s,crvi,es in the house.
| The body was taken To Woodawn Cemetery,
followed by sixty carriages.
At three O'CLOCK the inquest was begun in the
Col. A. II. johnson. the Warden of the prison.
testified that he first knew Of the illness Of Ryan
ON Wednesday morning last. about nine o'clock.
When he went to the cell he found Ryan lying
on the floor. He had been purging and vomit-
ing; H. said he was sick at the stomach. and
sgid that Ryan was attacked about four
oel9 ,H in in tho the, morning He was placed
worse the prison doctor was called. He was Of
opinion ut the time that Ryan. though very sick.
| was not suffering from the effects OF poison. In
this opinion Dr. Holden. who visited him at tho,
| same time. also conrurred Later in the even
ing the, physician was again called. and he re-
O'clock on Thursday morning. The warden uSi n
wa, was asks ,S whether Ryan in c2nyersa;,
committing suicide. No, said he. only the
nay 1ei9rs cen ne Tas aEs1 III Inv w To him.
was to suffer. when he said: . am innocent;
but what | care for most il the effect upon my
oners. ',My theory 3" he added. that neither
as long IA there was hope. some food went
In TO then, after hope was exhausted. l am
sorry now did not stop it sooner"
titled:
was ordered 70 remove RYAN and o.chwald from the
fSpd 20 Si @s t T o % ~: n A WIEN
The celiin which they then both confined it was
% sss, ihc door and Ryan Scd eoysf"G uS
sS s mat '' S.' ii@oye S's DOWN
and Exclaimed Ny asa and thsh SsisSa GU, ' S he
r sS%m what; What w sS s ml to e sn
dontknoy what The h has come over mo Ihave
omeihinf IN me lie STAGGERED 10 his feet aud 'ared
breast then carried him down stairs, alter which
S nr '1is ana dS % T G Ss4 & 10 e Sg
Ihad real only word. when discovered that hey
m,her ne Marlen, tns MN d my discovery lie tSid
q show them any one unui after the execution Tie
sS 9s, ave. M ,ssSuse1 ? one Of them out and hs
There were. some missing. which on ssarch after
ss or N On s s he ss sss ~ md
ssSs matt ss"r
ss s' sq%%. s%s f 'y RSan
The letters Witch FOUND bear out Rs The Sshs before eSS
f II ss zap ss r s s s Ss on As
morning o. the execution oshwsld drank ounce q
toast, very little liquor wa. gwen to them. NJ
W. Carson. the keeper whose duty II was %
guard the prisoners while On the second tier.
said:
The gallery In mont or the cell s narrow ih,t when
he female relatives were conyersins with the prisoners
s iNr %s ss o s wsnP y raG as ii
through The sfSnf or not Neither Of e. Ponsr, ever
lear Of dying Ryan said 70 me- . They Nants sen,snon
here og "Wednesday forenoon he sad, " think am
The following are copies of the letters found
In the cell:
Col 4 J. johnson. Dear and Respected Sir We leave
nv me- .s YG@ ,t 81 p M 4cs r h m
and make e.cspe without aonf any body any injury
the last remedy destroy ourselves SO them that longs
s,e Tor gu. Ss win 9S s s Of As es ."fos
double execution We are nn.syns e NE crime
Ihs,, ne ssy Gsriy g p:Iiis. may he srsash, g
soSi and sind efficient Ster .ad warden
BY asking You T 10 state to he pubic We lived
osa s our %i best Of s sTs and .s S
our Kind friends Mr and ", n1f r ana all IN
Ps-Kind Col do not accuse any tor donss for
Mind dun MADE s he %o. hey would
aase s i nsSs 70 sYs % ~aa s IT
Goed nisht and may GOD be.'A Pro'eetyou We die
' - $50 ~ Tsoss H.a.,,
NB-we beg of you to forgive and also ask Kind
| lady friend from Orange to DO the same.
| The second letter was also In Ryan's hand
| writing IA follows:
Ny own Dear father mother please forgive me for
the rash have done night done 90 to not lei them
s Ssfy Ss s.f SST my va an
innocent man Al though die by my own hand bear up
World WHERE t@s innocen, vii not saner G,. awcGrd
.hun night walking Tor II Is that brought me "a this End
| die an innocent young man Mamma remember me To
Little Josie AMI ten hes she amongst the last IN my
mind and would like To meet her IN the better world
give my parting regards Sisters aud Brothers aud
Katie her Sister aud and Billy aud all inqulr
ins friends die IA lived your
| Dear Son
| Tossy RYAN
Ps Mamma Little Josie has NV picture II YOU wish
any cope. II She Will let YOU have You have any
taken the little girl Miss lssio Nugent Ny
Kind parting wishes 10 the Rev Nj Allen aud all in
qurng friends aud not forgetting my two lazy friends
Mrs Ross and Mrs wake Good hy Dear Mamma papa
Al me family 9nll we meet "a ,hs "."nr wodd ds
/ G,.i bless YOU an that l. my diving wish
tell my brothers tor God Sake and for sake 10
lead different lives thcy Will rue Tin the future Shun
night Walking bad company that Is Tic wish VI their
dying Brother ,,,
| In this world Of sorrow
| God Bless protect
| Mamma I die nm Innocent man although die by my
own hand God forgive me Tor the rash act
| ErIT TILE HHOOkLIN IRGIS.