The New York herald., 1877-02-15
THE DOOMED MEN.
OschWald and Ryan To Be
Strangled To-Day.
JERSEY JUSTICE TRIUMPHS
Pitifll Condition OF the Con-
demned Ryan.

The little incident which induced Laurence Sterne
to write in his Sentimental Journey sThey do these
things differently France might have had broader
significance II New Jersey had been the country TO
which the observation was applied Everything In
Jersey is done differently from anywhere else. and
Jersey justice is itself thing noted and char
acterstc that Is spoken OF except in quotation
marks. When q man ia to be hanged II Is
matter OF public interest," and the unusual spectacle OF
two be hanged not only sets every tongue wag-
gng, but supernduccs the most extraordinary precau-
tions and preparations. For more than week the
good people of Newark lived in the expectation OF
the death by strangulaton OF the two murdercrs,
Oschwad and Ryan and when It was at last announced
that there was no longer any hope for the doomed
an audible sign half OF JOY and hall Of sorrow, passed
over the CITY, the men, certainly one them, might
be innocent but Jersey instincts and traditions had
triumphed.
THE MURDER OF BROCK.
Tho crime for which these men to suffer this
morning was commonplace enough. They kept
saloon In an OF the way part OF Newark and busi
ness being dull they determined to add little house
breaking to their other avoca,on, II the testimony
upon which they convicted is to DO relied upon.
On the morning of August g. 1885, they broKe INTO the
house OF Horace Bedel, at the OF Clinton
nue. and Murray street, by removing tho grating OF the
window OF coal cellar and tho family being absent
at the tmc they ransacked the mansion at their
pleasure They incaUtious, however, and their
work was about completed officer Stanley Brock,
who was charged with watching the empty houses in
the locality, was attracted TO tho spot by tho noise
which they made. Entering tho house by the open
window he found the two mon at work and was fatally
shot by one OF them after Intellectually firing or his
escape from the rear, but by Mr. John
Fussc, who lived In the adjoining house and who
afterward Identified them On their trial before Judge
Depue they attempted to prove an aib but faed and
were convi icted and sentenced TO death
WITHOUT HOPE
After their CONVICTION doubts were entertane
as to their guilt and strenuous efforts were made TO
save them from the gaows motion for new trial
was mado before Judge Depuc. which refused,
and a similar application to Chancellor Runyon on q
bill Of exceptions also failed. sympathy was excited,
especially Tor Ryan, because oven u he participated in
fred the fatal shot This sympathy took the
upon appeal which passed by both branches OF the
New Jersey Legislature, but vetoed BY Governor
bedlc AS sufficient majority could not DC obtained
signed by tho Governor and to-day was fixed as the
day Of execution: Up 10 Yesterday the doomed
escnpo. @sn nSoI'A' both Of them % all the While nam
tanning their innocence and asserting their
der This expectation buoyed them up; but when all
hope fed they began fully 10 realize the extremity
OF their situation, and Ryan broke down completely.
All yesterday morning he was i'll aud nothing would
remain on his stomach. Oschwald who occupied the
same cell with him. though weak himself famed his
companion 0 the morning uuti bTcuSsuoucu ny
some stimulants administered by Dr. Kooneman, no
fell asleep
About five O'Clock Sheriff Harrison took charge OF
the prison and began to superntend the final prcpara
tions The prisoners were placed In separate cells
and no further communication allowed between
them. During the day and evening all visitors were
vigorously excluded from the prison, and no one was
allowed to come near them EXCEPT sne parents snd
1t probably seven O'Clock when the
work of erecting and testing the eaiows was
nat uNlo Ind nnti lafn
hour last night Tne prison was carefully guarded
during the night and this morning force Of sixty po-
leo aud all the cOnstabulary OF the county Will form
Gordon round the jail and will be allowed to ap
proach within block OF the jail on any side The ex-
ecuton is expected will take place at eleven O'Clock
but 1t will not be Witnessed It IS said, by moro than
now THINGS ARE DONE IN JERSEY
The peculiarties OF New Jersey justice are In way
more curiousy illustrated than in the preparations Tor
this double execution. The Jail is situated on Newark
avenue away on tho outskirts of the city, II is an
unprelentious looking building and 1t Is as little like
jail possible TO imagine. So unlike prison
that the HERALD representative had passed in
the dim twilight before he was aware that he was In
the reighborhood OF the building he was looking for
Turning back he inquired for the prison and saw before
mn n treat show today The awe of the moment was
TERRIBLE but at last the reporter understood
that he to seek entrance 10 the jail around the
block. AT the corner queer looking Jerscyman
his path and looked suspicously at him as he
walked down the street toward the gate of tho War
denis house. Looking back, the reporter saw tnat tho
Jerseyman dogglng his steps, and as ho turned
toward gate Dogbcrry threw himself before II In
manner that would have been exceedingly dramatic
II 1t had not been SO very ABSURD. IL was an
exquisite bit of fun that could be perpcraed nowhere
except in Jersey. Dogberry led the way however TO
the warden door, there the reporter was asked If
he had 'thc order countersigned and approved. The
policeman duty laughed out OF soid countenance,
ii such a thing IS possible and long cooquy at the
gate ended in just nothing ut all except the remenl-
branco the o. bit OF fun at the
Threshold oil an execution.
TEARS
RYAN approaches his ueath with evidences OF SAD
distress Late Tuesday night while out OF his cell Tor
exercise he gave vent to his emotion sobs and tears
To Colonel johnson, the warden, he bitterly bewailcd
his late and the disgrace that consequence would
come on his family His Indebtedness at this time
was reflected face of Oscnwad, but not shared
by HIM, ior Oschwad had nerved himself for combat
with the inevitable aud at this Crisis would not DO
TO evince weakness But there world Of
expression his features while Ryan wcpt. He
look compassiona:ey at his suffering confederate,
but set his tacc ripidy and fought down
his rising troubles All day yesterday Ryan continued
In pitiabe state OF DEPRESSION ana IN the afternoon
u doctor was called in to try and rouse him from a
OF one victim. After the administering sedativcs
and stimulants by turns Ryan went to sleep
late in the afternoon and dczed until toward
nine O'Clock at night During the evening tho rumor
got abroad that he dead. With the peculiar
rapidty of such reports there quickly was added the
additional explanatory rumor that both men had takea
poison. Although there was no foundation Tor these
stories beyond kyan's PROSTATE condition, II was
really feared that Ryan would die before tho hour Of
execution. When the HERALD representative last VS.
tied the JAIL late last evening, he still very low
and talking piteously of his approaching doom.
ETERNAL ADIEUx.
During the evening Hyan's father and brother called
tail avdr md wh I'm ham nj