Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-16

one oil bis acQualntaDces that he was going 10
| kill himself, aud that he had already secured
| room at Nlandich's restaurant for that pur-
| pose. The last seen Of Weldon at Pepper q
Co.'S. was on the 18th at eleven a. H., when he
called in and received settlement OF bis &C,
counts. lie then told the cashier, Good bye,
| and On being asked if he was was going to re-
| main here he replied, NO. that be had some
| thing else 90 hand aud was about to leave the
| city," All those who knew him here, say that
his resolution il resolution it was, must have
| been taken over the drinking table and Wtbthose
| who happened with him at the time. While
| here he told his friends that his father was
| Lutheran minister 10 Philadelphia. He was
| never known to take any part Or interest IN
| politics On one side or the other, O0c OF Wei.
don's acquainnDcas here IS willing to swear
| that Weldon has rot been IN 4 condition oil re-
| sponsibty for more than week aud can prove
| this fact by other responsible parties.
Died Maintaining their 1nnOccncc.
The two ncu who met their death at New
ark, Il. j., yesterday. Tor murder, one by pols,
on and chc By hanging, both died asSe7eratlng
their innocence.
R,an, on his pallet tossed and rolled, and
| amcntad 10 sckening tones the SAD fate that
| had ovcrtaken him.
The poor wretch would have created pity in
| the heart Of 4 stone \ savage could DOT have
| looked urou The scene aud failed to be moved
to pity.
| Col, Johnson, the warden, Went TO sGothe
him. and while at his bedside asked if remorse
had not something TO do with his sutferlngs; il
there vas nothing that he could say that would
relieve his mind; and Ryan rallied little, and,
although under the Influence Of the stinulants,
he saw that 4 confession was limited at, and he
{urncl his face to Col. johnson, and said -
"Coloucl, can only say am Innocent; more
| | cau't say without lying
When the Sheriff and Dir. Morrow arrived
they beth went into Oschwa!d's cell. The
kcepcr was sent away aud curtain was drawn
| over the cell door. The Interview lasted half
an hour.
When concluded, Oschwad was again ap.
| preached. lie again declared his Innocence,
| and was more strenuous in declaring 1t than he
| had been before.
Warden johnson pressed Ryan three times
| for an answer, and each time, though he was
| in fair way Of dying on his bed, he declared
| that he knew nothing Of the murder oil Brock.
Toward l. o'clock Ryan acted like an insane
| man. lie rolled on his bed and rayed ia unln.
| tcigiblc words. He was picture OF wrctched
despair; by This time he had drank quite freely
| of champagne, and betHcon his half cries, half
groans. he ones cried out ~ wish the gal
| lows were ready now
! The word, HAD no sooner left his lips when
| tears courscd down his cheeks. During one Of
bis insane fits he cried out to O5chWald, Brace
up, Charley" and then sank back upon his
pillow ard fell into an uneasy sleep.
N.on,,nI1i, N,cthnr Ia thor mi hr6thnrs "a ".
ell at about 100 clock that o ght to bid him
the last farewell. The scene of the parting
was terrible to look upon. Mother and sou
ciasped 10 each other arms, sobbed and moan
ed, and swaycd their bodies to and ro. Oscli-
gaIl said to his mother -
$40 not weep for me; | am innocent OF the
terrible crime with which am charged and lor
which | must die.
The mother clasped her child tightly to her
breast aud said:
Il balieva you arc innocent, Charley, ny
boy"
Whcn the poor man had freed himself from
his mothers embrace he babe his father and
brothers g0od-by saying, ''hood-by, father;
GOOD By, Frederick and joseph. Farewell,
mother, tomorrow die innocent.
The wecpiog family took long last look and
then went away with sad hearts.
Ryapa brother and his sisters, Sadie and
Alice, called but were refused admttaDco 10
heir brother, because the erection Of the gal,
lows had commenced. \ little after - o'clock
Oschwald put out his light and went to bed.
In a few moments he fell asleep. At clock
everything 10 and about the jail was quiet with
the exception Of the sound of q moan from
RYAN in his sumber, while his life was sobbipg
away before the days terrible tragedy.
Early 10 the morniug the physician saw that
Ryan was dying slowly Of exhaustion. The
strain on his nerves was being gradually loosen
ed by the hand Of death.
The close air Of the prison was most 0pprcs-
sivc, and as the condemned gasped for breath,
while his attendants were tanning him, he
would say, 10 almost narsculate murmurs, in.
Gocaat, Innocent
At about ll.paSt seven, his brother aud
sister being by his bedside, mis- LAST breath flew
TO Him who gave II.
MoNruLlEs- From Geo. E. Frencha book
ana periodical depot, No. 90 King street, to-
day, Harpcr's Magazine for March, profusc'y
illustrated, and az unusually interesting plumber.
The March number oil The Galaxy. Among
The contents Of this number are an interesting
and instructive article on the Eng!Ish Peeraee,
aud continuation Of Justin McCarthy'a Dew
rorel, Miss Alisanthrope.
Uamorcsts Illustrated Monthly. filed with
matters Of absorbing interest 10 the ladies, aud
made touhiy attractive by numerous fashion
pialcs.
In tho u $. House os RepTnsenti7e yesterday
bin WAS passed removing The political disabil-
lilies cf Gen. JOS T. Johnston, Of Va. The bill
have previously passed the Senate. The naval
appropriation bill was passed. a bill was in.
troduced to prevent default CT delsy IN the pay
lnent OF interest On The 3 90 Di=trIc! bends.
joe Coburu, the rugiIist, shot Two policemen
10 New York, last height.