The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-15
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COoPERsrowS, N. ", November Am
A. Buell., aged 20, was hanged to-day iol
the murder, on The 18th Of last June, o.
Catherine May Richards, aged 10. The
execution took place In the jail yard. Buell.
was very weak and was supported on the
way to the gallowS, where on being
pinloned, the cap placed on his head and
tho rope around his neck, the sheriff ask.
cd him IL he hAd-snything to say. EIe
answered, mo" The rope holding his
weight was cut and Buell. shot into the air.
lie remained suspended thirteen and one.
half minutes when the physicians pro.
nounced him dead from strangulAtion.
On Wednesday Sheriff CLARK informed
Buell. that he WAS about to begin the cree.
ton OF the gallOws just beneath his cell
windows, and wanted to know II he did
not wish his quarters changed. Buell. 70.
piled to the sheriff, "DO as you like, |
don't care"
A Dual sWing.
LEBANON, Pa, November l4.-Charles
Drew aud franklin Stichler were hung to.
day for the murder oi Jos. Raber at In
diantown Gap on the l4th Of December
last Drew, according to previously an.
nouuced intention, remained awake all
night and ate only u light breakfast.
sttchlOr slept six hOurs and ate very
hearty breakfast The mon seemed per.
fectly indifferent 10 their situation until
the Colonel OF the Ninety.third Pennsyl.
vania Volunteers called upon Drew, who
burst inio tears as he spoke OF the war
and OF carrying the colorS OF the regiment
in battle. When the men reached the
Gallows, prayers were offered by Clergy.
men and q hymn sung, In which the
prisoners joined. Atl:l0o'clock they were
manRcled and strapped. After the white
cap was pulled over their faces, and lust
before the drop fell both men trem6Ied
perceptibly, Stichler in particular, aud
Drew's voice wRs heard remarking In Cor.
man TO Stichler: "Frank, now we 20 to
Heaven" Immediately after this the
Sheriff touched the spring, when the
large cross-piece fell 10 the ground, but
both men remained trembling on the gal.
lows. They were evidently additionally
distressed by being ignorant OF the cause
Of delay. Both their bodies shook violent.
". The mishap In the work Oi the drop,
however, did not cause more than delay
Of one minute, and at eight minutes past
eleven the drop fell, their bodies
having fall Of about three feet
Their struggles were not violent. and
both seemed 10 die easily, although direct.
ly after thedrop fell Stichler's body moved
convulsively. The doctors pronounced
the cause Of Stichler's death 10 be stran.
gulatiOn. Drews neck was broken. The
bodies were placed in collins and taken
away from the prison, followed by IN i'm.
mense crowd. The men hanged were
two OF the six tried and convicted for the
murder OF old man Raber, upon whose
life they had taken out heavy insurance
policies. Zechman, one OF the SIX, was
acquitted yesterday on his second trial.
Wise, who confessed firSt, has never been
sentenced. HuInmel and Brandt have
their cases before the Supreme
Court, and Drew and Stichler are the
only ones yet brought 10 the scatFold.
Very Quiet Affair.
ATLANTA, November LA negro nam.
ed Gordon .Sheats was hanged to-day at
Danielsville, for the murder Of John Led.
better (wlIite) on the 2lth Of February
last. sheats was cursing his employer,
John Williams, when Ledbetter attempt.
cd to Interfere, and Sheats killed him
with shot gun. There was an immense
crowd at the hanging, but no excitement.
Sheats said he was ready 10 die. Tho drop
fell at thirty minutes past one o'clock. and
IN twelve minutes SheatS was dead, alter
violent struggle.