The New York herald., 1879-11-15

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before them. stichler turned his face eyes sky
ward and prayed audibly sometimes with deep fervor
did he manifest any feeling of discomfort to the
rain which spattered i'll his upturned face. Drews
showed neither fear nor bravado. but acted rather
hopeless being, conscious of his inability to avert
an impending fate. Stichler. on the other hand
! trembled ana evinced much distress. His knees
shook and his whole frame conyulsed. Al
| eleven o'clock the clergy and victims kneeled.
and a final and very impressive prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Trabert. Drews entered
into the service IN spirit OF earnestn
struck every one with the unutterable anguish he
endured. This scene being over all rose to their
Prayer again followed, and the exercises closed by
singing There is fountain filed with blood" the
culprits singing the stanza, "The dying thief re-
joices to see, with great emphasis. Both the men
turned to the leading vocalists with inqurlng
could hear the knuckies crack. The last religious
act was the placing of hands upon the heads OF
Drews and Stichier and blessing them in the homely
unostentatious manner of the Protestant Church.
Then several of the immediate friends of the
walked up to the scaffold and shook hands with
them and retired. large number of strangers also
came forward. and Drews had a kind word for all
At length he said "Goodby; all live good"
BINDING THE cULPRITs.
The Sheriff and his deputies then ascended the
platform and shackled their hands behind and
strapped their legs. The nooses adjusted in
white caps drawn over their heads At this instant
Drews said to his accomplice in German. ''Now.
ately said, .'God in heaven have mercy on my
SOUL" Tho Sheriff then alone with the
mon on the scaiioid. tho assistants having
that 1t hardly possible for him to stand up. The
Sheriff descended the stairs. aud on his way down
touched the spring. The trap and the lever worked
promptly, but the men' whose business it was to
move the safety props had not attended to their du
Ties anu sne .r~p sunh only aour lncnes dne.e
by the spectators. and something like minute was
,;,s mre IA crn omt Wss "n'n
THE LAST ACT.
ne uIop 9.. iS =, . * .or saesel ciock'
s,,od t t Frs IN ohs huro OK
amineo tne suspenceu iorns II = soIue"naS nurrieo
manner. Drews uicu easy MS rope aio NOT Sip
ana MS NECK was orokSn, pu. .ne KNOT on stcnier @
turheu 70 she oaSh VI .no necn' snu ne uieu trosn
strAnSuiaaon' nis convuissons weIc .crr"ylag
70 oonoiu. DresS pu puAso ooaseo " ,9 p1ae
in ten minutes and the doctors Stichler
oeao IN tnlrteen anu one. nsn nlnu!es. Drews iett
no oencr sin t"S P.i'1 -. no
to-aay. but S.lcner askoI E. & .ne nahALD 10 mako
r.n., s,,cni"r horn IN ths vasr 1850 ch.rood
M W, norh ~ .Me M year ieos; c.arHSo M
many bad things Iworied at the coal mines worked
ZOE uoze % non az .. ~ s Tap, u s tt tSi ,nei @
dsr The commencsd m was at stealing I'M chi Chickens
Then gworo 70 myself @ INA. woulan, .n steai any
more. anen sney came aatsT & me 70 G ssea, veal ana
tney SoaAea ne snu COZ toaAuu % m,se "a anu anI
now they nave me III t.e prison. to1 Muruer, anu !
guess mere ls S.,S no ne.p iOr me- WISE Use wanted ~
me ana Llle Sticnler, my uncle ano Dave Afiser
to swear false abort stealng Petty's chicxens 50
tnat ne would get Clear ana swore iatseiy' put !!
think God WI, forgive me- one night ana Brandt
were sattinR IN MS parroom. WAS going nome.
%a wn,,,d a,va me- tb;nas :" mt ~ man
ont of the wav. Then he cave mo a
note on the bank for $500 and gave me good bail on
- mt he did not mention the name or Raber-that
Tsbouid drown him cot NV sumner Mt Rrar5t.a
and the rest of the time was At Drews house and
Drews that ;f a con,es ont he would me.
bnt now thev have mo raaay for the callows " o'
prppr1rAI yascAI1Tv
Last winter. after Raber was drowned. John Trout
.nd Israel Prandt s.;d that ~ this will do ,ood xya
will insnre another man John front aaid if Will
lam Dmtter and Daniel Fitting don't be still wen
ninht honndina and then John Miller went to % Peter
R6oades' barn. and we stole between three and four
bushels Of H. wheat and J., we went mt home ION and put
On the foIiown0 sunday evening we took f. to John
Mvsesf % and w Jonn n - Miller Israel Brandt Franr ni
ssoIs ss7 william Dutsr barrels Of eggs Isaac ''0o
tail escar.aes IN retit t,srcanvnouitrv veal sSsen
wheat Sc Then he GOES on and Israel Brsnddtt
and ToS, ,riIiar ar4 nu4 s out ~ FnsnuaI Vs.. % aI
there Vice said 1T at nc go to Henry W;se and from
there down to William Feitys and steal and we rot
StichIar NV nrcia and RraSdt sto,e shaa, frCu,
Peter Rupp and Brandt got Charles Drews
who is to be hung with me- to butcher
them. We divided the meat in four shares. Life,
Stichler and Drews took their shares, and Brandt
kept my own share and his. and John Miller again
went to Rupp's fields to steal sheep. but We could
not find any, but found in the stable, and we
went up tho Cold Spring road. There we mot John
Trout; then he carried it. and when got to
butchered it.
CATTLE srrArrva
and Tsrae, Rrandt and M;Ias Rrardt tho ,..to,
about n dozen vears old can1bt ono ~ Rnn~.s
steers in the forenoon and toof Il to the ronntan
til n;cht ana then thew toor ~ u 70 Trand.'s
shed aud charles nrsws and fobn n,;i,.r Tra,s
Krssr and Israel Brandt carried q into tHs ceiiar
7 ,a tcbed above the housa and W;,as prandt toiI.
90 frat NJ one conid catch than '" DA"AN' Do'o"'
Tr prY .Tps noZrNs OF srpsrnrv,r <,.srs ~. ,,,,
Rrandt wantod Tiie sticbier nd , ,o rn, vi M
Honser We went tvo or threa t,nes me " nv V onfy @
wac No go,d Thep we went Avn 20 non Uus , ~
a,,I ,.a eaw mon con;wn ~ 60 1i - sa.n;
81 +han No nm nvar ~ fIohn T"nI, D DoSeus ~Is
Than when thew hnr;ed Mics Zoiii,x prand. ;S heu'
..VSn GO dow,,. Ms uonsar :. ~.
,unar. ~ we~t r. tho bcrso Sus t,na tne
cod .rher waited Sor taS a.. vaAT IT, :. TSs . ~
5own to Honser's at abont spnr;se s,a;a vhiIa
~ tha s.rco anJ eau Uarrs, Uans.u ,a. ~ wAA1 20
the ~ honse and ooinn dnwm ~ 1os ths oSs ~ %
Tn .raSSnus Ss .t 49, .ne Dern. a,
nrt 'o n3uso an1 .o .ooA
Pt P;mt, .ho horso AVA tno, .It W. any @ .non
W Ill 80 Sr,,,.a , ~ % |. .A on VI .i,e nc uoo, ,,
nns.irs founS some nr asn m one oe