The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-26

lnR death and i0und them 20 different II
looks and manners from ordinary trampl
woMAS's SYMPATHY IN THE CASES.
In addition, the daughter Of the Judg
3 who passed the sentence took romantic
interest in the condemned, and wrough
With the energy Of despair to get them
favor in the eyes Of the Governor. and saw,
them at least from the galows. At the
same time the wife Oilthe Sheriff oI starkt
, county was 30 haunted by the thought that
they were 10 perish at the hands Of hel
husband that she lost control OF herself,
and II seemed once as II che would lose
her mind. 1t became necessary 10 remove
. her from the place 10 turn her thoughts
from the painful subject. Allthese things
combined made the case OF the unhappy
boys q peculiarly compassionate one.
: During his trial none OF Mann's relatives
appeared. though they helped him as best
they could from aiAr with afiidAvits OF pre-
yious good character, and the only rela'
tive OF Ohr present waS his mother. With
the close OF the trial she left him, seeing
that she could do him no good, but Mann
was cheered by the constant presence In
his cell oil his aged grandmother. The
people who called at the prison to see the
youthful murderers were always sympA-
thetic. They bought photographs Of the
boys, which the boys themselves had
taken to sell as means oi raising money
TO yet themselves what little they needed
for their few remaining days. In this way
and through gifts OF money In small sums
/ NlhF in annual, 40 Nka aN
transporting his body TO Chicago Tor burial.
The money he placed In the hands Of the
Sheriff with directions as TO the use Of 1t.
TIE CAREER OF sAMMErT.
John Sammett was boy OF about TWEEN.
ty years. Early last autumn he broke in.
to the beer garden Of Christian volser,
situated one mile west Of Canton, on the
SIaSsillOn road, and stole some beer, bill
lard balls and like small things. Elated
over the success OF that enterprise, he
made up his mind to 20 into burglary as
a profession, and endeAvorcd to secure as
a pail Christian Spuehler, like himself a
resident Of Massillon, and as an induce.
ment to Spuehler Tecounted his venture at
Volser's. A hint OF Sammett's guilt
reached the grand jury, which summoned
Spuehler, and who testified TO what Sam.
NETT had conilded.to him. The latter WIS
promptly INDICTED for burglary. While
out on bail he tried all means he could
think OF to get Spuehler not TO appear
against him at the trial, but failed. The
trial came oil In November.
N,t,unVB nt, aOt,p,t, nm
The day before ii was called sammett,
while under the inAu ence OF drink, de-
clared in several saloons that he would
kill Spuehler unless he promised not TO
swear against him. In the evening OF the
same day the two boys were seen together,
going in the direction Of their homes,
which were in the same part Of the town.
1t was then dark. Shortly after, pistol
shot was heard In the street. and people |
rushing out to inquire the cause Of II
found Spuehler dead. Sammett was con-
yicted OF burglary and sentenced to five
years imprisonment, and had entered on |
his term when indicted for the murder OF
Spuehler. Unlike Ohr and Mann, Sam.
NETT had friends in good circumstances |
who spared neither time nor money TO &c. |
cure his acQuittal Of the charge OF murder,
and he was skilliully defended.
APPEAL FOR MERCY.
Previous to the burglary he has been
known as a wild boy, but never accused OF
crime, and when convicted his friends ap-
pealed to the Governor for mercy, first on
the ground Of his youth, and then on the
ground Of insanity. The Governor An-
swered that TO interfere Ia one case on the |
score OF youth he would have TO do so in |
all, as both Ohr and Mann were younger
than Sammett, and the theory OF insanity |
seemed too much an after thought to bear
much weight. SAmmetts stolid indifer-
eBce TO approaching death looked 10 some
like an evidence Of unsOund mind, but
0hr was even more careless Of his fate
and the theory Of insanity had not been
urged in his behalf.
GOVERNOR WOULD NOT ISrRRyERR.
The Governor felt that the boys we're all |
old enough to know better, and in one in.
stance went so far as to say, that not hay.
ing been schooled in crime, and not hav.
iug their hearts trained to cruelty, they
were less deserving Of compassion Tor the
deliberate murders they had done, than
they would have been were they old and |
hardened offenders who had lost the sense
OF pity. He consequently refused all ap-
peals for mercy made repeatedly by indi.
viduals and through petition signed by |
three thousand ciuZenso OF Star ke county.