The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-06

telligence OF this disaster being carried
to her occasioned Illness that placed her
In the most imminent danger. She re-
peatedly requested, during the night,
that Jeronimo's wife might be sent TO
her, as she had something very heavy
at her heart to communicate To her -
Jeronlmo's wife accordingly came very
early on the following morning. The
unhappy woman having summoned up
the small remnant of her strength, and
requested Jeronimo's wife to hear what
she had to say, but not to interrupt her
till she had concluded, thus addressed
her:
Your husband is innocent, mine was
guilty. Fly to the magistrates, inform
them of this and save my husbands
soul from adding to his other crimes the
guilt of innocent blood. Thy husband--n
She was about to proceed, but death ar
rested her words.
Jeronimo's wife thinking that her hus-
band was now eilectually saved, flew to
the president of the magistracy, and de-
manded immediate admission, and re-
lated the confession she had just receiv.
ed. The president shook his head
" Where is the woman that made the
confession 2''
She Is dead.''
"Then where is the party accused in
stead of Jeronimo 7"
"He is dead likewise
Have you any witnesses of the con-
versation of the dying woman 2"
None; she requested every one to
leave the chamber, that she might com
municate to, me alone"
"Then the confession, good woman,
can avail you nothing; the law must
have its course" Jeronimo's wife could
make no reply she was carried senseless
out of court, and the president, from
due sense of humanity, ordered her to be
taken to the house of one of his officers
and kept there till after the execution of
her husband.
The finishing of this catastrophe was
now at hand. Already the great bell of
the city was tolling. The hour at length
arrived, and Jeronimo was led FORTH
He was desired to add anything which
he had to say, without loss of time. He
satisfied himself with the declaration of
his innocence, and with recommend
ing his soul to his Maker, then knelt
down to receive the destined blow; but
scarcely was he on his knees before the
W hnla arp xryI -
10y some of the marshals of justice rush
ing forward and exclaiming to stop the
execution. The marshal at length made
his way to the scaffold, and delivered
paper with which he was charged to the
presiding officer. The officer, upon read
ing it, Immediately stayed the further
pr ceeding of the execution; Jeronimo
was led back to his prison.
"What is all this ?" exclaimed the
crowd. Have the friends of Jeronimo
at length the sum of money which our
just judges have required of them, and
is his punishment thus bought off?-
Happy inhabitants of Padua, where to
be rich is to be able to commit any crime
with impunity."
1t is time, however, to inform the
reader of the true cause. Jeronimo was
scarcely led to execution when the con-
fessor of the prison demanded access to
to the president, Immediately laid before
him the confession of a prisoner who
had died under fever the preceding
night. The wretched malefactor here
upon acknowledged that he was one of
the party of coiners who had carried on
the trade of making false money to
very great extent; that Jeronimo's clerk
was at the head of the gang that all
the false money was delivered to his
clerk, who Immediately exchanged it for
good money from his masters Golfers,
TO all of which he had private keys, and
in which Golfers, on the apprehension of
.Jeronimo, he had deposited the instru-
ments of coming, lest they should be
found in his own possession. The con-
fession terminated with enumerating
such of the gang as were yet living, and
pointing out their places of asylum and
concealment.
The execution of Jeronimo, as has
been related, was in its actual operation.
The first step of the president, therefore,
was to hurry one of the officers to stop
its progress, and in the samn moment
to send off two or three detachments of
the city guard to seize the accused par
ties before they should learn from
public report the death of their comrade.
The guards executed their purpose sue
cessfully; the malefactors were all taken
and brought to the tribunal the same
evening. The result was, that one of
them became evidence against his COM