Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-02-09
Another St. Louis Murderer to
be Hanged.

hS t'alSt Sout mas dlIii iiSt Tic
decision of the Court Of Appeals in the
Kring murder case, and set Feb. 24th
as the time when the murderer should
be hanged. When Kring was told Of
his sentence, he said: ''Weil, it's over,
and the agony has passed; the eternal
anu Immutahle DEGREES of creation must
be c"nsummated. / have nothing to
say regarding the action pfthe Supreme
Court. That court is infallable as far
as regar is the Interpretation OF the
laws of Missouri. Whether Just or
wrong it does not become any man to
criti else it's actions. / have more re-
gard for the dignity of that court than
have the press and the people, for they
would have condemned it had it ruled
contrary to their wishes. I feel that /
have done what I could to save my
life. [ don't think have done wrong
IN that, although Mr.. Harris considers
that an additional crime. l wonder
if he thought should go out on the
scaffold and hang myself? 1 have
fought fight of seven years. duration
and its prize was my life. [ have
fought under the greatest difficulties
any living man encountered; single
handed and alone, with the exception
of my two attorneys, [ have fought
against the whole power of the State.
| have been defeated, not 5y law, but
by cunning tricks of the prosecution.
The law is not vindicated by my con-
-viction and punishment after seven
.fears' imprisonment.
/. About my fate: Well, am a firm
believer in the doctrine of predestina-
tion. Man is not free moral agent;
even his will is regulated by immutable
DEGREES. In the spring of 1879 Mr.
Beech, the Circuit Attorney, was will
ing to accept from me plea of guilty
of manslaughter with two or three
years sentence to the penitentiary. II
delayed its acceptance, expecting to be
able to funish the $4,000 bond under
which I could have been released.
The State speculated on my varying
moods. of which it kept itself we'll
posted. When | was forced to accept
a contract for ten years sentence,
was again defrauded and given twenty
five. SO you see that even my will
was subjected to a ruling power. My
religious views are of no concern to the
public, as they are matters between
me and my God, and not between me
and the public. In saying this / do
not wish to convey the idea that am
an unbeliver, but I think it bad taste
to para my souls affairs before the
public, or make it a pretense for SYM
pathy.
- sxtiess, but shrewd and intelligent,
H,sA a cold and iieartless man eau
never be driven to despair through love
for woman, a love that was boundless
as the universe and deep as the ocean.
A libertine will be glad to get rid of
woman and seek other fields, but the
passion of love has no dwelling place
in cold and heartless being. The
greatest sacrifice any man ever made |
by me when | shot poor, unfortunate
Dora Broemser, and the greatest suffer-
er from the act is myself. Harris holds |
me responsible for all the murders COM |
mitted in this city and State. wonder
why he does not include the whole
United States. Does he think the mil |
lenium will come when [ am dead? If
so, at my funeral let them ring the
bells, and let my death knell be the
peals for the dawn of thousand years of
peace.
II saw by one of the papers the 9th
er day that Sheriff Mason had hundreds
of applicants for to see me hanged. |
You can just say for me, to all those |
applicants. that they can rest easy, as !
[ intend tn enjoin Sheriff Mason, |
through the proper courts, from giving |
to any more spectators than
the law allows. My doom is sealed, |
and have to hang, but don't propose
to be made an exhibition of to a lot of
priZe-fghiers and second |
rate politicians" !
Sheriff Mason announces his lnten- |
ton to strictly observe the letter of the |
law and issue no tickets of admission |
to the execution of Kring. Only fifteen |
of st. Louis will he present.