Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-25
SCALING THE SCAFFOLD.


A Fatal Friday for Observation-Disclosures
all Over the Country, Pennsylvania
Taking the Lead-NearIy all the Con-
demnsd Assert their IDnocence-A
Regular Hegira Into the Hereafter.
PITTsBURG, March A.-'rhe first execution
in six years occurred in the county court yard
n this city at noon 10 day, when E. F. Small
was hanged for the murder of Nicholas ia
CODY. Small was man OF good nature, but
from his birth his surroundings were OF the
worst character. His victim was mill
workman who had married q woman named
Lottie McCalus, who gained considerable no.
toriety some years ago In rowing boats for
prizes. On'the evening Of Jan. IL, 1879, he
found his wife In O saloon in company with
Small, who had just been discharged from an
eight years term in the penitentiary. He and
Small had hard words and they fought, but
were parted. In going home, short distance
from the saloon, JacOby was shot by some
person close by him and in his dying state.
ment asserted Small did the deed. Small
was arrested, tried and convicted, the evidence
though purely cIrcumstantial, being very
strong. After conviction every effort posi-
BILE was made to have the CONDEMNED man
pardoned, but without avail, and in January
of the same year Corn Hoyt signed his death
warrant. Small has maintained stoical ?
difference to his fate, and stoutly asserted his
innocence, and only yesterday in writing q
letter to his spiritual adviser, he said he was
about 10 suffer for another mans crime. He
remained up until o'clock this morning when
he retired and slept well. arising at 8
o'clock. After eating sparingly of his break
fast he proceeded to dress himself with scru-
pulous neatness. His mother, attired in black,
called at 10 O'Clock to see him for the last
time. The interview was brief and very az
fectlng.
At 1880 o'clock the condemned was taken
to the gallows. He walked with firm step
and mounted the scaffold without faltering.
In answer to question whether he had any
thing to say, he replied, 81 did not kill
Nick Jacoby. am an limo;
cent man." The rope was then placed
about his neck. and he adjusted it with his
own hands. The cap was next put on, and
after q solemn and impressive prayer by Rev.
DonahOO, the trap was sprung and Small
launched into eternity. There was percept-
ible culver of the body, and then all was still.
The body was allowed 10 hang 81 minutes,
when it was cut down and life pronounced ex
tinct, death having resulted from straDgula-
ton. The execution was strictly private, not
more than 100 people Witnessing it.
MIDDLEBURG, Pa, March 24.-Jonathan
Mayer, who participated In the murder Of JDo
and Gretchen Keuntzler on the 9th of Decem.
Der, 1877, was executed this morning. The
condemned man met his fate with courage.
He professed religion, and expressed strong
hope of reaching heaven. This morning
Mayer made fnal statement to one of the
ministers, IN which he SAID he knew nothing
of the murder on the Friday Of its occurrence
but was told of it on the following evening
| and he only aided in the division of the money
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, March 24.-To-day al
1:30 p. NJ, VIM. Hellwagon, was hanged. HI
was convicted at the last term of court o.
killing his daughter in law on the night o.
| the 5th of September. He went to her house
and driving her out into corn field and crush
| ed in herbead with hammer. The evidences
| leading to his conviction was purely
circumstantial and formed mostly upol
| statements made by himself as to he
absence, when no one but the murderer coult
have known of it. The murdered woman wal
separated from her hus band, and there was
strong suspicion that ne had committed til,
deed himself, the more so as she had been I'm
| faithful to him. Heiwagon made long
statement, published in Wednesdays Argus
| in which he asserted his own innocence and
| in direct terms charged the murder on his
son.
| Heilwagon is man of 45 years of age, and
bears bad character. The entire family are
| low.
| The prisoner protested his innocence on tn
| scaffold and stated that his son had sought t.
implicate him and had succeeded in fastening
the crime upon hin. He expressed the hop
| that the murderer would be- found out ate
| his death. He died without a struggle. Hi
| neck was broken by the fall.
| ANGELICA, N. Y, March 24.-John G. Nc
Carthy was hanged here this forenoon for tn
murder OF Patrick Marky in November last
When asked if he had any remarks to make
he said to the district attorney: "You are :
bloodthirsty brute, you are; you know in you
heart am not guilty of this crime" AlmOs
| Immediately the rope was cut, and McCarth,
died without struggle"
| HARRISBURG, Pa, March 24.-Frank an(
| Harry Ramberger were hanged at 1910 a. m
for a murder committed on November 10th
Both men assembled the scaffold with firmness
The religious services were very brief, and at
their conclusion the sheriff adjusted the rope
pulled the cap over their eyes. and almost i'm
mediateiy the trap was sprung. The crimi
| mails died easily, their necks being broken b.
| the fall.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, March 25.-John A. New
| ling, convicted of the murder of Samuel Pen
nington, February s, was hanged here thi
morning. After he mounted the scaffold tn
doomed man exhibited the knife he had con
cealed on his person and thus demonstrated h
had at no time desired to commit suicide.
An Imported Pestilsn ce.
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