Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-03-14

that $50, $4,000 goes for pen.ions-
Executed.
Uriah Mover, one of the murder
ers of John Kintzler and wife, Was
hung at MiddIeburS. on Wednesday,
March 7, 1883. The murder was
committed on Saturday night, De-
cember S, 1877. There is an other
one Of the numbering party in Jail at
Middlcburg, his name is Israel Erb.
When Meyer stood on the scafold
ready for execution, he asked per
mission to speak, his request was
granted, and in German lie said :
These people we're killed on Friday
afternoon. ! and Emanuel Ettinger
were present when tho crimo was
committed. Or the night when the
bodies were found Jonathan my
brother was with us There is no
truth IN the story that Joseph ('.noth-
er brother WAS there on eithsr oc-
cssion. The murder was confined
to me. Jonathan and Ettinger This
is all 1 have to say; for the rest look
at my confession.
The confession that ne referred 10
is in the possession Of Mr. Speng.sr,
of Middleburg.
Speng.er, has given the following
point. for publication: Il never
thought of murder until Israel Erb
spoke to me about the killing Of John
kintzler. He said that cid John was
a mean old devil; that he called him
q rail thief, and that he would like
to see him killed. He said further
that he was no good to anybody F.;
that ho had no friends to hunt it up
if he was killed, and that a person
would be perfectly safe in doing it.
He said: We don't need to kill the
old woman; We can lay in the woods
above the house. and then when old
,fohn comes mp to let off the water
to run il over his land we could shoot
him and then tie our faces up so the
old woman would not know Us.
which would scare her and she would
tell lis where all the money was. /
.len told Emanuel Ettinger of the
conversation that passed between Inc
and Erb and he agreed to go along
and do his part. 81 Emanuel and /
were there and watche / IN the woods
at different times, but never got sight
of John Kintzler.
That Was the first effort. A soc
ond attempt TO murder Kintzler also
failed. The third effort resulted in
the murder of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Kintzler. The party got into the
house under the pretense OF mending
q lard can. The confession says:
"Eltinger was sitting on a grind
stone behind Us with the gun lying
across bis knees. He ut once pulled
ut the hammer with his thumb, when
Kintzler heard him and asked him
what he WAS doing. Ettinger .aid:
I WAS just PLAYING with this ham
mer. Kintzler suI: i want nobody
to fool with gun in my house, put
it down. / then said: Yes. Elnan-
uel, put il down. He did so. After
the can WAS mended / said: I think
it still leaks Kntzler said: No it
don't; 1 shut all the holes that We're
in it. ! then said: We could see if
we would put water into it, and that
L would go to the spring and put
water into it. When l started to-
ward the spring Kintzler came to
the door little TO the right and
stood there. / went to the spring,
filed the can about half full of water
and rs Was holding it up 1 said: 4
don't think it leaks at all. Kinizler
then came walking towards me.
When he Was close to Inc / said; L
guess it don't leak Just IS turn
ed the can to pour out the water Et-
finger fired. Kintzler turned to-
ward the house immediately. Et-
finger intercepted him and u severe
struggle ensued / started TO run
up through the lot, got q n the fepes
and looked back Just As Ettinger dis
patched the old man. He then came
running up the lot toward where 1
was. bsckoned with my hand to
go back / meant to Kill the Old
woman, for knew she would tell ON
us. He turned, ran back and met
the old lady right inside of the door.
He struck her oLcs with the gun,
when she sank to the floor After
ward she bresthsd heavily. and lie
struck her again. That finished her
We waited long enough for any
one in the nsighborhood who might
have heard it to appear on the scene.
When all danger was past, we both
went back into the hoase.
After we entered I heard the old
lady breathe very heavily, when ]
said to Ettinger, My God, the old
woman is Bot dsad.' He then said
i luuSl Htllbu IL uOH 11c tllou tOOf
stick of wood and struck her sew
eral times. We then hunted fol
money, but not very long. W.
thought We heard some one coming
when Ettinger kicked the lid of 1
chest or box of some kind. We grab
bed what was in it and ran. We hat
nothing but watch crystals and a fev
trinkets. Not a cent of money. b,
this time it was dark. We then wen
home, l to my house, Ettinger to IN.
brother Jonathan 5 for whom he wa
working at the time.
The next Saturday l butchered
After the hogs were killed and th
lard on the fire for rending, / took
pair of shoes and went over to Isrse
Erb. i thought if the thing wa
known I would find it out Erb an
] did not sprak of it that afternoon
When / returned home Jonathan an
Ettinger were at my house. The
had finished rending the lard an
a