Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-10-19
CARL BACH.
His Last Moments on Earth.
Admirable Perfection or Every De-
tall for the Execution.
rle pies wl,hou, N struggle.


The very general understanding through
the county that Carl Bach was to he execu-
ted al Bowling Green on Friday lat, be-
tween the hours OF ten and two o'clock, In
accordance with the stern mandates OF the
law, was sufficient to bring together the
largest crowd Of people that ever assembled
in Bowling Green, The crowd upon that
occasion was varously estimated at from
IL 900 to $4,000. Long before the hour set
for tho execution the streets surrounding
the court house and Jail were thronged with
the morbidly curious, with the hope OF get-
ting glimpse of the taking Of a life fora
life.
As many ot.our readers have already
read the particulars OF the execution in the
dailies and the Sentinel extra issued the
snne day, we will not take them over the
same ground with our version, but copy
that portion Of the main details OF scene
that but few care 10 see more than once, as
furnished to the Bee by Mr.. oblinger, and
can testify that every feature worthy Of
note is tersely given, 1t is as follows:
At l0:40 the Sheriff notified the physi-
clans and representatives OF the press and
those TO be admitted within the enclosure
to be ready, and soon after they entered
and took the places assigned them. On the
scaffolj itself were the following persons :
Col. Asa Matlice, Of Cleveland, the in
vcn,or and constructor Of the death trap
u.s.. Harbeck, Jr., Sheriff oI Lucas coun-
ty; ex. Sheriffs J. w. Brownsberger, Grin
Henry md Thomas Reed, OF Wood count y;
ex.Sheriff Lease, Of Seneca county Depu-
iy Sheriff Moore, of Hancock county /;
Special Deputy Isaac Bnrkert; Hugh
ers Of Wood county; Captain j. B. Newton
ex Auditor; Detective X. w. McMahon
of Toledo; DR.. Bolles md Norton Reed
of Bowling Green, and Joe Hess, Coroner
Of Wood county.
On the platform beneath the scaffold ant
about ten feet below we're the following
physicians:
DR.. II. s. Hatfield, DIR. Il II. Ghilcote
! DR.. +. Hobby, DR.. j. L. Woods, Toledo
DR.. w. T. Thomas, North Baltimore DR.
c. A. Henry, Fosloria DR.. u. j. Livers
Tifiin, DR.. q. j. Rogers, Dr.. A. j. Man
vile, DR.. G. s. ST. John, DR.. II. A. Fox
DIR. j. fl. Whitehead, Dir. j. G Lincor
Bowling Green; DR.. J. ii. Rheinfranl
Perrysburg; DR.. George Pennington, d.
, w. w. Hill, Weston DIR. w. A. Dicke,
u Bairds,own; DIR. A. NJ. Chilco,e, Bloom
p dale.
The platform directly opposite 10 and o
a level with the scatTold, was occupied h
y representatives of the press, and its loci
, ton wns such that AN excellent view coul
u he obtained OF the sad and final scene /
e this tragedy. 1t WAS occupied by the fol
: lowing persons:
4 VIM. Dobson, of the Wood County Dem
oerat Homer Frederick, OF the Woo
County Sentinel; Eph Moffit, of the Westo
Herald; James Timmons, of the Perry
burg journal; Mr.. Smith North Bait
+" more Gazette; John A. Sutton, Findls
d JeGasonian Mr.. Mana, Wheeling Jomno
l. Charles Reed and L. L. Curtis, Tolec
II Blade Il. H. Whipple, Toledo Commerci
;, telegram, S. G, Mccullough aud F.
Oblinger, Toledo Evening Bee Mr.. Evan
II conductor ID. & NJ. r. r Rev. j. w. Eas
n man, OF the U. b. Church, Bowling Greer
j. o. Troup, Prosecuting Attorney, al
Marshal james Hayes, Of Perrysburg.
o Beneath this platform were some olhe
,r and Immediately in front of the platior
." Cadets Linn, Vincent and Swayne we
le stationed.
a BY 10 o'clock everything was in read
i. ness, and at 1904 the stiffness that pc
{? vaded the assemblage was broken by Il
entrance OF the doomed man and his
T. tendants upon the scaiiold. First Cal
;. Fathers Leeming and Griss, his spirilr
advisers, followed closely by Sheriff Bro'
e: and Deputy Sheriff Dunn, Carl Bach II
ry Deputy Isaac Burket.. The prisoner "
he at once placed in position and Fail
/, Leeming addressed those assembled as ft
" lows:
In "Gentlemen Mr.. Bach wishes ii to
K understood that he dies penitent, and
matter what he has done, no matter wi
the man may have committed, il he d
B repentant, penitence will blot it out, a
in ask you all, whatever may be your ere
10 to unite your prayers with his, that 6
=" may accept the atonement Of this sac
ia' fcc."
tic During this the doomed m an was bel
ro. prepared by the Sheriff by strapping
geller his feet above the ankles and p
"" ioning his arms close to his body by ri
ted ming strap through at his elbows a
as across the back, his hands already hav
been manacled.
After the brief addaess of Father Lee
at ing, Father Grisa united in prayer "
ny the prisoner, the condemned man rcpe
lhe ing The words after the Father. He ,
~. then told that If he desired 10 say n
'"i thing that he could now say it. b
om then addressed those about him in "
the broken English and almost unintelligil
ure 2A1if11 ;n>unuaunra>sn.
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