The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-04-12
fae EAecution Of JOHN fiIiim,n,

John Dillmsn was executed Tuesday for
the murder ofhis wife. Ently Monday
evening Rev. J. G. Marquardt called on
him and ptsyed with Him. At tsn o'cloch
d fellow prisoner; who spent tic night With
DlltiahI offered prdyerthe murderer being
very Attentive. Froiii that tiihe Until two
O'Clock Dillmaii slept;bht then He Rrose and
ppced his cell nefyouSly, talkihg to hitiiselG
he finally lay down, out did hot sleep. At
five o'clock lie Was uu, washed and dressed
lie ktelt, bdid iervent prayer in German
and then lighted cigar and smoked with
an air Of satisfaction. His breakiast-eegs,
coffee, bread; butter and cake-was served
at 80 and he ate Heartily. After that he
walked about his cell aud conversed freely
%ith those who cilled to see hii mostly
reporters; rehidrhihg-"I am ready to 90,
have faith In God aha think have made
my peace. Good bye; hope to meet you
above" He shed tears III times. but lie
spoke in a strong, ,1latural totie and put on
q brave front.
i, AT half past fine the Rev Mf. Stein, NJ
St Marks Refotiied Church, atid Rev. Mr..
Mkrausrdt, Tie Evangelical minister, Vent
into his cel and the doors were closed
They tslktd and prayed with him for oyer
an hour and administered cofnmunion
When the Sheriff and his deputies came
Dlllihai said' 81 am ready" lie walked
firfhly and Quietly from the Cell through
the corridor, out OF the Jail and up tie
scaffold steps. Rev. Mr.. Stein attended
him, His hands were pinoned when he
left the cell. He looked at the sra Hold aud
the rope curiously. lie did not finch and
when the Sheriff bound his feet he watched
the operation with Interest, When asked
il he had anything to say he replied, IN a
low tore."Jesus is with me and am ready
10 60 home" Sheriff Stocker placed the
Ripe over his head and adjusted il carefully
The black cap was drawn down, the plat
iorii was cledred and ah insthnt later, 1t
llI6 A, NJ, the drop fell The body
twitched nervously for minute, then was
still. Death was caused by the spinal
c0lhifth 6rihg broken between the first and
set6hd Vertebrtn and was evidently tiaihess
| Tie body WAS cut dOwn ID twenty minutes
The body was taken to the Pourhnuse for
burial. About eight hundred people in
the Jail yard witnessed the execution.
On Marth 20, 1888, Dillman and his
vile set out rom the Cntin,y Poor House /,
20 to Bethlehem, whetK bllman said he
had rented a house. THe two had beer
separated for shme time, is Dllman had
been shiitless and had not surported hi.
Hmily. Mrs. Diilman was disliitlned /,
gn with her husband, but finally yielded tt
| hiih. On the way he told her that tn,
day before he had been kicked Hut of TIA,
h0use Of George McNedr, Of Bethlehe'fi
brother br Mrs. Dilman. After he relate,
his story Mrs. Dilman, so the murder
says, rettiarked that it was a pity McNeal
had not lihli Rilleh him. This angeret
me, aud male Hp ihy mind to Kill her
lie threw her to the ground; tied her ham
and cut her throat from ear to ear with
pocket kniCe. He then fed. Mrs. Dillmar
liVed Ia tell the story HHd to wish lhat lie
husband would be hanged. lie was cap
tured, tried, convicted sentenced to be hum
and the date fixed lnr Febtudff ~, but
commission in lunacy was Hblaihed and I
respite granted until tuesdSy. The com
mission found Dlllrtah sane, but bis coun
sci asked the GnSernnr to app5int an
otfet. lie declined TO interfere, aid th
| idw t66R It's course.