Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-19
THE RAN6MAN HAS HIS DUE.

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THE RAN6MAN HAS HIS DUE.
Theodore Hoffman Stretches Hemp at
white Plains, New York.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, April 1s.-Theo.
dore Hoffman was hanged in the jail hare
this morning for the murder Of Zife Marks,
Jewish peddler, whom he wsylaid and
brutally murdered over year ago near the
village of Port Chester, n. Y. The exscu-
ton was strictly private, only few persons
being admitted TO the jail. The condemned
man rose early and after making his
toilet sat down to breakfast He par.
took sparingly, and seemed to be more
concerned about his fate than at any
time since his incarceration, His former
| indifference entirely left him, and when
| his spiritual adviser, the Rev. DR.. Van
| Kleeck, arrived, he appeared TO derive some
| consolation. Together they kuelt in prayer,
and when their devotions were over Hoff-
man, seemed to have regained his former
| composure. From this on until the hour
| for the execution the prisoner spent his
| time in alternately singing and praying.
| Shortly after o'clock the sheriff walked to
| the door OF his cell, and informing him
| that his time had come, proce eded to read
| the death warrant. Hoffman listened to the
| reading in an apparently unconcerned man.
ner, and at its conclusion bowed his head
| as a token OF his submission TO his fate.
His arms were then pinioned, and accom-.
| panied by his spiritual adviser, the Sheriff.
and few of his deputies, Hoffman walked
with firm step to the eallows. On reach.
| ing the scafold the clergymen aud the
| condemned prayed for short time, and at
| the conclusion, the Rev. Mr.. Kleeck bsde
| the prisoner goodbye and quickly stepped
| sside. The sheriff then came forward, aud
drawing the black cap, adjusted the moose.
| Then stepping back he gave the signal to
| the executiontr. The rope was cut si pre-
| cisely 7:l2 A. NJ. and Hoffman's body shot
up into the air. There was brief strug'
| gle and then the body swung motionless to
and fro. After hanging about thirty min
| utes the body was cut down and, after
being placed In the coffin turned over to
| Hofiman's father. A letter VAS left by
| Hoffman addressed 10 the Sheriff. After
| the execution he opened il. II .ruus AS
| follows: "'Tis OF no use 20 think that !
| would make confes sion, for have none
| TO make. 'Tis Of no use for me to speak to
| you of the injustice done me. You have
| done your duty and Of that you need not
be ashamed. Time will tell you ali and
| there will be no one TO say that have
| done them wrong" II closes with the re-
| Quest that the things he had left in his cell
\ be delivered TO his parents.
Marriage Of nn Emma Bond Defendant
HLEsBoRo, ILL, April iS.-Lee Pettis,
one OF the defendants in the last Emma
Bond case, was married q short nne ago.
highly respected farmer OF Christian coun-
ty committed suicide about year ago on
account OF the daughters strange affection
for Pettis.
ElOping With n COl0red Mans wife.
CLEVELAND, April lS.-A very peculiar
elopement is the sensation OF the city.
This morning NJ. Il. Patterson, a colored
plasterer, reported that white man named
J. II. Bingham, q sewing machine agent
had eloped with his wife. Patterson Is one
Of the nost prominent cnlored men In the
city and quite an active Republican poljti
clan. His wife ia nearly white and quite
pretty. The sewing machine agent Is %
years Of age.
EASTMAN, GA, April lS.-Willis Hodges
anegro was hsnged to-day in the presence
OF a large crowd for the murder OF Lizzie
Jones, a negro, Oh the 2SLh OF December
last. Hodges delivered an exhortstion b.
the crowd and professed his readiness 10
die.
Co5Ie TO Hang Tuesday.
HARRI,BUkG, April iS-The Governor
has refused TO interfere ~ The case Of John
COVE. sentenced TO be hung at Gettysburg
next Tuesday.
May Furnish - Hanging.
HaSSGpAL, Mo, April ls--In a quarrel
ton ght between Charles Jones aud James
Foreman, about the mistreatment OF a boy
hy the former, Foreman vas fatally sho.
Jones escaped, but is being pnrsnsd BY
citizens ard II Caught will no douot be
nged 10 the nearest tree.
Many AIiascs ana More uusband'.
BRooKLYs, April ls.-The woman OF
seven aliases. Mrs. Wallingford, who was
recently indicted by the 6 aud Jury for
hgsmy, in having married ona Nathan
Halves, knowing him TO be marie man
al the time, was arraignei today, and,
after bavipg two hysteric 81 fits in cour
pleaded not guilty.
AGood subject for Lynehfsg.
CANTON, MISS, April lS.-Isaac johnson,
q married man, to-day fatally stabbed Iss'
bella Booker, q young girl, because she
proposed TO marry rival Of his In her
affections. 4 crowd surrounds the house
where be has taken refuge and threatens 10
lynch him.
The Counters Attempts Suicide.
PHILADELPHIA, April The Countess
de RacousEs, who vas on Tuesday convict
ed OF shooting wlIlie Coid, attempt d Dtr
own life yesterday morning at Moyzmen-
sing prison by iskiug hrsrnic. She was
discovered in her cell st $50 In dyiog
condition. A stomach pump was used TO
relieve her. The matter was carefully
withheld from the public, and every effort
made by the prison authorities TO hush ~
I'D. The Countess 10 still seriously Ill aid
cannot be seen under any circumstances.
AGeod Nights WORK.
CrscISsATT Apr 15.-Bufglars last night
opened the safe Of Holmes & Bergman. ct
G. ,sbsp, Clermont county, and obtained
81 coo and escaped with stolen horse srd
buggy, which were found near the city
this morning where abandoned.
ACIerk Under Arrest Suicides.
Nav HAVEN. Coss., April 18-Cbsrles
A. spauIdiDg. e'srk in tn ] wslry store
o. Gen. George II. Ford, and for the pist
few days under poliee suryeillsncs for a.
legged tbieyery, was arrested In New iork
| last night by Detective Charles "A. Gsyios.
| arriving here this mornipg. While the de-
tectiye was eating lunch shortly after,
Spsuldipg shot hins,lf through the boly
fiys times, nssr The hsart, isfi sing fstu
wounds His death is only aqu.stion Sf .
| few bonrs
rbe GnlIows Caeased ola yisstsA-
GRELSuLLE, April il5.-Tobe Turnsr. wSo
vss TO have been hanged to-day, coanitsd I'd
suicide in lis cell by sirangliDg himself.
| When the sheriff went to resd the death
| ysrrsnt 10 5im be found bin dead.
Rnsdfpe Kenfsehy Mss.ssssess.
| 7. upyIBLE, KY, April is,-A ps'e OF
| deputy msrsbsls under the leadership 81
Can't. Campbell, returned from C.sey and
\ Green counties to-day. where they bevs
been rsidipg rnonpsbinerA They bring
ten yiolaiors of the revenue with them.
| The officers describe the hunt ~ very ex
| citing sit ce the msonsbinsrs were hard 70
os,ch ard resisted snd fred st the mar
sbsls. However, no one vas hurt
| A RrMARKABIY handsome vomsn y said
To be The moving spirit In q pbilznthfopi-
cal movement 10 Russia TO suep.v the poor
| of that country with DR.. BuiPs Cou>n
Syrup. the grest remedy Tor cougb' and
colds,