Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-26

which he slept soundly. Both were called
of 5 o'clock, and ate heartily. A Catholic
priest who had been with them was denied
admission. They had asked for Methodist
ministers. and J. W. Asburg and II. E
Wulf5en, the gentlemen sent or,Ipromptly
arrived, aud conducted appropriate exer-
cises. At 8 80 the death warret was read
and was listened to without emotion. Al
10 o'clock Anderson shaved. The prisoners
had singing, led by Snyder. who also de
Iivsred prayer, asking divine mercy and
expressing confidence that his sins
were forgiven. During the scene the pris-
oner was very composed. while Snyder was
nervous and excited and talked freely of
the crime and subsequently, cried. Ander-
son was much affected, but under great
self control, was freely conversing with
the visitors and occasionally smiling. This
concluded they returned to the cells where
they were again attended by the ministers
and the last preparations were made. At
II 40 they were conveyed to the enclosure
near the jail, attended by the Revs. Messrs.
Asbury and Wulf5en. Anderson
was very very composed and Snyder
emotional. He prayed aloud
constantly and Anderson made brief
prayer when the trap was sprung at
11:50. Snyder's neck was broke and Ander-
son struggled and twisted a moment.
Life was extinct in Snyder il seven min
utes and in Anderson in eight minutes.
The bodies were cut down and put IN cof-
fms and conveyed to Messengers under
taking establishment and exposed to the
public gaze. The arrangements wore
very complete With no hitch from first to
last.
The crime for which Anderson and Sny-
der were executed was the murder, on
Aug. -, 1871 of James Vanweyer, seven
taen years of age. The latter was known to
have $18 on his person, and he was en-
ticed to the spot selected for the crime, on
the river bank mile east of Mt. Vernon.
While his attention was directed the other
way, Snyder struck him on the head with q
club and felled him to the ground, and
then held his head while Anderson, sitting
astride of his body cut his throat from ear
to ear with pocket knife.
At the first plunge of the blade the victim
revived and realized his awful position,
begging for mercy and struggling des-
perately. He was overmatched, however,
aud was soon overcome by loss Of blood.
After rifiing his pockets, and before life
was extinct the body was thrcwn in the
river and taken some distance out in the
stream, the murderers swimming on each
side of it. The blood stains and disturbed
ground were discovered the next. .dsy, and
the body after q search was discovered
Sunday afternoon. Suspicion was at once
directed to Anderson and Snyder, who
were arrested before line of denial could
be agreed upon between them, and
by skillful manipulation by the officers, a
confession from each, charging the crime
on the other, was obtained. The trial was
brief. conviction prompt; executive elem
encey invoked in vain. Vanweyer was a
native Of Kentucky, and had resided at
Mt. Vernon only q few
months doing odd jobs
was en- industrious and ell-behaved boy
Snyder and Anderson were both from
Mount Vernon. The former was twenty.
one years, shiftiess, idle fellow. Previ
GUS to the murder he was never considered
vicious. Anderson was seventeen years
old, bootblack, inclined to be industri-
ons, but his associates were bad. Snyder's
mothers and both parents of Anderson
reside st Mouns Vernon.
VIOLATING THE LOTTERY Law.
New YORK, Jan. 25.--Daniel McCauley
ex-mayor of indianapolis, was taken to the
police court to- day on the charge of VIC
i lating the Lottery laws. He is presiden
and general manager of the Mutual UnioI
improvement company, an incorporated
concern, the objects of which, as stated
| are the accumulation of funds for tn,
purchase Of resi- estate, its improvement
and distribution among the shareholders
Bonds are issued monthly for $5, ant
holders are entitled to premiums. Th
method OF distributing the premiums O
prizes as they are declared, is alleged t.
be in the form of lottery drawing. Gen
McCauley was parolled iu custody of th
counsel for the examination.
DEFAULTER ARRESTED.
DENVER, Col, Jan. 25.-Frank Dewall
the dsfaulting president of the First Ma
tional bank of Leadville, was arrested to
day at Elpaso, Texas. The Leadville Off
| MYSTERIOUS DEATHS.
| HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Jan. 25.-Two Gyp
sizes, q man and wife, named McMillan,wer
found dead in tent this morning. The
bore no marks of violence. The man had
| $1,000. in his clothes. The affair is in
volved in mystery.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
| BANGOR, Me-, Jan. 25.-John Spauldiny
shot his wife this morning and then killeC
himself. His wife will recover.
THE ,RowELL MURDER TRIAL.
| BATAVIA, n. Y, Jan. 25.-The trial Q
Lowell for shooting Lynch was resumed
and Palmer, former partner and frien
of Rowell, con tinued his testimony. FL
said while he and RoTell were arranging
to find Mrs. Rowel and Lynch IN com
promising position, he (witness) told Row
| ell if Lynch was found in the house unde
peculiar circumstances he would be sc
rious customer,as he was large and muscu
lar, and might, if detected, crush Rowell
or throw him out of windo'
without stopping to open it. FL
advised him TO provide himself with som
pepper, and if he could succeed IN thorw
| ing it into Lynch's eyes, he would hav
him completely at his mercy. He offere
to procure the services of Orlando Blodg
ett, james Knickerbooker, an amateu
wrestler, and Charles Valet to assist, an
Rowell agreed. He suggested to Rowel
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